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When Capcom Says Gold Edition, They Mean Gold Edition
Sheva gets bumped in favor of Jill Valentine on the cover art for Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 update, with a gold etched cover that leaves no room for doubt that this is indeed the Gold Edition. Ash posted the latest trailer for the Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition earlier, but it’s nowhere near as shiny…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell Is 2010’s Game Developers Choice Pioneer
Valve’s Gabe Newell joins the prestigious company of Ralph Baer, Alex Rigopulos, and Eran Egozy as the 2010 winner of the Game Developers Choice Awards Pioneer Award, honoring breakthrough figures in the game industry. Ralph Baer, winner of the 2008 Pioneer award, is widely considered to be the father of video games. Alex Rigopulos and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Teen Drops 150 Pounds With Video Game-Inspired Diet
Taylor LeBaron weighed nearly 300 pounds when he was 14 and has lost half of that, thanks, he told the Today Show, due to a strategy he got from video games. LeBaron told the Today Show that he tackled his weight loss as if he was confronting a series of enemies in a video game.…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
My Gaming Decade
Numerous recent retrospectives showed that, from 2000-2009, video games changed. But how did you change alongside the games of the 00’s? I’ve compiled My Gaming Decade. You go next. 2000: A year removed from grad school, I bought The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, which would prove to be my favorite game ever. 2001: I…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
When I Get To Friday…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Ashes to Ashes …my brain is fried. Sorry! When you get to Friday… What you missed last night Japanese Newspaper Denies It “Misinterpreted” Nintendo DS Successor Claims Rumor: Rockstar Responds To Allegations Of Poor Work Conditions Video Game Statistics At A Glance The Tekken Movie Trailer Does Not Disappoint
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UncategorizedQuantum Theory Gameplay Looks Familiar
Hrm, can’t quite put my finger on where I’ve seen this before. I’m pretty sure I’ve played something like this. Somewhere. Hrm. Besides a cover mechanic, an AI-controlled partner, dark and moody interiors, and big macho characters, Tecmo’s upcoming third-person-shooter Quantum Theory features a “shape-shifting battlefield” that changes form in real time. Will be released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
There Are Over 100 Million Miis In Japan And America
When the Nintendo Wii launched in 2006, it wasn’t only the motion controller that was revolutionary. The ability to make your own cute avatar called a Mii shook up console gaming. At a Nintendo seminar, company president Satoru Iwata revealed that between the United States and Japan, one hundred million players have their own Miis.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Napoleon: Total War Meets Its Waterloo Next Month
Creative Assembly Announced today that Napoleon: Total War, sequel of sorts to the amazing Empire: Total War, will be out next month. “Napoleon: Total War will be released on 23rd February 2010!”, a message says on the company’s Twitter account. No word on whether that’s just in Europe or worldwide, but with the game being…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Animal Crossing Over To Tissues
To mark its 30th anniversary, Japanese tissue brand Elleair is collaborating with Nintendo’s Animal Crossing. Nothing says tissues quite like Animal Crossing. The tissues are limited edition and will go on sale from January 21 to March 31 in Japan. As children and families uses high number of tissues (kids are snotty!), cute character often…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japanese Newspaper Denies It “Misinterpreted” Nintendo DS Successor Claims
Speaking with Japanese newspaper the Asahi Shimbun, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata was quoted about the DS handheld’s successor. Nintendo has since claimed that Iwata’s comments were “misinterpreted“. That newspaper has fired back, saying its reporting was indeed accurate. Nintendo took issue with the original reporting by the Asahi Shimbun, stating that the paper’s reporter ran…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: *Crickets*
Normally, despite the fact it’s often not as timely or as generous with content as its US counterpart, there’s always something to recommend on the PAL PlayStation Store. Not this week. No, a scan down the list of stuff available reveals that not only is this week’s update lacking in quantity, but also quality, with…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Mega Man Zero Coming To Nintendo DS
All the Mega Man Zero games in one place. On your Nintendo DS. Capcom has just announced the Mega Man Zero Collection, which is a compilation of all four Game Boy Advance games in the Zero series. Mega Man Zero was first released back in 2002 and praised for going back to the franchise’s original…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Heaven Shakes: New God Of War III Screens
Sony today released a number of new screens for upcoming brawler God of War III. Swords and angry men feature prominently. The game, sure to be one of the biggest of the year on the PlayStation 3, will be out in March.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Is Another Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition Trailer
Capcom is releasing Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition this coming spring, and the game will take advantage of the PS3’s new wand motion controls. Settings include the Spencer Estate mansion as well as Africa. Resident Evil: Alternative Edition will be available as downloadable content for both the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Characters Jill Valentine…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Rockstar Responds To Allegations Of Poor Work Conditions
Rockstar Games has yet to respond publicly to allegations that staff working on Red Dead Redemption have suffered through poor work conditions, but this apparent internal email is the next best thing. Posted on Gamasutra, the supposed email to RSD employees goes to great lengths to distance the company from the accusations levelled against it…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 15, 2010 - Uncategorized
This Female Japanese Popstar Wants More Gaming Jobs
Mari Yaguchi rocked to fame in the late 1990s as a member of idol group Morning Musume. (Check her out in the video for Morning Musume’s Jyosei Kashimashi Monogatari.) That was then, this is now. Now, Yaguchi records solo tracks and appears on popular program Quiz! Hexagon II. She is also a columnist for Famitsu,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 15, 2010