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Blizzard Taps Razer For Official StarCraft II Gear
Blizzard has teamed up with PC peripheral manufacturer Razer to create a line of tournament-grade accessories for next year’s hottest real-time strategy title. It’s interesting that Blizzard is going to Razer to create official peripherals for StarCraft II, seeing as they’ve maintained and still maintain a strong relationship with the Steel Series folks. I suppose…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Brings Dark Void to Gamescom, Shoots Gamers Into the Air
We are a week away from Electronic Arts and Sony Computer Entertainment’s press conferences unofficially kicking off the massive Gamecom convention in Cologne and I’m downright giddy. Capcom is too, it sounds like, shooting off an email about all of the games that they’ll have on hand for European gamers to check out. Lost Planet…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Practically Giving Away Guitar Hero Van Halen
Wait, scratch that. Activision is giving away Guitar Hero Van Halen. For free. Sorry, “free,” as you’ll need to buy a copy of Guitar Hero 5 to get the Van Halen-themed edition of the guitar game at no additional cost. In what is either an early shot at MTV Games’ upcoming Rock Band offerings or…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Story Of Section 8
Timegate has just released this stylish developer diary explaining the setting and story of Section 8, the upcoming shooter for the Xbox 360 and PC. Section 8 is all about guys in power armor shooting at each other, and that’s a story concept I can really get behind, but Timegate apparently thinks you need a…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Muramasa: The Demon Official Website
Ignition Entertainment ramps up the hype on Wii exclusive Muramasa: The Demon Blade, launching a brand new website complete with wallpapers, character bios, and everything a shiny new website needs to thrive and flourish. Ignition sure does up a nice video game website. I loved what they did for The King of Fighters XII, and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Depression-Era Clothes Became Xbox 360 Fashions
Xbox gamers can dress as a BioShock Big Daddy or a Halo trooper if they sample the new virtual world fashions launching today. Or they could dress like they’re from the Great Depression. The line’s designer explains why. We dress in mere costumes when we control characters in our Xbox 360s. Michael Connell believes it’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tim Langdell Defends Self in Open Letter to Mobigame
Tim Langdell’s released a lengthy statement – including e-mails between himself and Mobigame – presenting his version of events in his efforts to protect the trademark “Edge,” and defending himself against the portrayal of his actions by the gaming press. We’ve written four stories on Langdell, and sought comment without luck multiple times. The man…
By Owen Good Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Only Wii Charger You’ll Ever Need
The Ultimate Power Station by CTA looks pretty impressive, with charging, a dock, fan, alarm clock and lights all built into a single device. The main cradle connects to the AC, AV inputs and Sensor Bar connection on the back of the Wii console. The center slot houses a built-in fan that is aligned with…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Triumphs Over PS2 In Nielsen Ratings
Microsoft claims victory over the PlayStation, as the latest Nielsen ratings indicate that the Xbox 360 is the first current-generation console to top the PS2 in terms of minutes played per month. According to the graph provided by the Niesen website, which we explored earlier in terms of Wii usuage, the Xbox 360 actually came…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Warner Bros. Wants To Revolutionize Online Mortal Kombat
A job posting seeking a senior software engineer for the next game in the Mortal Kombat franchise indicates that new franchise owner Warner Bros. is focusing on online play in a big way. Unless of course Warner Bros. is keen on tossing about the term ‘revolutionize’ willy nilly, the new owners of the Mortal Kombat…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Road To Champions
In this developer diary for Champions Online, Cryptic explores the secret origins of the company and how it wound up creating a superhero MMO. I love videos like this, personally. As much as I enjoy playing the games themselves, I find the stories behind the formation of the companies that create them fascinating. Having a…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB Rates Dino Crisis, More Resident Evil For PS3
New entries popping up at the ESRB ratings board website might indicate impending releases for Dino Crisis and two Resident Evil titles as PSone Classics on the PlayStation 3. Dino Crisis, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis have of course been in the ESRB.org database for a good long time, but they’ve each…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
A First Look At iPhone’s Duke Nukem 3D
That’s right you can now play the original Duke Nukem 3D on your iPhone or iPod Touch. But would you want to? Duke Nukem 3D for the iPhone is a complete port of the original 1991 shooter. That means the over-the-top soundbites, the gratuitous pixelated borderline soft porn and the more than 20 hours worth…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mad Catz Does Modern Warfare 2
Where there is a potential multi-million selling video game, Mad Catz is there, having signed a deal with Activision to produce branded controllers and accessories for Modern Warfare 2. Mad Catz loves branding accessories, especially when it comes to big titles, and there most likely won’t be a title bigger than Modern Warfare 2 this…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragonica Online Nails Down Open Beta Date
THQ*ICE is gearing up for the North American open beta test of their first massively-multiplayer online offering, Dragonica Online, with special items and events lined up for players willing to put it through its paces. Dragonica Online is a 3D game with 2D platforming action, strong enough for a computer but easy enough to play…
By Mike Fahey Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ozzy Osbourne to Headline BlizzCon Concert
The Prince of Darkness, and World of Warcraft spokesman, Ozzy Osbourne will be headlining the closing concert at this year’s BlizzCon, Activision announced today. “Our goal with BlizzCon is to deliver an unforgettable weekend of entertainment, and we can’t think of a better way to close out this year’s show than having Ozzy rock the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Out! I Will Eat Real Pizza
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Snakes? Frogs? I got real pizza from Costco. Yes, yes, yes I do. Real pizza, right here. No mayo, no corn, no other things. Dinner tonight is delightful! Yes, yes, yes it is. What you missed last night Risen Banned In Australia, “Sexual Acivity And Drug Use” Cited Microsoft Responds…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Has “Exclusive Partnership” For Consoles With Netflix
The summer dashboard update for the Xbox 360 has gone live, bringing new Netflix features to the Microsoft console — and only that console. According to the Xbox.com site, “This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009