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  Some Tekken 6 Art To Use At Your Discretion

  You know what we don’t do enough of? Give you high-res art assets that we easily have access to. That’s changing with a batch of “new” Tekken 6 character artwork, so you can do… whatever. Namco Bandai has so far released character renders for 20 of Tekken 6‘s fighters for us to use, less than…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 16, 2009
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  Bethesda To Take Action Against Interplay Over Fallout MMO?

  According to a 10-K financial report filed earlier today, it appears that Interplay – who were supposed to have been developing a Fallout MMO – might instead lose the Fallout rights for the game. The looming action (which has not yet been made official, but is still likely enough to warrant Interplay filing about it)…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  Koei Tecmo Dubbed “Kotec” By Koei Tecmo Exec

  To mark the Koei Tecmo merger, staff from both Koei and Tecmo had a shindig at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel. There was eating, drinking and corporate naming. There was grandstanding as well with execs saying things like “Let’s aim for being the number one company!” with the thousand Koei Tecmo workers in attendance applauding. Koei…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Beatles: Rock Band To Feature Harmonizing

  According to the May issue of game mag Game Informer, rumor has it that The Beatles: Rock Band will support vocal harmonizing. Makes sense! The Beatles music features vocal harmonizing. The publications gossip section rumormongers that the game even makes it possible for multiple singers to belt out Beatles tunes, each with different mics. If…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  Final Fantasy Versus XIII In-Game Looks Like This

  At last year’s Tokyo Game Show, Square Enix screened an in-game Final Fantasy Versus XIII cut scene in its Closed Mega Theater. Now, everyone can see that footage. Final Fantasy Versus XIII, not to be confused with Final Fantasy XIII, was first shown at E3 2006. The game features different characters, a different look and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  GameStop CEO Questions Sony’s Price Cuts, Predicts Big Nintendo Game In ’09

  Don Matteo is the head honcho at GameStop, so he’s in a position to know a few things. Things like what kind of price cut the PlayStation 3 needs and what Nintendo’s planning for 2009. Matteo tells CNBC that the recent price drop on the PlayStation 2 “really wasn’t worth doing” and wonders if a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  So, How Much Will It Cost You To Buy Midway?

  Midway are in trouble. No, wait. Midway are in deep trouble. Know what would help? If somebody bought the company. But how much would that cost you? Having got together with debtors and the courts, a reasonable price has been settled upon. And that price is $30 million. If you can’t afford it on your…

  By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009
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  PediSedate Pumps Kids Full Of Nitrous Oxide While Playing Game Boy

  PediSedate’s premise is largely summed up by the headline, as the device is genuinely intended to reduce the stress of going under the knife—and wearing dorky headgear—by gassing kids while they play Game Boy games. The PediSedate system, designed to distract and calm children for a dramatically improved hospital or dental experience, is just one…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  Hideo Kojima Interested In Western Collaboration, Not Metal Gear Remakes

  Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has made no secret of his interesting in pursuing a more Western-style game development model, but hasn’t made clear what his intentions are beyond Metal Gear Solid Touch. Kojima tells Kikizo in a newly published interview that the Kojima Productions head, who was also recently promoted is “very interested” in…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  Zen Pinball Trailer Plays A Mean Pinball

  There used to be time when purist pinball snobbery would outright reject any attempt at video game pinball, but thanks to Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Zen Pinball looks very purchasable. The PlayStation Network release is from the same developers that brought Pinball FX to Xbox Live Arcade, which was far from perfect,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  God of War III Survey Hints At PS2 Games On Blu-ray

  Sony Computer Entertainment America is soliciting PlayStation fan opinion on what would make for the “perfect” God of War III Collector’s Edition, including the option to get the PlayStation 2 entries on Blu-ray disc. Frankly, that’s the most interesting aspect of the survey, which asks potential God of War III buyers what they’d drop the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  Ghostbusters Game Upfront About Its Differing Art Styles

  Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game is coming to every platform it possibly can. Obviously those various ports are going to be very different. The Nintendo DS experience isn’t going to match the PlayStation 3 experience. Atari’s being very clear about this with the game’s box art. The Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS versions get…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  Aplusk

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Does The Hard Sell Work? Did you see this whole CNN/Kutcher dealio? It’s pretty funny. I think CNN is totally getting into it to. I read somewhere that Larry King wants to have Kutcher on to talk about the whole thing. On its surface it’s pretty shallow, but it’s actually…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009
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  Super Mario Bros. 3 Gets Re-Gameplayed, Canvas Cursed

  NES emulator FCEUX might be the coolest thing to hit the emulation scene, mostly because of its support for Lua, an embeddable scripting language. It makes Super Mario Bros. cool and the sequel cooler. It basically turns Super Mario Bros. 3 into a fairly capable looking Kirby’s Canvas Curse clone, with a custom script that…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  Devil May Cry PSP Cancelled

  For years, we’ve been hearing how Devil May Cry is coming to the PSP. There was a PSP version of DMC 3 that was supposedly playable at E3 in 2005! Back in 2004, when Sony released a list of 100 software companies who were supporting the PSP platform, a Devil May Cry title was mentioned…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009
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  EA Gets Involved in Ashton Kutcher/ CNN Twitter Race, Offers Huge Bounty

  If Electronic Arts’ Twitter feed can be believed, the publisher has stepped into the Tweeter race between actor Ashton Kutcher and CNN to be the first user to reach a million followers. Earlier this week Kutcher challenged CNN to Twitter race in a video. If he wins, Kutcher promises to ding-dong ditch CNN founder Ted…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009
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  Square Enix Braces For Vanguard Storm

  A recent trademark filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office indicates that Square Enix is planning on releasing what appears to be a new title, one dubbed Vanguard Storm. Unfortunately, Square Enix’s protection of Vanguard Storm is extremely light on details. But the title could be related to the publisher’s rumored “yet-to-be-announced action game,”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009
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  The Darker Side Of Aion

  The latest batch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity screenshots focus on some of the more twisted, darker places in NCsoft’s upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing game. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows in Aion, and this latest batch of teasing screenshots features some rather dismal-looking places and twisted creatures. Of course they still deliver more…

  By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009
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  DSi Includes New Anti-Piracy Protection?

  The DSi doesn’t just include some hardware upgrades and the ability to download games directly to the system, it might also include more robust anti-piracy software as well. Reports of some DS games, perhaps bootlegged copies of these games, not working on the DSi have started to show up in our mailbox and on several…

  By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009
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  The Conduit Preview: Calling Do-Overs

  Last night’s The Conduit multiplayer event was plagued by major server issues, leaving developer High Voltage Software no choice but to call do-overs. “We know it’s a letdown to you,” High Voltage Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger told crestfallen journalists. “It’s definitely a letdown to us.” So, with little else to do with 10 completely…

  By AJ Glasser Published April 15, 2009