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  BioWare Is Interested in Wii, Yo

  Canadian developers BioWare are best known for its console and pc role playing games like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic. Big rpgs that run on big hardware. BioWare boss Ray Muzyka, “We’d be intrigued by the idea of developing on Wii but we have nothing to announce right now. We do have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2009
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  Forza 3 Limited Edition Includes…Well, Not Much

  Forza 3 will cost you $60. But the Forza 3 Limited Edition will cost you $80. What’s jacking the price up by $20 get you? It doesn’t look like it gets you much at all. Those parting with the extra cash will receive: – a 2GB USB drive and a keychain, both “specially branded” (ie…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2009
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  Bizarre Creations: Racing Games Not Selling As Well As Expected

  Developer Bizarre Creations has made some terrific racing games. Take PGR, for example. Great game. Bizarre knows racing games. It also knows something else. According to Bizarre’s Ben Ward: I’m not going to mention numbers but not really, with the exception of Mario Kart, which has done very well because it’s a Mario Kart game.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2009
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  We Much Prefer Europe’s Wii Sports Resort Box Art

  As is often the case with the PAL market (see Ico & Resident Evil 4), European and Australian customers will be getting a cleaner, fresher rendition of Wii Sports Resort when it launches next month. While the US version looks…well, drab, the PAL art is literally a breathe of fresh air, doing a much better…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2009
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  Is Dragon Quest IX Co-Op WiFi or Local?

  There’s been some confusion about Dragon Quest IX co-op play. Is it local only or does it using Nintendo’s WiFi connection? Just imagine playing DQIX with faraway friends! Square Enix PR clears up the issue with this: “From the beginning of development, co-op play hasn’t been via WiFi, but rather DS wireless play.” So there…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2009
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  Big Warhammer Online In Little China

  GigaMedia and Mythic Entertainment are bringing Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau next week via GigaMedia’s FunTown game platform according to an EA press release. Interestingly enough, this announcement comes on the same day as a Rueters article reporting a new crackdown on “undesirable” online games in mainland China. According…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 18, 2009
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  America’s Army 3 Devs Let Go Day After Launch

  The Emeryville, California based development studio responsible for America’s Army 3 has been shut down, according to details forwarded to Kotaku by former staffers. That closing comes one day after the U.S. Army funded simulation officially shipped. According to ex-AA3 developers, the contract studio responsible for the latest America’s Army entry was shuttered due to…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  And The Biggest-Selling Game Out Of E3 Might Be…

  With E3’s hype train having come, paused then rattled off into the sunset, gamers are free to weigh up the holiday season’s (and beyond!) planned releases, and make plans themselves. Like which of the games they’re going to actually buy. Market research firm Nielsen ran a poll between June 7-14, and asked a bunch of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published June 18, 2009
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  Microsoft: There Will Be “No New Console”

  Today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer indicated that the company would be releasing a new Xbox 360 in 2010, one featuring a built-in camera. That seemingly confirmed a new hardware configuration with the company’s Project Natal built-in. Microsoft’s official word? While Ballmer’s casual mention of a new Xbox 360 hardware iteration at the Executive’s Club of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  Play Zen Garden, Help Find A Cure For Cancer

  I don’t usually futz around with Facebook games too much — Neopets and Scrabble knock-offs notwithstanding — but Hive7’s Zen Garden donates 10% of profits to breast cancer cure research. Zen Garden is one of those social games that’s all about trading things for more things and buying virtual currency in order to buy more…

  By AJ Glasser Published June 18, 2009
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  Toothy Kid, Don’t Eat Your DSi!

  Today in Japan, McDonald’s is rolling out a Wi-Fi service today in its restaurants across the country. Here’s the television commercial. Fascinating. Customers who bring their DS units to McDonalds can download items and original content as well as play others via WiFi. Besides Pokémon mini-games and character downloads (Jirachi, anyone?), there are also McDonalds…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published June 18, 2009
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  Travels

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: I Think I Forgot Something Today… I spent today crafting our coverage of the rest of the big shows for the year. Man, I have a lot of traveling ahead of me. Here’s hoping I don’t crash into a mountain. What you missed: Denver Teen Opens Retro Video Game Store…

  By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Metal Gear Solid

  Solid Snake sneaks into the North American PlayStation Store this week, as Metal Gear Solid for the original PlayStation becomes a PS One Classic. And… uh… Gran Turismo 5 Prologue is cheaper. Yes, it’s a slow week. Oh, there’s a demo for NCAA Football 10. And there’s a batch of Spinal Tap downloadable tracks for…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  The Great Chain Interview, Part 4: Xbox Guy To Ex-Xbox Guy To That Guy’s Boss

  In yesterday’s Chain Interview installment, Sony’s Scott Rohde wanted Microsoft’s Shane Kim to say if Microsoft would get back into making sports games. Kim answered. Then things got…interesting. [This post is the fourth in a series that recounts the chain of questions and answers I solicited from the people I interviewed during E3. I asked…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2009
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  Nintendo Explain How MotionPlus Thing Go Into Remote Thing

  You know how Wii MotionPlus go in Wii Remote? Nintendo know. Nintendo show you. It show you with video. Video show how MotionPlus go in Wii Remote! You watch. Then you know. Then you have Wii MotionPlus in Wii Remote!! Destructoid have video. Video show how it go in. Watch! Or else rubber jacket get…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  UK Chain Starts Selling Nintendo DS Cakes

  UK’s Tesco store have started selling New Super Mario Bros. celebration cakes. The cakes, as you can see, come in the shape of an open DS. It looks like the only edible bit is the bottom part of the cake. The upper screen, it appears, is a cardboard cutout. [Thanks Mashallo]

  By Brian Crecente Published June 18, 2009
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  Japanese Software Chart Has DS Games Thrown Upon It

  The Nintendo DS tops software charts this week with the arrival of PlatinumGames’ second title published by Sega, Infinite Space. The spacey role-playing game knocks Square Enix’s Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days out of its first place spot. Infinite Space leads a top ten Media Create game sales chart that’s Nintendo DS top heavy, as Level…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  Report: Microsoft CEO Says New Xbox Arriving In 2010

  Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago today, reportedly informing attendees that a new Xbox 360 will arrive in 2010, one equipped with a “natural interface” and built-in camera. Sound familiar? According to TG Daily‘s recount of Ballmer’s talk, in which he discussed “the role of innovation in changing economic times,”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2009
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  Wolfenstein’s Altered Present A Large Problem

  Yesterday’s introduction of the lithe, stealthy Assassin enemy for the next Wolfenstein game is balanced by the raw, brutal fury of the Altered. The Altered might not be nearly as impressive as the invisi Nazi-ninja Assassins, but they look to make up for it in terms of raw power. Every first-person shooter these days needs…

  By Mike Fahey Published June 18, 2009
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  They Still Make Cloth Maps

  After witnessing a demo of THQ’s January 1, 2010 developer-coined “badass-Zelda” in New York City today, Kotaku was presented this limited edition cloth map for the game. The map won’t be sold with every copy of the game, but THQ is considering making it available as a gift with purchase at a specific retailer to…

  By Stephen Totilo Published June 18, 2009