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Power To The People: How Rock Band Network Expands The Game, Gets Any Song Online
This November, the musically inclined among you will be able to turn any music into playable Rock Band music, for profit, in under a month. The game’s developers showed me how, unafraid their populist invention would cost them their jobs. Here comes Rock Band’s public option. Launching on the Xbox 360 in November and coming…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Level-5 Soccer Anime
Like soccer cartoons? Good for you. Japanese game developer Level-5 (Dragon Quest VIII, Professor Layton franchise) has spun its soccer role-playing-game Inazuma Eleven into an anime. That anime has aired its first season, and according to Level-5, it will continue for a second season. There is also a manga based on the title. The DS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 -
UncategorizedA First Look At Two of The PS3’s Newer, Funnier Ads
As we mentioned yesterday, Sony is on the cusp of launching a brand new ad campaign for their brand new, slimmer, less expensive Playstation 3. What we didn’t mention is how funny they are. Could this be a return to commercials from Sony that not only make sense, but are fun to watch? Check out…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Demo F.E.A.R. 2’s New Single Player Campaign
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can get themselves an early look at the upcoming F.E.A.R. 2 single player DLC today, as Warner Bros. and Monolith release a playable demo for F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn. While we aren’t in the habit of writing up a post every time a new demo hits Xbox Live or the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jam Sessions Triumphantly Returns
You can’t play Guitar Hero on your Nintendo DSi, but you can still be one, as Ubisoft announces Jam Sessions 2, the sequel to the game that turns your DS into a guitar. We saw great things from the original Jam Sessions, including a Frag Doll singing Portal’s “Still Alive” while strumming away, so we…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Not Even At Halfway Point, No Slim Planned
There are no plans for a slimmed down version of the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg told Kotaku. “We feel like our system has done very well for us in the current form,” said Greenberg, director of product management for the Xbox 360. “We have no plans for a slim.” Instead of reinventing the outside…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
What GTA: Chinatown Wars Looks Like On The PSP
Having dated Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the PSP earlier this week, Rockstar now shows us how the game handled the trip from the Nintendo DS to Sony’s handheld. It looks like they’ve done a fine job of maintaining the top-down perspective of the DS version, while cleaning up the graphics and sprucing up…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion Open Beta, Pre-Select and Headstart Dated
NCsoft has laid out the dates for the open beta, pre-select, and headstart programs for their upcoming MMO Aion, laying out all the playtime possibilities between now and the game’s September 22nd launch. Up until now the closed beta events for Aion have all been weekend-only affairs, giving fans a brief taste of gameplay before…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Gran Turismo 5 Gameplay Footage
Digging through the remnants from our coverage of Gamescom last night, I stumbled upon this short video I shot of a reader playing Gran Turismo 5 on the show floor. Sit back, enjoy and see if you can spot the damage modeling.
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Got Tim Curry In My Dragon Age: Origins
BioWare has announced the star-studded voice cast for Dragon Age: Origins, giving us yet another excuse to post a giant picture of Tim Curry. Not that we need an excuse. Left unchecked, I’m sure half of our posts would have giant Curry faces staring at you on a daily basis, but we show restraint, to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Is Not How You Respect The Sanctity Of The Batcave
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/batman-arkham-home/55021 Here’s a video showing the PlayStation Home Batcave, a place where you really shouldn’t host impromptu dance parties. The Batcave is a special treat for PlayStation 3 owners who pick up Batman: Arkham Asylum, first announced and shown off earlier this month. It looks lovely, but once again I must stress how much Bruce…
By Mike Fahey Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slim Vs. Xbox 360 Elite: Tale of the Tape
For the first time in the history of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 console wars, gamers have a chance to pay the same cash for very similar hardware. For $299 a happy gamer can land themselves a PS3 Slim or an Xbox 360 Elite. Let’s go to the numbers to see how they compare. PS3…
By Brian Crecente Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Firm or Soft: Which Is It?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Last week, we bought a bed. And yesterday, just like that, it arrived. Amazing how that works. For the last couple of years, we haven’t had a bed — our last apartment was so damn small that we had to sleep on mats in the living room! And since we moved…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Exchange Rates Make Microsoft’s 360 Price Hike A Little Iffy
Like the US, the 360 Elite is getting a hefty price cut in the UK. But unlike the US, the price of the Arcade 360 in the UK is about to go up. Hey, Microsoft, what’s the deal? Microsoft Europe’s Chris Lewis has told MCV “We are making modest increases on the Xbox 360 Arcade…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ratchet & Clank Will Be Out In October
The latest Ratchet & Clank game from Insomniac – Ratchet & Clank: Future – has been given a release date by Sony, and will be out towards the end of October. October 27, if you need the exact day. Note that’s only the US release date; European dates are still to come. So far this…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Devil Kings In Snack Food Form
How popular is Sengoku Basara (AKA Devil Kings in the West) in Japan? Popular enough to merit snack chips. Featuring characters of Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes, the crispy chips come in four flavors: Mustard miso, crab, seaweed and cow tongue. Tasty! They’re priced at ¥315 (US$3.30) for a bag and available from this month across…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Arcade Cabinets For Your GI Joes
Disillusioned by the way the recent GI Joe movie treated the 1980’s take on the franchise? You’re not the only one. Spare a thought for the plastic Joes themselves, who must now console themselves with endless games of Tempest. And Pac-Man, and Galaga, and Donkey Kong. The bleeps and bloops of decades-old arcade games are…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Talent Agency: Hans Zimmer Is Scoring Modern Warfare 2 [Update]
Hans Zimmer. Check the composer of big Hollywood films, and you’re bound to find his name. He’s scored movies as diverse as the smash hit The Lion King soundtrack and his Badlands inspired True Romance score. Most recently, Zimmer has scored Frost/Nixon and The Dark Knight. According to Zimmer’s agency, the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, the composer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 27, 2009 - Uncategorized
Peggle Nights Gets An Extra Ball On Xbox Live Arcade
Peggle Nights – the joyous expansion to the joyful Peggle – will soon be making the jump from personal computer to Xbox 360. It’ll hit the 360 in the form of downloadable content, and includes everything you’d find in the PC/Mac version of Peggle Nights. Which means 60 new MP levels, 60 new campaign levels…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2009