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A New, Improved KORG DS-10
Fans of the KORG DS-10 music creation software for the Nintendo DS will be happy to know that cavia, inc. and Procyon Studio are working hard on an enhanced version, aptly named KORG DS-10 Plus. KORG DS-10 Plus isn’t a sequel, but rather a revamped version of the original application, already released in Japan, with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom: Seth Will Be Cheaper In Super Street Fighter IV
Super Street Fighter IV wasn’t always super. Initially, franchise producer Yoshinori Ono thought the next iteration of Street Fighter, landing just a year after the release of Street Fighter IV, should get a new number. Maybe not five, but perhaps 4.9. But Capcom thought that might be too confusing and instead slapped the game with…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Defies Gravity With Inversion
A cop and his neighbor scour the gravity-twisted, alien-infested streets of their city in search of a missing boy in Inversion, a 3rd person shooter for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 from Namco Bandai, The alien Lutadore have invaded the Earth, their gravity-twisting weapons riddling major cities with areas of zero gravity and vector…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Of Goo Birthday Sale: The Results Are In
2D Boy celebrated the World of Goo’s birthday by allowing folks to pay whatever price they wanted for the PC version of the game, from a penny on up. Let’s see how that worked out. The good news? The World of Goo birthday sale was such a huge success that 2D Boy has extended it…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 -
UncategorizedThe Living Covenant Elite Halloween Mask
There are Halloween costumes and then there are HALLOWEEN COSTUMES. With animatronic eyes and a face, this Halo Covenant Elite head will most surely form the ladder. That’s right, moving mandibles means you can use all caps when you describe what you’re going as for Halloween. Not a lot is known about YouTube user petemander1,…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
NCSoft’s Halloween Plans
MMO companies love delving into their bag of tricks for Halloween, and NCsoft is no different, with events planned across all six of its active Western games. NCsoft is operating six games at once? Yes they are, and Halloween is coming to each one of them. The Mad King Thorn returns to Guild Wars, Scarecrow…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Games On Demand: Fist-Bumping, Werehogs, And LA Traffic
Whether you enjoy shooting, driving, or bemoaning the sad decline of a once-beloved franchise, today’s additions to the Xbox 360 Games on Demand lineup have something for you! Three old Xbox 360 titles are made new again this week, thanks to the magic of digital delivery. Today you can download Army of Two, Midnight Club:…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Comes with Three Discs?
At least one version of upcoming Playstation 3 racer Gran Turismo 5 apparently comes with three Blu-ray discs, GT Planet writes. The Gran Turismo fan site spotted the game’s box in the hands of game creator Kazunori Yamauchi on a Mercedes-Benz video that talks about the inclusion of the Mercedes SLS AMG. Gran Turismo 5…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAX East Tickets Go On Sale
Are you an East Coast gamer tired of watching the West Coast gamers having all the fun? Registration has opened for PAX East, the more sensible version of Penny Arcade’s celebration of games and gaming. After several years’ worth of trial shows in Seattle, the Penny Arcade team is ready for the main event. PAX…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
And Then There Was LEGO Queen
Guitarist Brian May may have beat them to the punch, but that won’t stop Warner Bros. Interactive and MTV Games from proudly announcing tiny LEGO versions of super group Queen in LEGO Rock Band. Sure, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury might have passed, but including a virtual representation of him in LEGO Rock Band is…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Explores Xbox Live Rewards Program
Microsoft appears to be launching a pilot rewards program for Xbox Live, according to emails sent out to a number of subscribers over the past day. The email, sent to a number of our readers and forwarded to Kotaku, says that the sign-up period for the program closes on Oct. 21. But it’s unclear what…
By Brian Crecente Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
I. Am. Sick.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Landed Feeling horrible, sore throat. Will go to the doctor’s tomorrow if I don’t get better. Hate when the weather changes — I always get sick. What you missed last night 3D Dot Heroes Has The Bestest Load Screens Rumor: Famitsu Awards Bayonetta A Perfect Score Sony: Playstation Continues To…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Don’t Expect More PixelJunk PSP Ports Just Yet
Kyoto-based developer Q-Games has brought its home console PSN PixelJunk experience to the PSP with PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe. It’s a first for the company, and perhaps, a last. Q-Game head Dylan Cuthbert has stated that he doesn’t think the company will port anything else to the PSP, telling Kotaku, “We thought the psp-go and the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Slow PSPgo Sales In Australia
PS3 sales in Australia are healthy, and the home console has been selling over 10,000 units per week since early September. The PSPgo, which launched October 1 and is AUD$50 less than the PS3, has been hardly robust. According to Australian paper The Age, a source with access to official GfK sales figures divulged that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: Nintendo Might Cut Profit Forecast
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo could very well cut its earning forecast and announce that annual profit will decline. The reason? Decreasing Wii sales and the strong Japanese yen. Net income, Bloomberg reports, will possibly fall 11 percent to US$2.7, marking the first drop since March 2004. Wii sales have been on the slide with global…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Gets New “Value” Elite Xbox 360 Bundle
On October 29, Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox 360 Elite bundle in Japan. Packaged with Lost Planet Colonies and Ace Combat 6, this “value pack” is priced at ¥29,800 (US$330). Trust me, that’s a much better value when the US dollar isn’t in the toilet.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
Epic Mickey’s Animatronic Donald Gives Me The Creeps
Game Informer’s keeping a steady stream of Epic Mickey articles coming between its November 2009 reveal issue and its online supplements. This article takes a look at character design and art. We’ve already been told that this Wii exclusive game will be all about Mickey painting in parts of his environment to get through levels…
By AJ Glasser Published October 20, 2009 - Uncategorized
One Day, Hideo Kojima Will Make ZOE3, Promise
Zone of the Enders 2, known in Japan as Anubis, was not a huge hit. While it did go over well with the press, it was a modest hit for designer Hideo Kojima. Anubis was slated for release during holiday 2002, but was pushed back to February due to the packed December release calendar, just…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2009