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Fairytale Fights The Elaborate Uboxening
About the only thing I didn’t find in my elaborate collector’s edition of Fairytale Fights that I expected to find but didn’t is the severed head of a gnome. Instead, I got a box that looks like a book (handy for hiding stuff in), a mini art book, some bizarre playing cards with the main…
By AJ Glasser Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop Brings in 15K to Manage Holiday Rush
GameStop’s booting up for the Black Friday rush, hiring some 15,000 temps between now and Christmas Eve to manage the predicted retail onslaught. The temps will fill positions in 4,300 stores, briefly filling the company’s total headcount by 46 percent, and the “in-store game advisor headcount” by 78 percent. GameStop said the figures are consistent…
By Owen Good Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Bayonetta Sexy Costume Time — Endless!
Bayonetta blah blah blah kimono blah blah blah race queen outfit blah blah blah thong swimsuit blah blah blah and cheerleader costume blah blah blah. Previously, it was revealed that the game would have unlockable costumes like a P.E. uniform. The day after tomorrow Bayonetta will be released in Japan. 『ベヨネッタ』コスチューム集、チアガール姿もあり [オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃]
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Even Kojima Productions Staffers Want To Make A New Z.O.E.
Game designer Hideo Kojima just can’t stop going on about his mecha series Zone of the Enders. He’s been writing about a possible Z.O.E. 3 and by doing so, has gotten his staff into a tizzy! “The reverberation has been bigger than imagined,” the game designer writes. How big? Apparently KP staffers who worked on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Would The DS Look Like With a Four Inch Screen?
The current DSi screen is 3.25 inches. Rumor has it that Nintendo will be releasing a new DS with a 4 inch screen. What would that look like? Time to bust out the ruler and additional screen. This perhaps. Below, a fan drawing show how much bigger two four inch screens would make the DSi.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Out Now On Xbox 360
That’s right, you heard me correctly. The Left 4 Dead 2 Xbox 360 Demo is now available for those who pre-ordered and obtained early access to the demo. What are you still doing here? Shouldn’t you be playing Left 4 Dead 2? Oh? When’s the PC demo? That will be out on Wednesday. Wednesday is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 -
UncategorizedCute Korean Ramen Ladies Rip Off Bubble Bobble? [Update]
South Korean idol group Girls’ Generation appears in a tasty noodle commercial, singing a very happy and familiar song. Here is the ad. Yummy instant ramen! Now, here is the Bubble Bobble theme song. Kwinky dink or highway robbery? YOU DECIDE. Update: We have contacted Taito, and according to a company spokesperson, the Bubble Bobble…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fifty Bucks and a Meal Spins Your Wedding Reception, DJ Hero-Style
It’s hilarious this dude’s in North Carolina, because every Baptist wedding reception I ever attended in my home state involved “Electric Slide,” which is not included in DJ Hero. Nor, for that matter, is the small dish of butter mints. Anyway, a Mr. “[email protected]” is offering his services and his DJ Hero kit to rotate…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Football Fans — Here’s Collinsworth NFL 10
Cris Collinsworth took over as the color analyst for the Madden franchise last year. John Madden retired from broadcasting this year. As this video suggests, it’s only a matter of time before the ex-Bengals receiver takes over the title Collinsworth (as voiced by NYC comedian Rob Lathan) has to start out somewhere, so here he…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins, Rock Band: Beatles and More Left 4 Dead In Today’s Pumpkins
Halloween is so close I can almost taste the zombie makeup and candy corn. Here’s a few more pumpkins to go in the patch. The Dragon Age: Origins entry comes from Cameron Vetter’s girlfriend (and man has she got some skills). The second Left 4 Dead pumpkin we’ve seen so far comes our way from…
By AJ Glasser Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Exec: No Cloud for Near Future
A streaming games service – “cloud gaming,” as the buzzphrase has it – is on Microsoft’s horizon but, for the near-term, it’s not something that can be reasonably delivered to a local-machine user, said the Europe boss for Xbox Live. Speaking at the London Games Festival, Jerry Johnson told an audience at the British Academy…
By Owen Good Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Doc Louis’ Punch-Out!! Knocked Out To Club Nintendo Members
Heed Punch-Out!! trainer Doc Louis’ sage advice, “Check your e-mail, Mac!” Because if you’re a member of Club Nintendo U.S. and opted for a digital copy of Doc Louis’ Punch-Out!!, you may already have it. The same is true for the other goods Club Nintendo gave away to Gold and Silver members, with reports from…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzard
To: Ash From: Crecente The winds whipping around outside and the temperature is plummeting. It’s supposed to start snowing around midnight here, they say. It won’t stop until there’s nearly two feet on the ground. YES! Good thing I don’t have to go anywhere to work. What you missed: The Who: Rock Band Coming Next…
By Brian Crecente Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hi-Res New Super Mario Bros. Wii Art At Your Disposal
Too often we forget to offer you galleries filled with high-resolution (or at least pretty high-resolution) art assets from attractive video games. Sorry about that. Here’s some New Super Mario Bros. Wii art as a formal apology. Since these pictures are worth 13,000 words at current conversion rates, we’d say that’s an ample apology. Personally,…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Netflix On PS3 Getting Embedded Solution “Late Next Year”
Sony and Netflix’s announcement that the movie rental company’s streaming service would be coming to the PlayStation 3 later this year left us with a few questions of our own. Fortunately, Netflix was nice enough to answer those questions. Netflix reps say the company will begin shipping out the Blu-ray discs that make streaming via…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Mark Of A DJ Hero Player: One Gamer Point
1-point Xbox 360 Achievements have been done before, but they’re rare. (Forza 2 has a pair.) If you play DJ Hero, prepare to gain a single point. This is a warning or maybe it’s a helpful hint for those striving for just one … more… point. Me? I didn’t notice until someone sent me a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dante’s Inferno PSP Screens Are Not Gluttonous
EA and Visceral Games are being very frugal with their dissemination of screen shots for the PSP version of Dante’s Inferno. Though, we’re not angered by their decision, we just lust for more. A trio of new Dante’s Inferno screens, brightly lit and bigger than any PSP resolution you’ve ever seen, might turn you on…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 27, 2009