Japan Still Loves Soccer, Favors PlayStation Games

Last week, Japan’s video gaming populace snatched up enough copies of Konami soccer sim World Soccer Winning Eleven 2010 to put it in first place. This week, Sega’s J-League Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! 6: Pride of J scores. The PSP game kicked its way to the top of the Media Create sales charts, pushing…

Star Trek Online Open Beta Stardated

Boldly go where only closed beta testers have gone before this January, when Cryptic launches the open beta test for Star Trek Online on stardate 63497. For those of you not up to par on your Star Trek calendar, that’s actually January 12th, 2010. The open beta will run through January 26th, giving players two…

LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues Review: Nuke The Mini-fig

With the three best Indiana Jones movies already tapped in the first LEGO Indiana Jones game and rage over the fourth Indy film still not fully dissipated, LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues may be on shaky LEGO bricks. LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues spends much of its time focused on the…

The PlayStation Network By the Numbers

Outlined today during a Sony presentation to investors and analysts, the PlayStation Network has 33 million registered accounts, 5.4 million daily user sign-ins and 1.4 million daily visits to the PlayStation Store. Those 33 million users download a staggering 25 petabytes of data a month. More importantly for Sony, they’re also spending three times what…

Brad Pitt Attached To Dark Void Movie

Brad Pitt‘s production company Plan B Entertainment and Capcom have come to an agreement over the movie rights for Dark Void, now being developed as a sci-fi thriller and potential Pitt starring vehicle. Capcom’s third-person shooter isn’t out until January, but Pitt’s production company seems to think it has potential at the box office. Plan…

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers Impressions: The Day After Christmas

Pick your selling point for the next Final Fantasy on Wii: (Primarily) single-player with a deep story? Sort of is 75% mini-games? Can lift cow and use udders over character’s head to shoot enemies? The last notable game of 2009? I was introduced to Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers last week, discovering quickly…

StarCraft II Web Site Upgrade Complete, New Info Deployed

The official StarCraft II web site got a massive injection of new info, artwork, screen shots and story details as of this week, giving sci-fi real-time strategy fans something to soften the pangs. There’s new media to soak in, including a close look at the stars of StarCraft II’s single-player campaign, Tychus Findlay, Zeratul, and…

Supreme Commander 2 Dated For North America

A European release window yesterday becomes a definitive U.S. release date today for Supreme Commander 2, with a video showing you what you could be playing come March. Square Enix will be publishing Supreme Commander 2 in North America on March 2nd of next year on the PC and March 16th for the Xbox 360.…

No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise Screens

The BioShock 2 Special Edition Is Gorgeous, Groovy

BioShock fans ought dust off the ol’ phonograph for the release of BioShock 2’s special edition package, a gorgeous collection of unnecessary goodies that is music to the ears and a feast for the eyes. And at $99.99 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $89.99 for Games for Windows LIVE, it’s no small dent in…

Mortal Kombat Reboot

Resident Evil 5 Goes Gold Again

Capcom’s decision to release the Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition as downloadable content still stands, but there will be a boxed version as well in the form of Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition. Last month Capcom asked players how they wanted the extra content in the Japanese Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition delivered to Western…

GameStop Black Friday Deals

At Least One Twist, One Upgrade For Kane & Lynch 2

This time you’re Lynch, and you’ve got online co-op. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days recently made the transition from rumored software to announced product, but details about the game have remained scarce, even on the game’s official site. I found some, however, on an assets disc I recently received from Square Enix, and they…

Another Magic Moment From Battlefield: Bad Company 2

When setting off explosives planted in a strategic location, it’s always best to wait until as many enemies as possible enter the building before hitting the detonator. You can almost hear the two players hiding behind the opposite building snickering as they watch the enemy team flood the building they’d just filled with explodey goodness.…

Turbo: The Struggle To Make A Better Video Game Movie

With a title like Turbo, says filmmaker Jarrett Conaway, it’s simple to put across that the movie is either about arcade-style fighting or cars. Here, Turbo is about kicking, not cars. Simple, right? Sure. But, getting the film made and made right wasn’t so simple. Turbo follows 4D fighting game player Hugo (Justin Chon of…

Return To Ostagar With New Dragon Age DLC

Return to the scene of the the Grey Wardens’ darkest hour in Return to Ostagar, a new downloadable content pack for Dragon Age: Origins, due out this holiday season for all three platforms. At the beginning of Dragon Age: Origins, a battle between the forces of good and evil at Ostagar leave the Grey Wardens…

Confront Your Nemesis In Champions Online

Cryptic Studios puts Champions Online‘s nemesis feature to good use next week, pitting players against their self-created arch nemesis in a battle to save the universe from inter-dimensional evil in the Nemesis Confrontation event. Allowing players to create their own nemesis in Champions Online seemed like a great idea, but I always wondered what Cryptic…

Before You Go: How to Have Fun and Raise Money For Kids

Today’s the day, the magical day. We’re throwing a party in Child’s Play‘s honor and you’re invited. Just come on down to Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver at 6 p.m., donate a bit to get in and party like a rock star up on stage or in the console arcade. But before you come, here…

Sony Aims To Create All-Encompassing Online Service Out Of PSN

Back in May, Sony talked about expanding the PlayStation Network to cover other hardware devices. Today the company further details these plans, leveraging the PSN infrastructure to create an online service for all Sony hardware. The PlayStation Network has been a big hit with PlayStation 3 and PSP owners, and now Sony wants to bring…