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Apple Founder Could Kick Your Ass At Defender
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak isn’t just a rich, cuddly nerd. He’s also an avid gamer. Mostly card games, sure, but also Defender. Which he plays really well. Oh, and Tetris. Dude’s a Tetris purist. Geek Cruising with The Woz [Boing Boing Gadgets]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Christina Aguilera Has Hurt Herself During Wii Game
Oh no! Songstress Christina Aguilera hit her hand while playing the Nintendo Wii. It gets worse. She apparently bruised herself. The horror. Showbiz Spy brings us this tragic, tragic story: “Christina loves her Wii as a fun way to do a little work out,” a source said. “Now she’s a mother, it’s perfect for her.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Four Warriors of Light Gameplay Looks Like This
Teased title The Four Warriors of Light: A Final Fantasy Anecdote is traditional turn-based role-playing game for the Nintendo DS. A very cute one at that. Have a look at the game’s gameplay footage. The title follows a boy out to save a princess and will be out in Japan this fall.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Dragon Quest IX Guide Book Sales Tally Is In
We know how Dragon Quest IX the game did in Japan. It did great, selling 2.3 million copies. But how did Dragon Quest IX the guide book do? Great. Walk-thru book Dragon Quest IX: Defenders of the Starry Sky NDS Version Big Adventure Player Guide is the number one selling book on the Japanese Oricon…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Persona Figure: It’s Aegis
Max Factory’s latest Figma figure should be one well-known to Persona fans: it’s Persona 3’s android beauty, Aegis. As with other Figma pieces, it’ll come with multiple, interchangeable appendages and faces. No word on a release date or price, but if it’s in line with other Figmas, it should be between $30-$40. 本日は久々のfigma新作発表！！[Figma Blog, via…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Emailing, Listening to Music, Playing DS? Typical Multi-Tasking
As seen on CScout.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
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