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Europe’s PSN Video Store Opens Next Week
Hey, Europe. Your long, long wait for a PSN video marketplace of your own is almost at an end, with the service finally due to kick off next week. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have confirmed that the European PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service will commence on November 18, which is next Wednesday. To begin with,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Thanks People For Ratting Out R4 Retailers
Kyoto-based game company Nintendo created an anonymous form for collect information about the sale of R4 cartridges in Japan. This information will be used by Nintendo in its legal suit. As we posted previously, announced that it and 54 software game companies were filing a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against companies that import…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bad Ideas: R-Type, Ghosts ‘N Goblins For iPhone
R-Type is coming for the iPhone. Ghosts ‘N Goblins came out over the weekend. Who keeps signing these cheques? R-Type, which is being ported by DotEmu, will be out “sometime in the next few months”, while Ghosts N’ Goblins was released in Japan on Sunday. So…take two games requiring fast, precise controls, then port them…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jill Valentine In Resident Evil: Afterlife?
Actress Sienna Guillory appeared in flick Resident Evil: Apocalypse as character Jill Valentine, but was M.I.A. in the third film, Resident Evil: Extinction. Rumors have it that there was a contract dispute with the actress. Director Paul W.S. Anderson is currently filming Resident Evil: Afterlife and star Milla Jovovich tweeted this tidbit: “Valentine MAY be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Just Cause 2: Grappling Onto Moving Helicopters
I’m digging what I’ve seen of Just Cause 2 so far, mostly because of one thing: the game’s grappling hook. And how it may actually give us the game Bionic Commando failed to provide. Just Cause 2 ‘The Grapple’ Mini Doc 3 [GameVideos]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Catching Up With ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl creator says XBLA port not so certain; future games in franchise still a possibility Just because characters ToeJam & Earl were SEGA stars in the early 1990s, that doesn’t mean they’ll be appearing courtesy of SEGA. The game company recently polled fans, asking them which title should get the XBLA send-up, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 10, 2009 - Reviews
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review: This Means War
Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson answers the call of duty in the highly charged Modern Warfare 2, developer Infinity Ward’s immediate successor to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Modern Warfare 2’s single-player campaign picks up five years after the events of the previous game, telling the bloody story of a new conflict between multinational military…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Sounds Of Killzone 2
For all its bombast, bleakness and Brian Cox, I didn’t really like Killzone 2. Well, didn’t much like the game. The music, now, the music was brilliant, so it’s good to hear it’s being released for public consumption. The game’s rousing soundtrack was recorded by a session orchestra (at Abbey Road, no less), not some…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Criterion’s Need For Speed Will Be Out “Next Year”
Criterion, the studio behind Burnout, are at work on a “revolutionary take” on the Need For Speed franchise. When’s it out? Well, according to EA’s Frank Gibeau, it’ll be out next year. He made the comment in a conference call earlier today, which was held to provide a “please explain” for the company’s decision to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 -
UncategorizedExplore The Tender Side Of Manhood With Dragon Age
Lots of gruff talk around here tonight. High-fives, gunfire, manly things. It’s all that Modern Warfare 2. So let’s take a break from all the HOO-RAH with something a little gentler, brought to you by BioWare’s Dragon Age. With Fahey posting that lady-elf-on-lady clip, it’s only fair I post this one. Of man-elf-on-man action. Complete…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Adds 4v4 Competitive Matchmaking (And L4D2 Demo Expands)
Earlier today, Valve announced support for 4v4 competitive matchmaking to Left 4 Dead. Can’t fault their timing; just as people are about to abandon the first game en masse to pick up the sequel. Ah well. Better late than never, eh? In related Left 4 Dead news, the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, which was…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 Locked Until Thursday For Steam Customers
Time for a handy reminder: if you’ve pre-loaded a copy of Modern Warfare 2 on Steam, you won’t be able to play it later tonight like everyone else. Yes, while anyone buying a boxed copy of Modern Warfare 2 on PC have only to wait until November 10 (ie, only a few hours away) to…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom’s Flock! Claims Major Award
Scotland’s Proper Games took home honors at for BAFTA Scotland, claiming the first award in the board’s games category for Flock!, the downloadable title published by Capcom this spring. Voting was limited to Scotland-developed titles, but it was still the first year the Scotland organization (sigh, organisation) of the British Academy of Film and Television…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2: 360 vs PS3 (Part II)
Last night, we pointed you towards some comparison shots showing the supposed differences between Modern Warfare 2 on the PS3 and 360. Problem was, those shots were iffy. Tonight, let’s instead look at a proper, thorough analysis. Lens of Truth have copies of the game on both systems, and have posted an exhaustive selection of…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dustbusting Blinky’s Got Pac-Roomba on the Run
Roomba Pac-Man? Done before, but mostly as a cosmetic enhancement. Here it’s taken to the next level – five Roombas (Roombi? Roombae, thanks Greentrace) engaged in a contest of Pac-Man with programmed "chase" and "escape" AI. Roomba Pac-Man [site, via RipTen]
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Makes FF XIII Announcement Announcement Official
This Friday, North American Final Fantasy fans will want to pay close attention to Square Enix, as the company promises “a FINAL FANTASY XIII announcement you won’t want to miss!” Yes, as the Final Fantasy faithful have likely already predicted, this Friday, November 13, Square Enix plans an announcement, announcing that announcement of announcements on…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Wants Your Modern Warfare 2 Launch Pictures
Tonight’s the night you can go stand out in the darkness and wait to give your money to a store in exchange for a copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on your platform of choice. Don’t let my indifference deflate you, instead take pictures of whatever launch event you attend and post them…
By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009 -
UncategorizedYouTube Yanked This Vid Off Infinity Ward Channel — on Modder’s Takedown Notice
The displeasure directed by some in the Modern Warfare 2 PC community toward Infinity Ward isn’t limited to petitions. This weekend, YouTube removed a video Infinity posted to its channel, after a modder filed a DMCA takedown notice. BASHandSlash user PST*Joker has claimed that Modern Warfare 2’s AC-130 reward (achieved for a killstreak of 11)…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2009