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Buy The Summer Of Arcade, Get $10 Back
Microsoft wants to pay you $10 for purchasing all five of the games showcased in this year’s Summer of Arcade promotion. U.S. Xbox 360 owners who shell out the 5600 Microsoft Points necessary to net them Splosion Man, Marvel Vs. Capcom 2, Turtles in Time Re-shelled, Trials HD, and Shadow Complex between now and August…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
EVE Online: The Butterfly Effect
Perhaps developer CCP hasn’t made it perfectly clear how big a part you could play in the universe of EVE Online. Perhaps this new video will rectify that oversight. This is an example of what could happen if you find yourself flying the sometimes friendly skies in EVE Online, CCP’s massively-multiplayer online space sim. I’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
inFAMOUS Movie In The Works
Sony Pictures is working out a seven-figure deal with producers Avi and Ari Arad and screenwriter Sheldon Turner to bring the PlayStation 3 exclusive inFAMOUS to the silver screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Turner pitched the movie to Sony Pictures, which pre-emptively caught it, and the studio is now working out a deal for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Bit More Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Coming In October
Get ready to pay full price for a little more content, as Nintendo confirms an October release date for Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. You Pokémon fans know the drill. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky combines the best-selling DS titles Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, adds an additional five starter Pokémon…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 -
UncategorizedAliens Vs. Predator: The Prey
A new trailer for Rebellion’s upcoming Aliens Vs. Predator showcases the game’s third faction, the defiled corpses Marines. The game is called Aliens Vs. Predator, not Aliens Vs. Predator Vs. Marines. An obvious fact, but one that bears mentioning here. The humans have never really shined in the Aliens movie series, and with the exception…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Former Grokster Exec Jumps Ship Over Doubts About Pirate Bay Deal
It sounds like the legalization of infamous BitTorrent tracker site The Pirate Bay has hit rough seas. Wayne Rosso, the former Grokster president brought on by the company hoping to turn The Pirate Bay legit, has cut his ties with Global Gaming, saying that he has “strong doubts” that the company has enough money to…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Microsoft Stores Opening in Arizona, California
Microsoft plans to open their first retail stores this fall in California and Arizona shopping malls, the Seattle Times reports. The stores will be located at the Scottsdale Fashion Square and The Shops at Mission Viejo. The Fashion Square already has an Apple store. “We really picked them because they’re hot markets,” Kim Stocks, a…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Now Free Realms Is A Comic Book
DC Comics‘ Wildstorm imprint will publish anything video game-related, as evidenced by the new comic based on Sony Online Entertainment’s family-friendly MMO Free Realms. Rather than worry about issuing a preview comic months in advance like some video game adaptations, the Free Realms comic series kicks off today, with issue one arriving on comic store…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero Gets Carrying Case, DJ Stand
Music game DJ Hero is getting a special edition that features a carrying case that converts into a DJ stand, Activision announced today. The DJ Hero Renegade Edition also comes with a JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring unreleased tracks and a Renegade turntable featuring “premium metal controls and finish.” What it doesn’t feature, at…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Passports, We Got New Passports
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Dollars From Heaven HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Went to go pick up my kids’ passports this morning — their Japanese and US ones. The designs for both changed slightly — plus they’re chipped. Maybe this is good? Bad? Who knows. Got back Mini-Bash’s old passport from the consulate. It’s now void. His…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Spector’s “Epic Mickey” Is For The Wii
So it looks like Warren Spector’s Junction Point Studios are working on a Disney game code-named “Epic Mickey”. The concept art looks amazing, but we still have questions. Like what platform is it for? Headline kind of gives it away. The resume of another guy who’s working on the game, Tony Pulham, says it’s for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Indie Shmup on Xbox LIVE
Xbox LIVE Indie Games have come to Japan. The result? Games like this shooter Crescendo Symphony from indie developer “nakfiv”. The one player game is yours for a mere 240 Microsoft Points on Japanese LIVE Marketplace. Wonder how it plays… クレッシェンドシンフォニー [LIVE Marketplace via selectbutton]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live, Steam Sales Are Through The Roof
Getting hard sales numbers for services like Xbox Live Arcade, Steam and Direct2Drive is like getting blood from a stone. Not. Gonna. Happen. So today, we’ll console ourselves with some overall sales trends released by the three service’s parent companies. Valve, who run Steam, have revealed that over the past 12 months sales have increased…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Litter Your Room With Authentic Fallout 3 Junk
Say you like Fallout 3. You like it so much that you want to transform your room/house into something you might see in the game. Since burning the roof off is unsafe, here’s something a little more landlord-friendly. By following Chris Furniss’s simple instructions, you can whip up a ton of hand-made Nuka Cola caps,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zeno Clash Devs Release SDK
One good thing about many games built on Valve’s Source engine is that developers often release the SDK (software development kit) for them. And so it is with Zeno Clash. Developers ACE Team have released the tools – which will allow users to mess around with items, characters and environments within the game – along…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Can Watch This Shin Megami Tensei Trailer Together
Have a look at the debut trailer for totally new Shin Megami Tensei game, Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey. The game is heavy on fancy helmets and scary music. In the game, the South Pole is covered by mysterious matter, and players are part of a crackerjack team sent to investigate – in that groovy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden, FIFA Coming To iPhone
EA have quietly, perhaps even accidentally, revealed that their two biggest sporting franchises – Madden and FIFA – will be coming to the iPhone “soon.” Buried at the foot of a press release for the iPhone’s “Spore Origins” is mention that both FIFA 10 and Madden 10 are “coming soon” to Apple handheld. Wonder how…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: They’re Making A White Knight Chronicles Sequel
So says Japanese magazine Famitsu. In an article about the White Knight Chronicles 2nd Wave update, the following text appears: 続編も制作中 (zokuhen mo seisaku chuu) That means something like “a sequel is being made”. Details are scant, and the article details the 2nd Wave update. The last big update to the game, dubbed the 1st Wave,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2009