• Uncategorized

  Capcom Founder Churning Out Wine

  Besides video games, Capcom founder and chairman Kenzo Tsujimoto makes wine. That, and lots of money. Tsujimoto has gotten into wine-making and last year, he launched his first vintage made at a Napa Valley winery. The property was purchased by Capcom USA in 1990, and Tsujimoto later bought it as a private property. He has…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Nokia Say N-Gage Popularity Increasing

  Ah, N-Gage. Such a…tarnished brand. You’d think after two failed N-Gage handsets and a “who cares?” launch of an N-Gage gaming portal, Nokia would just give up. But they’re not. According to a statement released by the company yesterday, the number of registered users on the new service (think Xbox Live, but for phones) has…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Bionic Commando Gets Firm Release Date For Japan

  While Capcom’s Bionic Commando has been vaguely dated as “May” for the West, the game now has a firm release date for Japan. Bionic Commando will be released in Japan on June 25 and priced at ¥7,340 (US$75). The game is an updated version of the classic NES title by the same name. Bionic Commando…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Blu-Ray Comes Stateside

  According to a report on Blu-Ray.com, this June, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will be released in the United States on Blu-Ray. Just in case you missed it first time around. It’ll be out on June 7, and will, like the Japanese version, come with a ton of bonus features, including: * “Legacy of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Unannounced Resident Evil 6 Could Take 8 Years

  Resident Evil 5 is a big hit. Know what Capcom likes better than big hits? Making big hits into big hit sequels. According to RE5 producer Masachika Kawata, “We haven’t decided whether we’re going to make Resident Evil 6 yet… But if we do, it could take anywhere up to eight years, but hopefully only…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Wii Punch-Out!! Has Another Control Scheme: Your Feet

  Nintendo’s European arm leaks one more previously unannounced Punch-Out!! features, noting that the Wii remake of the NES classic will offer Wii Balance Board support for a third control scheme. Seems Little Mac has a fitness ultimatum of his own to issue, as Nintendo of Italy’s press release brings first word of Balance Board support,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Be Good, Be Evil In inFamous

  We played inFamous at Sony’s GDC PlayStation Lounge today, giving us our first hands-on with the PlayStation 3 exclusive from Sucker Punch and our first look at the game’s newly revealed karma system. It’s pretty straightforward and not exactly a trailblazing concept—similar mechanisms have been fully explored in popular games like Star Wars: Knights of…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  PC Sales Charts: Everything Must Go!

  Last month, Valve boss Gabe Newell gave us a taste of just how successful online game sales can be. This week, we have proof of the fact. While the NPD sales charts still have Empire: Total War sitting at #1, we’ll ignore that, because, well, online sales don’t have much impact on the NPD’s data.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Which Cross Edge Costume Do You Like Best?

  PS3 role-playing-game Cross Edge features characters from game players Capcom, Gust, Idea Factory, Namco Bandai and Ippon Ichi in turned-based battles and cosplaying. The game is peppered with characters from Ar tonelico, Atelier Iris, Darkstalkers, Disgaea, Spectral Souls and Mana-Khemia 2. To gear up for the game’s North American release this May, NIS America is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Guitar Hero DLC: Pixies, Motörhead, Nirvana

  There’s so much Rock Band DLC on offer every week that it’s easy to forget that, occasionally, Guitar Hero World Tour gets some as well. Here’s what it’s getting for the month of April. On April 2, there’ll be three Pixies songs made available: Debaser, Monkey Gone To Heaven & The Sad Punk. April 9…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Katamari Damacy In Glorious Full HD

  Namco Bandai is paying tribute to fan favorite franchise Katamari Damacy with, um, Katamari DamacyTRIBUTE. It’s slated for release this year. According to Famitsu, this game is the first in the series to output in 1080p, aka full HD. The in-game placed items have been increased drastically, and there’s a new black & white stage…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2009
• Uncategorized

  World’s First Hands On With iPhone’s Wolfenstein 3D

  I’m sitting with id Software’s Todd Hollenshead and Steve Nix in the XYZ Bar of the W Hotel when I bring up iPhone games. “What’s going on with Wolfenstein? I heard you were making one for the iPhone, and then I heard you were making two.” Hollenshead takes a breath, leans forward in his chair…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Obama, Kids Call Astronauts To Bug Them About Video Games

  Imagine you’re a kid again. A kid who gets to not only meet the President of the United States, but in the same meeting, call an astronaut. While he’s in space. What would you say? “Can you play video games in space?” With a bunch of schoolkids from the DC area in Obama’s office, that’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Japanese People Are Less Interested In Video Games

  Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association polled over one thousand individuals between the ages of 3 and 79 about the declining interest in video games. The number of those that consider themselves gamers dropped 30.3 percent between 2007 and 2008. If that percentage is expanded Japan’s national population, that’s a decrease of 6 million gamers. Only…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Watch Beyonce Do A Hard Days Work For Nintendo

  Beyonce is rich, she’s famous, she’s hot. But that doesn’t mean she gets out of working. Here’s what she had to do for a day on the set of a Nintendo DS commercial. Playing, watching, listening to Nintendo PR handlers, look at the camera, Beyonce, look at the camera, now look at the DS, sign…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Titmouse Nabs Heavy Metal For Sexy Sci-Fi Adventures

  Not enough nubile warrior princesses/sexy robots in your video games? Since the answer to that is obviously “Yes,” you’re clearly excited about Titmouse Games new arrangement to create games based on Heavy Metal magazine fiction. The recently announced development studio, already hard at work on Seven Haunted Seas, has a serious catalog of fantasy and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  We’ve Never Wanted A Dev Kit This Badly

  Not only do the new Microsoft development kits contain more debugging memory, they are some of the sexiest damn Xbox 360s we’ve laid our eyes on. Perhaps it’s just the soft black backdrop behind the development kits, or the Barry White we’ve got playing in the background, but there’s just something about that matte black…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Yosuke Hayashi Mans Up, Moves Out Of Itagaki’s Shadow

  Tecmo’s redundant announcement of Ninja Gaiden Σ 2 was more than just a chance to talk about online co-op; it was Producer Yosuke Hayashi‘s chance to come out of his ex-boss’s shadow. Tomonobu Itagaki has always been critical of Sigma. He even said that a Ninja Gaiden II Sigma version would be a “loss of…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  New Fez Trailer Will Rotate, Then Blow, Your Socks Off

  We’re excited about Fez. If you’ve seen previous trailers for Fez, you’ll be excited about it too. But once you’ve seen this trailer, well. “Excitement” just doesn’t seem excited enough. GDC ’09: Fez Trailer II [TIGSource]

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2009
• Uncategorized

  Report: Nintendo Wii Will Cross 50 Million Mark Worldwide Sold This Month

  Japanese financial news source Nikkei.net predicts that the Nintendo Wii will break 50 million in worldwide sales this month. The Nintendo Wii went on sale in Japan in December 2006. This latest milestone means that the Wii will have sold faster than the PS2 did during its first three years when Sony achieved 50 million…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 24, 2009