A regularly updated set of stories that walks people through the ins and outs of buying a new gaming system and whether now is the right time to pick one up.

Man, It’s Monday

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft This Monday got BUSY. I hate when Monday’s busy. Haaaaaaaaate it. What you missed last night Viral Video Apparently Teases 3D PS3 Hideo Kojima Collaborating with Square Enix Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Her Some World Of Warcraft Microsoft Changing Xbox 360 Box Art Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics

Viral Video Apparently Teases 3D PS3

A viral video apparently plugging some new sort of Playstation technology surfaced over the weekend. Is it for 3D gaming (likely) or the Playstation 4 (seriously doubt it)? The clip opens up with a night vision shoot of some sort of complex. The text reads S.C.E. Principal Scientific Research Laboratory, Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan. (Sony Computer…

Okay, Vanquish Gameplay Looks Neat But…

A new trailer for action game Vanquish shot up the internet. The gameplay itself looks like a blast. Definitely excited to see more of this game. What am I not excited about? The on-screen HUD (Heads Up Display) looks like it takes up a lot of space. Why is a good chunk of the real…

Hideo Kojima Collaborating with Square Enix

The creator of Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima, is joining forces with Square Enix, the company behind Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. Pictured is Metal Gear artists Yoji Shinkawa, Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto (in the suit) and Hideo Kojima. On the screen is the Front Mission Evolved logo. Oh. Yeah. Huh. The mecha game will be…

Modern Warfare Is Already A Movie (And It’s Cheap!)

As seen at reader Garrett’s local Ralphs.

The War Game Where Nobody Gets Shot

If I told you a game cast you in the role of a US soldier in Iraq, would you simply assume you’d be spending your time shooting? You probably would. Which is why I like this game. The “Tactical Language Series” have been developed by Alelo for the US military, which seeks to train soldiers…

Foxconn Workers Offered 66 Percent Raise

Following a rash of suicides, workers at the Foxconn Shenzhen factory have a shot at a raise. Another one. This is the most recent pay increase at a factory complex that has garnered internationally attention for its workers jumping to their death. Foxconn manufactures the iPhone, the iPad, the Xbox 360, the Wii and the…

Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Her Some World Of Warcraft

Think Jamie Lee Curtis and you think Hollywood star. Maybe that scene from True Lies. You probably don’t think “World of Warcraft apologist”. Yet here she is, cashing in on Avatar, sticking up for World of Warcraft in a way that only a Hollywood actor – or someone who actually plays the game – could.…

Nintendo Is “Very Strict” About Mario’s Game Appearances

Um… In years past, Mario showed up in a bunch of Nintendo games. Tons “Mario is a very important character in the Nintendo world and so we want him to appear in our titles,” said Miyamoto in a recent interview. “Indeed there are a lot of games to which he is well-suited. However if he…

My Highlight Of Red Dead Redemption Is…This Song

Anyone who’s played Red Dead Redemption should instantly recognise this song. It’s one of the highlights, not just of an amazing soundtrack, but of the entire game itself. If you haven’t played the game, and want to, I’d actually recommend you not hit play. A YouTube clip can’t do the “experience” justice. You’ll hear it…

Who’s In The New Pokemon Movie?

Like clockwork, every summer a new Pokemon movie is released to coincide with summer vacation. The last Pokemon movie featured the vocal stylings of Akihiro Miwa, who was Yukio Mishima’s lover. The next Pokemon movie, Pocket Monsters: Genei no Hasha Zoroark, will feature voice work from Natsuki Kato. “I’ve done voice-over before but the roles…

New Kingdom Hearts Game Will Be At E3

E3 may well be full of unexpected surprises, but one thing that’s for sure is we’ll see a new Kingdom Hearts game. Series director Tetsuya Nomura was interviewed in the latest issue of Game Informer, and while he stopped short of saying that one of two KH games currently in development is Kingdom Hearts 3,…

Marvelous Entertainment Is Trying To Stay Alive

Marvelous Entertainment has published titles like Harvest Moon, No More Heroes and Little King’s Story. It has seen better days. Last March, Yasuhiro Wada, who created Harvest Moon, stepped down from his position as Director Digital Contents. That same month, it was revealed that Cing, the studio that co-developed Little King Story, was going bankrupt.…

Microsoft Changing Xbox 360 Box Art

As we get closer to the release of Project Natal, we get closer to the day the Xbox 360 makes its biggest push yet for an image makeover. Leading the way will be…new box art. Since the 360’s launch, every single game released on the system has featured the above white stripe running across the…

Who Says Politics And Cosplay Don’t Mix?

Takaaki Mitsuhashi, an 40-year-old economic analyst, has made a name from himself by penning books on economic policy. He is a regular inhabitant of 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board. And now, he is running for political office. In an effort to campaign for Japan’s House of Councillors election, he hosted a “cosplay party” at the…

Rumor: 3DS “Close To” 360, PS3 Graphics

Since the Game Boy Advance was a Super Nintendo, and the DS was a Nintendo 64, most people expect the upcoming 3DS to have the horsepower of a GameCube. IGN say that may be under-selling the machine somewhat. The website reports “Several developers that have experienced 3DS in its current form have reported, off the…

Playing Project Natal Sure Is Embarrassing

Nobody looks good playing Project Natal. Nobody. Microsoft’s upcoming motion controlled Project Natal is controller-free. When the system was first showed at last year’s E3, it was assumed that Project Natal will involve flailing. It will, and it does Lots and lots of flailing. People do not look good flailing. And thus, people do not…

Mushroom Pancakes Just for Us

To: Luke From: Owen Re: Butterflies Earlier today we posted the Tetris creation by Jim’s Pancakes. He was so flattered by all the love our readers showed him and his other creations that he cooked that 1up Mushroom pancake for everyone here to enjoy. So, grab a fork, everybody gets one bite. One very small…

Nine More Groovy Screens of Earthworm Jim in HD

Earthworm Jim‘s hi-def port to Xbox Live Arcade arrives Wednesday. You’ve gotten a look at the trailer already; here’s another batch of screens to help you decide if the trip down memory lane’s worth 800 Microsoft Points. [Via JeuxVideo, thanks to WrightCJ for the Tweet]