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Rock Band Is Going Mobile, But Not To iPhone (Yet)
Electronic Arts will be stacking one more Rock Band release upon the ever-increasing pile, announcing Rock Band Mobile for unspecified mobile platforms that are not the iPhone and iPod Touch, thank you very much. The announcement looks to have come by way of EA Mobile‘s Facebook page, which enthusiastically notes that Rock Band Mobile will…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Headaches
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Day two of computer problems was a fun one. I finally figured out my email issues (thanks to the helpful emails from readers) only to be confronted with a slew of odd issues. Today I: Lost Internet Lost WiFi Lost Audio Crashed Lost Desk Top Manager Fortunately, I eventually found…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
L.A. Noire Still In Development But That’s All We Know
Good news from today’s Take-Two quarterly earnings call is that we got an update on Rockstar Games‘ L.A. Noire. The bad news? There’s no actual news, as Take-Two execs remained tight lipped about the title. The publisher wouldn’t offer any new details on the Team Bondi game, which is not currently on Take-Two’s list of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction: Guerrilla PC Preview: PC Gamers Get Best Version (If Their Rigs Can Handle It)
I feel awful for PC gamers most of the time because they often get games late and have to deal with more controversy about piracy and digital rights management. Having seen and played Red Faction: Guerrilla on the PC, however, I no longer feel so bad for PC gamers. In fact, I think I envy…
By AJ Glasser Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB Rates New Flood Of PSone Classics
Sony’s made it quite clear that the drought of “PSone Classics” re-releases of original PlayStation games for the PlayStation 3 and PSP is over. A new batch of ESRB ratings underscores that with a raft of new old PlayStation games. In addition to pumping out re-ratings for titles like Tomb Raider and Bloody Roar, PSone…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 -
UncategorizedKurt Cobain Will Have His Revenge On Activision
If you found the original video of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain reanimated for Guitar Hero 5 uncomfortable to watch, seeing his polygonal ghost prance about and sing the songs of Bush and Megadeth may simply be too much. This fan-created compilation (via Giant Bomb) of cringe-worthy Cobain moments—performing as Flavor Flav and Jon Bon Jovi,…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take-Two Pegs New BioShock, Max Payne, Red Dead For First Half Of 2010
Publisher Take-Two is going to have a very busy—and likely very profitable—beginning to 2010, with a quartet of top-tier releases all hitting in the first half of next year. That means BioShock 2, Max Payne 3 and more. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick said during an earnings call today that Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
BattleForge Invaded By Renegade Cards
EA’s free-to-play card-based real-time strategy game BattleForge scores an expansion today, with 60 new units ready to be added to your deck in the Renegade Edition card set. The BattleForge Renegade Edition card set is an expansion of the Renegade Campaign introduced earlier this year, which added the Southern Wastes region of Nyn to the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Reveals Tokyo Game Show Lineup
Can you believe that the Tokyo Game Show is mere weeks away? Sega’s ready, laying out its plans for the show, offering a list of games that will be on display at the Makuhari Messe. The list includes a list of titles we expect to be playable, like Bayonetta and The House of the Dead:…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take-Two Reaches $20M Settlement in GTA Hot Coffee Suit
Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive has agreed to a $20 million settlement in a class action suit brought against the company over allegations that they knowingly put hidden sexual content in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the publisher announced today. The class action will be dismissed in exchange for an aggregate payment of $20,115,000 into…
By Brian Crecente Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
How PhysX Makes Batman: Arkham Asylum Better
Now that many of us have experienced Batman: Arkham Asylum on the console, let’s see if it was worth delaying the PC version to add support for NVIDIA’s PhysX technology. The verdict? While it certainly doesn’t seem to effect the gameplay, little touches like the flowing of his cape, the swirling of debris, and the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Borderlands Impressions From Texas
Last month Gearbox let me into their offices to play more Borderlands. I got distracted by a fancy tour of the offices. Then I played with an attack bird at my command. I’d already tried Borderlands in New York earlier this summer, on the second floor in a Brooklyn warehouse where, below, people hired by…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Monster Finder Announced As First DSi-Only Game
The first games that will be playable on a Nintendo DSi and a Nintendo DSi-only will hit later this year, with the first game officially announced to be Alpha Unit‘s Monster Finder. As we expect to happen in North America, the first DSi-only game will be from a third party, taking advantage of the handheld’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Funcom Brings The Fun To Montreal
Incentive programs, an excellent talent pool, and that famous Canadian hospitality has MMO developer Funcom setting up a new development house in Montreal. Funcom’s new Canadian headquarters will be put to use immediately, with skilled teams being formed to work on both Age of Conan and the upcoming MMO The Secret World, which the company…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
45th Beatles Rock Band Song To Be A Surprise
The world knows of 44 songs that are featured on the The Beatles: Rock Band disc. The world does not know of the 45th. What could it be? It’s a “surprise,” non-spoiling MTV PR tells me. The Beatles Rock Band will be released next week, which puts us in that pre-release timeframe during which secrets…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2009 -
UncategorizedNew Modern Warfare 2 Clip Debuts Knife Throw Kills, Host Migration
Infinity Ward’s latest multiplayer reveal for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 features, according to the developer, “uncut” direct feed Capture The Flag gameplay. Neat, yes, but there are some newish details seen for the first time within. Some of those details you may have heard creep out from recent GameStop and Game Crazy get…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Bayonetta Not Looking So Good
At an event held in Tokyo over the weekend, Sega invited gamers to come and witness the debut of Bayonetta on the PlayStation 3 in all its blurry, stuttering glory. Up until now, Sega and Platinum have chosen to show off Bayonetta on the Xbox 360, and judging from 1UP’s reaction to the title, the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Network’s Typical User Is 28, Male, Educated, Moneyed
Are you the typical PlayStation Network user? It depends on whether you match the criteria shared by U.S. PSN director of operations Eric Lempel to the publication Video Business. Lempel was discussing the PS3 and PSP’s PlayStation Network, which Sony says now has more than 12/5 million users (It’s unclear if the current count includes…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here The Wild Things Are
Where are the wild things? They are sprinkled copiously amidst these screenshots for the Nintendo Wii, DS, and Xbox 360 screenshots for the video game adaptation of the new Where the Wild Things Are movie. Two different developers contributed to these screenshots, with Amaze Entertainment handling Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 development while WayForward handles…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2009