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Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” Comes To Rock Band – In South Park
Last night’s episode of South Park featuring the boys playing Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” in Rock Band once again proves that every song is better when Eric Cartman sings it. The Japanese are ruthlessly slaughtering whales and dolphins, and only Stan Marsh can stop them, not that his friends give a damn. They’re too busy…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Batman Arkham Asylum Defaced With Lego (Wait A Minute…)
Not interested in promoting vandalism we must nevertheless provide evidence of what, following that Resident Evil deed, must be a spree of Lego-based game-ad defacement. (Two is a “spree,” yes?) Odd choice. Batman has already had a Lego head. Thanks to reader Davis who spotted this in Brooklyn’s High Street station. Lego Batman [Flickr]
By Stephen Totilo Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
The LocoRoco Midnight Carnival Begins Today
$14.99 worth of tilting and rolling goodness hits the PlayStation Network today, as Sony releases LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for the PSP. LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is the latest installment of the painfully adorable LocoRoco series, featuring 16 new stages, competitive and co-op multiplayer modes, mini-games, and three bonus stages. The game also introduces the Boing! maneuver,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Death or Treat: Army of Two’s Take on Halloween
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By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Champions Online: One Million Heroes Strong And Growing
According to developer Cryptic Studios, Super Crecente is just one of more than a million superhero characters created since the launch of the massively multiplayer Champions Online. Atari and Cryptic announced the one million character milestone today, using the figure as an example of the strong reception Champions Online has received from both fans and…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero DLC Is A Tad Bit Pricey
DJ Hero is barely out the door and already there are new downloadable tracks, with 50 Cent, Queen, Gorillaz, and Public Enemy hitting Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network today – for $3.00 apiece. DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames’ Chris Lee gave IGN the skinny on the first round of DJ Hero DLC, revealing a price…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dress Your Xbox Avatar In University Pride
Display your love for your favorite institute of higher learning with the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace University Collection, as long as yours is one of the top 30 U.S. Universities. If Georgia made the cut, odds are your favorite did too. Disruptive Media Publishers today announces the release of the University Collection on the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
D3Publisher Brings More Blue Dragon Stateside
Create your own character and adventure with Shu and friends in Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, coming to the U.S. Nintendo DS this spring, courtesy of D3Publisher. Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow is set two years after the original Blue Dragon and a year after the previous DS installment, Blue Dragon Plus. Instead of controlling Shu, the…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazing Simulator Trains Crew For World’s Biggest Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean took delivery of the world’s largest cruise ship today, but the crew of the Oasis of the Seas have been using a high-tech simulator to prepare to take over the monstrous 16-deck, 225,282 gross ton cruiser. The STAR Center in Florida uses incredibly realistic high-tech bridge simulators to prepare a crew to take…
By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pimp Your Ride With The Bad Company 2 Limited Edition
The Limited Edition of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been announced, delivering four vehicle upgrades and two classic Battlefield 1943 weapons at no additional cost. The Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition isn’t a collector’s edition, weighed down with useless trinkets for an inflated price, but rather a limited version of the regular game packaged…
By Mike Fahey Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Disney Considering Movie, Comics for Epic Mickey
No decisions have been made, but Disney Epic Mickey designer Warren Spector has his way we’ll be seeing a lot more than a game coming out of the concept behind the moralistic reimagining of Walt Disney’s most beloved character. “I’ve had some discussions with people and really, really want to see some comics and cartoons…
By Brian Crecente Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hello Chicken Pox!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bring on the Nintendo News After spending last week sick and part of this week barfy, Micro-Bash now has the chicken pox. Mini-Bash, Mrs. Bashcraft and yours truly have already had chicken pox, so no sweat for us! A friend of Mini’s was going to come over this weekend, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reports: Valkyria Chronicles 2 Demo Hits Japan Next Week
The PSP Go is getting off to a demo-filled start in Japan this weekend with a bunch of new demos and games lined up for launch. Guess which one’s got me jealous of Japan? Famitsu’s report that a Valkyria Chronicles 2 demo will drop November 2, the day after the PSP Go hits Japanese shelves.…
By AJ Glasser Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo DS Sales Reach 113 Million, Wii Sales 56 Million
The title says it all. Nintendo announced new life-to-date numbers for both the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii. In the last six month period ending in September, Nintendo sold 11.70 million DS units and reached life-to-date sales of 113.48 million units — both numbers are worldwide. Worldwide DS software sales for the period were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prince of Persia Trailer Impressions — Please, Ben Kingsley, Don’t Mess This Up
Earlier this week, Disney and OnePR treated games journalists to the first ever screening of the Prince of Persia film trailer. If you want to see it for yourself, sit tight – it runs with the premier of 2012 on November 13. Also I’m sure it’ll hit the interwebs well before then. If you want…
By AJ Glasser Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Heaviest Portable This Generation Is…
Get out your scales, people! Below is a list of the handhelds released this generation and their weights: 158g – PSPgo 189g – PSP-2000 189g – PSP-3000 214g – DSi 218g – DS Lite 275g – Nintendo DS 280g – PSP-1000 314g – DSi LL When Nintendo dubbed the new DSi, it wasn’t kidding! In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Europe Getting DSi LL First Quarter 2010
Nintendo has confirmed to game site VG247 that the DSi LL will be released in Europe first quarter 2010, but at a “higher” price than the DSi. Because the DSi LL is bigger, yo. “Nintendo today confirms that a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first quarter of 2010,” Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Don’t You Wish You Worked At Insomniac?
Check out these vinyl toys CreatureBox and Gentle Giant put together as gifts for Insomniac Games employees. Even the weird-looking Qwark puts all the coffee mugs I’ve ever gotten to shame. The full employee gift set includes Qwark, Clank and Ratchet. To give you an idea of scale, Qwark is a whopping 15 inches wide.…
By AJ Glasser Published October 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Katamari Creator’s Playground Moving Forward
Several years back, Keita Takahashi, the game designer behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, mentioned he wanted to design playgrounds. He’s been commissioned to do so, and the ball is now starting to get rolling, so to speak. According to game site GameSetWatch, UK gaming even GameCity and the Nottingham City Council have announced…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2009