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The Villains of Batman: Arkham Asylum
In case you’d forgotten, here’s a roundup of the major baddies looking for a little payback when Batman finds himself trapped in Arkham Asylum. We need a new kind of man-eating plant. That’s pretty much what I took away from this trailer, in which the Joker, Killer Croc, Bane, and Poison Ivy strut their stuff.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meat Bun Levels Up With DX, XXL
Missed out on some those fan-favorite Meat Bun tees introduced last year? A trio of bestsellers rise from their grave today, redesigned and reprinted as part of the Meat Bun DX line. Plus, there’s good news for the plus-sized. Finally, after numerous requests, we’ve added roomier extra extra large sizes, so towering Fahey-proportioned types with…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
BioShock 2 Delayed To FY 2010
Your return to Rapture will be a bit delayed, as publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today that BioShock 2 won’t be releasing in the company’s fourth quarter as previously planned. Now for the bad news. While the game was previously slated to hit European store shelves on October 30, 2009, just squeezing into the company’s fiscal…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Origins Preview: About Those Xbox 360 Controls…
The Xbox 360 version of Dragon Age Origins, which we now know will be a massively-single-player role-playing game, was brought to New York City last week for a showcase and one of the shortest hands-on demos ever. Maybe a short demo’s for the best, though, because Dragon Age is one of those games that is…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Comic-Con 2009 Schedule: Just The Games
The annual San Diego Comic-Con isn’t just about comic book culture. It’s the mecca for all things nerdy and obsessive, including video games. This year’s gaming presence at the convention is impressive, not to mention regularly double-booked. Expect games like Gears of War, Assassin’s Creed II, Halo, Bayonetta and Dead Space Extraction to get prominent…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battle Fantasia Goes Downloadable For PS3
More than a year after retail release for the PlayStation 3 in Europe, Arc System Work’s Battle Fantasia is finally coming to North America, courtesy of the PlayStation Network. North American PlayStation 3-owning fans of Arc fighters like Guilty Gear and the recently-reviewed BlazBlue were somewhat disappointed last year when Battle Fantasia was released exclusively…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Helping Jimmy: Video Game Ideas We’d Like to See on the Fallon Show [Update]
Real or a put-on, Jimmy Fallon’s apparent love of video games gives our favorite hobby quite a late night stage on NBC, so why not make the best of it? Fallon sent someone to cover E3, played Tiger Woods a round of golf on the Wii and checked out Project Natal, but I think there…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 - Reviews
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Review: Rebel Yell
Guilty Gear creators Arc System Works have, after churning out sequel after confusingly titled sequel to the fighting franchise they’re best known for, started fresh with BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, a 2D fighting game that’s wholly original. BlazBlue‘s blend of high-resolution, gorgeously animated sprite based fighters and three dimensional backgrounds makes for a stunning presentation. Pretty…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Watch Penn & Teller’s Video Game Bullshit! Episode
In this episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, the comedy duo take on “the video game industry’s worst nightmare” Jack Thompson, and hand a 9-year-old boy an AR-15 rifle to see if anyone dies. We gave you a taste, and now here’s the entire episode of Penn & Teller’s Bullshit!, which takes on the issue…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
They Remember Jedi, Jaws and Indiana Jones
1975, Jaws — “It was the Village East theater in Birmingham, Alabama. And we rode in my sister’s husband’s Trans Am…I have certain flashes of scenes, like the scene where Roy Scheider pulls the license plate out of the stomach of the shark. I remember that. They’re just flashes. I remember it being very scary.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Scores Biggest Bonus Round In Japan
Summer bonuses in Japan may have plunged this year, but that didn’t stop Nintendo from reclaiming the top spot as the company with the biggest bonus ranking. Japanese companies traditionally deliver bonuses to their employees in the summer and winter, a practice that our own Brian Ashcraft tells us is losing popularity in the face…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Myst Finally Makes North American PSP
Cyan World’s classic adventure game is finally coming to North American PlayStation Portables this week, with Hoplite Research confirming a July 17th release of the game on the PlayStation Network. The original Myst has seen countless rereleases and ports since it originally debuted back in 1993 as a showcase for the then-new CD Rom technology.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Incoming Pulseman
Today brings six new downloadable titles for Nintendo’s various digital delivery platforms, including the release of a rare classic, the ultimate ant farm, and a completely different sort of bit tripping. Virtual Console fans get a rare treat this week with the release of Pulseman (900 Wii points), a platform title often considered the best…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3’s Fallout 3 Content Pushed Back to Sept., Reordered
June came and went without the promised Fallout 3 downloadable content from Bethesda and July and August will too, the developers now say. The first downloadable content will now be Broken Steel, not the promised Operation: Anchorage, in September. Worse news, Bethesda says they’re “hoping” that it will be by “the end of September.” That’s…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Look at Wet’s High-Concept Rage Mode
When I saw WET earlier this year, one of the things I really liked about the action title was it’s artistic rage mode. But it’s kind of hard to properly explain the fast-paced, over-the-top mode. Fortunately, GameTrailers has our back.
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
No More No More Heroes For The Wii
Goichi Suda breaks the hearts of countless Wii owners, suggesting that once No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle is finished, the franchise will leave the platform behind. While No More Heroes and its star Travis Touchdown have captured the hearts of many fans on the Nintendo Wii, Suda’s ambition might just be too big for…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s A Good Week To Buy Ikaruga
If you’ve been avoiding spending 800 Microsoft points in order to let Treasure’s beloved shoot-em up Ikaruga kill you repeatedly, then perhaps the Xbox Live Deal of the Week is for you. Black and white has never been quite as complicated as it is in Ikaruga, the shooter that adds an interesting polarity mechanic to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Looks Like That Tomb Raider Reboot Is Real
An attorney with Nielsen has contacted Kotaku asking we remove the image of a new Lara Croft from our site, saying that the picture was leaked without their permission. The site that originally posted the images, Four Player Co-Op, says that Crystal Dynamics also contacted them asking to take down the pictures. Sounds like the…
By Brian Crecente Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jumpstart Your Heart With A Wii Remote
Can the Wii remote save lives? The American Heart Association is betting on it, pledging $50,000 to fund a student project that uses Nintendo’s TV killer to teach CPR. Associate professor of biomechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Greg Walcott came up with the idea for a computer program that uses the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom: SFIV Seth And Sagat A Tad Overpowered
The assistant producer of the arcade version of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV has given fans of the game the ultimate excuse for failing, admitting that characters Seth and Sagat might be a bit too powerful. I’ve never cursed so much in my life as I did trying to unlock characters in Street Fighter IV, stumbling…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2009