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id Working on Three Lines of iPhone Games, One Potentially Rage-Themed
id Software’s interest in iPhone games may have started out with the the company testing the waters, but moving forward the company plans to develop three lines of games for the platform. The first is the classics line which includes Wolfenstein 3D, which will be getting the ability to download user created levels in a…
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brütal Legend Multiplayer Preview: Mazel Tov, It’s An RTS
The last thing I expected from a Brütal Legend multiplayer mode was a real time strategy game. The first thing I expected was a battle of the bands. Lucky me, I get both. According to mastermind Tim Schafer, Brütal Legend actually began as a multiplayer game in his mind’s eye where metal bands would battle…
By AJ Glasser Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Outsells All (Except NCAA Football) In July
Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort was the bestselling video game in the U.S. last month, moving more than a half million copies—and Wii MotionPlus add-ons—with one exception. It was actually outsold by EA Sports NCAA Football 10.* * Combined, that is. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of this year’s NCAA Football joined forces to…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
NPD: U.S. Hardware Sales Continue Decline, Xbox Holds Strong
It was another depressing month for the video game industry in the United States, the fifth consecutive monthly drop in a row. Hardware sales fell across the board, with the Wii, PSP and PlayStation 3 seeing the biggest year-over-year declines. While Nintendo managed to dominate on the portable front—the Nintendo DS and DSi sold 538,900…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Making Sloppy Cartoons with the DSi’s Flipnote Studio
Yesterday the free-to-download animation creator for the DSi hit North America. As you’ll see in this video, Flipnote Studio is a surprisingly robust little toy. Be warned, though, I have zero artistic ability.
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: We Got The Mango Sentinel
PlayStation 3 owners, your ticket to ride the roller coaster that is Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 is finally here, as Capcom’s 2D fighting crossover leads this week’s North American PlayStation Store update, a week also rich in PS One Classics. That includes the original Tomb Raider, Ten Pin Alley and Dead In The Water. There’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
New PAIN Character Brought To You By AXE
Meet Smooth Jarvis, the new character for the PlayStation Network game PAIN, brought to you by the fine folks at AXE deodorant. In-game advertising gets ridiculous with the introduction of Smooth Jarvis, whose “Double Pits to Chesty” special move mimics the actions involved in applying AXE brand deodorant products. Players who use PAIN’s in-game video…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
id’s Having A QuakeCon Fire Sale On iPhone Games
If you couldn’t make it down to Texas this year for QuakeCon 2009, you can still enjoy the fruits of id Software‘s labor. At least the low hanging iPhone fruit, that is. Two of id’s recent iPhone releases can now be had for cheap, with Wolfenstein 3D marked down to 99 cents and Doom Resurrection…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dark Age Of Camelot Expansions Set Free
Mythic would like to remind everyone that they had an MMO before Warhammer Online, and if you’d like to come back and try it again you’ll get the two later expansions free of charge. We don’t hear much about Dark Age of Camelot these days, and really haven’t heard all that much since the Labyrinth…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360’s Quake Arena Arcade Gameplay
Here’s a short taste of what Quake Arena Arcade will look like when it hits Xbox Live Arcade. And for good measure, here’s a shot of Doom II for Xbox Live Arcade as well, on display at this year’s QuakeCon. Expect an official announcement soon with the QuakeCon 2009 press conference about to get underway.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Create Your Own Gawker Media Hybrid
Be like thousands of satisfied GizHackSpin users and create a custom Gawker Hybrid, made possible by Toyota Prius. Read your favorite titles in one place, with the content you want from each. What’s your hybrid creation? Try it here »
By Chrissie Lamond Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mini Ninjas Sneak Up On September Release
IO Interactive‘s tiny little messengers of death are launching an all-out assault across multiple gaming platforms next month, as Eidos cuts down a September release date before it even has time to scream. The world lies on the brink of chaos, and only mini-ninja Hiro and friends can set things right again. The journey to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
FEAR 2’s Slow-Mo Deathmatch Took A Montage
If you want to get Slow-Motion deathmatch into F.E.A.R. 2 and the odds are against you, you’ll need a montage – an 80’s science montage! The same group (of developers) that brought us the generational anthem “Miniature Replica Soldier” return to herald the coming of another F.E.A.R. 2 update, the Slow-Motion deathmatch. Announced at the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Providers, Not Apple, Led to Soulpatch Hitler in iPhone Game
Hitler’s new soulpatch-sporting look in recently released iPhone title Wolfenstein RPG was the byproduct of the game’s earlier life on mobile phones and not because of overzealous censoring by Apple, id Software president Todd Hollenshead told Kotaku today. “It was a hold over from the Brew and Java development of the game,” Hollenshead said. “Wolfenstein…
By Brian Crecente Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Still Lovin’ The PS2, Still Buyin’ Gundam
The power of the PlayStation 2 and the appeal of Gundam is still strong in Japan. Or at least the fan base of each is, as PS2 software sits atop this week’s weekly Japanese software sales chart. SD Gundam G Generation Wars was Japan’s bestselling game this past week, a new debut in a long…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Live at QuakeCon 2009: Doom II, Quake Arena for XBLA
Among the towers, the PC accessories, the Galaga spaceships was a bit of early news perhaps including a glimpse at Doom II and Quake Live for the Xbox 360‘s Live Arcade. [UPDATE: I should have just called this Quake Arena Arcade. Sorry about the “Quake Live” confusion.] This top picture shows a bit of both…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega: Impossible To Please All Sonic Fans With One Sonic Game
As Sega targets 12-and-under gamers as its core Sonic market, company leaders told Kotaku that it has re-thought how to please all Sonic fans. To understand how Sega thinks about its most famous mascot, one must appreciate how differently people responded to 2008’s werewolf version of Sonic, the Werehog. That creature, who was playable in…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet Muramasa’s Momohime
Ignition Entertainment has released a Muramasa: The Demon Blade character profile trailer for Momohime, following the possessed princess from battle to bath time. Momohime is the female lead of Muramasa: The Demon Blade, driven by the evil spirit inhabiting her body to seek out the 108 cursed demon swords. She then uses the powers of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 13, 2009