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  Valve: British People Are Quiet

  British people, speak up! According to Valve’s Chet Faliszek, those gamers in the U.K. are quiet. “One thing I wanted to add before I go for you Brits: communicate. Don’t be scared of a microphone,” said Faliszek. “You guys are notorious non-talkers on both 360 and PC. Americans are just chattering away, working together as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  Katamari Creator “Not Suited” To Games Industry

  Keita Takahashi is a creative guy. Pads around bare-foot, comes up with stuff like Katamari Damacy. We love him for it, but at the same time, get the impression his heart’s just not in it anymore. It’s not a feeling inspired by playing his games. Katamari was great, Noby Noby Boy, also great. It’s based…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  Let’s Compare Tekken 6 Load Times

  Late last month, Tekken 6 was released on the PS3 and the Xbox 360. The editors at Japan’s Gemaga decided to see how the load times stack up. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions compared with the game running installed on the hard drive as well as running off the actual disk. When the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  You’ve Got Segata Sanshiro In My Conan O’Brien

  Segata Sanshiro was the judo master used to promote the SEGA Saturn in Japan and a parody of Akira Kurosawa’s Sanshiro Sugata. The character has found a new life on America late night TV. An ad for Sakura Taisen 2 has been repurposed by television host Conan O’Brien. Watch the original ad here and the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  November Is LEGO Vic Viper Month

  November now has a theme we can all get behind, with a Flickr group kicking off Novvember, a month-long event aimed at building as many LEGO Vic Vipers from Gradius as is humanly possible. That’s it! People build Gradius ships out of LEGO for the whole month, post them on Flickr, we all applaud and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  Sliding Like Tom Cruise Is “Not Easy”

  No, you haven’t stumbled onto Gawker.com. Fall Out Boy emo rocker Pete Wentz described the Risky Business-esque floor sliding for Band Hero as “not easy”. “I have a new appreciation for everyone that’s done that slide,” Wentz told MTV. “It’s hard to slide into once place and kinda try to look cool and do it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  Shiny, Shiny Gran Turismo 5 Screens

  Sony released some new Gran Turismo 5 screens today. Being GT5 screens, you should know what to expect by now: cars that look very, very, very pretty.

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  Nintendo Hands Out Zelda Feather Touch Pen (Again)

  Back when Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass in 2007, it sent My Nintendo members a feather stylus. Bet you can’t guess what Nintendo is giving away for the upcoming Zelda game, Spirit Tracks? A FEATHER STYLUS. In Japan, those who pre-order the game can get a stylus that Nintendo was giving…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  From Making Games To Making Expensive Television Shows

  Haven’t had a chance to check it out myself, but the remake of classic sci-fi series V certainly seemed to go down OK with viewers. Making this the perfect time to hear from the show’s game-mad executive producer, Jace Hall. That name may sound familiar. Hall has been in the games business for years, having…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2 Bundle Spotted In the Wild

  Over at website Cheap Ass Gamer, forum member Grisom spotted this Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 bundle at Target. But could he buy it? Sadly Grisom did not try to buy this bundle, which is street dated for November 10. According to another CAG member who works in retail at Target, it would not…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Still Alive, Parties Like It’s 2007

  If you’re the kind of person to grit their teeth and clench their fists at even the thought of one more over-played Portal reference, it might be best to give this Left 4 Dead 2 clip a miss. Still with us? Yeah, that’s “Still Alive” blasting out that jukebox. Those with the demo might want…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  The First Test Run Of Okami Was “Incredibly Boring”

  Hideki Kamiya, designer of Bayonetta, created Okami back when he worked at Capcom’s Clover. In the recent issue of Famitsu (translated by 1Up), Kamiya looks back at making Okami. When I first started talking about it with [producer Atsushi] Inaba, the only starting point we had for Okami was a game that depicted a lot…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  Al Michaels Instrumental In Epic Mickey Storyline

  Yeah, it’s the Al Michaels you’re thinking of. You may know him as a veteran sportscaster, but did you know that, in a roundabout way, he was also a key contributor to the storyline for Disney’s upcoming Epic Mickey? Here’s how: the storyline for Epic Mickey revolves around a conflict between Mickey and Oswald the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009
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  Comic-Con Founder Has Died

  Shel Dorf, the founder of San Diego’s Comic-Con International, passed away this Tuesday reports Reuters. He was 76 years-old. He had spent the past year being treated for diabetes. The first Comic-Con International was held in 1970 and was attended by 300 or so people. This past year Comic-Con was attended by 125,000 and has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009
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  PS3 Lawsuits Upgraded To Version 3.01

  Two men, from Texas and Iowa, are launching a class-action lawsuit against Sony after their PS3 consoles were bricked during a recent firmware update. One console was broken upgrading to firmware 3.0, the other installing 3.1. Both claim that upon contacting Sony’s customer support, they were told the machine failures were “coincidental”, and that to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009
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  Test Audiences Love Prince of Persia Movie

  Before Hollywood releases movies, they show the films to test audiences to see what they think. If the test audiences hate the picture, changes will be made. If not, then everything’s gravy. How did the Prince of Persia screening fair? According to film producer Jerry Bruckheimer, the movie is screening great — no, better than…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009
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  Here Is Your Resident Evil: Afterlife Logo

  If you one who gets excited by type font, this post is for you. If not, scroll down or wait patiently for another post. Make a cup of tea or something. Here is the logo for the upcoming Resident Evil film, which is subtitled “Afterlife”. Filmed in 3D, the movie is the fourth installment in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 4, 2009
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  New Modern Warfare 2 Trailer: Spoilers, Space & Slim Shady

  Still sensitive about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spoilers? Then this explosive new trailer for the game might not be for you. But if you like explosions cued to Eminem songs, you’re gonna love it regardless. Seriously, there are video snippets of just about every major event in the game here, if not every…

  By Michael McWhertor Published November 4, 2009
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  Any Objections To Phoenix Wright On The Wii?

  Germany’s Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK), the country’s ratings board, have let slip a listing for an upcoming Phoenix Wright title. For the Wii. There’s not much more to it than that, other than the name “Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney”, so questions like: “Will it be episodic?” “When is it out?” “How much will this cost me?”…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2009
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  Bowling: Twitter Helped Build Modern Warfare 2

  Seems kind of obvious to say in light of recent developments, but in an interview with Develop magazine, the Infinity Ward community manager pointed to Twitter as an instant and constant source of feedback in building Modern Warfare 2. “I communicate with our Twitter followers the same way I’d communicate with my office buddies,” Bowling…

  By Owen Good Published November 4, 2009