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  French Game Mag Needs An English Version

  When it’s not perched too high upon its high horse, Britain’s Edge magazine is a good read. How many other mags do we read? Uh…none. We would, however, read Amusement. If we could. Sadly, the French magazine is available only in French (the cheek of them!). And we don’t do French. But preview pages of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIV Jobs, Races Revealed

  Upcoming Final Fantasy XIV is Square Enix’s latest stab at the MMO genre since previous title Final Fantasy XI. FFXIV will have races similar to the races in FFXI, but with different names. It is a new game, you see! According to these FFXIV scans, the brand spankin’ new race names are Hyuran (human in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Time Donkey Bears Witness

  Braid creator Jonathan Blow is making a new game. It’s called “The Witness”, and it launched with a splash page that some think is wonderful, others think is a bit much. Enter Flashbang Studios – of Velociraptor Safari and Minotaur China Shop fame – who have teased their own upcoming title, “Time Donkey“, by…taking the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Koei Makes Subsidiary In Vietnam

  Best know for the hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors, Koei is setting up a Koei branch in Hanoi, Vietnam. According to Koei, the sudden jump in development costs has lead the company to look for ways to be profitable. Enter this Vietnamese studio with aims to optimize efficiency and productivity for Koei — all at lower costs.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts: Funny What A Sale Can Do For Sales

  Here’s a very good reason why Valve now base their Steam sales charts on revenue rather than sales: last week’s Relic sale, which saw Dawn of War, Dawn of War II and Company of Heroes going for a song. Because even with this handicap, Dawn of War II still managed to top the Steam charts…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Chun-Li Figure Kicks Too High

  Sculpted by artisan Masanori Tanaka, this 1/8 scale Chun-Li was spotted at the Summer Wonder Festival 2009 — high kick and all! And this Cammy was created by artist HogaLee. Hey, another Cammy statue! ジェットストリーム「ストリートファイターIV アレンジコスチューム 春麗/キャミィ」の作例サンプル [moeyo.com]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Robot Chicken Does Castlevania

  If you’re going to make fun of Castlevania, you can focus on one of two things: tiny shorts or whips. This clip from a recent Robot Chicken episode has made its call. [via Go Nintendo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Guess Who’s Singing For Koei Wii Game? Gackt, That’s Who.

  Japanese musician Gackt has inked a deal to do the ending song for upcoming hack-and-slash Wii title Samurai Warriors 3 from developer Koei. Gackt’s music will also appear in TV ads for the game. The singer appeared in NHK drama Fuurin Kazan and says he hopes to tap his experience playing a character during the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Steam Down For Maintenance On Thursday

  PC gamers whose very existence depends upon the availability of Valve’s Steam service take note: it’ll be down for maintenance for an estimated three hours (“at the most”) on Thursday. The downtime will kick off at 6pm Pacific, and will affect pretty much everything and anything Steam-related, including in-game matchmaking & lobbies, buying from the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Five Classic Erotic Games Coming To UMD

  Those who missed them the first time around when they hit the PC can now play five classic erotic games on the PSP. The Wheel Country, LOVERS, Little Niece, Hypnotism 2 and Ways to Have Sweet Sex With A Childhood Friend are all coming to the UMD format. The titles will be out this fall.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Apple’s Next Product Also A “Gaming Platform”?

  Just like the iPhone and iPod Touch, which are becoming increasingly games-focused as they mature, so too is Apple’s next “big thing” – rumoured to be a tablet computer – getting into games in a big way. According to Barron’s, who cite an analyst that’s claiming to have already touched the device, the Apple Tablet…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  Even Master Chief Mows The Yard

  As Seen on WinterWolfStudios via 4chan via That Girl’s Site.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Cammy In Limited Edition Green, Salute Her!

  Yes, yes, yes, we’ve already seen this Cammy statue. But that statue was a different color. This is green. Green is different! This is priced at US$85. Front and back below. Is it possible to have too many Cammy figures? No, no it is not. ＣＧＣ　キャミィ　Limited Edition ::　YAMATO　株式会社やまと　オンラインショップ　::　商品情報 [Yamato]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2009
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  Damnit, Lucasarts, THIS Is The Indiana Jones Game We Wanted

  Back at GDC in 2006, Lucasarts showed off some footage of a “next-gen” Indiana Jones game. It looked great! Fast forward three years, however, and all we ended up with was Staff of Kings on Wii. Great. No, Lucasarts! We wanted the 360/PS3 version, the one with the Euphoria animation technology and the ability to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2009
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  The Ultimate Rock Band/Guitar Hero Instrument Compatibility Guide

  A few years out from the release of Rock Band we’re still a bit confused as to what instruments work with which music game. Same goes for Guitar Hero. Fortunately, there’s now this official chart to help us out. We say “official” because it comes straight from the top: Harmonix themselves have put it together…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2009
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  flOw Played liVe

  Composer Austin Wintory has always wanted to adapt his score for PSN game flOw for live performance by an orchestra. “Obviously the in-game music was entirely electronic, with the exception of choral voices,” blogs Wintory, “but I had an idea floating around my brain (somewhat resembling the jelly fish, careening out of control after spinning…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009
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  Don’t Appeal Against Square Enix In Court, You’ll Pay Big Time

  Back in early 2007, Korean popstar Ivy released a music video that looked remarkably like Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Square Enix took Korean entertainment production company Fantom and producer Hong Jeong-ho to court. And in March 2008, a judgment was passed, ruling in Square Enix’s favor with a damage award of approximately US$244,000. The…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published August 4, 2009
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  The Mario Bros. Move to Bensonhurst

  As seen on 87th St. at 18th Ave., Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. [Joel Tavaras, Dualshockers]

  By Owen Good Published August 4, 2009
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  Valve Releasing More Team Fortress 2 SDK

  Not content with releasing a software development kit for Team Fortress 2’s maps and environments, Valve will soon be releasing the SDK for the game’s character models and animations as well. What does this mean? It means modders have access to some of gaming’s finest characters and can alter their appearance and movements as they…

  By Luke Plunkett Published August 4, 2009
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  Aliens vs. Predator Site Says February 2010

  Bit of incremental news for those who were space marine before space marine was so cool – Sega’s updated its Aliens vs. Predator site with a coming soon date: February 2010. You can catch the trailer for it here, but, yes, it involves lots of shooting, hideous deaths, seething, hissing, and guttural alien language. Rebellion’s…

  By Owen Good Published August 4, 2009