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Batman: Arkham Asylum Preview: A Thinker’s Brawling Game
In the world of Gotham and The Joker, Batman’s greatest strength isn’t his fists, wealth or technology, it’s his brain. Despite his moniker as the World’s Greatest Detective, the Dark Knight’s video game appearances rarely tap into his vast skills as a sleuth. While Batman: Arkham Asylum is certainly no comic book CSI, and who…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Strong Dictator Skills Needed For Tropico 3 Beta
Kalypso Media is currently searching for dictator hopefuls to take over the banana republic of Tropico in the beta test for Tropico 3. Tropico 3 ditches the second game’s pirate motif in favor of a return to the original Tropico, with players once again stepping into the role of El Presidente, managing the day-to-day affairs…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
TMNT: Smash Up Characters Flash By Your Screen
Has your favorite adolescent terrapin made the cut in Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii-exclusive, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up? Well of course he has. There’s only four of them, after all. It’s not as if you’d make a TMNT game with only Raphael in it, but look who else is in it! We have a generic…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
1 vs 100 Opens Its Doors To All Xbox Live This Weekend
The 1 vs 100 video game show on Xbox Live typically reserved for Gold members will be free for everyone on Xbox 360 live this weekend. From today through Sunday, June 28, Silver Xbox Live members get access to the trivia game which pits Xbox members against one another in a game-show like setting. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
THQ Working On Their Own Controller-Based Game
Performing a body slam from the top ropes onto the back of the bandwagon, THQ is readying their own game-specific control accessory, to be added to the pile in 2010. The news comes from an article in the LA Business Journal on the success that companies such as Activision have had with controller based games…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trine Now In Convenient PC Demo Form
While we’ve still got a bit of a wait before Trine comes out on the PlayStation Network, we can play the PC version right now, courtesy of the recently released playable demo. The demo comes by way of SouthPeak Interactive, who’ve picked up the PC publishing rights for Frozenbyte and Nobilis’ 2D platforming physics-fest in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
What MotionPlus Adds to Tiger Woods Golf
I spent some time late last week messing around with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 on the Wii to see what MotionPlus brings to the experience. Quite a lot, it turns out. As you can see in this video, the biggest addition to the game is the ability for it to detect your wrists position…
By Brian Crecente Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Now, THIS Is Service
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: King of Pop Has Passed Earlier this week, Mrs. Bashcraft bought a baby sling for Micro-Bash, but one of the straps on it caused him to rub his chin, irritating it. So, Mrs. Bashcraft called the company that made it, Combi, and an employee said that they would send someone…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
How FIFA Became The Biggest Sports Game In The World
Madden is fine, Americans, but there’s one sports game that towers above all others, and that game is FIFA. Once the laughing stock of the football world, it’s now the biggest-selling and in many’s opinion the best sports game on the market. Here’s why. Speaking with Edge, the two men most responsible for the series’…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PSPgo Is Expensive Because, Well, “There Is A Certain Premium”
The PSPgo had a lot of things going for it at E3. Bold digital download plan, smaller size. But then Sony announced the price. $249. Nothankyou. Here, SCEE boss Andrew House explains why it’s so damn expensive. Speaking with MCV, the new Sony Europe head man said “When you introduce a new piece of hardware…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Last Rebellion Japanese Theme Song Is Interesting
Here’s the teaser site for upcoming role-playing-game The Last Rebellion. Click on the link below, but beware of the theme song, which can only be described as Japanese hair metal meets Irish folk music meets I-don’t-know-what-the-fuck. No, we take that back. Blast this music from your computer. The Last Rebellion will rock your PS3 off…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nothing Says BlazBlue Launch Like Cosplaying Clerk
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger went on sale today in Japan. What did Akihabara’s AsoBitCity do? They sent out a cosplaying character Noel Vermillion. Whaddaya think will happen when the game goes on sale near you? 「BLAZBLUE」発売でゲームシティのコスプレ店員さんがノエルのコスプレ他 ゲーム発売情報 [Moeyo!]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Price Cut When “Factors Are Aligned”
Those waiting for a PS3 price cut, keep waiting. Here’s what Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has to say about it: Not to harp on about it, but the PlayStation 3 has a ten-year life cycle and there are issues of cost and profitability… We will make that move on price when all…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAL PlayStation Store Update: Uh, Hmm…
Think last week’s PAL update was bad? It was! This week, though, is just as bad. Maybe even worse. On the bright side, there’s TMNT. On the not-so-bright side, there’s…not much else. Some add-ons, some wallpapers, and that’s about it. What, not even a crummy PS1 game, Sony? Week like this, we’d have taken a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey Look, It’s Some Square Enix Countdown Clock…
…and, yeah, it’s counting down to something. There’s a large “4” on the page, below a countdown clock that will end on July 6. Maybe this has something to do with that “Four Warriors of Light” trademark the company filed… NEW GAME [Square Enix via One Last Continue]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Boss Gets A New Deputy
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai got himself a new second-in-charge today, with the appointment of Kunimasa Suzuki to the role of Representative Director, Deputy President of SCEI. Suzuki, who has been with Sony since 1984, will “assist [Hirai] in managing the day-to-day operations of the PlayStation business”, with a specific responsibility for strategy and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Vague Update On New Mistwalker Game
Developer Mistwalker, the folks behind Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon, are hard at work on a new game. Mistwalker head and Final Fantasy Hironobu Sakaguchi blogs about it. Sakaguchi is having meetings in Tokyo about the game, and the title’s game system is “almost done”. According to the designer, “It makes tactical use of ‘confusion…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Retailers Down On The PSPgo
As far as we’re concerned, the PSPgo is a slick piece of hardware, but as far as two British game retailers are concerned, it may as well be a poison pie with boogers sprinkled on top. “From my point of view I’ve got to think, ‘Do I want to stock this?’ Right now I can’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Dated For Japan
Pokémon Heart Gold and Soul Silver have a street date for Japan: September 12. Priced at the equivalent of US$50, these are tenth anniversary remakes of Pokémon Gold/Silver. The original Gold and Silver appeared on the Game Boy and sold 23 million copies worldwide. Pokémon Heart Gold and Pokémon Soul Silver will be packaged with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2009