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Darksiders Review: Harbinger Of The Apocopylypse
There are many games you will play in 2010 that will be unique, original creatures. Titles that truly innovate, and for years will be remembered for the trail they’ve blazed. Darksiders is not one of those games. Instead, it’s an action/role-playing game hybrid where you play as War, one of the Four Horsemen of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2010 -
UncategorizedGeorge Costanza’s Frogger Record Shattered
The one shining achievement in the life of Seinfeld’s George Costanza is no more, as a Connecticut man shatters the fictional Frogger record previously thought unattainable by real people. In the 1998 Seinfeld episode “The Frogger,” George Costanza tries desperately to save the Frogger machine that holds his greatest achievement – the fictional world record…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s Kindle Offers Refunds For Digital Downloads, Why Don’t Game Companies?
Ever download a video game to a console or handheld and want a refund? Tough. Can’t do it. But in the world of Amazon’s Kindle, you can download books digitally — and return them. A workable idea for gaming? I don’t have a Kindle nor have I found anyone yet who has returned a book…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta, Madworld Makers Start Countdown To What’s Next
Now that Sega has shipped Platinum Games‘ infinite climax action game Bayonetta to stores, the third release from the developer after Madworld and Infinite Space, what’s next for the developer? Countdown clock teasers! The Platinum Games official web site is now putting CPUs through their paces with a lovely looking teaser for… something. Something Platinum…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
PSP Porn Ruins Christmas
Ten-year-old Kade Goodman’s holiday dreams were shattered on Christmas Day, when it was discovered that someone had left a penis on his used PSP. The PSP-nis was uncovered by Kade’s thirteen-year-old brother shortly after the gift was unwrapped, as thirteen-year-old boys have an uncanny knack for uncovering porn no matter how hard my father tried…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tiger Woods Xbox Game, Broken Hand Converts Boxer To Golfer
The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel reports that an amateur boxer has become a promising golfer, and he owes some of that to a Tiger Woods‘ video game. Usually, stories about people getting inspired by video games aren’t this… positive. The newspaper tells the story of Joshua Anglin, who went 115-15 as an amateur boxer, but…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Japan Celebrates Christmas By Buying Many, Many Wiis, DSis
After taking a backseat to Final Fantasy XIII and the PlayStation 3, Nintendo had a very merry Christmas week in Japan, another 215,000 Wiis in Japanese gamers’ waggle-hungry, Mushroom Kingdom-platforming hands. With a little help from Mario, Luigi and two Toads, the Wii scored first place on Media Create‘s weekly hardware chart, nearly doubling PS3s…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
MAG Beta Off To A Rocky Start
Zipper Interactive has launched the promised open beta test for the PlayStation 3’s MAG, but early server issues are causing frustration for players unable to connect. Judging by the comments posted in the PlayStation blog entry by Zipper’s senior community manager Jeremy Dunham, many players have already had a chance to log in and go…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Think Of It As James Cameron’s Beyond Good & Evil
Who is that lady who appears in the new Avatar video game from Ubisoft? Why, it’s Kendra Midori who just may have starred in another Ubisoft game under a different name. If I drank while playing games, I would have done a spit take when I first laid eyes on Ms. Kendra Midori, nature-loving scientist…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Love For Everyone On January 7th
Eskil Steenberg‘s procedurally-generated online adventure game is coming along quite nicely, and he’s spreading the Love around later this week with the launch of the “feature complete” open beta. According to a new post on Eskil’s Quel Solaar website, the Love open beta is arriving weeks ahead of schedule due to new infrastructure he’s introduced…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy, Super Mario, Doom, What’s On Your Phone’s Desktop?
On a lark last week I asked friends on Twitter to show me the image they have on their phone’s desktop. The results included quite a few video game references. Here are some of my favorites. What’s on your phone?
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The 10 Most Avidly-Played Wii Games In America (As Of Jan 1)
As 2010 begins, Kotaku’s monthly tabulation of the most avidly-played Wii games continues. As always, these are not the 10 games that have sold the most. These are the ones that get played the most by people who have them. (Click the chart to enlarge) We have one change in the rankings as Rock Band…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Matt Hazard Bathes PSN, XBLA In Blood This Week
The star of the “2009 blockbuster next-gen hit” Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard makes his way to the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade this week in Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond. “2009 blockbuster next-gen hit” are the words Vicious Cycle Software president Eric Peterson uses to describe Eat Lead on his…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Win a Signed DSi: The Eleven Zelda Fan Finalists
Last month… last year we asked you to show your Zelda pride not just by bragging about your ability to buy things or knowledge of the franchise, but by making you get out there and proselytize. The reward? A copy of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, a Spirit Tracks t-shirt, a $1,000 Nintendo World…
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Nintendo’s First Downloads Of 2010
Nintendo ushers in the new year with seven new downloadable games for the Wii and DSi, including Final Fight 3, Hell’s Kitchen Vs., and five titles you’ve likely never heard of. Even Hell’s Kitchen Vs. for DSiWare (800 DSi Points) is a stretch, as I can’t imagine I am in the majority when it comes…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Oh What A Year
Staggering layoffs, a slew of delays, console price drops, promising new technology and two new gaming platforms: For fans of video games, 2009 was one heck of a roller coaster ride. Looking back over the past year in video games it’s surprising that so much good and so much bad happened in just 12 months.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
CGI Salem And Rios Hit London
Creating the CGI versions of Army of Two: The 40th Day co-stars Salem and Rios for this trailer likely cost more than dressing up two guys in Salem and Rios costumes. CGI Salem and Rios were last seen using a sniper rifle in EA’s offices. Since then they’ve managed to board a plane carrying weapons…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Sega Shying Away From Mature Wii Titles
Poor sales of MadWorld and House of the Dead: Overkill shook Sega’s resolve over mature titles for the Nintendo Wii, but it took an EA title to finally break the publisher’s enthusiasm for releasing adult Wii titles. In late June of last year, Sega was fully prepared to continue gambling on mature Wii titles. In…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tony Hawk: Play Ride and I’ll Be Your Friend
Tony Hawk seemed to take matters into his own hands last night, hopping onto Twitter to get people to play his latest skateboarding game Tony Hawk’s Ride. The famed skateboarder Tweeted that he was on Xbox Live playing Ride, dropping his Gamertag ( tonyinegypt ) for those interesting in joining him. Later he said anyone…
By Brian Crecente Published January 4, 2010