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Just What’s On Our Box Art?
Ever stop to wonder just what, exactly, is on our box art? Wonder no more, with this study breaking down the trends, statistics and content of gaming’s front covers. Games Radar collected 100 recent games at random, threw them in a pile, then broke down exactly what was on the cover. Men, women, guns, not…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
No More Heroes Designer Keen On Project Natal
While originally rumored for the Xbox 360, No More Heroes is a Wii title. Though, Microsoft’s Project Natal announcement at E3 might be enough to lure Suda’s upcoming motion controlled games to the Xbox 360. “We developed No More Heroes with the Wii remote in mind,” says series designer Goichi Suda, “but now I want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Miyamoto: New Zelda Won’t Be “Radically Different”
So Nintendo is making a new Zelda. Exciting! And with the new Wii MotionPlus, the possibilities are endless. Since the last console Zelda, Twilight Princess, was originally developed for the GameCube and ultimately released on the Wii. The upcoming Zelda would be developed for the console from the ground-up. Guess that means we’d be getting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
How To Buy A PC Graphics Card
Some of you may know exactly what you’re after in a graphics card, and that’s great. Good for you. But for most people, the market is a confusing one, so why not let the experts give you a hand? Fed up with all the Xs and numbers and mindless claims on the back of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Want To See A Level 97 In Dragon Quest IX?
Dragon Quest IX, like most role-playing-games, lets players level up and customize their characters — even famous players. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump shows just how diverse those options are. Before we get to a Level 97, have a look at Akira Toriyama‘s Level 20 character. Ready to go onward? Here’s the customized…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Congrats! You Win An Xbox 360 With A Messed Up Slot
Know who won that Fable II signed Xbox 360 contest? Some guy named NeoxDonut. He was thrilled to get the Peter Molyneux autographed console. That is, until he tried plugging it in. The customized console is wrapped in a first generation casing. The innards seem new, but the shell is not. Below is a picture…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Starcraft II’s Campaign Is Certainly Trying Something Different
Blame Blizzard’s PR campaign, blame the length of PR the game’s endured, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen Starcraft II’s singleplayer campaign really laid out in front of me before. And now, I’m kinda glad that I have. In an interview with Shacknews, Blizzard’s Dustin Browder has outlined some of the variety slated to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mother Sells Nintendo Wii Her Son Stole, Now Arrested
Three teens swiped a neighbors Wii and enlisted the help of a mother to pawn the stolen loot. Joshua Carter (18), Patrick Early (16) and Derrick Henson (13) have all been arrested on felony charges for stealing a neighbor’s Wii. According to Early, his mother, 41-year-old Maxine Law, helped them unload the console at a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Suda Plays Waaaayyyy Too Much Burnout Paradise
You may know Goichi Suda as Suda51. Or the guy who came up with Killer 7, and No More Heroes. But you may not know that he’s also a complete Burnout Paradise fiend. An addict. Alex Ward, head of Burnout developers Criterion, has said “Suda-51 came here for the day a few weeks ago. He’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
God Eater Reminds Us of Monster Hunter
In Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise, you hunt monsters. In the newly announced God Eater from Namco Bandai, you hunt monsters. Out this fall in Japan, God Eater also offers goodies like character creation and the ability to customize and make weapons (sound familiar?), and like MH, this PSP titles has four player co-op. Just be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Comments On 360 Dash Advertisements
Following the revelation yesterday that the company would later this year be placing advertisements on Xbox Live, Microsoft have moved to assure users that the ads will “enhance, not interfere” with their experience. Posting on his blog, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has said: I need to let you know that you don’t need to worry about…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Learn StarCraft From A “Full Blooded Korean”
There’s lots to learn about in StarCraft. The entire nation of South Korea seems fixated on the game — with tournaments and TV programs. You could say it’s the country’s national (digital) pastime! So if you are going to really learn StarCraft, then ByunTae wants you to learn it from an “authentic Korean”. That’s right,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Following, Old Capcom Games Will Soon Be Available On The PlayStation Network
The days of people whining “where are my old-timey games on the PSN?” appear well and truly over. You’ve got Final Fantasy VII, you’ve got Metal Gear Solid, and soon you’ll be getting a ton of Capcom classics as well. Tomorrow, for example, Capcom will be releasing the “Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed”, which includes: •…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hold On! China’s Gold Farming “Ban” Clarified
Earlier this week, we brought word that the Chinese Government has tried to ban gold farming the reported $500 million gold farming industry. Officially, China’s Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Commerce said that in-game monies “will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Death To Spies 2: Moment of Truth Preview: SMERSH is a fun word to say
Death to Spies 2 is a sequel to a 2007 PC stealth action game that was like the Russian version of Hitman. The key difference in Death to Spies is that the player takes the role of a SMERSH (read: badass Russian counterintelligence agency) operative during World War II instead of a bald hired goon.…
By AJ Glasser Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Sued Over Xbox Live
In 1994, Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum patented a method for “communicating live while playing the same video game in separate locations”. In 2004, they sued Microsoft, accusing Xbox Live of infringing on that patent. Now, five years later, the case is finally starting to heat up. See, unlike many other cases of this ilk…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bit.Trip: Core Preview: Thumb-Aching Good Fun
Bit.Trip: Core is the second installment of a six-part WiiWare music game series developed by Gaijin Games. The first game, Bit.Trip: Beat came out in March 2009 and quickly established itself as a tough game with solid rhythm gameplay. Though Nintendo never releases sales figures for its WiiWare titles, it’s safe to assume the title…
By AJ Glasser Published July 1, 2009 -
UncategorizedEveryone Loves Shoryukens
I’m pretty sure I won’t be checking out Aliens in the Attic when it infests theaters this summer, but this video is worth a watch. Why? Because it features white-haired hard-ass Doris Roberts, of Everybody Loves Raymond fame, throwing out an upper cut, Street Fighter shoruken-style. Everybody Loves Raymond’s Mom Busts out a Shoryuken [Capcom…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Real OC
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Still Air Conditioner Free Some of my fondest memories growing up, and there were plenty of them, were my summer trips to Ocean City Maryland and hanging out in Marty’s Playland. While I grew up living in places all over the world, our home base was always Glen Burnie, Maryland.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 1, 2009