Music game DJ Hero is getting a special edition that features a carrying case that converts into a DJ stand, Activision announced today. The DJ Hero Renegade Edition also comes with a JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring unreleased tracks and a Renegade turntable featuring “premium metal controls and finish.” What it doesn’t feature, at…
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To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Dollars From Heaven HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Went to go pick up my kids’ passports this morning — their Japanese and US ones. The designs for both changed slightly — plus they’re chipped. Maybe this is good? Bad? Who knows. Got back Mini-Bash’s old passport from the consulate. It’s now void. His…
So it looks like Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studios are working on a Disney game code-named “Epic Mickey”. The concept art looks amazing, but we still have questions. Like what platform is it for? Headline kind of gives it away. The resume of another guy who’s working on the game, Tony Pulham, says it’s for…
Xbox LIVE Indie Games have come to Japan. The result? Games like this shooter Crescendo Symphony from indie developer “nakfiv”. The one player game is yours for a mere 240 Microsoft Points on Japanese LIVE Marketplace. Wonder how it plays… クレッシェンドシンフォニー [LIVE Marketplace via selectbutton]
Getting hard sales numbers for services like Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and Direct2Drive is like getting blood from a stone. Not. Gonna. Happen. So today, we’ll console ourselves with some overall sales trends released by the three service’s parent companies. Valve, who run Steam, have revealed that over the past 12 months sales have increased…
Say you like Fallout 3. You like it so much that you want to transform your room/house into something you might see in the game. Since burning the roof off is unsafe, here’s something a little more landlord-friendly. By following Chris Furniss’s simple instructions, you can whip up a ton of hand-made Nuka Cola caps,…
And did you know it’s really annoying and will probably be stuck in your head all day long? Puyo, puyo, pu-pu-pu-puyo puyo. You’re welcome. SEGA puzzler Puyo Puyo 7 hits Japanese retailers tomorrow.
One good thing about many games built on Valve’s Source engine is that developers often release the SDK (software development kit) for them. And so it is with Zeno Clash. Developers ACE Team have released the tools – which will allow users to mess around with items, characters and environments within the game – along…
Have a look at the debut trailer for totally new Shin Megami Tensei game, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The game is heavy on fancy helmets and scary music. In the game, the South Pole is covered by mysterious matter, and players are part of a crackerjack team sent to investigate – in that groovy…
EA have quietly, perhaps even accidentally, revealed that their two biggest sporting franchises – Madden and FIFA – will be coming to the iPhone “soon.” Buried at the foot of a press release for the iPhone’s “Spore Origins” is mention that both FIFA 10 and Madden 10 are “coming soon” to Apple handheld. Wonder how…
So says Japanese magazine Famitsu. In an article about the White Knight Chronicles 2nd Wave update, the following text appears: 続編も制作中 (zokuhen mo seisaku chuu) That means something like “a sequel is being made”. Details are scant, and the article details the 2nd Wave update. The last big update to the game, dubbed the 1st Wave,…
Going a little overboard with the Forza 3 screens aren’t you, Microsoft? We need a break. Just this once, we’ll go back-to-back, but only because they look so damn pretty. While we’ve got you, if you’re in Europe, you’re in luck, as Microsoft today announced the game will be out on October 23, which is…
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Word’s starting to spread that there is a Twilight game currently in development. But is it what you think it is? A report surfaced on Massively earlier today, pointing us to the site of a game proclaiming to be a Twilight MMO. There were no details provided other than the fact it was an MMO…
With graphics like this, you’d think that plush toys of the bar girls in Dream C Club would kind of look like they do on the Xbox 360. You’d think. But they don’t. At all. DREAM C CLUB ドリームクラブ るい ぬいぐるみ[タキ・コーポレーション]《予約商品０９月発売》15％オフあみあみ本店 [amiami]
Late last year, Gamasutra said they’d heard of a game Warren Spector (Deus Ex) was working on with Disney. Said it was a “steampunk” title. Looks like they were right on the money. The website of concept artist Fred Gambino (via Superannuation) has some pieces for a project called “Epic Mickey”, described as an “interactive…
Install haters, good news! Eagerly anticipated title Uncharted 2 does not require an install on your PS3’s hard drive. Here’s Christophe Balestra from the game’s developer, Naughty Dog: Uncharted 2 does not require any install. Guess that means Uncharted 2 does not require an install. Christophe Balestra: Uncharted 2 does not requi … [Twitter via…
Sorry about that. Anyway. Yes, Aion is doing surprisingly well for itself, having not only moved enough pre-sales to top the Steam charts last week, but to make an appearance on the Direct2Drive ones as well. Games that aren’t called Aion that are also doing well include The Sims 3, which was #1 on Direct2Drive,…
SNK’s hand-drawn 2D fighter The King of Fighters XII hasn’t only suffered from lag issues, but also buggy glitch issues as well. This clip is of fighter Raiden and glitching it up at around the 1:10 mark while doing a Critical Counter combo. To be fair, this is the PS3 version, which has gotten patched,…
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