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Rock Band Next Week: Broken Benjamins And Chained Alices
New albums from Alice in Chains and Breaking Benjamin prompt new music from the former and a 3-track debut pack for the latter in next week’s Rock Band Music Store Update. Breaking Benjamin’s “Dear Agony” and Alice in Chains’ first album in 14 years, “Black Gives Way to Blue” both hit music stores, iTunes, and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Order Of Importance?
A Japanese gaming blog’s ad banners, displayed outside the 2009 Tokyo Game Show.
By Stephen Totilo Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing this Weekend?
I’ll confess, one reason I’m glad I moved to Oregon is that the onset of damp weather and gloomy skies means I can game all day and not feel like a slug for not having set foot outside. Those days are soon upon us as the autumnal equinox hit this past week. And further, my…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales Of Vesperia Just Can’t Beat Those Pokemons In Japan
It was a big, big week for new software releases in Japan, with six new titles landing in the top ten. But nothing could dethrone last week‘s software co-champs, Pokemon Soul Silver and Pokemon Heart Gold. But the PlayStation 3 version of Tales of Vesperia certainly came close, selling more than 200,000 copies in its…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Booth Check: Sony’s PlayStation Space
Sony’s PlayStation presence at Tokyo Game Show moved a little closer to the front of the Makuhari Messe this year, a new layout that gives 360-degree access to Sony’s wares. Those wares obviously include high caliber software like Final Fantasy XIII, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep.…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2 Hands On: Wheelchair of Death
Chuck Greene is quite handy with a sword… and golf club… and beer bottles… and chainsaws on poles… and… well, you get the idea. In the 15 minutes or so that I spent running around inside a casino in Dead Rising 2 I manged to slice – both vertically and horizontally – club, shoot and…
By Brian Crecente Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Trip Through The TGS Mega Merch Zone
Each year, tons of licensed video game goods (and not so goods) are trucked into the Makuhari Messe, letting Tokyo Game Show attendees spend their hard earned yen on things like plush Puyos and Final Fantasy action figures. Two companies dominate the retail area, Capcom and Square Enix, selling many a Monster Hunter jacket and…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion Gets Rid Of Idle Shopkeepers To Lessen Queue Times
Aion general chat has one less thing to complain about this morning, as NCsoft takes steps to prevent folks from abusing the personal shop system in order to remain online during peak hours. The shopkeeper system has been abused terribly since the North American launch of Aion. Here’s how it was supposed to work: a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tekken 6 Character Customization
Yesterday we took a look at the Scenario Campaign mode in Tekken 6. Today, it’s all about the character customization. This is the feature I will spend the most time in when I play Tekken 6. More time than even fighting, which is arguably the main focus of the game. I’ll be the fairy pixie…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hideo Kojima Talks Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker And How You Can Help Him
Hideo Kojima hopes that the Metal Gear series will continue beyond his lifetime, the series mastermind told Kotaku during an interview mostly about his new game and a little bit about the times he has hid in cardboard boxes. During a half-hour backroom chat with Kotaku and Kotaku Japan at the Tokyo Game Show on…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rage Of The Gladiator Is The First MotionPlus WiiWare Game
While we’re all waiting for more retail titles utilizing Nintendo’s more responsive MotionPlus add-on to arrive, Ghostfire Games is busy readying Rage of the Gladiator, the first MotionPlus-enabled WiiWare game. The community wanted more games with MotionPlus and Ghostfire listened, adding in support for the Wii remote add-on to their upcoming gladiatorial combat title. Ghostfire…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery DS Confirmed
Ubisoft finally confirms Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery for the Nintendo DS, presenting an untold chapter from Assassin’s Creed II on the handheld this November. Developed by Griptonite Games, Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery for the DS sounds a whole lot like the iPhone version, also hitting on November 20th. The game sees Ezio travelling to Spain…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2 Screenshots Shuffle Out
From looking at the screenshots, here is what we *think* the plot of Dead Rising 2 is: Reality show Terror Is Reality has mortals slay zombies for cash and prizes. A virus has infected folks, turning them into zombies. After being rounded up and quarantined, these zombies are turned into fodder for this reality show.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2009 -
UncategorizedVideo of Resident Evil 5 Using PS3 Motion Controls
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan’s TGS presser revealed that the “Resident Evil 5: Director’s Cut” will employ the Sony motion controller now under development. Here is video of that announcement, and the controller being used with the game. The gameplay begins at 2:50 (unless you speak Japanese, skip to that part, it’s all presentation dialogue up…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2: What’s With The Duct Tape?
Controller in hand, standing inches away from a flat panel running Dead Rising 2 at an event in a Tokyo cantina, the thing that most intrigued me about the game wasn’t the ability to slice zombies with a sword or beat them with anything from a wheelchair to a golf club, it was the duct…
By Brian Crecente Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Boy And His Blob Get Their Own Month
Majesco reveals new concept art and the cover to the Wii reimagining of NES classic A Boy and His Blob as part of Blob Month, a celebration leading up to the game’s October 6th release. Sure the game is out in 12 days, but it’s Majesco’s title and they can set aside a whole month…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 -
UncategorizedImagining Lyrics To Zelda
First there was Mega Man. Then Duck Tales. Now YouTube singer/songwriter Brentalfloss takes on his biggest challenge yet: The Legend of Zelda. Does he triumph, or will Ganon win the day? Brentalfloss applies his unique vocal stylings to Link and his original quest to rescue Princess Zelda and save the day, donning an odd beard…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes Two Million Strong And Updating
More than 2 million players have signed up free-to-play online shooter Battlefield Heroes, and EA celebrates with the free “Heroes of the Fall” game update, complete with a new map in stylish fall colors. The Battlefield Heroes community continues to grow in leaps and bounds, having added an additional 1 million players since the first…
By Mike Fahey Published September 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Beatles Limited Edition Will Sell Out by November, says Viacom CEO
Anyone waiting to buy his boomer parents a showpiece gift for Christmas, listen up: The CEO of Viacom, parent company of MTV Games, says that the limited edition hardware bundle of Beatles: Rock Band should sell out by November. That’s the $249 version, with Ringo Starr’s drums and Paul McCartney’s bass (plus microphone and stand).…
By Owen Good Published September 25, 2009