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Report: Xbox 360 Failure Rate Over 50 Percent
It’s that time again! Time to talk about Xbox 360 failure rates — you know, the Red Ring of Death and all that jazz. In a survey of the print edition of Game Informer, nearly 5,000 readers were surveyed about the consoles. Here’s how console failure broke down: ¥ Xbox 360 has a 54.2 percent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Saw This Lady At The Train Station, Got Her Autograph For The Kid
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Ich Bin Gamer Hello! I’m back. Busy weekend, filled with living relatives, dead relatives and drinking. I also spent an afternoon at Takashi Murakami’s studio — how’s that for awesome? While at Shin Osaka Station, I lined up to buy some takoyaki at a food stall. In line behind me,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gamescom 09: Gran Turismo 5, Fable III, The News Keeps Coming
Gamescom 09 coverage.
By Stephen Totilo Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slimpocalypse Countdown: British Retailer Slashes PS3 Prices
British supermarket retailer ASDA have slashed the price of the 80GB PlayStation 3, ahead of a belief that Sony will soon be discontinuing the model. Speaking with GI.biz, a representative from the chain said that the PS3 is not only being reduced to £250 (from £300), but will also be bundled with Terminator Salvation, Terminator…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Saints Row Added To Games On Demand
Those who felt that Microsoft’s initial line-up of 360 Games on Demand was a little bland, a little lacking in Busey’s teeth, today’s your day: Saints Row has been added to the service. Xbox.com says it’s 3000 Microsoft Points, and that it’s available for Australia, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, North America, Singapore and Taiwan.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Slimpocalypse Countdown: More PS3 Sell-Outs In Japan
PS3 inventory in Japan continues to dry up. As we posted late last week, certain retailers no longer are carrying the console in stock. They’re sold out. The issue seems to be more wide spread than intially thought. Granted, it’s impossible to account for every store in the country, but, according to Japan’s Akiba Blog,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
SingStar: Beatles Coming, For Those Who Hate Instruments
In a surprising move, it’s rumoured that later today EA will announce a special deal with Sony that will see the PS3-exclusive release of SingStar: Beatles. The game is quite a unique beast, as according to MCV it’s not a competitor to Beatles: Rock Band. Rather, it’s a “port” of sorts, and will be the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Inside GamesCom’s Halls One Day Early
Koelnmesse, home to Gamescom, is a mammoth, sprawling complex of buildings, streets and boulevards, so it’s not surprising that Mike and I got lost on the way to the press room. Our wanderings had us walking through GDC Europe and all four of the show’s halls, where we couldn’t help but notice what we’d be…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
EVE Comes To Consoles As An Online Shooter
CCP have today taken the wraps off Dust 514, a “hybrid MMO/FPS” that not only brings the world of EVE Online to consoles, but somehow ties the game to the PC MMO as well. Apparently the game will “interact directly” with the PC title, allowing console gamers to manually fight out the battles for planets…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Diablo III Confirmed At Gamescom
Blizzard has said its upcoming games will be here at Gamescom and playable, but they’ve been a bit coy about which games specifically that means. You’ll be happy to know that we’ve seen World of Warcraft, StarCraft II and Diablo III all on the yet-to-be open show floor. While I can’t confirm that Diablo III…
By Brian Crecente Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Waiter, There Is A Sgt. Frog In My Tales of Vesperia PS3
The upcoming Tales of Vesperia movie comes courtesy of Kadokawa Pictures. Kadokawa is a large Japanese entertainment company and owns loads of famous properties. Properties like Sgt. Frog. Upcoming DLC for ToV offers players a Sgt. Frog costume, which apparently even makes their character sound like Sgt. Frog!
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pay What You Think Championship Manager is Worth
From now until September, U.K. footy fiends can simply pay what they please for the downloadable, PC version of Championship Manager 2010. That’s right, name your price. And if you haven’t got a haypenny, God bless you. You will, however, need a £2.50 “transaction fee” even if the price you name is, “not a rat’s…
By Owen Good Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yes, There Are Gothic Lolita Shooter Underpants
DeathSmiles is a Gothic Lolita-themed bullet hell shooter from developer Cave. These are DeathSmiles underpants, designed to look like panties. Spotted at the Cave Matsuri, they’re priced at ¥4,800 (US$50) and come in two sizes: medium and large. Sorry fat Japanese people! Strategically placed cone not included. ゴスロリSTG『デススマイルズ』のキャラクターの絵がプリントされたパンツ [はちま起稿]
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Do You Mean It’s Not Worth Localising Yakuza 3?
Time for more Let’s Fantasy! This week, we look at Sega’s Yakuza 3, a game many of you would like to play, but which Sega seem intent on never releasing in the West. Their excuse? A combination of things that basically boils down to the fact that this game won’t sell many copies, and the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kmart.com: “New Low Price, New Exciting PlayStation 3” [Update]
Retailer Kmart’s online presence ran an advertisement online earlier today, promoting a “new low price and a new exciting Playstation 3,” a promotional image that now seems to have been pulled, but is still accessible online. The banner even goes far enough to touch on the rumors of an impending PlayStation 3 price drop and…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
CryEngine 3, 360 vs PS3
Here’s some rough, shaky footage of Crytek’s CryEngune 3 running on the PS3 and the Xbox 360 at the same time. PS3 is on the left, Xbox 360 on the right. Can you spot the difference? No, me neither. Click to view Off Screen: CryEngine3 PS3 Next to Xbox 360 [GameVideos]
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pokemon: The Ride
As seen at the Montana Fair in Billings, Montana by reader Erik.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Silent Hunter 5 Announced, Dive, Dive!
This. This is why I love PC gaming. That in 2009 there’s a market big enough to justify a fifth game in a ruthlessly authentic series about captaining Nazi submarines. Ubisoft officially announced today (though we’ve known about it for a little while now) that Silent Hunter 5 is in development, and will be out…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2009