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Rapala: We Fish Makes Fishing “Wacky”
If you love fishing video games but felt that there just wasn’t enough wackiness involved, then Activision’s Rapala: We Fish might just catch your eye with its family-fun hook. Due out September 29th for the Nintendo Wii, Activision is touting Rapala: We Fish as the “first fishing title developed specifically for Wii”, injecting just the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Phantasy Monkey Battle League
The solo player reigns supreme in this week’s Nintendo Download, with four games perfect for loners of all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. Telltale’s Tales of Monkey Island continues this week in WiiWare, with Guybrush Threepwood searching for a cure to the mysterious Pox of LeChuck, which he caught in the last episode due to his…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
God Of War Collection Smooths Gameplay, Adds Trophies
Reworked versions of God of War and God of War II, featuring smoother graphics running at a faster frame rate, hit stores this holiday on a single Blu-ray disc, Sony Computer Entertainment announced this morning. God of War Collection will feature both Playstation 2 games running at 1280 by 720 resolution and 60 frames a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Chinatown Wars And Beaterator Coming To iPhone
Rockstar makes a move onto the iPhone in a big way, announcing both music-maker Beaterator and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Apple’s handheld this fall. While we were expecting Beaterator thanks to model Jacquetta Wheeler, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the iPhone comes as a complete surprise. Rockstar’s Sam Houser explains why these…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shattered Horizon: Now With Players
Futuremark Game Studio finally gives us a glimpse of what its zero-gravity first-person shooter Shattered Horizon looks like with people actually playing it. So far our coverage of Shattered Horizon has consisted of a couple of teaser images to commemorate man landing on the moon, which is completely destroyed before the game starts. Set in…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Disney Will Reexamine Marvel Video Game Deals As They Expire
While Disney has been increasing their in-house video game development, the company doesn’t feel a need to take over all Marvel game development in the future, company spokesmen told investors this morning. “On the video game front, (Marvel) have some smart licensing agreements with some of the best video game manufacturers in the business,” said…
By Brian Crecente Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oh Good, More Doritos Games For Xbox Live Arcade
Cheesy indie advergaming returns to the 360, as Doritos announces the return of the “Unlock Xbox” video game design competition, calling creators to capture the essence of the snack chip in video game form. Last year’s “Unlock Xbox” winner, Doritos Dash of Destruction, was downloaded nearly a million times, so while we endlessly poke fun…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Disney Buys Marvel For $4 Billion
The worldwide leader in family entertainment is about to get a great deal more entertaining, as the Walt Disney Company agrees to acquire iconic comic book company Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion. More than 5,000 iconic comic book characters will soon be in the hands of Disney, raising serious questions about the future of Marvel…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Landslide Election
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Big national election here over the weekend. The Democratic Party ended nearly 50-years-plus of largely continuous rule by the Liberal Democratic Party. The name “Liberal Democratic Party” is a misnomer of sorts as the party isn’t liberal, but rather right of center — conservative. The winning Democratic Party is left of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
20% Off Nearly Everything At Play-Asia
As far as game sales go, they don’t get much better than this: online import specialist Play-Asia have announced a promo deal with Visa whereby card holders can enjoy 20% off almost everything in the store. The only catch? Items made available on the website within the last 30 days are excluded. That and your…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Screens, Straight From The Guardians Of The Universe
Some new DC Universe screens for you this morning, this time starring Hal Jordan, with support from John Stewart. Looks OK, but these days I prefer my Green Lanterns with a little more meat on their bones.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Female Screams And Peeing Were Cut From Postal
The Postal series has been a lighting rod. While the series hasn’t necessary push the envelope in gaming, it has pushed it in regards to what is acceptable in gaming. But exactly is that? Lead Designer Steve explains, “Well, it was kind of weird and amusing when we had to cut all the female moans…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red, Blue DualShock 3 Pads Already Available
Forget that Sony said the new DualShock 3 controllers would be out in October. Just, forget about it. It’s only August, and already, they’re out there, complete with the new PS3 logo. Reader Boomy has already picked himself up a blue one, at Best Buy, while reader Presto117 got himself a red one at his…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter 3 Cheater Banned Until The Year 9999
Monster Hunter developer Capcom is taking cheating seriously. Very seriously. That, or it’s automatic responses might need a-fixin’. The below image reads: Dear Customer You are presently banned for using modded data to connect online. The ban will be left at 22:49 on 12/12/9999. The next time you violate the terms of use, you will…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Move Over Wii Sports, It’s Time For The Biggest Loser
This clip for The Biggest Loser, a cash-in on the TV show of the same name for the Wii, is too long. Too much menu footage. But in between that? We’re talking party game of the year here, people. [via Go Nintendo]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2009 -
UncategorizedJapanese Phoenix Wright Musical In English!
The all-female-musical troupe Takarazuka Revue has already debuted its stage version of Phoenix Wright. We’ve already posted the clip. But that was in Japanese. Now you can check out the musical with handy English subtitles! Takarazuka has decided to go with the game’s English language character name, Phoenix Wright, instead of the character’s original Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Architecture In Games
Oh goody. We touched on this interesting, but sadly neglected topic a while back, but now Jim Rossignol from Rock, Paper, Shotgun is touching on it a whole lot more. Going from Chris Delay’s Subversion to Viktor Antonov’s work on The Crossing stopping at Geoff Crammond’s The Sentinel along the way, it’s an interesting continuation…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2009 - Uncategorized
Can You Have Too Many Namco iDOLM@STER Idols?
As seen on オレ的ゲーム速報＠刃.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2009