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New Ghostbusters Tips Hat To Old Ghostbusters
The new Ghostbusters game isn’t the only Ghostbusters game to have ever been made. Ghostbusters 2 had an awful platformer, for example. And the original had a pretty decent game on the C64 and Spectrum. That C64 game was actually one of the first I ever remember playing, and the entire I time i had…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Are New PEGI Symbols
The UK Government has adopted the PEGI (Pan European Game Information) standard as the sole game content rating system. PEGI has revealed its new ratings icons: Five age rating symbols that are colored green, yellow and red. Casual games get a “PEGI OK” mark, denoting that they are, well, okay for players of all ages.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales Of Graces Lookin’ Graceful
With exclusive Tales of Graces, Namco’s Tales franchise is coming to the Wii. The game is the 12th in the role-playing series. It’s expected up last up to 70 hours, making it a big, meaty JRPG experience for the Wii. Graces has a battle system that allows characters to freely pick from two different fighting…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Is The Newest Dragon Quest IX Trailer
Here we go, the newest Dragon Quest IX trailer. Right here, you can watch it. The game is due out next month in Japan, but doesn’t have a release date for outside The Land of the Rising Sun. Alrighty, who’s excited for DQIX?
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your Dragon Age: Origins PC Specs
Oh, look out. There’s a BioWare RPG coming to the PC. Time to check its system requirements, see if your PC is able to pass muster. The good news? Most of you should be able to get by those minimum requirements. The…other news? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a 20GB install before. Wonder what…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Female Manga Group Designs Tekken 6 Outfit
Famed female manga collective CLAMP is designing exclusive costumes for the PS3 home version of TEKKEN 6. Fitting as TEKKEN 5 on the PS2 also had costumes by various artists. The CLAMP outfit is for Jin Kazama and pictured in this week’s Famitsu. Whaddaya think? CLAMP To Design Special Costume For TEKKEN 6! [SD TEKKEN]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hellboy 360 Mod Is Better Than Hellboy Movies
I’m a longtime fan of Mike Mignola’s Hellboy comics. And a long-time hater of Del Toro’s cinematic “adaptations”. But as bad as those movies are, they could be worse; they could be as bad as the Hellboy games. Which is why I tread cautiously around anything connecting Big Red to this medium. Silly me! Because…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prison Never Had PS3s To Ban
Reports surfaced that inmates in HMP Rye Hill, Warwickshire prison had their PS3 consoles “outlawed”. Thing is, there have never been PS3s in this correctional institution. The Guardian reported that the console with built-in modem and Bluetooth could be used by prisoners to communicate and plot escape plots. The UK Ministry of Justice issued a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet Mr. Video Game Voiceover
This is an interview with Mr. Nolan North. His name probably won’t ring a bell, and that’s a real tragedy, because as soon as you hear him open his mouth, you’ll know exactly who he is. You’ll know he’s Nathan Drake. You’ll know he’s the Prince of Persia. As the scrawny kid from Assassin’s Creed,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battle Of The Wii Remotes: Official vs Third-Party
Nintendo are no longer the only company in town with a Wii Remote on the market. You can get peripherals from third-party manufacturers too, with differing aesthetics and differing price points. So which is better? Mark over at Gizmodo has spent some quality time with three devices – the official Wii Remote, along with Nyko…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
No, You Cannot Play With These FFXIII Figures Yet
Final Fantasy XIII is not out yet, and it won’t be in Japan until this December. Know what that means? Let’s start the marketing blitz right now. Looks like Square Enix will be releasing figurines of various characters (of various quality!) from the upcoming title. Pricing is and a release date is still unannounced —…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedMario Gets Played Off By The Keyboard Cat
Ah, keyboard cat. I like the guy, because unlike other pieces of internet crap, he can remain humorous indefinitely, so long as the accompanying blooper is funny enough. And I’d say this one is funny enough. [via GSW]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
PAIN Makes A Long, Painful Jump From PSN To Blu-Ray
Sure, PAIN has a roster of annoying, forgettable characters and a one-shot gameplay mechanic. But it’s also good, honest fun, and has quietly become one of the star performers on the PlayStation Network. Next week, it hopes to become a star performer on Blu-Ray as well. Sony have announced that the game will be out…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Olivia Munn’s Playboy Cover Looks Like This
Attack of the Show! host Olivia Munn is the “Babe of the Month” for Playboy, appearing in a non-nude pictorial and on the cover. We knew that. On tonight’s ATOS, Munn revealed the cover: Her in a red bikini. Pretty sure we’ve seen her in a bikini, though maybe not red and definitely not on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
So, How Did Scribblenauts Come Up With 10,000 In-Game Items?
The key appeal of DS platformer Scribblenauts lies in your ability to conjure around 10,000 items to aid you in your quest. But how did the developers come up with so many of the things? After all, you try and think of items you can use in a game. Off the top of your head,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grasshopper Manufacture’s PS3 Title Is “Risky”
Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer behind Wii franchise No More Heroes, is working on a PS3 game — perhaps that rumored Kafkaesque title? Who knows? President of Marvelous Interactive, Yasuhiro Wada, does. Marvelous publishes Grasshopper’s games in Japan, and the exec says this about that mysterious PS3 title: “If we do that [game] we might go…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The Top 20 PC Games For May Were…
The NPD Group have released a list of the 20 best-selling games sold through traditional retail channels for the month of May. And yes, there is interesting stuff beyond the usual parade of Warcraft and The Sims! Take, for instance, Empire: Total War’s staying power, managing to hold down fifth spot months after it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Harold Ramis On Why It’s Hard To Make Funny Video Games
Compared to the number of funny movies, the number of funny games is quite low. Good comedy is hard! Harold Ramis is a funny guy, and he’s writer and/or directed a bunch of funny movies: Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day. Why does he think are the challenges of making games funny? You would think comedy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden Demo Only Available To People Who Preorder Madden [Update]
Madden is just about the biggest thing in gaming in the US (at least in terms of sales). So EA would want to get a demo for the game into the hands of everyone and anyone, right? WRONG. Only those preordering Madden at GameStop will get a demo for the game. A demo for a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 16, 2009