• Uncategorized

  The King of Fighters XII Delayed

  SNK’s multi-platform fighter The King of Fighters XII was originally slated for release on July 16. That has changed. The game’s release date has been moved to a vague “July release”. The reason? According to the Japanese press release, this has been decided so that the SNK can improve the title. The 100 percent hand-drawn…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Original Final Fantasy, Mega Man Hit PSN (With A Catch)

  (Sort of) Good news for anyone worried about the poor state of the retro game scene on the PSN: Final Fantasy 1 is out on the PSN, and a bunch of Mega Man games are coming. Only catch? Yup. They’re Japan-only. Final Fantasy was released yesterday. It’s the PS1 re-release, which means it’s the original…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  But What Does John Romero Think? [Updated]

  ZeniMax Media, parent company of Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls studio Bethesda Softworks, announced today that it is purchasing legendary Doom and Wolfenstein developer id Software. What does id co-founder John Romero think? The estranged game designer, who’s no longer with id and currently developing iPhone games, tweeted this: “ZENIMAX??????? Disgusting.” He followed that up…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone

  Earlier today, flOw creator Jenova Chen accused Aquatica iPhone developer Ketera Software of either improperly sourcing his game as inspiration or flat-out ripping off flOw’s source code. The two games do look mighty similar and have pretty much the same player objective. When people pointed that out in comments for a YouTube trailer of Aquatica,…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Modern Warfare 2 “Brand Awareness” Hit By Call Of Duty Drop

  The decision to drop the Call of Duty from Infinity Ward’s follow-up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has hit the present day shooter where it hurts, right in the sensitive brand awareness zone. Does that mean Modern Warfare 2 is in trouble? Hardly! While tracking firm OTX found that awareness of the game…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Kid Icarus “Clone” Changes It’s Name To Something Less Icarian

  Since Nintendo won’t be releasing a Kid Icarus game on the Wii any time soon, OTT Games decided to release something very similar in Icarian: Kindred Spirits. Turns out it might have been too similar. Despite the fact the WiiWare game has been reviewed by several outlets, and despite the fact it’s already out in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Indie Dev To Make Biblical Striptease Game

  As a nice Jewish girl, I don’t know much about the New Testament; but a game based on a biblical chick who dances the first-ever striptease and then demands a guy’s head sounds cool. Indie developer Tale of Tales is known for their creepy and often upsetting story games such as The Path and The…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Users Report EA’s Fight Night Round 4 Freezing Up At…

  Xbox 360 owners are venting on the official EA forums (and our tips line) that EA Sports‘ Fight Night Round 4 is locking up and crashing at the game’s loading screen. A fix (of sorts) is seeing some success. While those complaints are typically vocal, they appear to be somewhat limited—the forum thread currently has…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Roll Metroid Prime Trilogy Box Art Up Into Your Life

  Nintendo’s Metroid Prime collection for the Wii is due to land in North America on August 24th in a snazzy “collector’s edition” form that bundles up three games, a Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet, special metal packaging and more. By more, we really mean a paper sleeve in which to slide the Metroid Prime Trilogy…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  I’ve Been To Colorado, New Mexico, Texas…

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: About The Time I Had My Phone Blessed We left this morning on our two-and-a-half week road trip with Trish’s parents and Tristan. As is often the case, Trish drove while I worked on my laptop with the help of a cell card. The trip was pretty uneventful despite offering…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Gearbox Trademarks New “War Hero” Titles

  Brothers In Arms and Borderlands developer Gearbox Software is either taking its World War II shooter series into the modern day or has designs on adding Guitar Hero controller support to military shooters. Or both. Or neither. Whatever its plans may be, Gearbox has protected a quartet of new, heroic trademarks, including “World War II…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  The Screens of Gran Turismo PSP

  In these new batch of Gran Turismo screens we get a look at how the Playstation Portable version of the game treats cars like the Enzo and GTR. Built from the ground up for the PSP, Grant Turismo PSP will feature more than 800 vehicle models, and more than 30 tracks. The game will be…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 24, 2009
• Reviews

  Let’s Tap Review: Rhythm Limbo

  When former Sonic Team lead Yuji Naka left Sega to form the semi-independent Prope, he said the studio would focus on “original entertainment.” Prope’s first major release, Let’s Tap, is certainly original, packing five multiplayer focused mini-games into one title. Mini-games? Original?! Yes, because Sega’s Let’s Tap plays unlike anything else on the Wii, as…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  @xbox360 One-Of-A-Kind Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, Sky Designs You Can’t Have

  As seen on Major Nelson’s Twitter.

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Preview: Pigs Might Fly

  We get a new Zelda this fall, as Link gets a train, a phantom friend to do some of his dirty work and a new species of animal to enrage. This week, we played more. Announced at the Game Developers Conference in March, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was first playable for us at…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Reminder: About Your Club Nintendo Status

  Hey there Club Nintendo of America members, your status is about to reset! On June 30th, to be specific. If you want to reap the benefits (free stuff!) of elite status in Nintendo of America‘s customer rewards program, pay attention. You have until next Tuesday to rack up the required “coins” to ensure you’re of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Megan Fox Will Kick Your Ass At Mortal Kombat

  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen co-star Megan Fox isn’t just about playing Guitar Hero. In an interview with What They Play, Megan talks girl games, the Super Nintendo, and potentially kicking your ass. Okay, let’s be realistic…your ass is most likely never getting close enough to Megan Fox for her to kick it, but in…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Worms 2: Armageddon Crawls To Live Arcade Next Week

  When Team 17 tells us that a game is coming out “real soon”, they mean real soon, with the proper sequel to 1991’s Worms Armageddon hitting Xbox Live Arcade a week from today. Team 17 passed along the first trailer for the game just week, shooting out a follow-up email afterwards teasing a release date…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Square Enix President Casts Further Doubt On The Last Remnant PS3 Release

  Japanese role-playing game The Last Remnant was originally planned for a release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. As of today, only two of those releases have happened, with the third, the PS3 version, starting to look unlikely. While middling critical reception of The Last Remnant may imply that PlayStation 3 owners aren’t…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Mythic Employees Surprised By Jacobs’ Exit

  Mythic General Manager Mark Jacobs sudden departure may have taken Mythic employees off-guard, according to at least one source close to the company. As reported earlier today, EA has restructured Mythic, placing it under the leadership of BioWare as part of a new RPG/MMO division of the company. BioWare’s Ray Muzyka will be heading up…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009