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  Battlefield Heroes Coming This Summer

  I never got into Battlefield, ever, but for some reason, Battlefield Heroes looks like a blast. Must be the Nazis in shorts. Anyway, it’s been a while coming, but should now be “out” this summer. While various closed betas have been kicking around for months now, the “open beta” – in other words the release…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  Wing Commander In Paper Craft

  There are many uses for paper, but right now, we cannot think of a better use than these Wing Commander paper models. Awesomely named website Paper Commander (YES!) has relatively simple models from the WC franchise available for download. You too can make these. Isn’t that delightful? Of course it is. Silly. Welcome!!! [Paper Commander…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  Shoko Nakagawa Sings New Pokemon Song

  Earlier this month saw a new ending for the Pokémon anime. A new ending means, you guessed it, a new theme. The tune, “Get Fired Up Notch-Eared Pichu”, is sung by geek princess Shoko Nakagawa, who also voices Giza Mimi Pichu (“Notch-Eared Pichu”). It’s a catchy and cute song. You know, for whatever the hell…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  And The 20 Top-Selling PC Games For March Were…

  Rounding out the NPD sales news today is the group’s monthly PC sales charts, highlighting the 20 best-selling PC games (excluding the major digital delivery services) for the month of March. And, joyously, World of Warcraft is not at the top (we love rootin’ for the underdogs!). Instead, that honour goes to Creative Assembly’s brilliant…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  More Nitty-Gritty On The Free SFIV Championship Mode

  Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 is getting a free Championship Mode. As we previously posted, it brings new features. But wait! There’s more. Here’s how the tournaments work in the Championship Mode: Tourneys are divvied up into five different levels, making it possible for players of various skill levels…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  Pac-Man Trashes French Supermarket

  Delightful Frenchman Remi Gaillard – the man behind that Mario Kart video from a few months back – returns, in what can only be dubbed “Pac-Man meets Jackass”.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age

  With the gajillion titles of Brain Age and its sequel Nintendo has sold, you’d think pretty much everyone has played the game. You’re wrong. “Some people might think that, given the huge sales of the Brain Training series, there can’t possibly be anyone out there who hasn’t played it, but that’s not true at all”,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  Free Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Dated, Brings New Features

  On April 24 (in Japan), Street Fighter IV will get the totally free “Championship Mode” update, bringing unique features to both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Replays, it seems, will be viewable cross-platform as well as “replay rankings”. However, the PS3 is getting an exclusive voting system that allows players to vote for parts…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  Demigod: 18,000 Customers, 100,000 Pirates [Update]

  Poor Demigod had a rocky launch. Mainly because there were too many people trying to play the game. And why were there too many people? Because there were five pirates for every paying customer. In a post on the game’s forums, Stardock’s Brad Wardell has revealed that the game’s servers have been flooded with users…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  Washington Post Writer Makes Snide Quip About Gamers’ Voting Rights

  Not surprising as conservative columnist and author George Will often makes snide remarks — and often about things he knows nothing about. In an option piece about why wearing blue jeans is bad and why we should dress like Fred Astaire (yeah, we know), the Pulitzer Prize winning and the very-much-out-of-touch Will’s pie hole offered…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009
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  DSi Sells 435,000 In United States

  If any of you were wondering whether the DSi would sell, what with some considering it an over-priced luxury, please, stop wondering. It’s selling just fine. Turns out there are plenty of people who either didn’t yet have a DS, or were swayed by the new handheld’s bigger screens and multimedia capabilities, because Nintendo have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  More Marvel vs Capcom 2 Re-Release Chatter

  A re-release of Capcom’s classic Marvel vs Capcom 2 is probably the company’s worst-kept secret, what with ESRB ratings, arcade sticks and now a rumoured set of achievements blowing its cover. The achievements – listed over on xbox360achievements – are in no way official. Nor are they, taken in isolation, enough to start getting really…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009
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  Microsoft Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  While both Nintendo and Sony saw hardware sales slide for the month compared to March 2008, Microsoft’s sales were up, bucking the trend. Which has the company feeling, well, pleased. 360 sales were up 25% over the same time last year, with 330,000 sold in the US, while Microsoft were also beating their chests over…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  SEGA Makes Hummer Driving In Japan Easy!

  Japanese cars tend to be on the small side for good reason. In heavily populated urban areas, many streets are narrow, making it difficult to drive enormous American cars through them. Nonetheless! There is a set of folks in Japan who are big fans of huge American automobiles. Those with money, shell out big time…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Sony Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  While March’s hardware sales data may have been grim reading for Sony, they’re not worried. Oh no. They’ve got software sales to crow about! Namely, the fact there were three PlayStation 3 games in the month’s top ten sales (Resident Evil 5, MLB’09 The Show & Killzone 2), which is the first time we can…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Just How Big Is That Final Fantasy XIII Demo?

  Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete went on sale in Japan today — complete with bundled Final Fantasy XIII demo. Now that the demo is out, we’re curious how big it is. Japanese game site Pocket News’s has broken down the sizes for various files on the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete disc as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Nintendo Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased

  Sales were down for Nintendo over the same time last year, but Iwata & Co. aren’t bothered. And why would they be, when the company accounted for 58% of total hardware sales for the month. Yes, 600,000 Wiis and 563,000 DS handhelds sold would be cause for celebration enough, but add in the fact that…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  New Assassin’s Creed II Trailer

  Here’s a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed II. What it lacks in gameplay footage it makes up for in…menacing voice-overs. OK, Ubisoft, that’s two trailers showing precisely squat. One more and you’re out.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Report: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Sales Are Awful

  Fans of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars might want to set aside hopes for a sequel. It appears that Rockstar Games’ gamble on the Nintendo DS didn’t equate to blockbuster success, as initial sales… suck. According to a report from Silicon Alley Insider, there’s a very good reason that Chinatown Wars didn’t crack the top…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009
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  See The OneUps And The Megas In Concert

  If you’re into video game music cover bands, get a good look at these vids — you won’t see either band at the Penny Arcade Expos this year. The OneUps and The Megas performed a free concert for participants of the Bay Area Game Jam a couple of weeks back. Sadly, their audience was rather…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 16, 2009