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Mega Man 9 Gets A Lot Harder With New DLC
A common complaint these days when it comes to downloadable content is that there’s too much of it that makes a game easier to play/complete. Paying to cheat, basically. Paying to make the game harder, though, that’s different. A new piece of DLC has been released today for Mega Man 9 called “Superhero Mode”. It…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gameplay Footage Of New Halo 3 Multiplayer Maps
Developer Bungie is including three Halo 3 multiplayer maps in a add-on disc shipping with the upcoming Halo 3: ODST. The new Heretic map revisits Halo 2‘s Midship map, allowing players to plasma grenade each other all over the interior of the Pious Inquisitor. From purple reign we move on to the Forerunner Citadel, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop Joins The PC Gaming Alliance
The PC Gaming Alliance announced today that their ranks have been bolstered by the addition of eight new member companies, including the world’s largest specialist games retailer, GameStop. Joining the global retail giant are Gas Powered Games – the studio behind Supreme Commander – along with online games portal GameTap, BFG Technologies, Bigfoot Networks, Flextronics,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Girls, Go Finger Nail Crazy On Your DS!
Ah, kids’s morning television. This is clip from show Gokujyou!! Mecha Mote Iinchou (Top Quality! Super Popular Committee Chair), and about one minute in there’s a plug for a Konami DS based on the anime. Girls can paint nails and do virtual make-up. The show, like most kids’ shows, is wall-to-wall adverts. Though, what makes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Korean Game Trailer Likes Halo A Little Too Much
South Koreans are renowned for many things, but when it comes to games development, adhering to copyright laws isn’t one of them. Latest case in point: this trailer for Sudden Attack. While the gameplay looks a little “been there, done that”, it’s not the only overly-familiar thing about the trailer. We could swear we’ve heard…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bunch Of PS3 Games Go Budget This September In Japan
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced its new line up for the budget priced PS3 the Best brand. That line-up includes: Afrika Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Uncharted Sept. 3 ¥2,980 LittleBigPlanet Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Gundam: Target In Sight Sept. 3 ¥2,980 Eternal Sonata Sept. 3 ¥3,800 Ridge Racer 7 Sept. 3 ¥2,980 All these games will be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Beautiful Woman, Scary Drawing
Yu Kobayashi looks like an angel. She sounds like a angel. Too bad she draws like a monster. Visual horrors await. While this may look like a ring of hell Dante missed, it’s actually Kobayashi’s drawing of Polla, the character she voiced from Wii role-playing-game Arc Rise Fantasia. This is how Polla actually looks when…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes’ 1.5 Million Players Have Spent A LOT Of Money [Update]
Battlefield Heroes is a living, breathing experiment in online gaming for Electronic Arts. It’s also one that I’m particularly fond of. But just how successful has it been for the company? Going by these numbers, I’d say “very.” EA have sat down with the game’s statistics and whittled them down into some palatable, practical numbers.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Footage From The Behemoth’s Next Game
The Behemoth – creators of Alien Hominid and Castle Crashers – are working on something new. It doesn’t have a name yet (just "game #3"), but it does have this new trailer. Last time we showed you this, most people felt a little…underwhelmed. Weren’t quite sure what’s going on. This trailer, however, has developer commentary,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
No Single Player Uncharted 2 Demo
The single player in the first Uncharted was compelling, good old fashioned story-telling. Before we shell out to buy the upcoming sequel, wouldn’t it be lovely to check out Uncharted 2‘s single player? Yes, yes it would. Too bad we won’t be doing that. The game is getting a multiplayer demo on September 15, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Operation Flashpoint 2 System Requirements: Bring Multiple Cores
Looks like Codemasters have quietly slipped some system requirements for the upcoming Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising into a post on the game’s official boards. Those expecting an easy run of things will be…wait, were any of you really expecting an easy run of things? New developers or not, this is a Flashpoint game, only…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Quick, To The Batcave, PlayStation Home!
Batman: Arkham Asylum is almost upon us, so publishers Warner Bros. have stepped up their love affair with all things PlayStation with the announcement of a special, Bat-themed tie-in with PlayStation Home. Anyone purchasing the game on PS3 will be given a free unlock for PlayStation Home, giving them the option of decking out their…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Campaign Against “That’s So Gay”
Thinkb4YouSpeak.com has been running a campaign to raise awareness about derogatory use of the word “gay”. To drive the message home are posters of a jock, a cheerleader and a gamer. The posters include obviously stereotypical slogans to help drive the issue home — that is the point, you know! “Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Games on Demand Region Locked [Update]
The Xbox 360 summer system earlier this week made it possible for users to buy and download titles directly to their console. But don’t go looking to digitally import games. The US Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the Japanese Xbox LIVE Marketplace have different titles. For work, I have an American Xbox 360 with a US…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fallen Earth Open Beta Begins Next Week
Due for release Sept. 9, Fallen Earth, the post-apocalyptic MMO – and really, what isn’t post-apocalyptic these days – will begin its open beta next week, according to the game’s official website. Players who want a taste of the action, which combines skill-based gameplay with that of an FPS, plus a real premium on crafting,…
By Owen Good Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Latest Harbingers Of The Impending PS3 Slimpocalypse: British Retail
Boy, these PS3 Slim rumours are really building up a good head of steam, no? We’re averaging one good rumour a day on them, the latest being a fairly sensible one, courtesy of British retailers. According to trade site MCV, British retailers are currently in the process of “clearing PS3 hardware stock from the channel”,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Lite Game Pulled as Full Game Sits in Approval Hell
IUGO Mobile Entertainment’s A.D.D. has a lite version up on the iTunes store, but its full premium version has loitered in review purgatory for nearly three months. As a result, the dev has decided to pull out its free version. Pocket Gamer’s reporting that, while A.D.D. Lite is still up on the U.S. store, IUGO…
By Owen Good Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Haze Developers Say PS3 Technical Issues Impacted Game Design
Free Radical Design’s Haze was not a good game. After being delayed multiple times, the futuristic first-person shooter landed with a thud. Part of that can be attributed to the developer’s struggle coming to grips with PlayStation 3 hardware. It’s not an unfamiliar story, but one that may explain why the former TimeSplitters devs faltered…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two Minutes of Risk: Halo Wars GameBoardplay
The Halo franchise’s real-time simulator is getting ported into the seminal analog turn-based strategy game RISK, that we knew. This video shows the three factions, three modes of play, and player pieces included in Risk: Halo Wars Collector’s Edition. The vaguely Europe-y map features 42 territories to conquer. Oh look, “Command Room” features “achievements”! The…
By Owen Good Published August 12, 2009