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  Sony Expands “Official Licensing Program”

  Today Sony Computer Entertainment announced plans to expand its “Official Licensing Program” for PlayStation peripherals and accessories for the PSP, PS2 and the PS3. Sony explains, “By entering into a license agreement with SCE through this program, peripheral and accessory manufacturers will gain access to technical documentations necessary for designing and creating variety of licensed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  Hey Guys, There Are More Ladies Gaming Than Ever Before

  Hey, lady gamers: your ranks are increasing. A study by the NPD Group has revealed that the number of female console gamers is on the rise, reaching 28% of the console userbase earlier this year. That mark represents a 5% increase over 2008, and was helped along by a 19% increase in Wii use across…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  And Now There Is A Boy…

  First there was a landscape and the number four. Then a dragon. Now? Now there is a boy. He has a sword. Tomorrow we hope this Square Enix countdown site brings us clouds or maybe, just maybe, the sun. Oh the suspense. It is killing us. NEW GAME [Official Site]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  Let’s Take A PlayStation Home Survey!

  Let’s! Sony is asking questions, and you are giving answers. What Sony wants to know: “How appealing would each of the following potential features be if a new public space was created that was dedicated to the PlayStation brand?” That’s the main question, and Sony then breaks things down into smaller, bit-sized polling that covers…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  Try Getting This Devil May Cry Sword Through Customs

  The delightfully-named United Cutlery make things with blades on them. Some are practical for use around the home, others are practical for use only with effeminate half-dressed demon fighters. Like this replica of “Red Queen”, from Devil May Cry 4. It’s 42 inches long, and has real steel, and real leather. Crazy. It’ll only be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  Epic Games In South Korea

  Epic Games, the folks behind the Gears of War franchise and the Unreal Engine development platform, are opening a branch office in South Korea. The Seoul-based Epic Games Korea will sell the Unreal Engine 3 to developers in the region. The office will be headed up by Ray Park, who previously launched Microsoft’s in-game advertising…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  EA “Launched Too Many New IPs” In 2008

  Last year, EA tried something new: they released a number of titles based off brand new intellectual property. Perhaps, in hindsight, too many. In an interview with Gamasutra, EA’s Frank Gibeau has said: I think in the spirit of your question, I think we launched too many new IPs all at once in Q3. I…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009
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  These Ladies Might Be In New Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza)

  SEGA has started holding “hostess” auditions for an upcoming Ryu Ga Gotoku (aka Yakuza) game. Between May 8 and June 19, there were over 1,500 applicants. Those screened from that pool auditioned at SEGA’s headquarters. Groups of 2~3 applicants were interviewed by the game’s creators, including Ryu Ga Gotoku designer Toshihiro Nagoshi, in a 30…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009
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  Sony Patents Method To Emulate PS2 On PS3

  My single biggest problem with the PS3? The loss of backwards compatibility. It’s a gaping hole in the system’s feature set. Then again, it may also be one that’s on the way back. Some background: when the PS3 first launched, it was backwards-compatible, meaning you could play PlayStation 2 games on your new PlayStation 3.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2009
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  More Erotic Game Websites Block Foreign Access

  The big erotic game trend these days? Block foreign access of your website. Why? Because foreigners have been making a big deal about ero games. Joining the likes of PC developer Minori, Yuzusoft’s website sends up a standard 403 forbidden to those trying to access the page outside of Japan. And while the VisualArts Visual…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2009
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  No LAN Play For Starcraft II

  One of the reasons Starcraft is still such a big hit at LAN parties is that, like most “older” PC titles, it supports multiplayer over a local network. Starcraft II will do no such thing. A Blizzard rep has told Kotaku: We don’t currently plan to support LAN play with StarCraft II, as we are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2009
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  Behind the Scenes of Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li

  Remember that Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li movie? Sorry to hear that. We had expunged it from our brain until we saw these clips. Time to share! These clips are hitting the internets to help promote the movie’s DVD release. The home version includes bonus footage, commentary and a full-length comic movie “Street Fighter…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2009
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  Captain Blood Preview: Errol Flynn He Ain’t — But He’ll Do

  The popularity of pirates is waning as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise gives way to Twilight and Harry Potter – but Captain Blood aims to cash in on the tail end of the pirate craze. Loosely based on the Rafael Sabatini books that spawned an Errol Flynn movie and possibly a 2011 remake by…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 29, 2009
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  Three Things We Weren’t Allowed To Photograph At Blizzard HQ

  During our visit to Blizzard’s headquarters, we were given a tour of the developer’s campus, a massive office complex that houses a giant Orc statue, an employee-only library filled with nerdy reference, and plenty of things kept top secret. Our guided tour through the halls of Blizzard took us through the mundane—the company’s fitness center—to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2009
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  WoW Players Can Soon *Gasp* Change Sides

  If you’re a WoW player, you’re one of two things. You’re Alliance, or you’re Horde. That’s it. That’s where the line is drawn. Or…it was. Pretty soon, that won’t matter anymore. Blizzard have begun work on a new service that will let players switch sides. Alliance to Horde. Or Horde to Alliance. Whichever way you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2009
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  Dreamkiller Impressions: “Emotional Painkiller” Doesn’t Sound As Cool

  Dreamkiller is a first-person shooter starring a “punk rock chick psychologist” who projects herself into her patients’ dreams to cure their psychotic behavior by killing their nightmares. Sound familiar? If it does and you’re not thinking of the anime, Paprika, it’s likely because Dreamkiller sounds a lot like Painkiller. Painkiller you might remember is that…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 29, 2009
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  Want Serious Sam HD On Your PS3? You Better Speak Up

  Developer Croteam is bringing Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD to Xbox Live Arcade this summer and, eventually, the PC. But what about the other platform capable of handling the seriousness of this first-person shooter, the PlayStation 3? Croteam CEO Roman Ribaric tells G4 that there was a PlayStation 3 version planned, but the developer…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2009
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  Rolando Being Pulled From App Store [Update]

  Rolando is, at the moment anyways, the perfect example of how to do an iPhone game right. Anyone who hasn’t yet sampled its delights may want to hurry, though, as the game’s about to be yanked from the App Store. With the game’s sequel Rolando 2 due out this week (July 1), publishers Ngmoco want…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2009
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  Texas to Texas

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Let’s Try Shiso Pepsi! This morning we left El Paso, after spending the weekend with my mom and step-dad there, and Trish drove us across a chunk of the state to Fort Worth, Texas. We’re going to be spending a day in the city looking around before heading out for…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 29, 2009
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  PlayStation 3 Bundles Don’t Get Any More Precious Than This

  If you don’t already have a PlayStation 3 and your heart isn’t a deep, deep black, consider Best Buy’s current offer, featuring one of the better value-added bundles, featuring both Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet and Pixar’s Wall-E on Blu-ray. That makes the actual hardware somewhat of a steal, considering these are two must have (or at…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2009