DJ Hero 2 Gets Its Spin On

We know DJ Hero 2 will let you groove through mash-ups with two turntables and a microphone. But it’s so much better to see that, then to read that. Check it out.

A Sampling Of The Best PS3 Games

Atlus’ E3 Lineup Includes Trine 2

Atlus is bringing the sequel to last year’s three-character physics-based platformer Trine to E3 2010. Developer Frozenbyte’s follow-up will be joined by Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, a port of ds RPG Knights in the Nightmare for the PSP, and Ace Team’s Rock of Ages.

Three Best iPhone Games

1. Angry Birds: This puzzle game has you shooting a variety of birds across the sky into the many different fortresses of those stinking pigs, with their beady eyes and tiny, little smirky smiles in hunt for your lost eggs. Easy to understand, hard to not get addicted to, Angry Birds combines the fun of…

3D Gaming Would have Cost A Fortune 10 Years Ago

Think a PlayStation 3 and a 3D-ready television expensive now? According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe senior engineer Ian Bickerstaff, the same technology would have cost you near three-quarters of a million dollars. Sony took its first steps into the realm of 3D gaming today on the PlayStation 3, launching updates to four titles so…

The Disappearance Of SimCity

What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Recently I was looking through some boxes and stumbled across a dusty copy of Wil Wright’s “Spore” next to an equally neglected copy of SimCity 4. Seeing the two games made me wonder: What ever happened to the once-mighty SimCity franchise? Oh, certainly the “Sim” franchise is…

Best iPhone Games

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The Dreamcast Returns! (As Digital Content)

The Dreamcast returns this fall… sort of. Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi will be the first two Dreamcast titles to hit the Playstation Network and Xbox Live as digital downloads this fall in celebration of the 11th anniversary of the launch of the Dreamcast. Sega says more classic titles will follow. The games are based…

Game Makers Talk About Their Plans for iPhone 4’s Gyroscope

When the iPhone 4 hits later this month it will bring with it better motion sensing for games and applications on the device, but will game developers take advantage of that. We asked SEGA, 2XL and the creator of Pocket God what there plans our for the new capabilities. Ben Harborne, digital brand manager for…

Fallout: New Vegas Gets Retailer-Specific Preorder Packs

Think this New Vegas armor looks handsome? Then you’ll want to preorder the game through Steam or Walmart to receive the Caravan Pack, one of four retailer-specific preorder bonuses for Fallout: New Vegas. Will you preorder Fallout: New Vegas through Steam, Walmart, GameStop, Amazon, or Best Buy? These four preorder packs might weigh in on…

Club Penguin Coming To The Wii

The frosty virtual world of Club Penguin comes to the Nintendo Wii this September in Disney Interactive’s Club Penguin Game Day. Players wil compete in mini-games to conquer an island, and will have the ability to upload coins earned to ClubPenguin.com

Talk Amongst Yourselves

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Who Is Excited For E3?

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Fly Fly Away I am, I reckon! So excited that tomorrow morning I am going to be an expresso maker. What you missed last night Old Lady Complains To Google About Pac-Man Rock Band 3 Teaches You To Rock With Real Guitars & Keyboards How The Mortal Kombat Short Was…

The New Mortal Kombat Trailer Is Pure Brutality

The trailer for the new Mortal Kombat game shows a true return to form, with 2D battles, tag-team fighting, gory inside-look combos, and fatalities so cruel you’ll be crossing your legs with sympathy pains. This is the Mortal Kombat fans have been craving. No complicated 3D camera. No toned-down violence to cater to the teen…

New Mortal Kombat Coming, Will Be Most Gory Ever

A new Mortal Kombat is on the way. And fatalities are back. Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment just revealed that the famous fighting franchise will return on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011 in a new MK that will be played in 2D. The company says that the game will include extensive online play,…

Paper Mario. Moving. For Real.

An enterprising individual in Japan spent hours after school for a little over three weeks to do something very important: bring you this clip. Using stop motion animation, Super Mario Bros. was recreated on the walls of this Japanese school. The total budget for this production? The equivalent of US$55. Money well spent. Mario jumps…

Space Invaders Infinity Gene Coming to Consoles

One of my favorite Space Invader remakes, Space Invaders Infinity Gene for the iPhone, is coming to the Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade via Square Enix. [Thanks Seraphna]

Too Bad All Salty Snack Ads Aren’t This Clever

There are two words that can be used to describe these ads. The first word is “funny”. The second word? “Brilliant”. A Russian marketing firm has created a series of “versus” short animated clips to promote potato chips. They are terrific. This is Mario vs. Pac-Man. Click to view Here is Contra vs. Tetris. Click…

How Good (And Bad) Video Game Movies Are Made

Please print off and distribute to Hollywood film executives. As seen on UGO

The Bayonetta Figure That’s Not Bayonetta

There have been Bayonetta figures before. This Bayonetta figure, though, is not Bayonetta. It’s Jeanne. Not as iconic, perhaps, but she’s definitely more feathery I hate the hip joints on these Square Enxi figures. Makes them look like a discontinued line of GI Joe figures from 1986. Still, she is highly posable, and there’s some…