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UncategorizedCan You Spot The Game Peripheral In This Lady Gaga Video?
Singer Lady GaGa has a new music video. Sister site Jezebel already analyzed the heck out of it, but missed one important detail: A gaming peripheral. Reader Gerard noticed what looks like the Nintendo Wii Nunchuk in the video. If that is a Nunchuk, not quite sure what it’s doing. This man is controlling something.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wonder If This Gets Credited To Steve Ballmer’s Gamertag…
sWeatyp1ts. As seen on Major Nelson.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Japanese People Line Up For Modern Warfare 2
The official localized version of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 won’t be out in Japan until December 10. That apparently didn’t stop a line from forming in Tokyo’s Akihabara. According to 2ch, the line is in front of AsoBitCity and for the imported version of Modern Warfare 2. Pictures of lines popping up on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Measuring The Hype: Modern Warfare 2
Funny thing, hype. Sometimes it builds up for months, until the pressure becomes almost unbearable. And other times, it comes out of nowhere. Drops from the ceiling, punches you in the face, steals your wallet and just disappears. You may have noticed. Last night, Activision and Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 was officially released, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Composer Mentions Bully 2 [UPDATE]
Rockstar released sandbox title Bully on the PlayStation 2 back in 2006 and later ported the title to the Xbox 360, Windows and the Nintendo Wii. Set in a school environment, the PS2 version sold 1.5 million copies. But is it working on another Bully? Game site TGL is running an excerpt from an interview…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey, PS3 Owners: Hold Onto Your Netflix Discs
Any and all PS3 owners about to receive their Netflix streaming discs, please take note: you may want to keep them in a safe place when they’re not in use, because you’re going to need them for a while. Netflix’s Steve Swasey has told G4 that, as it stands, the only way to watch a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scottish Hotel Bans Video Games
Forget your PSP and DS at home! The oldest family-run hotel in Scotland, the Crieff Hydro, is asking guests not to bring video game hardware this holiday season in order to “restore traditional family values”. Traditional family values during the holidays? So like relatives getting in fights and drinking too much? Kidding! “As a father-of-four,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Finally, Australia Gets Something Right
Australia has, sadly, been in the gaming news for all the wrong reasons these past few months. So, my fellow Aussie readers, here’s something to cheer you up: an antipodean exclusive! Namely, a giant, pink Bayonetta gun. Yes, if you thought Europe’s special edition of the game was nice, ours is nicer. It includes the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Study Finds Wii Fit Produces “Underwhelming Results”
Anyone who does proper exercise could have pointed this out, but it’s always nice to have it in writing; the American Council on Exercise have claimed that Nintendo’s Wii Fit produces “underwhelming results”. The group has released a report on the super-popular home fitness program, drawing on research performed by the University of Wisconsin. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chesty Jake Vs. The Ostriches
Prince of Persia actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been working out, getting in shape. He’s buff! But he’s still no match for ostriches. Ostriches will mess you up, yo. If they don’t stick their head in the sand. Gyllenhaal recalls one scene in the flick with real live ostriches — “not CG ostriches.” According to Jake…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do Sports Games Offer Truly West – Japan Game Industry Competition?
EA Sports exec has stated that the company is working to appeal to Japanese gamers. That works appears to have paid off: FIFA 10 is a hit in Japan. But could that be for a deeper reason? A piece running on Yahoo! News Japan (translated by AltJapan) summed up the difference between Western and Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Adding “Final Touches” To Western FFXIII
Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII this year. Lucky sods. Western fans have to suck it up, wait it out. How long? Maybe not that long, if comments from his Imperial Hotness, Yoichi Wada, are anything to go by. Speaking with GI.biz, Wada said “We’ve completed the master of the Japanese version, and for the US…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gold-Dipped PS3 Does Not Include 250GB Hard Drive
I’m convinced that, if you plotted it out, wealth approaches a tackiness asymptote to infinity. This gold-dipped PS3 Slim proves they might actually touch. Only five of these golden consoles will be made by “Computer Choppers.” Considering they dip or trim Blackberries and iPhones starting at $1,000 you can expect this sucker will run much…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nice Modern Warfare 2 Statue, Kotobukiya
Sony may actually have found a meaningful way to get people using PlayStation Home again, at least for a night, by giving away some sweet, sweet Modern Warfare 2 statues. If you join a Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer game via Home between 2100-0100 ET (1800-2200 PT) tonight, you’ll be in the running to win one…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frogger: Mad as Hell, Not Taking It Anymore
Give firearms to one pissed-off amphibian and watch roadkill turn into road rage. Oh, so I’m gonna die if I hit the edge of this screen, MFer? Yeah, well, Frogger’s goin’ home, bitch – through the front goddamn door. Grand Theft Auto vs. Frogger [Gagfilms via CollegeHumor]
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Is Amazon’s “Biggest Selling Pre-order” Video Game
Amazon.com, hearing your cries for more Modern Warfare 2 coverage, brings word today that Infinity Ward’s newly released first-person shooter is the online retailer’s “biggest selling pre-order video game of all time.” Yes, it’s selling a lot! The latest Call of Duty kill-fest has overtaken Amazon’s previous pre-order record holder, World of Warcraft: Wrath of…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
MAG’s Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms
More than 6,000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive‘s MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop preorder customers. Chief among the changes, according to Jeremy Dunham, Zipper’s senior community manager is an increase in the level cap to 60 from 40, a “retooled skill tree…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Star Trek Online Preview: Ignoring Regulation
Let me get this out of the way: I’m not a Trekkie. I was a loyal Star Wars fan until the prequels and thereafter switched my science fiction allegiance to Neal Stephenson. So forgive me if I can’t come up with enough Star Trek quips or effectively weigh in on the Kirk vs. Picard debate.…
By AJ Glasser Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB On Assassin’s Creed II’s “Seduction Mini-Game,” “Strong Sexual Overtones”
Just when you think that Assassin’s Creed II is going to feature throat-slitting violence and fountains of blood in a family friendly manner, Ubisoft crosses the line by putting “strong sexual overtones,” as thoroughly described by the ESRB. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has issued the Assassin’s Creed sequel a “Mature” rating, pointing out the…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2009