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Roll Metroid Prime Trilogy Box Art Up Into Your Life
Nintendo’s Metroid Prime collection for the Wii is due to land in North America on August 24th in a snazzy “collector’s edition” form that bundles up three games, a Metroid Prime Trilogy art booklet, special metal packaging and more. By more, we really mean a paper sleeve in which to slide the Metroid Prime Trilogy…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
I’ve Been To Colorado, New Mexico, Texas…
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: About The Time I Had My Phone Blessed We left this morning on our two-and-a-half week road trip with Trish’s parents and Tristan. As is often the case, Trish drove while I worked on my laptop with the help of a cell card. The trip was pretty uneventful despite offering…
By Brian Crecente Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gearbox Trademarks New “War Hero” Titles
Brothers In Arms and Borderlands developer Gearbox Software is either taking its World War II shooter series into the modern day or has designs on adding Guitar Hero controller support to military shooters. Or both. Or neither. Whatever its plans may be, Gearbox has protected a quartet of new, heroic trademarks, including “World War II…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Screens of Gran Turismo PSP
In these new batch of Gran Turismo screens we get a look at how the Playstation Portable version of the game treats cars like the Enzo and GTR. Built from the ground up for the PSP, Grant Turismo PSP will feature more than 800 vehicle models, and more than 30 tracks. The game will be…
By Brian Crecente Published June 24, 2009 - Reviews
Let’s Tap Review: Rhythm Limbo
When former Sonic Team lead Yuji Naka left Sega to form the semi-independent Prope, he said the studio would focus on “original entertainment.” Prope’s first major release, Let’s Tap, is certainly original, packing five multiplayer focused mini-games into one title. Mini-games? Original?! Yes, because Sega’s Let’s Tap plays unlike anything else on the Wii, as…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks Preview: Pigs Might Fly
We get a new Zelda this fall, as Link gets a train, a phantom friend to do some of his dirty work and a new species of animal to enrage. This week, we played more. Announced at the Game Developers Conference in March, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks was first playable for us at…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reminder: About Your Club Nintendo Status
Hey there Club Nintendo of America members, your status is about to reset! On June 30th, to be specific. If you want to reap the benefits (free stuff!) of elite status in Nintendo of America‘s customer rewards program, pay attention. You have until next Tuesday to rack up the required “coins” to ensure you’re of…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Megan Fox Will Kick Your Ass At Mortal Kombat
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen co-star Megan Fox isn’t just about playing Guitar Hero. In an interview with What They Play, Megan talks girl games, the Super Nintendo, and potentially kicking your ass. Okay, let’s be realistic…your ass is most likely never getting close enough to Megan Fox for her to kick it, but in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Worms 2: Armageddon Crawls To Live Arcade Next Week
When Team 17 tells us that a game is coming out “real soon”, they mean real soon, with the proper sequel to 1991’s Worms Armageddon hitting Xbox Live Arcade a week from today. Team 17 passed along the first trailer for the game just week, shooting out a follow-up email afterwards teasing a release date…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix President Casts Further Doubt On The Last Remnant PS3 Release
Japanese role-playing game The Last Remnant was originally planned for a release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. As of today, only two of those releases have happened, with the third, the PS3 version, starting to look unlikely. While middling critical reception of The Last Remnant may imply that PlayStation 3 owners aren’t…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mythic Employees Surprised By Jacobs’ Exit
Mythic General Manager Mark Jacobs sudden departure may have taken Mythic employees off-guard, according to at least one source close to the company. As reported earlier today, EA has restructured Mythic, placing it under the leadership of BioWare as part of a new RPG/MMO division of the company. BioWare’s Ray Muzyka will be heading up…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Much Of New Mario Vs. DK Is Actually New
Some people who tried to download the Mario Vs. Donkey Kong game Nintendo recently placed on its DSiWare store might have been scared off by a pre-purchase warning about recycled content. Nintendo’s told us how much wasn’t original. In my review for Mario Vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis I made the educated guess…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! Goes PSN Exclusive
NIS America is dropping plans for a UMD release of Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This?, opting to make the PlayStation Portable game exclusively a downloadable PlayStation Network game. Retailers began canceling pre-orders for the PSP game earlier this week, with online outlets like GameStop removing listings of Holy…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Fighters Of Samurai Showdown: Edge Of Destiny
The Samurai Showdown series continues in North America this fall with Samurai Showdown: Edge of Destiny, and Ignition Entertainment has sent along a video so we can keep track of who is fighting who. Thirteen classic SS characters and eleven newcomers gather in this latest entry to do battle with the villainous Golba, rendered in…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Leipzig Gamescon Lands Former SCEE Head as Speaker
Gamescon may be only a letter off from Gamescom, but the Leipzig Games Convention Online is many miles and weeks away from Cologne’s massive gaming event. Taking place on July 31 and August 1 in the former home of the once-massive Gamescon, the convention will focus on the online aspect of gaming. Former CEO of…
By Brian Crecente Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gaming online? DSL Just Won’t Cut It.
Trying to lead a raid on another clan with DSL is asking for disaster. Upgrade to Comcast’s High-Speed Internet and their advanced fiber-optic network, and you can kiss lag frag goodbye for good. With Comcast, get the fastest speeds available.
By Chrissie Lamond Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar’s Agent “Very, Very Different” From GTA
What do we know about Rockstar North’s PlayStation 3 exclusive title Agent? Not much, other than that Rockstar founder Sam Houser believes that Agent, set in the 1970s and full of delicious espionage, will be “the ultimate action game.” Take-Two CEO Ben Feder sheds a little more light on the mysterious PS3 game to Eurogamer,…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Realms Gets Guilds
Free Realms might have had a lot to offer players in terms of game play, but it lacked one major massively multiplayer feature, until today that is. Sony Online Entertainment today finally launches a guild system for Free Realms, allowing friends and like-minded players to unite under a single chat channel and head tag. Any…
By Mike Fahey Published June 24, 2009 - Uncategorized
id: Why We Sold To ZeniMax
In an interview with Kotaku, id’s John Carmack and Todd Hollenshead explained how changing circumstances with Activision and other studios spurred id’s sale to Bethesda parent ZeniMax. id Software is still a development studio that commands respect, but it’s one that had found itself not quite fitting in of late, its principals told us during…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 24, 2009