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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 - Uncategorized
FIFA 10 Delayed A Few Weeks [Update]
EA Sports have announced that the North American release date for FIFA 10 has been kicked back a few weeks, from October 2 all the way back to October 20. The date pushes it perilously close to the release date for the series’ arch-rival, Pro Evo 2010, which will be out in North America on…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Doom Creator On Whether New PlayStation Or Xbox Will Be First
You know John Carmack. He’s the programming wizard responsible for games like Doom. You know what John Carmack thinks? He thinks that Sony could release a new console before Microsoft. Here’s his rationale: “The whole jockeying for who’s going to release the first next gen console is very interesting and pretty divorced from the technical…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
360 Update Brings Star Wars, BioShock Avatar Outfits
While drumming up support for the new 360 avatar marketplace, Microsoft showed off how your little guy could dress up as a character from Gears of War, or Monkey Island. Turns out those were just the tip of the iceberg. Now that the marketplace is live, we can see that there are clothing options available…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Deca Sporta Coming To DS
Hudson’s Wii sports game Deca Sporta is flexing its way onto the Nintendo DS. Loosely translated to Deca Sporta Ten Sporting Events On The DS, the game features ten games on, well, the Nintendo DS. Those games feature ping pong, clay pigeon shooting, arm wrestling, golf, skydiving, climbing, bobsledding, rugby, kick volleyball and cheerleading. There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 11, 2009