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NECA’s BioShock Toys Are Disturbingly Awesome
NECA’s Comic-Con 2009 display was chock full of BioShock playthings, from sisters big and little to full-sized ADAM extractors. As we saw last week, NECA is taking great care to make sure their line of BioShock toys is of the highest quality, staying as faithful as possible to the game designs. I find it nice…
By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009 -
UncategorizedXbox 360 Avatar Marketplace: Giant Cotton Swabs to Steampunk Goggles
Avatars, long the ignored, under-dressed face of the Xbox 360, are getting an overhaul. But it will cost you. New clothing and props from popular games including The Secret of Monkey Island and Halo will be hitting the 360 next month. The avatar marketplace is tucked away neatly inside your avatar customization menu as its…
By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009 -
UncategorizedNetflix Party Play in Action
The update to Xbox 360’s Netflix, which came as a separate download, deals with many of the issues that the streaming service had, but introduces a couple of new ones. I use Netflix on my Xbox 360 almost weekly, streaming Tristan-friendly movies onto our big screen for Friday night movies together. One of the biggest…
By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009 -
UncategorizedHands On With Xbox 360’s New Dashboard
This morning Microsoft sent the much-anticipated Xbox 360 dashboard update to a group of game writers to check out before it hits officially on Aug. 11. In this video I give you a quick overview of the dashboard’s main screen, looking the new look for achievements and the ability to drop into a Xbox Live…
By Brian Crecente Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Would Like To Go To America
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Comic-Con I just realized, that, like, this is the longest I have been away from the States. The last time I went there was last summer. I didn’t go last December because Micro-Bash was born. I’d kinda like to go back! I wonder what the people in America are doing……
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ecko Release The Ugliest Halo Shirts In The Known Universe
There are people who do video game t-shirts the right way. People like Meat Bun, and King of Games. Then there are people who do video game shirts the wrong way. Like Hot Topic, and Mark Ecko. Just take a look at Ecko’s new range of Halo shirts, featuring six designs that you would expect…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Indie Games Open, Selling Games For $1
Xbox Live‘s Community Games venture has just been re-branded as “Xbox Live Indie Games“, and along with the new name comes a new pricing structure, which will see some titles sold for as little as $1. Ever since Community Games launched, there have been complaints that the minimum asking price of some titles was too…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Behind The Scenes of Making Ryu Ga Gotoku 4 (Yakuza 4)
Earlier today, SEGA detailed Japanese crime game title Ryu Ga Gotoku 4. As we previously posted, it will use the latest motion capture technology so that not only the actor’s voice will appear in the game, but 3D models of them as them in character. SEGA has released pics of Hiroki Narimiya and Kenta Kiritani…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Shots From The Set Of The Assassin’s Creed Movies
To go with the first details on the three Assassin’s Creed short films due later this year, Ubisoft sent over some additional shots of the production. Poor Ezio, he’s never going to blend in with all that bright green!
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Details Monster Hunter 3 Online
On August 1, Monster Hunter 3 goes on sale in Japan. From 10am on that same day, Monster Hunter 3‘s network service becomes active. There are a couple free deals that let players test out the online feature for either 20 or 90 days, but beyond that, players will need to pony up cash for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kaz Hirai Giving Tokyo Game Show Keynote
Current Chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, will be giving the keynote at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The keynote, titled “New Tactics for 2009,” will kick off on September 24th at 10:30am. There will also be a panel discussion about tactics and strategy for global game makers featuring execs from Capcom,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Plants vs Zombies Shambling Onto Xbox Live Arcade’s Lawn
Guess Popcap didn’t need that long sorting out “the exact order in which [Plants vs Zombies] will make its way onto other platforms”, because the game’s just been announced for Xbox Live Arcade. PopCap’s Garth Chouteau has confirmed with WorthPlaying that the game is coming to Microsoft’s online platform, but couldn’t provide any further details…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghost In The Shell Director Joins Halo Legends
Mamoru Oshii, director of landmark anime Ghost in the Shell, has joined the Halo Legends project and will be working on a Halo anime for studio Production I.G. This was confirmed via video message during the Halo panel at Comic-Con. Other studios that will be producing short films for Halo Legends include Bones, Studio 4…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Comic-Con 2009’s Sexiest Cosplay…
…is not this Pikachu girl. Imagine something two-hundred times cuter than she is. Someone so gloriously sexy that we couldn’t place them on the front page for fear of riots. Brace yourself, and continue. Yes, this man is the sexiest gaming cosplayer at Comic-Con 2009. It’s a shame he has to hang out with that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Resident Evil Movie Gets A Director
And that director is Paul W.S. Anderson. The last Resident Evil Anderson helmed was the first one; he wrote and produced the other two films, Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Resident Evil: Extinction. Anderson will write, direct and produce Resident Evil: Afterlife. His wife, Milla Jovovich, will reprise her role as Alice. The movie, the fourth…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sierra Adventure Games Now Available On Steam
Adding Lucasarts adventure games to Steam was a great idea, but adding classic Sierra adventure games to Steam? That’s an awesome idea. As of right now, you can buy the King’s Quest Collection (which includes King’s Quest I-V) and the Space Quest Collection (which includes Space Quest I-VI), both of them optimised to run on…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2009