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The Plasmids and Tonics of BioShock 2
BioShock 2 hits next Tuesday and MTV’s Russ Frushtick wants you to be prepared, so he’s put together a handy-dandy guide to the game’s plasmids and tonics. The list includes 10 known single-player Plasmids, and the mention of a single secret one. My favorite among the batch has to be the level 3 decoy which…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
War Machine Suits Up For Sega’s Iron Man 2
With James “War Machine” Rhodes playing a big part in the Iron Man 2 movie, it was only a matter of time before Sega released this trailer. I refuse to get excited about the video game for Iron Man 2. I will not have another birthday ruined. Sure, Sega says it learned its lesson after…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Only 250 Game Crazy Stores Left After Restructuring
As part of parent company Movie Gallery, Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, video game retailer Game Crazy stores are dropping like flies, with only 250 stores remaining open in the U.S. once the smoke clears. The closest thing GameStop has to a competitor, the Game Crazy brand, often paired with Movie Gallery’s Hollywood Video stores,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2010 - Reviews
Crush The Castle Micro-Review: Fun With Trebuchets
The lords and ladies of Arcturia have had it far too good for far too long, with their fancy castles and fancy clothes. It’s time to bring in a medieval siege weapon and do some crushing. The App Store on iTunes is packed with physics-based games that have you tossing, flicking and shooting one object…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fallout: New Vegas Set For Fall Release
The next big Fallout game, Fallout: New Vegas will be out for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. A new trailer accompanied the news, which raises questions about Bethesda’s other projects. Fallout New Vegas was announced by Bethesda last year. The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
You Got Your Guitar Hero In My Zombieland
Leave it to a gamer to come up with a set of rules to help survive a zombie apocalypse. Early into zombie comedy Zombieland we learn that Columbus is a Code Red-chugging, World-of-Warcraft playing college student. But what did he do for a living before people went all cannibal on him? According to this deleted…
By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
INTERNET PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT LOST!!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Cold Turkey So, I live-watch Lost. I like Lost. But I live in Japan. And so that I can watch Lost with Mrs. Bashcraft, I watch the show on DVD with Japanese subtitles. I’m watching Season 5. So……………….if people start gabbing on Twitter about recent episodes, it is spoiler central!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Wii Title Has Been In Development For Over 3 Years
Zangeki no REGINLEIV, the upcoming Wii action game from Japanese studio Sandlot, will be out on February 11. The game has been development for years. In an recent round table discussion with Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, Sandlot’s Takehiro Honma said, “Because the project got the OK sometime between summer and fall 2006, development has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
More Fist of the North Star Screens, Yes Already Dead
A new spate of screens for the upcoming Hokuto Musou, featuring Juza, Fudoh, and Shin. Have a look. In March 2010, Tecmo Koei is bringing post-apocalyptic martial arts manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 in Japan. The game has been titled Hokuto Musou, and is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Dead Space PS3 Is A Very Limited Edition
Reader BilliousB, a resident of Montreal, heard about a local artist that specialised in airbrush work. So he grabbed his PS3, tucked his love of Dead Space under his arm, and paid the man a visit. This is the end result, an amazing, one-of-a-kind PS3 that features the USG Ishimura – “star” of EA’s sci-fi…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online: One Million Served
Continuing a long tradition of MMO games based on established IP, publisher Atari has revealed that Star Trek Online has got off to a great start in life. The new massively-multiplayer game, which was only released earlier this week, has already attracted over one million fans, who have created accounts at the official website, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Behold! The Underboob Gladiator Lady Body Pillow
Not anyone can embrace, hump, whatever this Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins dakimakura (“hug pillow”). But maybe, you can! Japanese developer Acquire is holding a two-part tournament for its PSP title Gladiator Begins — the first leg is at their office in Akihabara on February 11, and the second part is on February 21 at the Nakano…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mario & Sonic’s Relationship Isn’t Quite What It Used To Be
It’s entirely fair to say that, while once well-matched adversaries, the last fifteen years haven’t quite worked out for Sonic the way they have for Mario. Meetings of the two may not be quite this awful in real life, but in my mind, this is exactly how such a reunion would go down. Click to…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Happens On Xbox LIVE When You Press A+A+A
While at work, reader Mike got an email on his telephone from Xbox confirming his purchase of a LIVE Gold subscription. But Mike is an Xbox LIVE Silver Member. And he was out forty bucks. “I called home, and jokingly told my wife that she had some explaining to do,” says Mike. “She didn’t know…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Meet The Biggest-Selling Games In The World For 2009
Collaborating like they do in times of great need, market research companies The NPD Group (North America), GfK Chart-Track (PAL) and Enterbrain (Japan) have combined to bring us the five best-selling games in the “world” for 2009. Course, they don’t really mean the entire planet. Only the figures from the world’s three largest markets –…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Famitsu Accidentally Announces New Love Plus, New BlazBlue Console Version
Whoops! Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese game mag Famitsu, has apparently put next week’s cover online. Then, it seems, yanked it from the internet. The cover reveals two new titles: Love Plus Plus and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Love Plus Plus, it seems, is an unannounced sequel to the wildly popular dating sim game Love Plus.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
PC Sales Charts: Return Of The Living Psychonauts
The PC charts were last week dominated by the likes of Mass Effect 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Star Trek Online. No surprises there. So we’ll instead focus our admiration on Tim Schafer’s Psychonauts instead. The platformer was on sale for $2 during this time, and made it to #8 on the Steam charts.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
How Does Konami Do Without Metal Gear Solid?
Konami has a handful of big franchises, but its biggest are Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer. Last year, a Pro Evo game was released, but other than an iPhone game, no MGS. How did that affect the company? The Tokyo-based game company has announced its consolidated results for the nine months ending on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Project Needlemouse Is… Sonic 4, Episode I
SEGA has announced Sonic 4: Episode I. It is, as GameSpot reports, a 2D downloadable game with 3D visuals. The announcement is part of the Project Needlemouse build up SEGA has been pushing since last September 2009. “Needlemouse” refers to Sonic’s codename when the game that would become Sonic The Hedgehog was initially being pitched.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2010