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Cover Your Christmas Tree With Hand-Made Gaming Ornaments
Just in case those fancy controllers weren’t pushing your yuletide buttons, here are some more game-related ornaments suitable for hanging from your Christmas tree. Thrown together by the lovely Alice, there are Zelda rupees, Mario mushrooms, a 360 and even some delightfully garish Yoshis. Interested? Get more info on each item over at Wonderland. Gamey…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
SingStar Sells 20 Million
It’s popped corks and slapped backs at Sony’s London Studio today, with news that the SingStar series has just hit the “20 million sold” mark. The first SingStar was released all the way back in 2004, for the PS2, and the series now spans over seventy releases across fourteen languages. Not bad for a game…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Happy 15th Birthday, PlayStation!
It all began 15 years ago today. On December 3, 1994, Sony released the PlayStation in Japan. The rest, as they say, is history. Yes, it’s hard to remember now, but there once was a time, before WipeOut, before Tomb Raider, before PaRappa, that Sony entering the gaming business didn’t sound like such a sure…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
NSFW: Adult Game Bundled With “Personal Assistant”
Unabashedly 18-years-old-and-up PC game Lots of Mothers!! features just that — lots of mothers. The limited edition bundle features something else. Priced at ¥9,420 (US$107), the bundle comes with the game disc, a special manga, an audio CD and, ahem, a “personal assistant”. Those who order by mail get two personal assistants. There are apparently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Redbox Closer To Rolling Out $2 Game Rentals
DVD rental firm Redbox are in talks with a number of publishers over the possibility of adding video games to the company’s range of DVD dispensing machines. Redbox boss Mitch Lowe says that he’s holding the talks in an attempt to not only expand the range of products they can offer, but also to try…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Giant Turtle Is So Big
Huge, jumbo and gianormous. Adamantoise, an enemy in the FF series since Final Fantasy II, is a large turtle. In upcoming Final Fantasy XIII, the monster is much more. He’s big. 『FF13』「アダマンタイマイ」デカすぎ！:オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Releases Battlefield Specs For The PC
EA released today the specs for both upcoming Battlefield games on the PC, namely Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 1943. Let’s see how your/my PC shapes up. Both games run on the same engine, so both share the same specs. And those are: Minimum Specs Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz Main memory: 2GB…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Preview: The Space Inquisition
All eight classes of Star Wars: The Old Republic have been revealed, leaving me only one question: What the hell is a Sith Inquisitor? I get that they’re supposed to be a more badass version of a Sith Warrior with different ranged abilities. But if that’s the case, wouldn’t all players playing as Sith Warriors…
By AJ Glasser Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mario? There’s An App For That
For a limited time (ie until lawyers take it down), you can get an app for the iPhone that lets you walk around pretending you’re stuck in a Mario game. It’s called iRwego (un hunh hunh), and is $1 (the $1.19 listed above is for the Australian store). My extensive hands-on impressions follow. Click to…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Top Ten “Crap Games of the Retail Shop”
One game shop has listed the top ten letdowns of 2009. The retailer isn’t talking about the buggiest or worst titles, but rather, the games that didn’t do as expected. In short, this is a list of titles that fell short sales-wise. 10. Persona Retail expectations were high, but the game got off to a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, Hellgate Is Back!
Proving you can’t keep an ill-conceived MMO down, the Hellgate series is back. And it’s moved on from London. And the English language. And now finds itself in Japan. Speaking Korean. March 2010? Best of luck to you, Hellgate.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Stores Rev Up For Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy XIII will be released in Japan soon. Pre-orders have commenced, and retailers are going all out. It’s a Final Fantasy frenzy! Check out these shots from shops in Tokyo’s Akihabara. もうすぐ発売ＦＦ１３ アキバはこんな感じ [アキバBlog]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Alan Wake Screenshot Is Comfortable Following A Well-Worn Path
Remedy Entertainment released a single screenshot for Alan Wake today. Just the one. Here it is. Alan, torch, darkness…yeah, it’s much like everything else we’ve seen from a game that will see you spending most of your time in the dark, with a torch in your hand. Love the Twitter advertisement, too. It was only…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Even Pikachu Uses The ATM
As seen on Kirai.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Brink Videos Show Some Gunplay
That Brink video the other day was nice, but there wasn’t much shooting. Not very helpful for a game where you’re meant to be shooting things. So here’s two more. Shooting included. These are from the same demo we saw at E3. Back in June. Was kind of hoping to see something else by December,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
R-Type in Diecast
Side-scrolling shooter R-Type is ready to blast up in diecast model form. Diecast — bringing back childhood memories of metal. The model is of R-Type’s “Madou Gokin RWF-9A Arrow Head” and will be released in Japan next March. It’s 5.11″ long and fully painted. And there’s a force pod, too! Pre-orders start at US$129.90. Merch’Em…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Did Japanese People Search For Online? You Will Be Surprised
Before we get to that, let’s talk about what Americans searched for. Here are the top ten “Fastest Rising” words of 2009 according to Google: 1. twitter 2. michael jackson 3. facebook 4. hulu 5. hi5 6. glee 7. paranormal activity 8. natasha richardson 9. farrah fawcett 10. lady gaga As we previously posted, Google…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Detroit Shopper Gets Cray-Cray When He Can’t Return a Console
The ancient Chinese curse reads, “May you live in interesting times.” So when a GameStopper says “It was an interesting day here,” you know he’s not talking about big sales. Four cops in a Detroit suburb overpowered a 43-year-old man who tried to return an Xbox without a receipt and, once rebuffed, got so PO’d…
By Owen Good Published December 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Games Made Google’s 2009 “Best/Worst Of”?
As is customary at this time of year, Google have released their “Zeitgeist” lists for 2009, highlighting the fastest-growing and fastest-falling search trends over the past year. As you’d expect, video games feature. According to the seach giant, here are the ten most popular gaming searches, which as you’ll see, have no bearing whatsoever on…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 2, 2009
