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  Rock Band, Guitar Hero Revenues Down 49%

  The bubble had to burst sooner or later. Digging through some NPD numbers from the past few months, Gamasutra’s Matt Matthews has found that the amount of money made from copies of Rock Band and Guitar Hero is down 49%. That’s compared to the revenue collected from sales of retail copies of both titles at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  SEGA Third-Person Shooter Becoming Live-Action Movie

  PlayStation 2 third-person shooter Gungrave is coming to the big screen. Convergence Entertainment has inked a deal for the live-action rights to the title. Gungrave was developed by Red Entertainment for SEGA. It was released on the PS2 back in 2002 and was previously adapted into an TV animated series that ran from 2003 to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  Diablo Creator Behind New Marvel MMO

  It’s been announced today that Gazillion Entertainment, the people behind the upcoming Marvel MMO, have hired Blizzard veteran David Brevik to run the game’s development studio. Brevik – who not only helped found Blizzard North but also helped create the Diablo series – will take up the role of studio director at Gargantuan, the San…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  World of Warcraft To Re-Launch In China (Sorta)

  After weeks of being offline, massively popular online game World of Warcraft is getting a partial relaunch in China. That’s not all, though. Content found “questionable” by the Chinese government needs changing as well. Developer Blizzard previously changed skeleton characters to characters with normal human bodies at the request of the government. After Blizzard switched…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  Investment Blog Bashes Take-Two Boss Zelnick

  Investor-written site Market Rap has gone all-out on Strauss Zelnick, boss of Take-Two, accusing him of lying, irresponsible leadership and pocketing extra cash while at the same time overseeing a decline in the company’s share prices. Keep in mind that the story is written by someone with a personal and financial interest in the company.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  Are You In LA? Are You Male? Bald? Naked?

  If so, does Craigslist have a j-o-b for you. Here’s the listing: Seeking (3) CAUCASIAN MALE MODEL/ACTORS for video game shoot. We’re looking for thin, lean guys who are willing to be BALD and shave all body hair for a shoot on August 1st. The pay will be $500/flat rate for about 6 hours. You…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  Why No Splinter Cell On PS3? It’s A “Business Decision”

  Sometimes, a developer or publisher chooses not to release a game on the PS3 for manpower or technical reasons (see: Valve). Other times, though – as is the case with Splinter Cell: Conviction – it’s just down to money. In an interview with Kikizo, Ubisoft’s Steven Masters has completely gone against previous Ubisoft comments on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  Sony Considered Two Analog Sticks For PSPgo

  Like its predecessor, the PSPgo has one analog stick. But, did you know Sony once considered putting two analog sticks on the upcoming portable? In the new issue of Game Informer, Sony Worldwide Studios President Shuhei Yoshida says as much: We also felt — like many users — that we wish we had a second…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  The Penny Arcade Guys Have The Best Table In The World

  Boutique furniture designers Because We Can recently built the Penny Arcade team a new conference table. It’s 16 feet long and cost over $4000. But that’s not why we love it. We love it because it glows in the dark. Who has a business meeting in the dark? Penny Arcade do now, that’s who. Oh,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  New Shin Megami Tensei Game Coming To DS

  It’s been five years since the last totally new Shin Megami Tensei game, but here we are: A totally new Shin Megami Tensei game with the title Strange Journey. The South Pole is covered by mysterious matter, and players are part of a crackerjack team sent to investigate — in that groovy outfit. Atlus launched…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  Lots of People Bought iPhones

  The iPhone is more than a phone, it’s also a gaming platform. Ever wonder why there are so many iPhone games? It’s because there are so many iPhones. In the third quarter ending June 27, Apple sold 5.2 million iPhone. That’s a 626 percent job in over from the same quarter last year. “We’re thrilled…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  A Gears Of War Screenplay: Our Thoughts [Update]

  We’ve come into possession of a draft screenplay for the Gears of War movie. If you’d like to remain spoiler-free, move right along. If, however, you’d like to see what we think of it, read on! While the movie will be based on a script by Chris Morgan, it appears that Stuart Beattie – who…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  Valve Rethinking Team Fortress 2 Item Drops

  To try and make things easier on newer players, Valve recently instituted a “random drop” policy regarding rare items in Team Fortress 2. It was a bad idea. One they regret, and are looking at changing in the future. Valve’s Robin Walker has said “I think we’ve learned that the random drop system is only…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  Dead Space Devs Jump Ship To Activision

  Activision are building a new studio in San Francisco. But need people to work there. So to get the ball rolling, they’ve nicked two of the senior staff at EA’s Visceral Games, the team behind Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno. Glen Schofield, who was general manager at Visceral, and Michael Condrey, who was chief operating…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2009
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  You’ll Never Guess Who’s Directing Warcraft Flick [Update]

  Well, you might. Who knows. But according to movie news site Ain’t It Cool, the director has been confirmed — and you might be pleasantly surprised. Ain’t It Cool is reporting that Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) has signed on to direct the film version of Warcraft. “It [the announcement] will come out in trades…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  More New Final Fantasy XIII Screens of New Character

  Not only do we get to see new character Hope Estheim wield his boomerang, we also get new images of Szah, too. The dying wish of Hope’s mother was for motorcycle dude Snow Villiers to protect her son. She died while trying to fend of PSICOM troops. Famitsu scans reveal new FFXIII screenshots [Final Fantasy-XIII.net]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009
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  Rage Details Show It Isn’t Your Average id Shooter

  There’s a Rage blowout in the latest issue of Game Informer, revealing all kinds of details about id’s upcoming shooter. Details that show it’s not the kind of game you expect from the house of Doom. The open-world game, which has you both shooting and racing cars, introduces a number of mechanics new to major…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  Ben Kingsley In Prince of Persia Looks Like This

  We’ve seen plenty of Prince of Persia pics of Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s not the only guy in the movie, thank you very much. Sir Ben Kingsley (Ghandi, Schindler’s List) is also in the flick. The Oscar winner plays bad dude Nizam. Just look at that hard nose stare. That twinkle in his eye is so…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Bad Company 2 will Support Battlefield 1943 Weapons

  DICE revealed today that Battlefield Bad Company 2 will support Battlefield 1943 weaponry, when BC2 drops in early 2010. The word went out over Twitter on the official Battlefield 1943 feed yesterday “Think you’re a Bad Ass with BF1943 weapons? What if I said you’ll be able to use your Semi-Auto Rifle, Sniper Rifle, or…

  By Owen Good Published July 21, 2009
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  Microsoft Patents Home-Like Advertising Space

  You didn’t think Microsoft’s avatars were just for dressing up, did you? Oh, you did? Silly you. They’re there to help Microsoft make money, as you can see in this patent for a walk-in advertising space. The idea is that you walk around a “space” that’s comprised of nothing but advertisements. And your avatar is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009