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Aflac’s “You Don’t Know Quack” Draws Lawsuit From “You Don’t Know Jack”
The company behind one of gaming’s most famous trivia series are suing the people behind insurance’s most famous duck, as You Don’t Know Jack makers Jellyvision have filed a trademark infringement suit against Aflac. The suit, filed on January 21 in United States District Court for the Norther District of Illinois, alleges that Aflac’s You…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Red Steel 2: Hell Comes To Caldera On March 23rd
Welcome to Caldera, a peaceful little town in the Nevada Territories, at least until a powerful secret hidden in the town’s mines attracted the plot for Red Steel 2. There’s a lesson in this video, and that lesson is, never attract the plot for Red Steel 2 to your prosperous, peaceful town. It can only…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Chainsaw Plus Paddle Equals Dead Rising 2’s Paddlesaw
You know how it goes: You see two everyday items that, apart, are ordinary but, together, might help you survive a zombie apocalypse? Capcom now shows us that Dead Rising 2‘s duct tape option allows gamers to cobble together such weapons. That confirms our own Brian Crecente’s theory from September: With the increased presence of…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2’s Downloadable Companion Delayed
Aging human mercenary Zaeed, meant to join Commander Shepard’s crew in Mass Effect 2 via downloadable content, is having a little trouble making it to the Normandy. Zaeed shows up as downloadable content in the Mass Effect 2 menu on the Xbox 360, but when you try to download the grizzled warrior, he isn’t available.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Latest Forza 3 Pack Lets You Choose the Cars
Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios recently announced two new add-on car packs for Forza Motorsport 3, both of which will be made up entirely of cars selected by the gaming public. Starting this week gamers can hop over to sister site Jalopnik to vote from a list of 120 cars. The voting ends Jan. 29 and…
By Brian Crecente Published January 26, 2010 -
UncategorizedThe History Of The World Of Video Game Music
If the history of video games from the Atari 2600 to the Super Nintendo were turned into a musical, this would be its soundtrack. Remix artist Norg crafted this musical tribute to the history of video games for the MAGfest 8 Dwelling of Duels at VGmix. The video was played at the MAGfest listening party,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is Your Super Street Fighter IV Box Art
This is what you’ll be looking for at your local video game retailer once Super Street Fighter IV hits store shelves on April 27th. It makes you wonder how they decided on which characters to include on the front of the box. New characters Dee Jay, Adon, and Juri make sense, and Ryu is a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
MAG Is Live, Are You Buying It
I’ve got a copy of MAG sitting right here on my desk waiting to be cracked open. I’ve managed to never play the game at any of the events leading up to its launch, so I’m not sure whether I should be anxious. As a big first-person shooter fan, am I going to be disappointed…
By Brian Crecente Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Halo Wars And Dead Rising Are On Demand
Something old and something comparably new join the Xbox 360 Games on Demand lineup today, with Dead Rising and Halo Wars now available in convenient downloadable form. I’ve played my fill of Dead Rising since its 2006 release, so I probably won’t be download it for $19.99 via Games on Demand. Halo Wars, on the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter Frontier Not Confirmed For The West
What do Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan have in common? They all are regions where action RPG Monster Hunter Frontier has been released on PC. What do North America and Europe have in common? They are regions where the game has not been released. Just because Monster Hunter Frontier has been announced…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Plants Vs. Zombies Shoots For Duke Nukem Status
When Totilo next updates his story about the games vying to replace Duke Nukem Forever as the most delayed title, he may want to consider adding Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone to the mix. Initially announced in August for “late 2009”, PopCap Games then said the gaming was coming in January. That quickly turned…
By Brian Crecente Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Left Behind Makers Want Their Christian Games On Wii, Xbox 360
In an announcement regarding the state of its business in the past year, the makers of the Left Behind video games say the time is right to bring their brand of Christian games to home consoles. From Inspired Media Entertainment’s statement for investors about company plans for 2010 and beyond: Now that the marketplace appears…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Get Your Game on When You Put Your Shoes On
Adidas, after apparently losing its mind, decided to add a bit of augmented reality to a new line of their shoes. The AR Game Pack is a set of five shoes that will each have an AR code printed on the tongue of the shoe. When you remove your shoe and hold the tongue up…
By Brian Crecente Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tim Tams, Mmmmm Tim Tams
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Home Check Bought a box of Tim Tams. Man, I love Tim Tams! I had no idea that there are all these different Tim Tam flavors. I’ve only had regular. Maybe I’ll give one of them a whirl. Maybe not. Who knows. The future is mine. And yours. And Tim…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Xbox Japan Ads Are Reminiscent of Old Dreamcast Ads
For those living outside Japan, the country’s Xbox 360 commercials have been interesting. There have been a boy band and a song about kicking the shit out of the recession. The latest series of ads features a trio of salarymen from the “Xbox Mission Department”. The guy with the Xbox 360 logo for a noggin…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Facing Lawsuit Over Xbox Live Pricing
Samuel Lassoff, an attorney in Philadelphia, is taking Microsoft to court over claims that the Xbox 360’s currency system – Microsoft Points – exists to “unjustly enrich” the console manufacturer. The basis of Lassoff’s complaint will no doubt also the basis of many of your complaints over the system. Namely, that prices are engineered so…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2010 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft’s PC Games Will Soon Require An Internet Connection
Fresh off copying from Xbox Live with its “Uplay” service, Ubisoft is now taking a leaf out Valve’s book (The Big Book of Steam), introducing a range of new anti-piracy measures for the company’s PC games. Ditching the controversial “StarForce” system of digital rights management, Ubisoft will now be moving its PC game copy protection…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 26, 2010