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Resident Evil 4 iPhone: Coming Soon
Yes, that version of Resident Evil 4 on the iPhone is real. And it’s coming soon, with Capcom hastily scrabbling together a release date timeframe following the game’s accidental reveal earlier this week. The game will be out on the Japanese App Store towards the end of this month, with the “rest of world to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Of These Celebs Has Played Monster Hunter The Most?
Capcom’s last ad campaign features a trio of Japanese celebs playing Monster Hunter. One of them has played MH games a bunch. Another, not so much. Starring in the ad are model Anna Ishibashi, Japanese Academy Award nominated actor Satoshi Tsumabuki, and comedian Satoshi Inoue. Ishibashi has logged a mere three hours with the Monster…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Guy Makes A Mean Kratos Statue
By day, Herbert Lowis works as an artist at Propaganda Games, the team currently working on the new Pirates of the Caribbean game. But by night? He’s capable of stuff like this. Seriously, this is a sculpture made by a single man. Not a $300, commissioned piece of adult collectible finery. It’s just…something some guy…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero 5 Gets New Drums, 22 New Tracks
Guitar Hero 5’s tracklist water torture continues today, with Activision announcing 22 more tracks for the game, along with shots of the game’s new drum kit. The drums themselves look a lot like the old drums except for one key feature: the cymbals, which now look normal, as opposed to something you’d find on an…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto And Pac-Man? “The Same”
Stay with us, here! Don’t stop reading. At the Develop conference, Lemmings and original GTA designer David Jones recounts how the game is just like Pac-Man: People said to me that GTA was just like Pac-Man — he eats the dots, while you drive over the dots in GTA. The police chase you like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Firmware Upgraded to 4.1
If you’ve got WiiConnect24 hooked up on your console, it should be glowing blue right about…now, with Nintendo having just pushed through firmware update 4.1 Unless you’re adverse to this type of business (ie you’re the homebrewing type), you might want to grab it, especially if you’re planning on getting Wii Sports Resort, because when…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crackdown Wasn’t The Success You Think It Was
Crackdown was awesome! And it had a Halo 3 multiplayer beta key included! So it did great business for Microsoft and developers Realtime, right? Nope. Not even close. “With Crackdown we sold about 1.5 million copies, but even at that we pretty much only managed to break even,” says Dave Jones, boss of developers Realtime…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
UncategorizedWatch The 13 Year-Old Motion Capture Girl In Action
To achieve the 3D character modeling for PSP title Hatsune Miku -Project Diva-, SEGA enlisted the help of 13-year-old child star Yui Ogura. Here is a video clip of her (and her game counterpart) in action. No, she does not get in the car and drive away. Ogura Yui – Project DIVA Motion Capture [Moetron]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction Finally Taking A Giant Hammer To The PC
I loved the Red Faction demo, but have been holding off on picking the game up on console because, well, I’d rather play it on PC. Which has been tough, what with the PC version delayed and all. But that long wait will soon be over, as THQ have finally gotten around to announcing a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brad Pitt, Can You Give Us Advice About Rock Band?
The superstar offers his pearls of wisdom in the latest issue issue of Wired. He touches on really important stuff. Stuff like looking at porn at work, peeing while on the phone and Rock Band. Let’s cut to the chase, here’s Pitt doing his best “Dear Abby”: Our Rock Band bassist sucks. Am I a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shadowy Clip Of An Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
.html This trailer for Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is the best thing you’ll see all day, a gorgeous introduction to what may become one of your most anticipated releases, whenever and on whatever platform to this game is coming. If you’re unfamiliar with the game, currently listed only for a PC release at this point,…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
At Long Last… Moogle Shoes! Sort Of
It’s no secret that I have a thing for gaming-themed shoes (it’s a chick thing), so I simply have to blog about Daniel “Brass Monki” Reese’s custom video game shoes — featuring Moogles. Normally, you don’t see Moogle-related fashion items when searching for Final Fantasy apparel. I had a particularly fruitless search for someone’s Christmas…
By AJ Glasser Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect Might Go To Fourth Game, Then Infinity, Then Beyond
Even though there’s only really one Mass Effect game (the iPhone one doesn’t count) out there, fans are already settling in for the long run. Which is prudent, because BioWare have plans for a lot more Mass Effect games. Speaking with Gamerzines, BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has said “We’ve said Mass Effect is supposed to be…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop, SMU, AIAS Announce Indie Game Challenge
GameStop is teaming up with The Guildhall game development graduate program at Southern Methodist University and the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences to create the Indie Game Challenge. The contest invites both professional and non-professional game developers to submit betas and pitches, which will be judged by officials from the AIAS. The Challenge is…
By AJ Glasser Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Makes A Date In Japan
Sega and PlatinumGames have pledged to release Bayonetta for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 worldwide this Fall. The good news is that the game has been dated in Japan, arriving overseas on October 29th. That date was dropped in the latest issue of Famitsu, which could mean good news for those of us in…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
LucasArts Touts “World Exclusive Announcements” At Comic-Con
Who’s hyping its Comic-Con showing now? LucasArts! The publisher of all things Star Wars and Indiana Jones is bringing with it games, creative types and “several world exclusive announcements” to make your visit to the convention worthwhile. Two games promised to be on hand at LucasArts booth are Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Journalist or Gamer?
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: No, I Was Wrong, THIS Is The Best Service Ever This morning I posted a hypothetical question on my Twitter feed: Which would you hire to write about video games? An established journalist with no gaming experience, or a gamer with zero journalism experience. I included such extremes because I…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Debuting Iron Man 2 Game, More At Comic-Con
The video game presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is quickly expanding, as Sega has revealed what it’s bringing to the pop culture convention. That list includes Iron Man 2, which the publisher will debut at the show. We will, of course, be making our way over to Sega’s booth to check out the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hulu Tries To Explain Why It’s Blocking The PS3, Fails
Last month, streaming video service Hulu began blocking the PlayStation 3’s web browser from accessing its content, a practice that continues to this day without official explanation. But customer service has attempted to explain the decision, somewhat cryptically. G4 received a response from Hulu that might leave one more bewildered about the change than not…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Sega Has Described Itself From ’89 To ’09
Nintendo is not the only company that has had to explain, in press releases, what in the world it does. For at least 20 years, so has Sega. That description has never been much fun, sadly. But it has changed. 1989 Press release announcing executive hiring at Sega of America… Based in South San Francisco,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2009