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Wish I Had A Record Player
Unmarked package arrived today, continuing the BioShock 2 marketing campaign. Too bad my brother’s record players are inaccessible to me until the weekend. First they sent children’s drawings close to Father’s Day. Then they sent a record right before Independence Day. I assume 2K’s next BioShock 2 mailing will arrive, unmarked on…. Labor Day?
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Hope You Like The Punisher!
Because the adventures of Frank Castle, better known as The Punisher, is this week’s new playable addition to the PlayStation Store. Not a bad way to start the holiday weekend, but PSP owners get the better end of the deal. That’s because a trio of new downloadable PSP games have been added to the store:…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Insomniac Moons For Your Ratchet & Clank Pre-order
Insomniac is promising players the moon in exchange for their Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time pre-order, one of four different pre-order packages scattered across the universe of video game retail. Lombax fans who put their money down on Ratchet & Clank’s latest PlayStation 3 adventure at GameStop will gain exclusive access to the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Midway Sale To WB Clears Court, Staff At Two Studios Given Notice
Warner Brothers‘ bid to purchase much of game publisher Midway won court approval yesterday. The company updated Kotaku and clarified the status of some studios and licenses. The sale to Warner Brothers is expected to close in the next 10 days, according to Midway spokesperson Geoffrey Mogilner. That will put the Mortal Kombat license, the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Namco Bandai Locks Down Dragon Ball License For America
If you live in the lovely continent of North America, expect all Dragon Ball games you buy (or your parents buy you) over the course of the next five years to have a Namco Bandai label on them. The publisher has secured exclusive rights to the franchise, it announced today, granting it the power to…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Frankenreview: The Conduit
High Voltage an Sega seek to take on the mantle of the Nintendo Wii’s signature first-person shooter with The Conduit. Have they succeeded? The Conduit has everything going for it. It’s an exclusive first-person shooter for a console that generally only sees second-rate ports. It features a compelling story of conspiracy, betrayal, and alien invasion…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Many Hours People Play Each Wii Sonic Game, Music Games Too
Two new lists today: the hours logged by Wii users in each Wii Sonic game. And another showing play times for Rock Bands, Guitar Heroes and the like. (The following stats are pulled from the usage data shared by more than two million Wii users through the system’s Nintendo Channel. For more information about how…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Club Nintendo Elitists Score Prizes Later This Year
If you’ve been diligently registering your Nintendo DS and Wii games with Club Nintendo, enough to receive Gold or Platinum status, you’ll be getting a free gift from the company. When? Some time before January 1, 2010. North American Club Nintendo members of “Elite” standing, like myself, will be notified about the opportunity to claim…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fallout 3 Falls 50% On Steam
Bethesda encourages gamers to show their patriotism by wandering the Capital Wastes this Independence Day in Fallout 3, now 50% off on Steam all weekend long. Bethesda’s take on the darkly humorous post-apocalyptic U.S. is only $24.99 from now until Sunday on Valve’s service, meaning that if you play your credit cards right you’ll be…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Video Game Yearbook
When I graduated from High School I didn’t do anything worthy of compliment or insult, not true of our favorite video game characters. Game Daily has compiled a list of what moniker’s our favorite video game characters would have achieved had they all gone to what could only be the greatest high school ever. The…
By Brian Crecente Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Jet Skis Past The Competition In Japan
You may already know that Nintendo’s sequel to the best-selling game of all time, Wii Sports, is already on its way to being a blockbuster in Japan. It sold 360,000 copies week one, five times more than the competition. Fortunately for Nintendo, the competition is itself. Last week’s software champ, Tomodachi Collection for the Nintendo…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero Taps The Grandmaster
What kind of DJ game would DJ Hero be without Grandmaster Flash, the man responsible for millions of records scratched to hell and back by 80’s teens. The Grandmaster himself joins the cast of big-name DJs appearing in Activision’s forthcoming rhythm game, adding a pair of never-before-released mixes to the title for good measure. His…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sink Or Swim? The Game Designer’s Conundrum
Swimming is something you and I can probably do — and will do more this summer. But swimming has long been an ability less common to video game characters than running, jumping or shooting shotguns. I asked top developers why. Mario can swim. Sonic would not. A jump in the water used to kill the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Want To Countdown the Release of Dragon Quest IX?
On July 11, DQIX is finally going on sale. To mark the event, Square Enix is hosting a countdown ceremony at Shibuya retailer TSUTAYA. Besides the throngs of DQ fans expected, series creator Yuji Horii and DQIX producer Ryutaro Ichimura will be in attendance. The store opens at 6:40am on the 11th, and if you’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Arkham Asylum Behind The Scenes: Batman In A Box
Fan-favorite Batman writer Paul Dini neatly sums up Batman’s plight in this behind the scenes video for Batman: Arkham Asylum. Dini’s breakdown of Batman’s situation in Arkham Asylum is an oversimplification, but oversimplification can be entertaining. Many of today’s games can be broken down to the point where they sound like the games of yesteryear.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Reviews
Mecho Wars Micro-Review: Landians Versus Wingians… Really?
Mecho Wars brings to the iPhone and iPod Touch a solid turn-based strategy title in the vein of Intelligent Systems’ Advance Wars, delivering the game with a flashy art style and interesting time twist. But loaded down with absurd design decisions that have you playing as a commander of the Wingians taking on an army…
By Brian Crecente Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trine Now Available On Steam
FrozenByte’s 2D physics meets magic platformer Trine is now available to purchase an play via Steam, with a price that was briefly a little lower than many expected. A suggest retail price for the PC of $30-$40 caused a bit of consternation among fans awaiting the PC release of Trine earlier this week, worried that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Next Week: Green Day And Mayhem Music
Green Day finally makes an appearance on the Rock Band Music Store next week, along with a selection of tracks from RockStar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival artists, including Marilyn Manson and Slayer. American rock trio Green Day finally make their Rock Band debut, though not in the form many fans would prefer. Rather than deliver…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Religious Video Games Get Their Own Church-Centric Website From Left Behind
Church-goers will soon have their very own “inspirational” gaming portal thanks to the backing of Left Behind Games. When it launches later this month the website will feature the entire line of post-apocalyptic Left Behind Games titles will be featured on the site as well as hundreds of other family-friendly games, according to Inspired Media…
By Brian Crecente Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars Screens
Not going to make it to the Anime Expo in LA this weekend to see Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars? Here is a fresh set of screens to help you appreciate what you’re missing. Just seeing the names Tekkaman and Ken the Eagle at the top of the screens does my heart good. My Wii…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2009