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Red Faction: Guerrilla DLC Covers New Ground
Another victory for Martian guerillas today, as THQ announces three packs of downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerrilla, beginning with Demons of the Badlands, which takes players to an all-new section of the Martian landscape. Of course the new areas included in August’s Demons of the Badlands DLC are still a rather coppery color, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009 - Reviews
Fight Night Round 4 Review: Boxing Beautiful
A graphical showpiece and a boxing game just a tad more authentic than the ones featuring King Hippo, Fight Night Round 4 apologizes for its sport and chases that unlikeliest of pugilistic goals: subtlety. MMA is hot and WWE never quite fades away. Boxing eternally hangs from a cliff. Since the 1970s, each decade of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Three Factions of PS3’s MAG
Zipper Interactive’s massive Playstation 3 shooter MAG isn’t just about having 256 players in a single battle at a time. There’s more nuance than that. Take for instance the three factions in the game. In this video, Zipper developers walk us through the three private military companies that make up the factions of MAG. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Still Keen On Mature Wii Games
Despite the poor sales of House of the Dead: Overkill and MadWorld, Sega still has plenty of publishing love set aside for mature games on the Nintendo Wii. House of the Dead: Overkill only sold 45,000 copies in its first month. MadWorld sold 66,000. The numbers paint a dismal picture, but as Sega’s MD of…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stationary Arcades May Be Dead, But What About One On Wheels?
With video arcades on the wane, a Florida couple are trying a different approach to public gaming: Packing an arcade’s worth of games into a van that can be rented out for parties. Games2U vehicles have flat screen TVs installed both inside and outside the vehicle, allowing up to 20 people to game at a…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crazy Eyes Chun-Li Invades Shadaloo Lounge Party
Did any of you make it out to Capcom’s Chun-Li wake last week in Chinatown? If you didn’t, you missed dipping into Capcom’s endless bar and hanging with a Kikoken of Chun-Li, including that one right there in the center. The one who’s eyes say “I really am Chun-Li and I’ll kick you in the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
City Of Heroes Vigilantly Launches Issue 15
The heroes are much more heroic and the villains exponentially more vile with the release of City of Heroes Issue: 15: Anniversary, with cosmetic changes and mission architect tweaks the order of the day. Aside from a new 5th Column Task Force / Strike Force series of missions, the bulk of the Issue 15 update…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Glimpse At the Now Dead Aliens RPG
Last week Obsidian Entertainment confirmed what we’ve known for months: The Aliens RPG is officially dead. This morning pics from the now defunct game have surfaced. The images, especially the one of a hulking Alien, sorta make me glad the project isn’t moving forward. RPG Codex Forums [Via Polygamia]
By Brian Crecente Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gears Of War 2 Continues In Jacinto’s Remnant
New York Times bestselling author Karen Traviss picks up the story of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago where Gears of War 2 left off, with next month’s release of Gears of War: Jacinto’s Remnant. As this novel is a direct sequel to Gears 2, those of you who haven’t finished it yet might want to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Forza 3 Races Through Japan
We’re well aware that Forza Motorsports 3 looks amazing, but where will it look amazing? Microsoft highlights the legendary racing tracks of Japan in their latest update, revealing a handful of new cars in the process. The latest Turn 10 update for Forza 3 reveals four new tracks across three classic Japanese racing venues for…
By Mike Fahey Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Let’s Compare Monster Hunter Monster Sizes!
LET’S. This picture is not just a snazzy piece of art; it’s also a size comparison chart, letting you size up the beasts of Monster Hunter and see which is the biggest. As you can see, some are big, some are small. That shot above is just a sample. For the whole thing, hit the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Teacher Drumming Amazement
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Texas to Texas Ah, I miss Texas… No, really. Hope to get back there this holiday season. Mini-Bash had his school summer festival with all the kids dressing up in yukatas, dancing and singing. The teachers performed as well with some very, very impressive Japanese drumming. It’s hard to tell…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes Cashing In On Michael Jackson [Update]
Michael Jackson is dead. And lots of people are looking to cash in on his passing. Some, like Amazon, at least have a point. But a cartoon war game set during the Second World War? We’re trying, and failing, to see the point. Well, aside from the obvious point, that being there’s a buck to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Check Out This Awesome Akuma Statue
Katon Callaway is a busy, busy boy. Not only is he hard at work on God of War III as a character artist, but he’s also done a little on the side for SOTA toys, coming up with this amazing Akuma statue. It stands about 12 inches tall (or will when it’s done, this is…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
BlazBlue Trailer Ready To Kick Your Teeth In
2D arcade fighter BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is coming to home consoles — soon! Developed by Guilty Gear creator Arc System Works, the console game features not only polished animations, but an exclusive story mode and the ability to toggle between Japanese and English voices as well. Game’s out today in North America.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Is The Third Best Selling Wii Title
Last week, sports game collection Wii Sports Resort went on sale in Japan. Loads of people bought it. The game launched on June 25, and in its first four days, the title moved 353,827 copies. Sales-wise for the first four days, that puts Wii Sports Resort behind Mario Kart Wii (608,000) and Super Smash Bros.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Pirate Bay Purchased
The Pirate Bay has been purchased and is perhaps looking to go legit. Software company Global Gaming Factory X AB has shelled out approximately US$7.8 million for the site. The acquisition appears to be the first step into turning The Pirate Bay into a legal site. The Stockholm-based piracy site is a peer-to-peer server which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts
No family game fun times last week in the UK. No, last week, Britain was all about the face-punching. Fight Night Round 4 debuted atop the charts, 360 at #1, PS3 at #2. The boxing game’s strong opening week means EA replace Nintendo, if only briefly, as the dominant publisher in the country, with five…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2009 -
UncategorizedCheck Out Dragon Quest IX’s Multiplayer
Sure, Dragon Quest IX only has local multiplayer, but it does have multiplayer! This is a video of it. Each player controls his or her avatar, and it is possible for up to four players to play together via the DS’s local WiFi connection. Players can stray from their party, but it might be best…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2009