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  Burnout Paradise Police Finally Catching On

  After more than a year of ignorance, police in Burnout Paradise‘s Paradise City have finally caught on to the fact that the city is filled with dangerously irresponsible drivers. This is a teaser trailer for the new Cops and Robbers mode, the latest in a long string of attempts by Criterion Games to slowly turn…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Demo Screens

  As we reported yesterday, people who pick up a copy of the Blu-ray movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete also get a playable Final Fantasy XIII demo. Someone was lucky enough to land a copy early, and streamed playing the demo. Now we have a bunch stills from his play-through for you to pick…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009
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  Does The Hard Sell Work?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Poker Ha! Do I meet up with other people? Not recently. I’m lucky if I leave the house. Seriously. I’m a hermit. My new place will turn me into more of a hermit, I fear. It’s up in the mountains — a nice neighborhood, swish, and all that. But a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Ex-Sony Europe Boss Moving To Crackdown Devs?

  The press release announcing SCEE boss David Reeves‘ departure from the company said he was “retiring”. But a rumour on VG247 makes it sound more like he was “resigning”. According to sources, the site claims that, rather than retiring to spend his days on a beach sipping fruity drinks with umbrellas in them, David Reeves…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Don’t Expect MotionPlus To Improve Your Old Wii Games

  Do you think that – like trophy support on the PS3 – there is scope on the Wii for the new MotionPlus technology to be introduced for older games? Don’t be so optimistic. Responding to speculation that developers would be doing just that, Nintendo have told GameDaily “The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Go Play Scarygirl

  Scarygirl is a game that…well, it’s hard to describe. It’s an adventure game, it’s a puzzle game, it’s a platformer. It’s also completely free to play. Oh, and it’s wonderful. You can play it here. Hard to believe that it’s a free game, what with it being more charming, imaginative (and enjoyable) than most $50…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  More DS Witching Touching

  This spring, SNK’s witch touching series for the DS Doki Doki Majo Shinpan is getting another feely touchy title this summer with Doki Majo Plus. The series has players search for a “witch mark” on various junior high students by utlizing the touch pen to probe. Doki Majo Plus uses the first title Doki Doki…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Sony Europe Gets New Honcho

  With David Reeves retiring, Sony exec Andrew House will assume the role of President, CEO and Co-Chief Operating officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe as of May 1. “I’m very happy to welcome Andrew back to the PlayStation business and to work closely with him again” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Shoko Nakagawa Thinking Of Buying A PS3, Otakudom To Follow Suit

  Shoko Nakagawa (pictured, with cats) is a big star in Japan. She’s a TV personality, a singer and a nerd. She’s a very pretty nerd, but still, a nerd. The queen of the otakus! In Japan, the Xbox platform has traditionally been the one of choice for many otaku. As Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Sony Europe Boss Retires

  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has announced that he is retiring, having been with the company since 1995. “It has been a wonderful ride with PlayStation,” said David Reeves in a SCEE statement. “I have just two things to say on leaving: I want to thank all of those people who have supported…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Ace Attorney Limited Edition Is Fit For A Tea Party

  Miles Edgeworth, star of upcoming Ace Attorney title Gyakuten Kenji, is a more…fashionable man than Phoenix Wright. Hence the purple suit. And the limited edition game featuring leather cases and a tea cup. Yes, hammering home the point that Edgeworth is half-Prince, half-Victorian gentleman, Capcom’s limited edition bundle for Gyakuten Kenji (the game, not the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Inazuma Eleven 2 Kicks Out A Release Date

  Inazuma Eleven, the soccer role-playing-game from Professor Layton developer Level-5, is getting a sequel. That sequel has a release date for Japan. The DS game is scheduled to go on sale October 1. The sequel, which has the full title of Inazuma Eleven 2: The Threat Of The Invader, features an alien soccer team. Inazuma…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Mirrors Edge Gets A Level Editor (Of Sorts)

  I’m not happy with the direction DICE took with the Mirror’s Edge downloadable content. I want more rooftops, not weird floating islands. Thankfully, users can now make their own new levels. If you own a copy of both Unreal Tournament III and Mirror’s Edge, all you need to do is perform a quick folder copy…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Gundam In Cardboard

  Fun with cardboard! They’ve built giant Gundam robots at the Fukuoka Science Museum in Fukuoka Prefecture. And not just one of them, but four. Staring April 18, the 3-and-a-half meter high bots are part of the “Cardboard Dream Park” exhibit at the museum. Sure, just because these aren’t life-sized, that doesn’t make them any less…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Doom 4 Is So Not A Sequel

  Doom 4 comes after Doom 3. But is Doom 4 a sequel to Doom 3? According to id’s Todd Hollenshead, no, it is not a sequel to Doom 3. Speaking to GameSpot, the id boss said: It’s not a sequel to Doom 3, but it’s not a reboot either. Doom 3 was sort of a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  How’s Ninety-Nine Nights II Coming Along?

  Announced last October, N3: Ninety-Nine Nights II is currently 50 percent done and coming to the Xbox 360 sometime this year. The game system, the graphics, the production, the action and pretty much every thing has been polished up since the previous title. (What does that say about the first game?!) Ninety-Nine Nights, the first…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Sorry, You Cannot Buy Michael Jackson’s Arcade Cabinet Collection

  Bad news for those hoping to purchase a piece of Michael Jackson‘s arcade collection. Julien’s Auctions was planning to sell off various Neverland Ranch possessions owned by the gloved one. Keyword is was. “The auction isn’t going to take place,” said auctioneer Darren Julien. “We wanted to reach an agreement (with Jackson) and we have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Another Game “Banned” In Australia

  Necrovision – which, to be honest, we’d forgotten all about – has been effectively banned in Australia, after the local Classification Board deemed it unsuitable for an MA15+ rating. Those in the know will know that, in Australia, MA15+ is as high as the ratings for video games go, with no legal grounds (yet) to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  This Pretty Lady Is Promoting Puyo Puyo 7

  SEGA has wrangled in another attractive human to help sell Puyo Puyo. Previously it was model Yuri Ebihara, and this time it’s not. Instead, actress Erika Toda will be the face of the new Puyo Puyo game, Puyo Puyo 7. Toda is best known for her role as Misa Amane in the feature films based…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Yup, MotionPlus Ships Inside A Rubber Prison

  Those whispers were right on the money: as you can see from the new Wii accessory’s packaging, MotionPlus will ship not as an elegant little add-on, but as a cumbersome rubber straitjacket. Yes, Nintendo needed to get a “new” jacket out there for insurance/legal reasons. And yes, like the old jacket, we’re sure MotionPlus just…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009