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Retailers Interested In “Disc-Locking” Technology
While piracy is an issue for game publishers and retailers, so too is straight-up theft. Which is why GameStop and other retailers are taking a good, hard look at new tech that would lock a game disc until it’s paid for. Part of a study by the Entertainment Merchants Association, called “Project Lazarus: Study of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Erotic Game Art Redrawn For PS2/PSP Ports
Erotic computer game Sengoku Hime has some truly amazing art. Just look at it! Are you not amazed? The game is getting a PS2 and PSP port with completely redrawn art for some of the characters. We can’t think of why that would be necessary. Maybe it those tatami mats that look off. Yeah, that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pink Gundam Sure Is A Cutie
As seen on GIGAZINE.
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dawn Of War II Gets A Map Editor
When Dawn of War II‘s next major update – “There Is Only War” – is released sometime during the summer, it’ll bring with it a much-needed feature for the game: a map editor. Called the “World Builder”, it’ll allow you to “create, edit, and play” on your own maps, which you’ve built from the ground…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Sued For $5 Million
Square Enix of America is being sued for allegedly deceiving 100,000 customers for “unfair business practices, false advertising and unjust enrichment” regarding online title Final Fantasy XI. The plaintiff, San Francisco resident Esther Leong, claims that Square Enix “lied about or concealed its monthly fees, penalties for late payments, interest, restrictions and other things that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zeno Clash Gets New DLC, Goes On Sale To Celebrate
Quirky first-person brawler Zeno Clash will be getting some new DLC this weekend, in the form of a three-level challenge called "The Pit". But that’s not all. It’s also getting a price-cut. Anyone picking the game up over Steam this weekend won’t pay the standard $20 asking price. They’ll only pay $10. While I had…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Angelina Jolie Annoyed Megan Fox Might Be Lara Croft
According to The Sun (yes, we know), mega star Angelina Jolie is peeved that Transformers actress Megan Fox is being mentioned as her Tomb Raider replacement. The Tomb Raider franchise is getting a cinematic reboot with Dan Lin, the movie’s producer, saying, “It is an origin story so it is a younger Lara Croft. It…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Captain Legomar And His Blocky, Danish Pikmin
LEGO and video games. They go together like milk and cookies. Angelina and other people’s babies. And…LEGO and Pikmin. These delightful LEGO Pikmin are the work of Norwegian Filip Felberg. These are some of the highlights, but to see more of Captain Olimar and his sentient vegetables – along with Felberg’s other Nintendo-related LEGO sets…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
Christian Bale Plays Metal Gear Solid, Hasn’t Talked MGS Film
Christian Bale, star of a Ms. Pac-Man commercial and other things, talks about Metal Gear Solid. Sorta. The incredibly talkative and very professional actor discusses the game and the MGS film with MTV: MTV: Metal Gear Solid, is this something you’ve ever talked about doing as a film? Bale: No. MTV: Are you a video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Surviving Beatles “Helped” On Beatles: Rock Band
While the band broke up decades ago, and half of them are now dead, the remaining Beatles weren’t just going to sit by and watch somebody else make a game based on their career. So they helped. Harmonix’s Chris Foster, who is serving as lead designer on The Beatles: Rock Band, elaborates: The shareholders, as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The King of Fighters XII Delayed
SNK’s multi-platform fighter The King of Fighters XII was originally slated for release on July 16. That has changed. The game’s release date has been moved to a vague “July release”. The reason? According to the Japanese press release, this has been decided so that the SNK can improve the title. The 100 percent hand-drawn…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Original Final Fantasy, Mega Man Hit PSN (With A Catch)
(Sort of) Good news for anyone worried about the poor state of the retro game scene on the PSN: Final Fantasy 1 is out on the PSN, and a bunch of Mega Man games are coming. Only catch? Yup. They’re Japan-only. Final Fantasy was released yesterday. It’s the PS1 re-release, which means it’s the original…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
But What Does John Romero Think? [Updated]
ZeniMax Media, parent company of Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls studio Bethesda Softworks, announced today that it is purchasing legendary Doom and Wolfenstein developer id Software. What does id co-founder John Romero think? The estranged game designer, who’s no longer with id and currently developing iPhone games, tweeted this: “ZENIMAX??????? Disgusting.” He followed that up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
Earlier today, flOw creator Jenova Chen accused Aquatica iPhone developer Ketera Software of either improperly sourcing his game as inspiration or flat-out ripping off flOw’s source code. The two games do look mighty similar and have pretty much the same player objective. When people pointed that out in comments for a YouTube trailer of Aquatica,…
By AJ Glasser Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Modern Warfare 2 “Brand Awareness” Hit By Call Of Duty Drop
The decision to drop the Call of Duty from Infinity Ward’s follow-up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has hit the present day shooter where it hurts, right in the sensitive brand awareness zone. Does that mean Modern Warfare 2 is in trouble? Hardly! While tracking firm OTX found that awareness of the game…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kid Icarus “Clone” Changes It’s Name To Something Less Icarian
Since Nintendo won’t be releasing a Kid Icarus game on the Wii any time soon, OTT Games decided to release something very similar in Icarian: Kindred Spirits. Turns out it might have been too similar. Despite the fact the WiiWare game has been reviewed by several outlets, and despite the fact it’s already out in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Indie Dev To Make Biblical Striptease Game
As a nice Jewish girl, I don’t know much about the New Testament; but a game based on a biblical chick who dances the first-ever striptease and then demands a guy’s head sounds cool. Indie developer Tale of Tales is known for their creepy and often upsetting story games such as The Path and The…
By AJ Glasser Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Users Report EA’s Fight Night Round 4 Freezing Up At…
Xbox 360 owners are venting on the official EA forums (and our tips line) that EA Sports‘ Fight Night Round 4 is locking up and crashing at the game’s loading screen. A fix (of sorts) is seeing some success. While those complaints are typically vocal, they appear to be somewhat limited—the forum thread currently has…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009