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  Fallujah Developer Surprised By Cancellation

  Yesterday it was revealed that Konami had decided to cancel realistic Iraqi war game Six Days in Fallujah. Today, developer Atomic Games responds. In their official statement, Atomic Games expresses surprise over the cancellation, driving home just how abrupt a decision this was on the part of publisher Konami. We were informed on Thursday night…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2009
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  Spyborgs Moves Away From Cartoon and Toward Ratchet and Clank

  Spyborgs is not: Game Party 82; Bad port, “now with waggle”; Sports Minigames 15; Saturday morning license – Sign displayed prominently inside Spyborgs’ presentation room. There are lots of things Spyborgs isn’t, or at least isn’t anymore. Back in January, Bionic Games announced that they had scrapped the original premise of the Wii brawler and…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Bundle, Demo Announced

  Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, already a tremendous success in Japan, will be getting a Playstation Portable bundle in the UK and a demo worldwide, Sony announced last week. “Monster Hunter Freedom Unite sold 3 million units in Japan, showing what can happen when you bring a quality product to the Playstation Portable,” David Reeves, president…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Dark Void: Dogfighting Without the Planes

  Dark Void promises to deliver the best of on-foot combat and Crimson Skies dog fights in a world of jet packs and UFOs. Air Tight Games, a studio made up of the core team behind Xbox’ Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, played through a chunk of the game for us last week. Showing a…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  The Witcher Canceled On Consoles?

  The future of the console version of CD Projekt’s console port of hit PC role-playing game The Witcher is in doubt, as rumors rise regarding Rise of the White Wolf’s cancellation. The rumor first surfaced at Polish site Polygamia, which simply stated that reliable sources had informed them that The Witcher: Rise of the White…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2009
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  Fate: Unlimited Codes Goes Digital Distribution Only For PSP

  Fate: Unlimited Codes, based on the popular Fate/Stay Night visual novel, is coming to the PlayStation Portable as a digital download-only fighting game. The game takes place in a Japanese town where seven pairs of Masters and Servants compete for the Holy Grail. The game includes 17 characters, each with their own story mode making…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Promises Next-Gen Graphics For Wii

  Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is a game developed to one up Wii million-seller The Umbrella Chronicles with better design, better atmosphere, and the best graphics ever seen on the Wii. “One of the things we thought we needed to achieve was a near-360 level of graphics,” said Cavia’s Kentaro Noguchi. “By adding in technology…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Ace Attorney Investigations Hits North American DS This Winter

  Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, an investigation-heavy Nintendo DS title first released in Japan, will be coming to the U.S. this winter. In Investigations, the game is more about the crime scene and less about the courtroom. Players will take on the role of prosecutor Miles Edgeworth as he investigates crime scenes in his search…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Lost Planet 2: Shadows of Shadow of the Colossus

  At its best Lost Planet 2 is a sort of inverse Shadow of the Colossus. It is a game that allows you to not only climb up its monstrous behemoths, but inside them, dishing out damage to the creature’s organs as fellow gamers continue the attack from outside. Packed with stunning graphics, four-player coop, and…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Lost Planet 2 Demo Announced, PS3, PC Versions Possible

  Capcom plans to release a demo of Lost Planet 2 for the Xbox 360 around the time of E3, Jun Takeuchi said. He also hinted at a future for the title on other platforms. While demonstrating Lost Planet 2 to the gathered writers last week, Takeuchi pointed out it was playing on PC, not Xbox…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Dead Rising 2: 7,000 Zombies and Plenty of Chainsaws

  “I’m pretty happy today because finally, finally, I can show you Dead Rising 2.” — Keiji Inafune, head of research and development at Capcom. The original Dead Rising may have been a technological breakthrough, a wonder of body count and open-world exploration, but what really sold it for me, and for many, was the game’s…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  The Games and News of Capcom’s Captivate 09

  Last week’s Captivate 09 event was packed with Capcom news, from new games to detailed presentations to hands-on with titles, expect a couple of days worth of posts. Developers walked us through what to expect in Dead Rising 2, Dark Void, the overhauled Spyborgs, Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles and Lost Planet 2. We also got…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 28, 2009
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  Everybody Loves PhysX

  NVIDIA went a little press release crazy this morning, announcing that Sega, Capcom, GRIN, and 8monkey Labs have all turned to NVIDIA’s PhysX technology to make their games better. At the forefront of their four press release rampage is the announcement that Sega has licensed both the PhysX technology and NVIDIA’s APEX technology to serve…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2009
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  Dr. Kawashima Brings Brain Training To PC

  Dr. Ryuta Kawashima brings brain training to the PC next month in Namco Bandai‘s Brain Exercise with Dr. Kawashima. Published by Namco Bandai Europe and distributed by Atari, Brain Training with Dr. Kawashima takes the same sort of brain training exercises we’ve seen in the Nintendo DS Brain Age series and brings them to the…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2009
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  City Of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary Has Many Faces

  City of Heroes turns five tomorrow and NCsoft celebrates with the announcement of the appropriately titled Issue 15: Anniversary. Issue 15 is all about returning enemies and looking good enough to take them on. Both heroes and villains score a high-level mission arch featuring powerful foes returning from the past, with cosmetic additions that will…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2009
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  Pro Tip: Measure First!

  To: Crecente From: Luke Re: Nice! So, to try and stem the worst of the bleeding from this “economic crisis”, the Australian government gave everybody in the country who paid tax last year AUD$900 (USD$630). The thinking being, if everybody goes out and spends $900 on stuff, then it’ll help prop up the economy. What’d…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Valkyria Chronicles Anime: Episode 2

  You seem to have enjoyed the first episode of the Valkyria Chronicles anime as much as we did. So for those living outside Japan, here’s episode 2. Something I didn’t notice in the first episode: if you look real close, you can see that, in some places, the game’s trademark “coloured pencil” look is still…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Square Enix Boss: Japanese Industry Is “Old People Doing Same Old Job”

  Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi “Imperial Hot” Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what’s wrong with the Japanese development scene. “From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn’t recruit new people” he says. “So today, if you look at…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Team Fortress 2: The RPG

  You may have seen this going around your forum of choice lately, but just in case you haven’t, here, take a look at this guy’s idea for a Team Fortress 2 role-playing game. While we’d love to write it off as absurd, maybe even crazy, the fact is there are some good ideas to be…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 28, 2009
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  Sony Computer Europe Head Unaware Of Crackdown Devs Existence

  David Reeves is retiring from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. In his retirement announcement, Reeves stated he plans to spend his time “trying to repay society” from all he has taken from it. Admirable, but rumors swirled that Reeves was repaying society by taking a “senior position” at Crackdown developers Realtime Worlds. Realtime wha? says Reeves.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2009