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Xbox Live Community Games Renamed
Buried in the official announcement of XNA Game Studio 3.1 is news that, come late July, Xbox Live Community Games would be getting a much-needed name change. Goodbye Xbox Live Community Games, and hello Xbox Live Indie Games. The name is being changed in response to community feedback, in order to increase understanding and promote….here,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fox And Friends Finally Addresses Fallujah Game
Despite the odd leading questions and attempts to evoke emotion in a mother who lost her son, today’s Fox and Friends roundtable debate on Six Days in Fallujah wasn’t much of a debate at all. The Fox talk show gathered together Atomic Games president Peter Tamte, game advisor Capt. Read Omohundro (retired), and Tracy Miller,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESA: Obama Seems Gamer Friendly
President Barack Obama‘s administration seems video game friendly, Entertainment Software Administration president Mike Gallagher said during an E3 luncheon. “We were in contact early with the transition team and they invited us into those sessions,” Gallagher said. “So we’ve had very good dialog with the administration.” Gallagher, who served as the chief telecommunications and policy…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction Guerrilla’s Smashing London Promotion
Promoting the release of Red Faction Guerrilla in London, THQ yesterday packed a car with 100 copies of the game, chained a sledgehammer to it, and let nature take its course. Sounds like a completely appropriate and amazingly creative way to promotion the new Red Faction game, in which smashing things with a sledgehammer accounts…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
NBA Live 10 Cover Has A Magical Center
EA couldn’t wait until the finals were over to name the NBA Live 10 cover athlete, naming Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard as their poster boy. Dwight has been having a pretty good year, what with Orlando currently battling the Lakers in the NBA finals and winning the 2009 NBA Defensive Player of the Year…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
WireWay Preview: Drawn to Flight
Konami’s WireWay has gamers drawing elastic lines on a DS screen to flick an alien hero through dangerous environments. Can such a simple concept deliver enough fun to warrant a full blown game? What Is It? WireWay is a DS puzzle game that has you flicking a tiny alien around a world using elastic bands…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero 5 Combo Screens
These latest screenshots for Activision’s Guitar Hero 5 not only show off the game’s new art direction, but also the ability to play any combination of instruments. Four drum kits make for one crowded stage. Still not quite sold on this feature. I think part of the fun of the game in a social setting…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gaming Instead Of Sleeping Makes You Tired
A research study at the University of Arkansas has indicated that excessive gaming interferes with sleep. Thank goodness that mystery has finally been solved. Research studies sound like a great deal of fun. You get to arbitrarily assign values and definitions and then cull data based on those arbitrary assignments in order to get obvious…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet 2 Preview: I Want To Be Inside You
Lost Planet 2 takes the best bits of the original title and adds four-player coop, more boss battles and a lush environment. But is it enough to overcome the mediocrity of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition? What Is It? Sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, third-person shooter Lost Planet 2 returns players to E.D.N. III ten…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hey Hulu, What’s the Deal?!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Late Night with Kudo Since I live in Japan and watch stupid variety shows all day long, I’d never seen the Jimmy Fallon show before — saw that Natal clip online. Found some YouTube clips as well. Hulu is region protected, sadly. The region protected clips is totally lost on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Homefront Trailer Is As Impressive As It Is Cheesy
Homefront is being developed by the guys who did Frontline, and was written by the guy who wrote Red Dawn. So, yeah, it’s a war game, and a corny one at that. I mean, a United States under North Korean occupation? China, you can maybe swing China, but North Korea? Bit silly. Then again, being…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Crysis 2 Is Console Bound
Crysis is coming to consoles. Check out the trailer right here, folks. The German developer probably must have a pretty good reason to bring the PC series to home consoles. It does. “It’s a question of more than economics,” says Crytek CEO and president Cevat Yerli. “At the end of the day we’re paying salaries…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Japan “Accidentally” Uploaded Final Fantasy XIII Page
In the West, Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform titles, announced for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. In Japan, it is not. Something that makes this Xbox Japan website image perplexing. This image appeared ever so briefly earlier today, before it was taken down. It’s a Japanese Final Fantasy XIII page for the Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon’s Deal of The Day? 80GB PS3
So, Sony hasn’t given us a price cut. Good thing Amazon has — even if it’s only for today! The “Deal of the Day” is an 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 marked down 13 percent to US$349.99. Deal of the day, indeed. If you’re keen to get a PS3, you can buy this. If you don’t want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3’s Vidzone Is Live Today
Starting today, PS3 owners in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be able to access Vidzone. The free service allows for music videos streamed directly to your PS3 or through your PSP via remote play. The service is kicking off with over 10,000 videos — three weeks worth of videos! Besides being able to watch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
One Day, There Will Be iPhone 3GS Exclusives
Ngmoco say they have no plans to start releasing iPhone 3GS exclusives. That’s great. But Ngmoco do not speak for every iPhone developer, and one day, there will be iPhone 3GS exclusives. Gizmodo do a good job breaking this down, looking at the iPhone’s new graphics chip – Samsung’s PowerVR SGX GPU core – as…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Would You Quit School To Game Full Time?
School or Counter-Strike? Pick! Quick! Seventeen-year-old Swede Sophie “inzane” Regnér has. Unable to concentrate on school because she was up late at night, she dropped out to focus on her gaming and join Swedish team Pink Zinic full-time. She’s also working as a model “for a friend”. This seems to be a nascent trend of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
King of Fighters Movie Promotional Images
We’ve already met and pitied the cast and crew of The King of Fighters Movie. Now, let’s look at and pity official promotional images. Have faith! It is directed by Gordon Chan, who helmed the Jet Li martial arts classic Fist of Legend. This KOF movie doesn’t have Jet Li, but it does have Sean…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales of Vesperia PS3 Dated For Japan
Former Xbox 360 exclusive, current multi-platform title Tales of Vesperia has a release date — very important for a game that’s going to be, well, released. On September 17, the game will be released in Japan. Priced at ¥7,800 (US$79), the game features new character, pirate girl Patty. She’ll even be appearing in the game’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009