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300 Dollar Dual Joysticks Re-Designed
When Japanese peripheral maker Hori revealed its ¥30,000 (US$323) dual joysticks for $15 Xbox LIVE Arcade game Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram, fans of the game were not happy. Pissed, even. The beef? The layout was all wrong. Hori has re-modeled the grip and layout. As game site Insert Credit points out, “The sticks are now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Look At Dragon Quest IX’s Co-Op Game Play
We’ve heard about Dragon Quest IX‘s local only co-op play. Now, let’s finally watch famous Japanese celebrities play it. For those who want to get right to the action, gameplay starts at about 3 minutes in. According to this episode of Tsuruno Takeshi’s new show Joudeki!! Geinoujin Kodawari Ou Kouza Iketaku, this is also the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pay Nothing, Get Mechwarrior 4
Because there’s a new Mechwarrior game on the horizon, people will for the first time in years have Mechwarrior on the brain. To help you get your fix, then, Mechwarrior 4 is going to be re-released. For free. Yup, all you have to do is wait a bit (it’s not out yet), head over to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Music Charts Looking To Include Game Downloads
Further blurring the lines between just where music games sit in the video gaming industry, the British Official Charts Company have said that they’re looking to include downloads for music games in the actual music sales charts. So every time a Briton downloaded a single in Rock Band, Guitar Hero, SingStar or the like, that…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Broken Street Date Or Not, Don’t Play DQIX Just Yet!
Square Enix role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX doesn’t go on sale until July 11 in Japan. That still hasn’t stopped at least one mail order retailer from breaking the street date — though, with a special request. The pictured notice thanks consumers for purchasing the title, which the shop has been able to ship a day…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Two New Maps, Two New Weapons For Killzone 2
Sure, the game’s not burning up the PS3 scene like it was probably hoped it would, but Guerilla are still banging away on updates for Killzone 2, the latest of which appears to take the form of some new DLC. Reader Corey sends us this list of trophies for the game, which were updated today…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest IX TV Ad Minus Boy Band Fishing
Japanese’s most famous boy band SMAP appeared in a much publicized commercial for Dragon Quest IX. Not everyone likes SMAP, though. For those folks, here are two SMAP-free ads. You could say they’re de-SMAPPED.
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1943 A Hit, Server Problems Be Damned
Sure, the game has its share of problems. But they’re problems EA say are down to overwhelming popularity, and you know what? It looks like they’re right. The game has already been played by over 80,000 people in a single day, and that’s just going off the Xbox Live leaderboards. With the game now rolling…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
From Arcades To PlayStation 2 Back To Japanese Arcades
Game centers dead? Ha! SNK still believes in them. The King of Fighters 2002 was released back in, wait for it, 2002 in arcades. This past February, SNK released a remake of the 3-on-3 fighter called The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match for the PS2. Unlimited Match won’t only be making its way to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scribblenauts, As Hilariously Explained By The ESRB
5TH Cell’s Scribblenauts is an amazing piece of E3 award-winning game design, letting the player summon almost anything they can think to write on the Nintendo DS touchscreen. Despite being rated “Everyone 10+” the game features some potentially objectionable content. Perhaps most objectionable are the things one can do in Scribblenauts when babies, steak and…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Command & Conquer 4 Screenshot
First came the announcement, then came another announcement, and now we have the first screenshot for Command & Conquer 4, the game that promises to finally wind up the “Tiberium” storyline. Does the world really need another game where giant robots fight other giant robots? Stupid question. Of course it does. Click the above pic…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reggie: Be Patient, The Wii Vitality Sensor Will “Wow” You
Nintendo’s announcement of the Wii Vitality Sensor at E3 was met with some amount of befuddlement and a heap of “WTF?” But Nintendo of America president and COO Reggie Fils-Aime says, eventually, you will say “Wow, I get it.” Reggie tells Fast Company that the same confusion—and maybe even some mockery—followed the introduction of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Konami Says Let’s Walk It Out
The Wii is about to get another workout from publisher Konami, seeking a bigger slice of the console’s fitness hungry userbase with Walk It Out, the game that brings the thrill of walking outside to your living room. With a soundtrack that spans more than a hundred songs, players will… well, they’ll walk. But that…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alien Breed Evolution Evokes Fond Amiga Memories Later This Year
Worms creators Team17 Software formally announced its plans to release Alien Breed Evolution, an Unreal Engine 3-powered remake of its Amiga top-down shooter. As the original Alien Breed is now 18-years-old, some of you may be too young to remember it. Think Gauntlet meets Aliens. Or, you know, think Alien Syndrome. (No, don’t think of…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Gold Star
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: The new commenting system went live today bringing with it the ability to edit comments within a window of time and a super-class of user whose comments will hopefully be the most thoughtful, interesting among our vast pool of commenters. The idea is that thoughtful commenters will be recognized and…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall Goes Free
Bethesda Softworks is doing its fans a solid today by giving away one of its older games, the second in the Elder Scrolls series, via its web site. Enjoy The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall for the low price of absolutely free. The only thing it’ll cost you is 148 megabytes of hard drive space, a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why It’s Hard To Make Today’s Games Funny
Video games have been generating laughter since the days of text-based adventures. Can today’s more complicated titles keep up with the comedy of their beloved point-and-click ancestors? Comedy isn’t easy, especially in the medium of the video game. Injecting humor is more than simply having a character say something funny. It takes precise timing, a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Go Robo!
You shan’t be wanting for downloadable games after this week’s North American PlayStation Store update, especially if you call yourself an XS Junior League Soccer fan. I know you’re out there! PlayStation 3 owners now have access to Buzz Jr. Robo Jam and Battlefield 1943, the latter of which we hope holds up! Two games…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan
Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort is ensuring that Wii MotionPlus penetration is off to a good start in Japan, with the Wii game moving another 150,000 copies in its second week on the market. That puts the Wii Sports sequel at more than a half million copies sold, according to Media Create, a feat sure to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 9, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Renames Modern Warfare 2 Again, Slaps Call of Duty On the Box
Modern Warfare 2 has once more been renamed, shifting back to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after ditching the franchise name for a few months. Why the back and forth? It’s not really clear. But this is what Activision has to say about the name game: “Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 is the direct…
By Brian Crecente Published July 9, 2009