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Merry Christmas Zombies, Dinosaurs And Gourds!
As seen on Tiny Cartridge.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Valkyria Chronicles 2 Is On The PSP
SEGA decided to bring Valkyria Chronicles 2 to the PSP — not the PS3 like the first game. Why? According to producer Shuntaro Tanaka, it would take the team three years to make another PS3 game, and that’s considering the fact that SEGA already has assets that can be used in the game as well…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 -
UncategorizedNext Team Fortress 2 Update To Get Friendly?
Watch this video. Listen to the lengthy looping of audio files reportedly dug up from the depths of TF2’s latest update, dated December 7. Then try and make heads or tails of what it all means. It seems to be suggesting that a new game mode is on the way for Team Fortress 2, one…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Being A Video Game Hero Is Hard, Ask Master Higgins
In the wake of the Tiger Woods scandal, it’s good to know not all gaming heroes are dogs. Take Hudson’s Master Higgins, aka Takahashi Meijin, star of the Adventure Island series. During the 1980’s Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) boom in Japan, Takahashi Meijin became the idol of Japanese kids for his ability to press buttons…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Reminds Us Why The Wii Sells At Christmas
It may have had a disappointing year by its own lofty standards, but the Wii should still do well this Christmas. Why? Because Nintendo know its target audience like the back of this commercial. Families, accessibility, paunches, sweaters, grandpa, a snarky daughter…yup, they’ve got this down pat. Nintendo’s Wii holiday commercial [Go Nintendo]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
You May Own This Devil May Cry Sword
Capcom US’s online store is selling this Devil May Cry 4 Red Queen sword. It’s 42 inches long with a red leather-wrapped grip and a stainless steel blade. Each sword has its own serial number and can cut you. Comes with a hanging plaque. Yours for US$229.95. Capcom US [Capcom vis Capcom Unity]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Voltron Gets Served, Skulks Off To iPhone
It’s a Voltron game! Yeeessssssss. And it’s for the iPhone! Hrm. Published by Sony, Voltron: Defender of the Universe will be out later this month, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series. It’s based on the original Voltron (am I the only person in the world who preferred the one with the vehicles?), with…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Will New Resident Evil Movie Be Delayed?
Upcoming Hollywood flick Resident Evil: Afterlife has been announced for release on August 27, 2010, but reports have surfaced that the movie will be pushed back to January 14, 2011. Afterlife is the first film in the series to be filmed in 3D, and the rumored delay is due to the extra time needed to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tim Schafer On Brutal Legend DLC, Patches
Brutal Legend turned out OK, but it wasn’t without its problems, so creator Tim Schafer has announced that his team wants to do some “tuning patches”, as well as add some more DLC. “We definitely want to do more DLC for both single-player and multiplayer”, Schafer told GamePro, “as well as some tuning patches.” So…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Please, Someone, Burn This Pikachu With Fire
As seen on UK:Resistance.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Viewtiful Joe Designer Would Like To Make More Viewtiful Joe
Once upon a time, game designer Hideki Kamiya worked at Capcom and made games like Viewtiful Joe and Okami. Now he works at new start-up Platinum Games and makes games like Bayonetta. But does he want to make sequels to those old titles? “I don’t have the rights to any of the IPs that I’ve…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Cultural Differences” Mean Capcom Developer And West Can’t Collaborate
Capcom have been big on Western collaborations lately. Two Bionic Commando games, Dark Void, Dead Rising 2, all have been handled by Western teams. But not everybody at Capcom’s Japanese HQ is as keen as management to “go west”. In an internal interview for Capcom’s investor relations site, Jun Takeuchi – of Lost Planet and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alone in the Dark II Finally Getting U.S. Release
The last we heard about the second Alone in the Dark movie, Alone in the Dark II, was way back in 2007 when it was announced that actors Lance Henriksen and Danny Trejo would be appearing in the flick. While the straight-to-DVD has already gotten a release in Europe and Australia, the flick never got…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Buying A Neo Geo Pocket, From GameStop, In 2009
It’s not every day that you’re able to walk into a 21st-century GameStop, hand over $50 and walk home with a Neo Geo Pocket Color, almost ten years after SNK stopped making the thing. But that’s exactly what happened to reader Steven this past week, a casual conversation with some friends at a local GameStop…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Paid Less to Die More: The Actors’ Union’s Beef with Video Games
The Screen Actors’ Guild’s rejection of a contract with game makers can be seen as a tempest in a teapot – 80 percent of voice work is non-union. But the LA Times goes further to see what’s really at stake. Mostly, SAG voice actors are concerned about a new work classification called “atmospheric voices,” in…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Javelin Fix For 360 Modern Warfare 2 On The Way
While Infinity Ward work to get a patch onto the PS3 to combat the “javelin exploit”, 360 owners should know the developer is doing likewise for Microsoft’s console. IW’s Robert Bowling says that the 1.06 upgrade, which fixes not only the javelin glitch but also the care package glitch as well, is currently in Microsoft’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Metal Slug XX Coming to XBLA — in Japan, at Least — Next Year
Metal Slug XX, due out for Japanese PSPs this month, joins three other SNK arcade titles on Xbox Live Arcade in early spring, Siliconera reports. In the past SNK has released its Japanese, North American and European XBLA titles simultaneously. The three other titles going to XBLA are NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, The King of Fighters…
By Owen Good Published December 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony’s Motion Controller Patent Goes Attachment Crazy
A newly published patent from Sony Computer Entertainment, which looks a lot like the company’s PlayStation 3 motion controller, showcases a plethora of possibilities for the forthcoming device, more attachments than you could shake a Wii Remote at. The patent for an “Expandable Control Device Via Hardware Attachment” touches on a number of control options.…
By Michael McWhertor Published December 7, 2009 -
UncategorizedWhat Do You Do When You Get Stuck In A Video Game?
I am so stuck on a video game right now. Should I rage quit, read a walkthrough or just cry out to the Internet via random forums to help me? Each of those ideas presents problems to me as a gamer. Rage quitting is usually beneath me as a lady. Walkthroughs are only for use…
By AJ Glasser Published December 7, 2009