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The Latest Ar tonelico III Trailer Looks Like This
Ar tonelico III, the third Ar tonelico…game, has a new promotional trailer. You can watch it! The trailer is cutscene and animation heavy, but there is footage of in-game combat and costume options. The potboiler also features plenty of melodrama and underpants. The voice actress who voices Pokémon’s Pikachu will be lending her talents to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: A Guilty Pleasure
What this week’s PAL PlayStation Store update lacks in new content it more than makes up for with its retro offerings, as the original Guilty Gear will be available for download tomorrow. Just in case you don’t already own the classic 2D fighter, either in its original form or as one of its many revisions,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Fist of the North Star Screen (Yes, They’re Already Dead)
Following up on Tecmo Koei’s exact dating for the release of upcoming title Hokuto Musou, the company has released new screens. The game, releasing in Japan on March 25, is based on post-apocalyptic manga Hokuto no Ken, or Fist of the North Star. If you’ve been wondering what the heck is with the “already dead”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Neill Blomkamp “Stressed Out” By Idea of District 9 Game
At one time, director Neill Blomkamp was just the guy who was going to helm the now-on-ice Halo Hollywood flick. That movie never happened. Sci-fi hit District 9 did, and Blompkamp’s career took off. In the short time since District 9 has hit theaters (and taken off), Blomkamp has shown street smarts about the Hollywood…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
New Red Dead Redemption Screens Saddle Up
Rockstar today released four new screens for their upcoming western title Red Dead Redemption. One of the has an exploding stagecoach. You sure know the way to a man’s heart, Rockstar. Red Dead Redemption is the sequel to Red Dead Revolver, probably the best (sorry Outlaws) cowboy game of all time. It’s due out in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Nothing Says 2010 Like One Hundred Cupcakes
Every year, jewelry maker Robin Dahlberg at Steelhead Studio throws a big game party to ring in the new year. This year Dahlberg and co. did more than that — they made one hundred gaming cupcakes. The fondant creations range from table top to video games with a heavy emphasis on retro titles. Dahlberg even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Dead Or Alive 5 Heading For PlayStation 3?
The latest issue of the Official PlayStation Magazine is carrying a brief rumour, claiming that the fifth game in the Dead or Alive series – one that’s long been a Microsoft exclusive – will also be appearing on the PS3. If correct, it wouldn’t be the world’s biggest surprise; not only is “former console exclusive…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Playboy Models Are Not Bayonetta, But They Try!
Multiple models in skimpy clothes say “I am Bayonetta” — much like that “I am Tiger Woods” ad from a few years back. Click to view Like Tiger Woods the character Bayonetta, the girls ask “Do you want to touch me?” The five models are not Bayonetta, however. They are Shannon James, Jillian Kaye, Kat,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
Fix On The Way For Darksiders’ Graphical Issues
I wasn’t a big fan of the amount of screen-tearing present in the Xbox 360 version of Vigil’s Darksiders. It appears I’m not the only one, as the studio has confirmed that a patch for the issue is on the way. “It’s something that’s really not a difficult fix for us and so we’re going…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
So, Who’s Behind Microsoft’s New Game Room Service?
Microsoft’s reveal of an Xbox 360 & PC “Game Room” is one of the bigger surprises of CES, but also surprising is the revelation of the development team behind the retro arcade store/service. It’s not Microsoft Game Studios, nor as you’d expect is it Rare, the studio responsible for the creation of the avatars in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Thousand Dollar Wooden Gundam Statue
Forget that enormous Gundam statue! How about an enormously expensive hand carved red wood Zaku II? This is hardly the first wooden Gundam, and a wooden statue was released back in 2007. Priced at ¥99,750 (US$1069), the statue is over a foot tall and is being sold by legendary robot company Bullmark. The figure is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
NBA Jam Creator Officially Hired by EA Sports
Word that EA Vancouver signed the creator of the original NBA Jam buttressed rumors that studio was preparing a Wii version of the arcade classic. EA Sports has now announced Turmell’s hiring – but he’s assigned to a different studio. Mark Turmell, whom ESPN.com said had been brought to BC to consult on the Wii…
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2010 - Uncategorized
More Hands-on Details From Xbox 360’s Game Room
Microsoft’s newly announced Game Room for the Xbox 360 and Games For Windows platform was available to play on the CES show floor today, giving attendees a chance to go hands on with classics like Pitfall, Scramble and Tempest. Those old school arcade and Atari 2600 games played mostly as one would remember them, 8-bit…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
MLB 10 The Show Box Features ESPN Pimpage
What’s the most notable feature about MLB 10 The Show? I wouldn’t say it’s the Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, because you can’t see his eyes in either of his two pictures. I’d say it’s the front-and-center ESPN endorsement. Not because it’s ESPN, and not because of what it’s saying – MLB 10 The Show…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
See. Eeeeee! Es?
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: How Was Today? Let My Dinner Tell You… Dinner for us contained no messaging, delightful or otherwise. We ate burgers at a casino sometime after missing out on a dinner with Digital Playground, but before going back to the room to write and then sleep. I chatted with Alexis Raven…
By Brian Crecente Published January 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
‘Green’ Cases Don’t Do Much for Greenpeace Rankings
Doesn’t look like cutting a bunch of plastic out of the standard game cases did much for anyone’s Greenpeace ratings. The environmental advocacy group released its quarterly rankings of electronics companies, again tsk-tsking Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Nintendo, I guess because it goes whaling in its spare time or something, again clocked in with a…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
CES’ Burning Xbox Question: Will Natal Not Work With High-End Games?
As the first full day of the Consumer Electronics Show wore on, stories exploring the digital guts of Microsoft’s Project Natal gave way to gamer anxiety that the hands-free controller can’t work with high-end 360 games. Reports covered by Kotaku this morning indicated that the Natal would use 10-15 percent of the Xbox 360’s “computing…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 7, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Designer of an Arcade Classic Critiques His Work
No secret one of my most favorite classic arcade games is Paperboy. I was one once. It’s out on the iPhone, and the original designer rather likes the updated 3D version. His own work? He’s a bit more critical. Dave Ralston thinks the bicycle collision was too unforgiving. (Very true. Skidding almost to a stop…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2010