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Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 Patched Up, All Better
A patch for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has hit Xbox LIVE, fixing exploits like the Akimbo glitch. Hooray. The patch is live on U.S. servers, so if you live there, download. If it’s live elsewhere, you can download it as well. So there you go. Thanks to all who sent this in!
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Look What I Caught This Weekend!
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: A Moral Quandary Worthy Of A BioWare Epic Not a baby, I made the baby. The dead starfish! And by “caught”, I meant walking along the Florida beach and finding a dead starfish on the shore. My mom is from Florida, so it was nice to get away for a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brittany Murphy Also Did Game Voice Work
But these days, what actor hasn’t? Still, with the sad news of Brittany Murphy’s passing, it’s not only time to look back at her movies, but her career as a voice artist. She voiced Karen Light in Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure as well as Gloria in the Happy Feet game and movie.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Look At The SEGA Europe Christmas Tree, Do It
Sonic gives it thumbs up — as seen on flickr via UK:R.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pricey PS3 Fighting Stick Ready To Beat Up Dec. 24
Looking for a good fighting stick? Japanese peripheral maker Hori is releasing its latest Real Arcade Pro stick, the V3 SA, on December 24. That’s, like, tomorrow. Priced at ¥12,800 (US$140) for the PS2, the V3 SA version has a slightly curved front instead of a sharp edge like some other older fighting sticks. It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pikachu Girl Wants You To Join The Manga & Anime Club
As seen on Otaku2.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Love Plus Cake Draws Long Lines
It’s a Christmas tradition in Japan to eat cake with your loved ones. So here’s where Konami’s DS love simulator Love Plus comes in. A special “Love Plus Merry Plumas Campaign” (Plusmas, geddit?) ran at three Tokyo-area cake shops — with each cafe selling a different version of the Love Plus girls, Nene, Rinko and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s With All The War Video Games?
In the 1940s, 1950s and right on through the 1960s, Hollywood churned out war epic after war epic. Sure, we still get war movies, but Hollywood isn’t exactly popping them out bam bam bam. Video game developers are. But why? Let’s get the obvious out of the way — these games make serious dough. “Business…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Giant 1/1 Scale Gundam Statue RETURNS!
Missed the 1/1 scale giant Gundam when it was in Tokyo’s Odaiba this past summer? It may be long gone, but that doesn’t mean the chances of you seeing it are kaput. Far from it! A Bandai Namco spokesperson has revealed that the huge 18-meter statue will be once again erected in the city of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Konami Game Inspires Schoolgirl Massage Parlor
Love Plus is a popular DS dating sim from Konami — in Japan, it’s the sleeper hit of the year or something! The game allows players to date in-game characters. This Love Plus is something else entirely. Located right up the street from Shibuya 109, Love Plus is also a newly opened massage parlor. Look,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Launches In China
The Nintendo DSi has finally gone on sale in China. If someone asks you what the launch looked like, point to them right here and confidentially say, “This!” Photos come courtesy of reader Brian (no relation), who snapped them in downtown Puxi, Shanghai. “This was set up outside a subway station and shopping district,” writes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedSee Nintendo’s Zangeki No Reginleiv In Bloody, Limb Chopping Action
Nintendo isn’t normally in the business of publishing bloody, violent M-rated—or, in Japan’s case, CERO D rated—games for its hardware. In fact, Zangeki No Reginleiv will likely be the first Wii game to carry such a high rating. But blood shall flow and limbs shall be neatly severed in Zangeki No Reginleiv, a game announced…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Knees Turn To Butter As Spock Narrates Star Trek Online
Here’s a trailer ramming home the news we told you of yesterday; that Leonard Nimoy, aka the original Spock, will feature in the upcoming Star Trek Online. Shame there’s no blooper reel. I just want to hear him say “pig iron” one more time… Video Games | Star Trek Online | Leonard Nimoy Behind the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Digging Into The Archives For Re-Releases
Got an interesting press release today from Namco Bandai. It goes a little something like this. “Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., announced today their intent to increase its digital distribution presence.” Boring so far, right? It is! Thing is, it gets better, the company pledging to spend 2010 plumbing…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 -
UncategorizedCameron Diaz Was (Almost) In Mortal Kombat
Most of the time, our news is fresh. It has that “new news” smell. But sometimes, our news is old. Like a fine wine. Like this vintage clip from a special on Cameron Diaz with some surprisingly game-related info. Did you know Diaz had been cast as Sonya in the first Mortal Kombat movie? And…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Christmas Holidays
You know what, it’s Christmas. Just like most of you are probably already on holidays, so too are Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Which is probably why this week’s store update is so thin. Can’t very well go licensing and localising content if you’re down the pub enjoying a week off, can you? Wish I had…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Comics Turned Loose On PSP Store
A week on from its launch and there’s a new batch of comics for sale on the PSP comic store. Anyone up for some new Transformers, 2000AD or Fantastic Four, head on through. Both the North American and PAL stores have been updating, but licensing the way it is, the update isn’t universal. So we’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
2009 In Review: The Disappointments
There were plenty of things to be happy about in 2009! Uncharted 2, Batman, the return of E3 and a PS3 resurgence to name but a few. But you know what? 2009 also had its fair share of crushing disappointments. Things that should have been great, but were average. Things that should have been good,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here, Have A Sonic Racing X-mas Video
I cannot express in words just how sick I am of the 12 Days of Christmas song. And I’m not saying that just because I’m Jewish and Hanukkah is over — I really can’t stand that song. Doesn’t it drive anybody else crazy how the first five days or so are birds? Or how you…
By AJ Glasser Published December 23, 2009