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  Target Pays You To Reserve Games

  Target wants you to pre-order popular video games from their stores so badly, they’re willing to pay you $5. Here’s how the new Target reservation program works. First, you pay $1 to receive a collectible reservation card, featuring the logo of the game you wish to reserve. Upon the game’s release, you bring in your…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 16, 2009
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  BlizzardVision Rakes in the Dough

  Back in February Activision Blizzard said it expected to rake in $860M in net revenues for the March quarter, now the company says they underestimated how well they would do in the quarter. “Global consumer response to the Call of Duty and Guitar Hero franchises and Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft remains strong despite the…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 16, 2009
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  Regular Phone Line Is Regular

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Aplusk Yeah, the CNN/Austin Kutcher thing is nuts. When I lived in America, I remember seeing him on TV a few times, but I don’t know much about him other than he’s famous. Hard to believe he gave CNN a run for its Twitter money! Got my phone set up…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Watch A DSi Tear Itself Apart

  Courtesy of the wonders of stop-motion, watch in awe as this DSi – fed up with your taunts over its "fat" screens and lack of GBA slot – proceeds to tear itself to pieces. [via Gizmodo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  What Possible Harm Could One Insane, Mutant Pair Of Sneakers Do?

  If there’s one thing guaranteed to please our ageing eyes more than a pair of Monkey Island-themed Chuck Taylors, it’s a pair of Day of the Tentacle-themed Chuck Taylors. They’re once again the work of the talented Maya Plisetskaya, who once again has us wishing Lucasarts spent less time licensing shitty Star Wars games and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  The Pokemon X-Ray Machine

  And not just a Pokémon x-ray machine, but a mobile Pokémon x-ray machine. In Japan, Pokémon is branded for products that range from instant noodles to sickness masks. This Pokémon x-ray machine from Shimadzu Corporation is directed not just at kids in the hospital, but kids in the hospital that are bed-ridden and unable to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Guitar Hero: Megadeth

  This is not real. Well, not real in the sense that you can buy it. But it is real in the sense some people built it, off the back of GH: Aerosmith. YouTube user CosmoKramer took the standalone title (specifically, the Wii version), installed a Megadeth intro, then dropped 42 playable Megadeth tracks (“written” in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  What Did Richard Garriott Do In Space?

  Well, he didn’t go there to hang out, eat freeze dried ice cream and float his rat tail. Garriott, son of astronaut Owen Garriott and designer of the Ultima franchise, went to space to work. “I took saliva, urine and blood samples, kept logs of my sleep and used special instruments to measure my inner…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Trade In Your Old Consoles At…Radio Shack

  As the US economy tightens, and business gets tougher, more and more companies are turning to second-hand goods sales to help pad their bottom lines. Which is why Radio Shack will now accept console trade-ins. Yes, the venerable old chain announced today that the pre-owned trade-in program it’s been trialling on its online store will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Duke Nukem Designer Twitters Something (Blah, Blah)

  George Broussard, co-founder of Duke Nukem Forever 3D Realms, emerges to twitter something about hitting a milestone: Closing out a milestone this week. 71 more tasks to do and we started with probably 800-900. Been a good push. Next one starts Monday. And ends in 2025. Duke Nukem Forever was first announced back in 1998…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  EA Founder: The iPhone Is FREAKING OUT Sony, Nintendo

  Trip Hawkins founded EA. He also did the 3DO, and is slightly mad, so you have to take everything he says with a grain of salt. Regardless, this is interesting. Speaking with VentureBeat, Hawkins – who now heads a mobile gaming company – says: Between the iPod Touch and the iPhone, I think the platform…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Late Night Host Waggles Through Wii Punch-Out!!

  Remember Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! for the Nintendo Entertainment System? Sure you do. So does Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. The upcoming Wii version is not Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!, it’s different. Sure it’s got traditional button pushing, but it also has Wii motion controls. When G4 presenter Morgan Webb appeared on the show (along with Ice-T…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Put That RROD 360 To Good Use!

  Faced with a red-ringed 360, a user is left with a few options. They could brave Microsoft customer support and send it back. Or…they could make a fighting stick out of it. We like the second option better, if only because it shows a little more of that good old pioneering spirit. The kind of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  This Is A Final Fantasy Agito XIII Trailer

  Square Enix has released a new trailer for PSP role-playing game Final Fantasy Agito XIII. The game, currently not dated and way, way off, is set in a magic school against the backdrop of an invading military nation. Twelve students band together to defend their homeland. Originally planned for mobile phones, Square Enix moved the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  NPD: Recession? What Recession?

  Market researchers The NPD Group – yes, the sales charts guys – have found that when it comes to games, most Americans don’t give a damn about the recession. Polling a sample group of around 10,000 consumers, 65% of respondants said that in 2009, rather than cutting back, they’d be spending at least the same,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Armored Core 3 Coming To The PSP

  Originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2002, mecha video game Armored Core 3 is getting a PSP port. As with most PSP ports, it will feature ad-hoc wireless play as well as customization options. Paint your mecha pink! You know you want to. Thanks cacophanus for the tip!

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII Gameplay Footage, Saved For Posterity

  Yesterday, those around at the time got the chance to see some lucky sod play through the Final Fantasy XIII demo. If you weren’t around at the time, here’s the footage. Our thoughts? More games need burly men with baby birds in their hair.

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  Slam Down A Triforce, Go Back In Time

  Ooohh, we endorse this. Drinks inspired by games. And not fruity, healthy drinks to heal or soothe you. Stern, adult drinks, to punish and harm you. This one’s called “The Triforce”. While it appears to have both courage and power, courtesy of its combination of rum, banana liqueur and goldshlager, it may – for the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009
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  “2D Fighting Game God” Gets Fan Site

  One word: Daigo. Yes, that Daigo. He’s such a great Street Fighter player that another player has created a Daigo fan site. As Capcom’s Seth Killian points out, “It’s not just a fan site, it’s a really good fan site, even if you can’t read a word of Japanese.” The “collate data site” is packed…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2009
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  Dawn Of War II Demo Released

  I loved Dawn of War II, but I’ll also be the first to admit, it’s an acquired taste. Might not be for everyone. So it’s handy that Relic have released a demo of the game! It’ll let players still on the fence about the whole thing get a feel for the sweeping changes made to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2009