When Half-Life Meets Tenacious D

“G-Man’s Last Breath” is a song by Jonathan Lewis, who it appears is as big a fan of the Half-Life universe as he is overblown rock epics. The resulting track is a tale of intrigue, drama and rock, as Lewis explores the mysteries of fatherhood, “Uncle Breen” and the ultimate nature of the relationship between…

Dudes Enter Our Contests, Too

Kotakuite brainFUBAR sends his entry, writing, “I may not be able to compete with a suicide girl, but I still wanted to give it a go.” Bravo! Not only does brainFUBAR have a Virtual Boy, but he also has red hair. Reader Zorantor is also a dude — a dude with a Virtual Boy —…

Get Your Free Dawn Of War II Soundtrack

I’ll be honest, while I liked Dawn of War II, I can’t even remember the game’s score. Never mind. I’ll refresh my memory by downloading the soundtrack for free. If you head to the game’s store page on Steam, you can pick up a copy of the entire soundtrack, which aside from having a lovely…

City Of Heroes Brings Dead Accounts Back To Life

Just like you can’t kill a real superhero, it seems you can’t kill a City of Heroes character either, as it’s been announced that all the game’s expired accounts are being brought back online. This applies to both retail and trial versions of the game, and has already taken place, so if you’ve ever had…

Sony: PS3 Will Dominate In 3~5 Years

Is this the year the PS3 takes the top spot? Or is it next year? While the pundits gaze into their crystal balls, soon-to-retire Sony exec David Reeves thinks he’s got the answer. “I don’t think it will be next year, but in three to five years it will become dominant on the market,” Reeves…

Hey Look, It’s Another New Tekken 6 Trailer

We know what you’re thinking — we already got a new Tekken 6 trailer this month. But, hey, here’s another one. This trailer is a little too on heavy collapsing floors, though. Too heavy, collapsing floors, geddit? Tekken 6 was originally released in Japanese arcades in late 2007 and will be hitting the PlayStation 3,…

Prince Turned Down Guitar Hero’s Diamonds & Pearls

Activision may be able to throw their fat rolls of cash at bands like Metallica and Aerosmith, but there’s one man who was approached by the company and turned them down: Prince. Yes, the man who is perhaps the greatest living American says in an interview with Tavis Smiley that Activision once approached him over…

The King of Fighters: The Online RPG

SNK’s The King of Fighters fighting franchise is going online with THE KING OF FIGHTERS ONLINE. Developed by Triple A Games, PC title KOF ONLINE features 3D graphics, online RPG elements and fighting. This latest batch of screens shows stages, game play and cut scenes. THE KING OF FIGHTERS ONLINE is slated to go live…

WarioWare: Myself Touches Itself

DS title WarioWare: Myself lets users create their own mini-games. That means one thing: Penis. Released in Japan as Made In Ore (“ore” is the masculine form of “I”), the WarioWare title features a microgame editor for the Nintendo DSi described as a tool to “make your own music, graphics, pretty much everything, including programming…

So, How Much Do Game Developers Make?

Game Developer magazine have released the results of their patented “Game Developer Salary Survey”, which gives us an insight into just how much the average games developer gets paid. And the findings reveal that, provided a dev still has a job, most positions in the field pay quite handsomely. According to the survey, the average…

Xbox Exec: “The Game Industry Deserves Respect”

The gaming industry is big business — huge. Yet, according to Xbox Europe exec David Gosen, it doesn’t merit the same respect that Hollywood or the music biz does. “But it frustrates me that from a public standpoint, the industry still hasn’t got the stature, credibility and cut through that we all deserve. I still…

How The DSi Can Filter Your Internets

Being a Nintendo product, the DSi is big on shielding children from the evils of the world, perceived or otherwise. And the DSi is no different, shipping with an internet filtering program. But how’s it work? Built into the machine’s browser, it’s been developed by Astaro, a company that specialises in web security. Using “cloud-based…

The Xbox 360 Truck Travels Through Hong Kong

Hong Kong doesn’t only get an Xbox 360 truck, but a cosplay lady to go with it. Recently, an Xbox 360 truck outfitted with LCD TVs and demo games hit the streets of Hong Kong to promote the console. There was also a cosplayer dressed as Reimi from Star Ocean 4. See that Xbox 360…

Killzone 2 Hits 1 Million Multiplayer Accounts

A little over two months on from the game’s release, Killzone 2 has just passed the one million mark on the game’s multiplayer leaderboard. Like other Sony online stats – which record individual accounts rather than unique users – this doesn’t mean that there have been one million individual players (it’s not like every single…

Eidos President For Life

In the wake of British game company Eidos being acquired by Japan’s Square Enix, Order of the British Empire honoree Ian Livingstone has been awarded a new title. Livingstone will oversee the Tomb Raider and Hitman franchises as “Life President of Eidos”. Says Livingstone, “I’m delighted with new role of life president as it gives…

New Mass Effect 2 Artwork

Bioware have released some more concept artwork for their upcoming sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 2, detailing what should be a few of the game’s locations. There have actucally been a few releases over the past couple of weeks, but we figured we’d save them all for one update instead of stringing you out, so…enjoy!

G1: Hey, what is the name of the organization that raised the threat level? G2: Who. G1: The name of the group. G2: Who. G1: The group that raised the alert. G2: Who. G1: The group on the article. G2: Who. G1: You’re starting to sound like an owl, dude. G2: Who did it! G1:…

Dead to Rights: Retribution “Embraces The M” Rating

Dead To Rights wasn’t for the faint of heart even when it was on the GameCube. But for its current-gen outing on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Retribution is really bringing the hurt. The first glimpse I got of Dead to Rights: Retribution was of Jack Slate stuffing the business end of a shotgun in…

E3 Ain’t Afraid Of No Swine Flu

As the Swine Flu death toll continues to climb, the World Health Organization has raised its alert to its second highest level, a first for the WHO. Even with travel warnings and even as the possibility of pandemic looms, the Entertainment Software Association is confident about this year’s E3. “The 2009 E3 Expo is progressing…

Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao Preview: An Eyes-on Experience

There’s nothing especially remarkable about a side-scrolling kung-fu fighting game – unless it’s in stereoscopic 3D. Invincible Tiger is going for a more immersive gaming experience by including various 3D formats as gameplay options along with the traditional 2D mode. The plot of the game and the basic combat action are a throwback to the…