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R-Type Tactics Sequel Has A Bittersweet Subtitle
Atlus brought Irem’s R-Type Tactics to North American PSPs last year as R-Type Command, a turn-based strategic deviation from the side-scrolling shoot ’em up the series is known for. A sequel is planned, with an amazing subtitle. R-Type Tactics II: Operation Bitter Chocolate will be coming to Japan on October 29, according to a report…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Who Is The Mystery Darkside Chronicles Cover Character?
Capcom’s newly-released cover art for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles contains a mysterious figure of mysterious mystery to puzzle players until it game comes out. While Leon, Claire, and Steve are clear enough of the cover of the next entry in the Resident Evil rail-shooter series for the Wii, who is that shadowy character in…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hard To Resist Flinging The PSPgo, For A Good Reason
I wielded a PSPGo again yesterday and, I must confess, only will power, professionalism, and the fear of the Pottery Barn rule kept me from tossing the machine in the air. If I did toss the PSPgo, I would not have tossed it in anger. I have nothing against the system, even though Sony does…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Doc Louis Will End You
He made you, and he can break you. Here’s four new shots of the officially-named Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!!!, one of the rewards you can choose for being a Platinum member of Club Nintendo. Nintendo passed along these new screens in order to help anyone still struggling with the choice between this downloadable game and the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Reviews
Streets of Rage Micro Review: Ragin’ Hard
Porting a console classic to modern times is a no-brainer when it’s an impulse buy where half the purchase decision is fueled by nostalgia. But is Sega’s Streets of Rage worth it on the iPhone? Loved All the Rage: This is a straight-up emulation of the Genesis original, so of course everything you love and…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 2 Update: Beta Lessons And Welcome Omissions
Uncharted 2 is four weeks from completion and, thanks to those of you who played the game’s June beta, the development team from Naughty Dog learned a couple of things. Adding a jet-ski level was not one of them. Sony was showing its full holiday line-up for PS3 and PSP in New York yesterday, including…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oh Yeah, Resident Evil 4 iPhone Now Available
Sneaky parasitically-controlled humans! Capcom has officially released Resident Evil 4 for the iPhone, placing the power of Leon Kennedy at your fingertips. After a bit of a false start, Leon returns, laying waste to countless infected Spanish people in this iPhone version of the PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Nintendo Wii masterpiece. A virtual joystick controls…
By Mike Fahey Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Look At Assassin’s Creed 2’s Comic-Con Outing
Ubisoft put together this montage of footage from their Assassin’s Creed 2 showing at Comic-Con in San Diego last weekend. The clip includes some gameplay, a few very short comments from the panel and a brief interview with the guy responsible for the Assassin’s Creed 2 film shorts being produced. The movies will be using…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
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