Paid for the Party

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Never Forget This Day, Never. I drove down to Denver today to pay for the venue where we will be holding this year’s Child’s Play fundraiser here in Denver. The place is amazing, lots of really cool art painted on the walls, and a place where the likes of BB…

EA More Nice Than Naughty, In Terms Of Floorspace At Least

Quick observation that might counter the impression people inside and outside of the gaming sector have of the big companies in the business: EA’s games are Nicer than they are Naughty. By a factor of two, in fact. I’m kicking myself today for not having visual proof for you. But I can make a sketch…

Only PC Dragon Age Has Baldur’s Gate Camera

Dragon Age: Origins controls well on a PlayStation 3, BioWare proved to Kotaku yesterday — mouse and keyboard not required. But if you want the overhead view seen in this game’s spiritual predecessor, a mouse (and computer) is a must. I got a chance to try a PlayStation 3 build of Dragon Age yesterday at…

LittleBigPlanet Meets LEGO Indiana Jones 2?

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues didn’t sound like a whole lotta new to me when I first heard about it, but this play mode looks like it’s worth the price of admission alone. Now when are we getting this mode for the Star Wars and Batman games?

Half-Minute Hero Review: A Good Risk

Have you ever had your intelligence insulted or your time wasted by a Japanese role-playing game? This one won’t do either. Half-Minute Hero, XSeed and Marvelous Entertainment’s unusual, experimental role-playing game is smart, sharp, surprisingly long — given its title — and sloppy in a way that somehow doesn’t break the game but instead makes…

DJ Hero Does NASCAR

Target and Activision have teamed up to plaster Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 1 Chevrolet with giant DJ Hero logos at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in North Carolina this Saturday. It’s DJ Hero day at North Carolina’s Lowe’s Motor Speedway this weekend, as Target and Activision bring together DJ Hero and NASCAR fans for…

No NPDSs Today

The monthly surge of industry excitement about industry sales figures has been postponed until Monday, the NPD group announced today. The sales-tracking firm was scheduled to release today its listings of U.S. video game hardware and software sales for September. The report would have provided a glimpse of how the likes of Halo 3: ODST…

250GB PlayStation 3 Priced And Dated For North America

Already released as a series of bundles in the UK, Sony has announced a November release date for the North American 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim. The new system goes on sale on November 3rd, just in time for holiday shopping. The unit is the same size and shape as the 120GB PlayStation 3 Slim, only…

Not Exactly Three Of A Kind

Mailing from Ubisoft today. You figure it out, because we can’t.

EA Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Through PlayStation Home

EA’s black and pink football jerseys are a piece of PlayStation Home avatar clothing we don’t mind spending $2 on, with all proceeds going towards New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees’ breast cancer awareness charity. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and EA is using PlayStation Home to spread the word. Now through November…

Bakugan Training Camp Invades Toys R Us

To prepare for the October-launch of Bakugan Battle Brawlers U.S. Toys R Us stores will be hosting a Bakugan Training Camp this weekend. The Oct. 17 event will give players a chance to check out the game, due out on on Oct. 20 for the DS, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. Attendees…

Because it is good.

Real Racers Talk Forza 3

In these two new videos, F1 driver Stephane Sarrazin and Takata time attack driver James Elterman discuss the level of realism Turn 10 has packed into Forza Motorsports 3. The story of James Elterman finding a cheap livery designer via the Forza community forums is inspiring, but I’m much more interested in watching Peugeot 908…

Dante’s Inferno Grants Achievement Points For Baby Killing

The fact that Dante’s Inferno features an achievement awarded for killing unbaptized babies might sound horrendous, but to be fair they are pretty ugly babies. Pretty ugly babies with knives for arms, to be exact, and I’m not sure there is a court in the land that would prosecute you for kicking a few of…

Who You Can Kill, Who You Can’t [UPDATE]

While I was playing an early PlayStation 3 version of EA’s December World War II game, The Saboteur, yesterday, I was told not to worry about running over certain characters. The game’s developers, see, had to decide whose death matters. Cory Lewis, a producer at Pandemic Studios, which is making the game, was directing me…

A More Advanced Look At Splinter Cell Conviction

You’ve read Totilo’s hands-on with Splinter Cell Conviction from the Tokyo Game Show; now watch game designer Dean Evans walk us through the level, showing off the game’s innovative new features. This is the same mission Totilo played through at TGS earlier this year, only this time around they’ve got Ubisoft developers playing the game,…

Cosplay Fever Preps To Hit Bookstores

Cosplay Fever, set to hit UK stores later this month, documents the growth of cosplay in the UK with more than 300 photographs of costumed fans. Photographers Peter Lumby and Rob Dunlop will be displaying photos from the book at an open exhibition on Oct. 20 at Hi sushi Salsa in London. Here’s a taste:

It’s Not Christmas Without Holiday-Themed Wii Mini-Games

Destineer brings the holiday cheer with We Wish You a Merry Christmas, a collection of mini-games and activities that will surely help families get into the holiday buying spirit. Parents desperately searching for a way to connect with their children over the Christmas holidays need look no further than We Wish You a Merry Christmas,…

Timbaland Is Completely Serious About Beaterator

With his likeness plastered all over Beaterator, rapper and producer Timbaland is definitely serious about the PSP title – serious enough to use it on tracks from his upcoming album Shock Value 2. Rockstar’s Beaterator isn’t some corny-ass game. It’s a four-year labor of love for Timbaland, pouring his heart, soul, and exclusive beats into…

Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Hits Later This Month… For Some

Left 4 Dead 2’s demo will hit in early November, but people who pre-order the game will get it a week early, Valve announced today. The Left 4 Dead 2 demo will include gameplay from The Parish campaign, set in the New Orleans’ French Quarter. The demo will let one to four players game together…