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R4 Vending Machine Will Be Removed From Osaka’s Den-Den Town
Earlier this summer, a vending machine selling R4 devices appeared in Osaka’s electronics district, Den-Den Town. The vending machine will be removed from the area. The vending machine came in the wake of a crackdown on R4 cartridges which can be used to play pirated video games. As we posted previously, Nintendo announced that it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sam & Max Returning In 2010 (On A Spaceship?)
Telltale Games put Sam & Max on hold for a little while there, tending to the needs of Monkey Island fans the world over. Now that series is done, however, it’s back to the dog & rabbit show. A new site has popped up over on Telltale’s domain, teased at the conclusion of the fifth…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Great Final Fantasy Artist Draws Final Fantasy XIII
Yoshitaka Amano, known for his Final Fantasy character and logo designs, did not do character designs for FFXII — but did design the game’s now iconic title. But if he did draw the characters of FFXIII? The characters in Final Fantasy XIII were designed by Tetsuya Nomura, but Amano offers his take on the cast…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
What The Deuce Is Star Wars: Legends?
There’s a listing over on the website of the Australian Classification Board for a game we’ve never heard of. It’s called Star Wars: Legends. And no, before you ask, it hasn’t been banned. The title was submitted for classification way back in June, and earned the game a Mature rating (for “fantasy violence”). Interestingly, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Game Voice Actress Received Death Threats
Yurika Ochiai, a voice actress with credits in visual novel ToHeart2 and Konami’s Quiz Magic Academy, has announced on her blog that she is the victim of several death threats against her. She has been notified about threats on seven occasions, and police have even visited her house a number of times. Ochiai has taken…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Sports: One Billion Games Played
EA as a whole may have been having a rough time of it lately, but EA Sports are doing just fine, as evidenced by the number of online matches the brand has played host to in 2009. Speaking with the Nightly Business Report, EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed that in this calendar year alone, “we’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Gets Release Date in China, Packed With Nintendogs
China’s iQue, which officially hands Nintendo releases in the territory, will be launching the DSi (iQue DSi) in China on December 15. The game will come pre-loaded with Nintendogs. There will be a line-up of DSiWare titles localized into Chinese, which should correspond with the DSiWare launch line-up in Japan. Players get a 1000 DSiWare…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Europe: Army Of Two Was “Ridiculous, Tasteless”
EA Montreal are currently at work on an Army of Two sequel, and as part of that work, have been looking at what was wrong with the first game. Like how Europeans hated it. “We had this whole market in the US that thought the tone was cool, but in Europe everyone thought it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yes, New Resident Evil Movie Is Delayed
Never mind what Milla Jovovich said! It has been confirmed that upcoming 3D Hollywood flick Resident Evil: Afterlife, originally slated for August 27, 2010, will be released on January 14, 2011. Jovovich, the film’s star, tweeted that the movie had not been officially been pushed back, writing, “RE Afterlife IS NOT officially pushed. There have…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Dead Space 2 Art Dug Up From Beneath The Surface
So far, we’ve seen two Dead Space 2 pics. One piece of stupid marketing, and the cover of a magazine. May as well make it three, with this new piece of concept art. Let’s see, what have we got…a Marker, a big hole in the ground, and another planet covered in rocks, only this time…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Sixth Graders See Video Games Like Metal Gear And Blazing Angels
Graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier asked the 6th graders in the Afterschool Comics Workshop she runs to create a short comic on their favorite video game. The results are amazing. Glad to see those ESRB ratings are working out. Click through the link below for a few more. lifemetercomics: 6th Grade Submissions! [Live Journal via GameSetWatch]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 -
UncategorizedThis is Battletoads?
Machinima just can’t help itself. We’ve seen Castlevania, Mario, Contra, and now here we are with Battletoads as reenacted within Half-Life 2. Remember, this is Machinima (the site, and the titular genre), not a mod. So sit back and enjoy, you can’t literally play this. Although it’s hard to do so without imagining the impossible…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
WW2 Games Aren’t Dead, They Just Need New Digs
As has been established by science, there are over 100 recent video games set during the Second World War. Yet for a war that literally spanned the globe, we sure do spend a lot of time in, and above, France. John Constantine over at MTV has written a piece today on alternative locations for WW2…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trophy List Hints at More DLC Coming for Borderlands
Gearbox creative dude Mikey Neumann twitter-teased some sort of announcement yesterday that had to get pulled back, but it looks like PS3Trophies.org stole the show. Four new trophies tip off some coliseum-based DLC in the works. Here’s what we got. Haven’t seen these on Xbox Live (the version I play) yet. Take that for what…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lance Henriksen Moves Bishop To Aliens Vs. Predator
Sega and Rebellion Entertainment‘s upcoming Aliens Vs. Predator gets a little more Alien cred in the form of Lance Henriksen. The actor has been tapped to reprise his role as Bishop in voice and face for the forthcoming shooter. That’s Karl Bishop Weyland, mind you, descendant of Charles Bishop Weyland from the Aliens vs. Predator…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 “Structured More Like Other MMOs”
Call me crazy, but I always thought a major pull of Guild Wars was that it wasn’t like other massively multiplayer online games. It’s not just the GW used a more realistic art style than the dreaded juggernaut, World of Warcraft. Guild Wars was different because it was mostly instanced (which I think might’ve made…
By AJ Glasser Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Sports Announcing “New Game” in January
EA Canada’s community manager tweeted last night that “execs at EA SPORTS will announce a new game sometime in January. I wonder what it’ll be?” Yeah, I wonder, too. Let’s wonder together. Some candidates, in decreasing order of likelihood: • FIFA World Cup 10. Although, this is really no surprise, nor is it really a…
By Owen Good Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet The Cast Of The Saboteur
What with all the talk of nudity, I’d kind of lost track of the fact that The Saboteur has a plot-heavy story with more than one angst-filled character. Luckily, PlayStation Blog has got me covered with a quick rundown on all the main cast members of The Saboteur (mostly spoiler-free, too — although I’d argue…
By AJ Glasser Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Famitsu: Final Fantasy XIII Misses Perfect Score [Story Spoiler!]
This year, Japanese magazine Famitsu has awarded a perfect 40/40 score to four games: Dragon Quest IX, Monster Hunter 3, Bayonetta and New Super Mario Bros. Years-in-the-making and eagerly-anticipated Final Fantasy XIII did not. Famitsu has four reviewers rate games on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best for a cumulative 40/40 score.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009