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Michael Jackson Has Died
Musician and occasional video game contributor Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. The “King of Pop” was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics after suffering a cardiac arrest. Jackson, in addition to being a bestselling pop artist with The Jackson 5 and as…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gamecock Resurrected As Devolver Digital?
Today’s announcement of Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD for Xbox Live Arcade had a hidden bonus announcement buried within, the existence of Devolver Digital. That’s the new production company from the founders of the extinct Gamecock and G.O.D. Described as a “small, laser-focused production and publishing company based in Austin, Texas, (also with one…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolfenstein Re-Preview: Sans Mecha-Hitler
We previewed id and Raven’s return to Wolfenstein in the spring. Yesterday, we saw it again. Our re-preview commences. The basic facts haven’t changed even if the business circumstances have quaked. Wolfenstein returns to consoles on August 4, developed primarily by Raven Software, with supervision by id. That’s id, the company that just sold to…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
BlazBlue Gets PSP Support Via Remote Play
Thanks to Sony’s Remote Play technology, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to play Arc System Works and Aksys Games’ BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on their PSPs. Which is awesome. The high-res 2D fighter joins a short list of PS3 titles that support Remote Play, allowing PSP owners a chance to play the game almost anywhere,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Next Week: More Foreigner, More Warped Tour
Issue number 16 of the Official Rock Band Zine has hit fans’ inboxes today, bringing with it news of three more Foreigner songs and another bunch of Warped Tour songs hitting the store next week. Following up on last week’s Warped Tour song pack comes Vans Warped Tour 3-Pack, adding Dear and the Headlights’ “Sweet…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo 3 ODST Impressions: What Happened In Africa
The campaign of this fall’s Halo 3 ODST surfaced at an event in New York this week, right near a bowl of lime green jellybeans and a bunch of Zunes. Here’s what we learned. The demo being shown in New York was the same displayed behind closed doors at E3. We’ve previewed the game’s multiplayer…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead Now Officially Supports Custom Campaigns
Official support for community created campaigns has just been added to Left 4 Dead, thanks to the most recent update to the game. Valve has also updated the Left 4 Dead authoring tools—so get crackin’ map makers! Valve announced the long-awaited PC version update via the official Left 4 Dead blog last week, highlighting the…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Official Wii Lightsabers
Why settle for cheap plastic imitation when you can have the cheap plastic real thing this fall, with the release of the official Star Wars Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster accessories for the Nintendo Wii. Manufactured and distributed by Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc., licensed by LucasArts and Nintendo, and marketed under BDA’s Power A…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
When Robot Chicken Meets Video Games
Robot Chicken is pretty damn popular. And it got that way by poking fun at popular culture. Movies, books, comics, TV shows, even action figures. But what happens when Robot Chicken crosses paths with video games? In case you’ve never seen the show, Robot Chicken is an animated series that runs on Cartoon Network (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gearbox President Says “War Hero” Another Original Game
Brothers In Arms developer Gearbox Software recently filed four new titles for trademark, all ending with “War Hero.” Gearbox president Randy Pitchford says the new intellectual property is part of its “interests” but not yet ready to be revealed. “The news of the Gearbox Software ‘War Hero’ related trademarks exposes a bit about our interests…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hustle Kings Brings Pool To PSN This Winter
Sony fills a void we hadn’t even realized existed on the PlayStation 3 this winter with Hustle Kings, one beautiful-looking game of billiards for the PlayStation Network. Pool is one of those games that people who aren’t involved with it on a regular basis quickly forget about once they finish playing, and video game pool…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Drown Your Chun-Li Movie Sorrows at Street Fighter Party Tonight
Capcom is throwing a little party tonight to… celebrate?… the arrival of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li on DVD and Blu-Ray. Besides the bizarre reason behind the party, it sounds like a good time. The folks will be setting up for some street fighter play, give-aways and “plenty of booze to dull the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mii Collecting Is Big In Japan
Nintendo has a new hit on its hands, as Tomodachi Collection for the Nintendo DS tops Japanese sales charts. The Mii collection and interaction software moved more than 100,000 copies in its first week on sale. A handful of new releases, including Capcom’s Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable for PSP and a pair of Tago Akira no…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tour The Lovely Aion Beluslan Zone
NCsoft continues its series of zone reveal videos for its upcoming online roleplaying game Aion with a look at the frosty Beluslan Zone. The thing about Aion’s zones that I’ve noticed after watching all of these videos, is that just when you think you’ve figured them out, they go and change things up on you.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Reviews
Fallout 3 Point Lookout Micro-Review: Axe Murder
If each Fallout 3 expansion is an attempt to expand Bethesda’s game into new genres, then this week’s Point Lookout is an axe stab at survival horror. Scared? Where does a sprawling game that’s already sprawled across three downloadable expansions set partially in Alaska, Pittsburgh and an Air Force base go in a fourth? To…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop Isn’t Worried About Trade-In Kiosks
News of retail giant Best Buy entering the used game market with automated trade-in kiosks failed to leave video game speciaty chain GameStop quaking in it’s boots. GameStop addressed Best Buy‘s plans at their annual shareholders meeting in Southlake, Texas on Tuesday, explaining that their years of customer service give it the winning edge over…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Film Producer Sues Midway Over Mortal Kombat Rights
Lawrence Kasanoff, the producer behind the Mortal Kombat movies, television show, and animated series has filed suit against Midway in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in order to make sure he retains series milking rights. The complaint filed by Kasanoff’s Threshold Entertainment seeks to protect the company from losing intellectual property rights to certain Mortal Kombat characters…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes Performs Covert Launch
The cartoonish, free-to-play, web-based iteration of DICE’s Battlefield series has quietly slipped out of beta, with Battlefield Heroes now available for anyone willing to partake. I’ve found no big launch announcement, and other than the new trailer on the front page of the site, it doesn’t seem like much fanfare is being made. If you…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tiger Loses… Again
As seen on Jimmy Fallon’s victory post.
By Brian Crecente Published June 25, 2009