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CTA Defends Anti-video Game Ad Ordinance
The Media Coalition has joined the Entertainment Software Association in their call for the Chicago Transit Authority to repel its ordinance barring the advertising of video games rated Mature or Adults Only. The ordinance prohibits advertisements for video games that have been rated “Mature” or “Adults Only” on CTA vehicles and in CTA facilities. A…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Reviews
Bit Boy Micro-Review: Stuck In The Past
Maneuver your way from the early days of 4-bit games to the majestic 128-bit era in Bit Boy, Bplus’ latest WiiWare offering. Bit Boy’s friends have been scattered throughout video game history, and it’s up to him to travel through the various eras in order to find them. A simple collect-the-dots game, Bit Boy’s hook…
By Mike Fahey Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Rising Price Of XBLA Games
The average price of Xbox Live Arcade games on the Xbox 360 has risen by a $1.74 since the Xbox 360 launched in November of 2005, according to Kotaku’s study of prices for more than 200 XBLA games. Microsoft’s annual Summer of Arcade promotion begins today, a five-week event designed to draw attention to new…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Score Brutal Legend Metal Meltdown VIP Passes
Heading to Comic-Con? Yeah, me too. If you don’t already have plans for your Thursday night and wouldn’t mind have your face melted clean off, join us at the Brutal Legend Metal Meltdown show. It’s free. GWAR will be there. All you need to do is RVSP with the folks at Vice, who will inscribe…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Have We Reached Exercise Game Saturation?
Get up off your ass. Move, move, move. It’s summertime! No need to go outside. Video games can help you become active and maybe even lose weight. This is hardly new, but have we reached saturation? “When I was in Best Buy the other day and saw the huge EA Sports Active displays it felt…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ex-Visceral Execs Making Game Based On Existing Activision Franchise, Leading New Studio
Wondering what Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, former top guys at Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno studio Visceral Games are going to be doing at Activision? Something new, based on something old, Kotaku learned today. An Activision spokesperson confirmed to us today that former Visceral general manager Schofield and COO Condrey will be working at…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Brutal Legend Countersuit Describes Guitar Hero As “Competition”
Brutal Legend developers Double Fine claim that Activision is trying to torpedo their game to prevent it from competing with Guitar Hero, according to a countersuit filed last week, the Associated Press reports. The suit also claims that Activision prefers to develop games based on their existing roster of titles, and not develop original titles.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Space Extraction Preview: What The Wii Can Do
When he wasn’t expressing excitement that one of the people attending his demo writes for legendary horror magazine Fangoria, the executive producer of Dead Space Extraction was letting us experience EA’s bravest Wii game. These devs like the gore. EA has taken a bold step. The company is bringing a prequel to the graphically and…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Details On God of War Comic, Books… Knife?
This October, God of War die hards will be able to get their hands on the United Cutlery replica Blades of Chaos and the first of six issues of the new comic series from DC Comics. Then, this March, the first of two God of War Novels arrive from Del Rey. Sounds like someone went…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Neurosurgeons Blame Increase in Car Surfing On Grand Theft Auto
The increased popularity of car surfing corresponds to the release of the Grand Theft Auto games and YouTube videos showing the activity, according to a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The authors of the study found that there were 74 cases of car-surfing between 1999 and 20008 in Iowa, Michigan, Ohio and Texas.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bayonetta Re-Envisioned, But Still Not Sexing You Up
Ho boy, Sega’s asking for it in their latest Bayonetta competition. Teaming up with Wizard magazine, Sega is asking fans to enter their original artistic take on the sexy hirsute heroine from upcoming, over-the-top action title Bayonetta. The winner of the Bayonetta Re-Envisioned contest will get an Xbox 360, a 50-inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV and…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Not Worried Over Loss of Dante and Dead Space Leaders
EA is shrugging off reports yesterday about the departure of two of the top men behind Dead Space and Dante’s Inferno. Gamespot reported yesterday that Visceral Games general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey were departing EA for Activision, less than a year after the release of Schofield’s pet project Dead Space and the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet Hits One Million Levels
This week gamers playing LittleBigPlanet have uploaded a total of one million levels since the game’s release last year. That means, according to Media Molecule, that a new level has been published about ever 21 seconds since the game’s launch. It would take a gamer nearly five years, playing 24 hours a day, to go…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Muramasa: The Demon Blade’s 108 Swords
Video Game – E3 2009 – X-Play Muramasa: The Demon Blade looks amazing, and it sounds like it’s amazing to play. But with titles like No More Heroes and Arc Rise Fantasia under its belt, can Marvelous Entertainment get it to sell? This G4 video gives you a good look at why you should be…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stan Lee’s Going To Be In A Video Game
The man who gets the most glory for creating and co-creating Marvel Comics super-hero icons will have a cameo in an upcoming Activision game. No word if his voice-over work includes the word “Excelsior.” The 86-year-old “publisher emeritus” of Marvel Comics and co-creator of Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four and X-Men will appear as an as-yet…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Iron Man 2 Will Go Beyond New Movie and Comics, Includes Crimson Dynamo
Iron Man 2 will feature an original story by comic book author Matt Fraction which will include elements from both the movie and comic books, Sega announced. The game, debuting at San Diego Comic-Con in the Sega and Marvel booths, will include enemies not seen in the movie, like Crimson Dynamo, and have a greater…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESA Sues For Rights To Advertise Games On Chicago Buses
The Entertainment Software Association today filed suit against the Chicago Transit Authority over the right to advertise certain video games on Chicago’s buses and subways. The suit challenges the transit authority’s prohibition against advertising computer and video games rated Mature or Adults Only. There is no such prohibition against advertising R-rated movies, mature TV shows…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed NITRO Hits Nov. 17
The Need For Speed reboot for the Wii and DS will be hitting stores on Nov. 17, Electronic Arts announced this morning. “Need for Speed NITRO offers fun and intense competition for every type of gamer, “said Joe Booth, Senior Producer, EA Montreal. “The varied track designs, deep controls, and intuitive drift and nitro mechanics…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Play Spyborgs at Comic-Con, Get a Free Comic
Capcom will have Spyborgs on hand during this week’s San Diego Comic-Con for attendees to play. Better still, those who take the time to go hands-on with the title walk away with a free comic. The Spyborgs prequel was created by Udon and will lead up to the start of the game, giving you a…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2009