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  Tales of Vesperia PS3 Dated For Japan

  Former Xbox 360 exclusive, current multi-platform title Tales of Vesperia has a release date — very important for a game that’s going to be, well, released. On September 17, the game will be released in Japan. Priced at ¥7,800 (US$79), the game features new character, pirate girl Patty. She’ll even be appearing in the game’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009
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  The Smartest PlayStation Executive Quote I’ve Seen In A Long Time

  You can usually count on a PlayStation 3 to be a slick, dependable piece of hardware. PlayStation executives…less so. Some like to shoot their mouths off from time to time. But this quote from Kaz Hirai stopped me dead in my tracks. A console always needs a solid core of games that appeal to gamers…If…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Used To Be A Fatty

  Hey, it’s Jillian Michaels. You know here, she’s a fitness guru. But she wasn’t always a fitness guru. “I was the fat kid who stayed up all night playing video games, like Galaga and Burger Time,” says Michaels. “Now I’m looking at the state of childhood obesity today and thinking ‘What if there’s a way…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009
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  Assassin’s Creed 2 Special Edition Includes Missions, Music & Toys

  Like any other high-profile (or even mid-profile) game these days, Assassin’s Creed 2 will be available in a collector’s edition. Let’s take a look at what’s inside. Called the “Black Edition”, the limited edition box set will ship in “black packaging”, and come with a “unique authentic holographic signature”. Whatever that means. Included will be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  Ever Wanted To See What Project Natal Looks Like On Jimmy Fallon?

  Well…yes, you get the idea. Here’s Microsoft’s Kudo Tsunoda demoing, as promised, Project Natal on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. And as you can see, Jimmy Fallon is…well, to say he’s enthusiastic about the whole thing would be selling his enthusiasm short. Wonder how important it is for Microsoft to have the host of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  This Flight Sim Needs 120 Graphics Cards Just To Get Off The Ground

  Back when they were popular, flight sims needed some pretty hefty hardware to get them running. But I can’t remember any of them ever having “120 dedicated graphics cards” under the “required” section on the side of the box. But the HD World does. A custom F-16 fighter simulator, it runs off 120 dual core…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  New TMNT Game Is 360 Timed Exclusive

  Yay! More timed exclusives! Thanks, Microsoft. The latest title to piss off half the gaming world with a staggered release is one of the new Ninja Turtles games. Given the name Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, it’s a modern remake of Konami’s classic 1991 side-scrolling arcade title, and will be out worldwide…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  Team Ninja Bringing Special Sauce To Metroid

  Nintendo has wrangled in Tecmo’s Team Ninja to develop upcoming Wii title Metroid: Other M. Team Ninja is best known for its work on action title Ninja Gaiden and bouncy fighter Dead or Alive. Company president Reggie Fils-Aime dishes about why the company signed the developers to do Metroid, “We could’ve done a fine job…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009
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  Guitar Hero (Is Only Half Of) Van Halen

  The Guitar Hero: Van Halen trailer running during E3 only showed off four members of the band. Thing is, over the course of the group’s history, there have been more than four members of the band. The four shown in the trailer were Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen and Wolfgang Van…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009
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  “I Am The Reincarnation of Pikachu”

  This summer, like every summer, a new Pokémon movie is hitting theaters. This man-dressed as a woman — famed actor, author and singer Akihiro Miwa — is voicing Alpha Pokémon, Arceus. Dubbed Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl the Movie: Arceus: To the Conquering of Space-Time (say that twice fast!), the movie is the third entry…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009
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  Tracking The Ups And Downs Of Sony’s E3 Press Conference

  And so Bitmob’s analysis of online reaction to the big three E3 keynotes draws to a close, with a look at how a select group of people felt about Sony’s big announcements. To recap: Bitmob writer Andrew Hiscock sat down in hardcore gaming board NeoGAF last week and followed the user’s reactions to the big…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2009
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  Project Natal Finds Its Mark

  As seen on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

  By Brian Crecente Published June 10, 2009
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  No Hobbit Game Just Yet

  Games based on movies are typically rushed out — and it shows. That might be why we won’t be getting a video game version of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming flick The Hobbit any time soon. The movie is slated for 2012, which isn’t enough time to tackle the game version as well del Toro explains.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2009
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  Another PS3 Bundle, This Time With Baseball & Bond

  America’s favourite pastime + suave British secret agent? Not the most natural pairing for a PlayStation 3 bundle, but then, I may just be looking at it wrong. Sports + face-punching might be closer to the mark. This rumoured new bundle – sent in by a Joystiq reader, and said to be made available on…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2009
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  Brütal Legend Still Has More Surprises, More Metal In Store

  Double Fine’s metal epic Brütal Legend coming this “Rocktober,” legal system willing, two painfully long years after its official announcement. So what’s still left to say about the game? Plenty, according to creator Tim Schafer. Following last week’s announcement that Ozzy Osbourne would also appear in Brütal Legend—joining Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2009
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  Real Human Attempts Street Fighter Car-Smash

  Remember that car-smashing bonus stage in Street Fighter II? This Ryu wanna-be tries that for real. There’s fire, too! Real Street Fighter Wannabe [Unique Daily via Topless Robot]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 10, 2009
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  ‘Splosion Man Is A Cool Guy Made Of Explosions

  File ‘Splosion Man under "E3 Games I Wish I’d Played." Apparently, it was there, but I was too busy waiting in line and watching hands-off demos. After seeing the game’s E3 trailer, I’m more than a little bothered. After all, I liked ‘Splosion Man developer Twisted Pixel‘s previous effort, The Maw. And I like 2D…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2009
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  Whatever Happened To Gran Turismo HD’s DLC Model?

  When we visited Gran Turismo creators Polyphony Digital in 2006, president Kazunori Yamauchi previewed what would become Gran Turismo HD, the first “real driving simulation” for the PlayStation 3 that would offer 770 cars and 50 tracks for download. At the time, Yamauchi called it “the GT version of iTunes,” letting players buy the barebones…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 10, 2009
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  Battlefield To Return In, Yes, Battlefield 3

  EA COO John Pleasants did DICE’s marketing team no favours today when he let slip that Battlefield 3 is not only in development, but is “looking very good”. Speaking at the William Blair Growth Stock Conference, Pleasants said “I’ve had the luxury of looking at Battlefield 3 over at DICE in Sweden and was highly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2009
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  Five Good Breakup Games

  Breaking up is hard to do, but video games can help. Here are five 2009 titles that’ll get you through the five stages of grief. The Kübler-Ross model of grief proposed in the 1969 book Death and Dying is actually a theory about dealing with death and terminal disease, both of which are way worse…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 10, 2009