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  Judge Says Nothankyou To Wii Patent Lawsuit

  Fenner Investments – who in 2007 accused Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft of patent violations – figured Tuesday would be their big day in court. Turns out it probably won’t be. Judge Leonard Davis of the U.S. District Court in Tyler, Texas dismissed the case earlier today. Said “that there was no need for a jury…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2009
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  A Clawful Of Boobs

  As Jason Chen at sister site Gizmodo aptly points out, those are not onions. He should know! Dude loves onions. Spotted at a Japanese arcade, this very retro looking crane game is packed with boobs. These palm-sized tension-reliever novelty items that have been available in Japan (and elsewhere) for some time. They’re quite squishy and…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  Marvel Universe Back From The Dead

  Once upon a time, Cryptic were working on Marvel Universe, an MMO based on the company’s comic book characters. It was, in 2007, canned. In 2009, though, it’s back. Reports announcing the formation of ambitious start-up company Gazillion Entertainment reveal that the publisher has four development studios working on massively multiplayer games. One is NetDevil,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2009
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  First Images Of 12-Years-Old-And-Up Rated PS3 Tentacle Game Anime

  As we previously announced, PS3 role-playing-game Tears to Tiara — which features rope play, suggestive udder spray and touching tentacles [links NSFW] — is getting an inevitable anime version. The Tears to Tiara anime is Premiering in Japan on April 2 and being produced by WHITE FOX animation studio. Besides an animated version, Tears to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  Lost Planet 2, Dead Rising 2 *Might* Not Make 2009

  Don’t work under the assumption that, because they were announced in early 2009, Capcom’s latest tentpole sequels – Lost Planet 2 and Dead Rising 2 – will actually be released in 2009. Speaking with Microsoft’s Larry Hryb on his weekly radio show, Capcom PR man Chris Kramer said that both titles were big, but also…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009
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  Japanese Space Opera Manga In Japanese *And* English

  Leiji Matsumoto, famed creator of space opera Space Battleship Yamato, is debuting his new manga on the Wii’s online Shopping Channel. Best of all, it will have English. Matsumoto’s Out of Galaxy Koshika will go on sale April 14, and like Wii-Shopping-Channel manga Princess Ai before it, Koshika will have Japanese and English language text…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2009
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  Steam To Offer In-Game Downloadable Content

  Valve have today announced that Steam – which already takes care of most other in-game needs for the PC market – will now be offering in-game downloadable content procurement as well. What does this mean? You’ll be able to get the DLC from the same program you’re launching and managing the main game from, instead…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009
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  Marvel Signs Big MMO Deal

  Mystery publisher Gazillion Entertainment have signed a deal with Marvel to produce several massively-multiplayer online titles for the comics powerhouse. Having tried once – and failed – to get an MMO based on their characters off the ground, Marvel have now turned to Gazillion to develop a number of MMOs over a ten year period,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009
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  Google To Bring “Gaming Industry’s Most Iconic Characters To Life” At GDC

  A last-minute invite from Google could be very exciting or completely dull and uninteresting — but there’s just no way to tell which. I scrolled right by this message in my inbox, mostly because it’s a dull black matte image and also because I’m pretty much booked solid for GDC. I only gave it a…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 16, 2009
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  Club Nintendo Members Get Early Look At Nintendo DSi

  Club Nintendo membership has its privileges, as Nintendo is offering members in good, Platinum-level standing a sneak peek at the new Nintendo DSi before the unwashed masses get a chance to smudge it. In other words: check your e-mail, registered Club Nintendo members! We’ve heard of events at GameStops ’round the country, some of which…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Again With The PS2 Wii Remote Talk

  Like a zombie you can’t quite get in the head, rumours of a Wii Remote-type device for the PS2 just won’t die off. Today, for example, we’ve got another one. A Sony patent application has surfaced that details a variety of wireless input devices for controlling a PlayStation console, from a remote/wand device that slightly…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009
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  So I Guess EverQuest Turns 10 Today

  One of the first MMORPGs to pioneer sucking the souls out of gamers and Player versus Player interactions has just turned 10. Here’s an elf popping out of a cake to prove it. Other festivities, both virtual and real-life are planned for EverQuest — most notably, a party at Fan Faire 2009 in Las Vegas…

  By AJ Glasser Published March 16, 2009
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  Army of Two: The 40th Day: Whatta Drag

  Oh, don’t get me wrong. EA Montreal‘s Army of Two sequel looks like a blast. It’s very pretty. Textured just the way we like it. It’s just the name — Army of Two: The 40th Day. See, when we learned that the game was going to carry the secondary title with the acronym “TFD,” well,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Irem Does Its Best To Sex Up Spelunker

  Minna de Spelunker is coming to the PlayStation 3 in Japan. How does one generate interest in a high-def Spelunker remake? Put women in short outfits! Short Spelunker outfits! It’s a pretty easy formula, one that publisher Irem capitalized upon when opening up the “Spelunker Lounge” this past week to Spelunker-crazed Japanese journalists. Simply take…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Scorned Splatterhouse Dev Thinks Maybe It’s Namco Who’s Inept

  Ex-Splatterhouse developers BottleRocket Entertainment aren’t taking accusations of poor performance lying down. The independent studio has issued a strong response to Namco Bandai‘s claim that a “performance issue” led to the project being pulled. While Namco Bandai Games chief operating officer Makoto Iwai put blame on the Splatterhouse developer, BottleRocket defends its development on the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  The King Of Fighters XII Gets New Fighters, Smoother Graphics For Consoles

  When The King of Fighters XII comes to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this July, it will come with some swell, console-exclusive bonuses, including a new graphics mode and an expanded roster. New shots of the game in action were released today, showing off an optional anti-aliasing graphical style, one that makes SNK Playmore…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Rocky Reborn

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Shopping For Furniture, With Added Cosplayers So a bunch of former Rocky Mountain News writers held a press conference today to announce that they were going to try and launch an online only newspaper. InDenver Times is meant to be an aggressive, well-written, edited, thoroughly professional online newspaper. I love…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 16, 2009
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  Fight Night Round 4 Is Shiny, Sweaty

  What does Fight Night Round 4 get right? Well, we’re not sure how faithful the recreation of Muhammed Ali and Mike Tyson’s fighting styles are, but it nails the shine of sweat and satin. EA Sports‘ newest trailer for the now-gen boxing game plays up the Ali versus Tyson match up, touting “actual gameplay footage”…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Layoffs: The Video Game Is Depressing Fun

  If you’re suffering the consequences of the current economic shitstorm, you’ll have plenty of time to play Layoff, an examination of the current financial scandal cleverly disguised as a Bejeweled-like casual game. It’s not only educational and entertaining, it’s also depressing. Edutainment meets pain. That makes it “edutainful.” Layoff was developed by Tiltfactor Lab and…

  By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009
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  Nike Air Force Ones Reworked to Celebrate Playstation Anniversary

  Playstation and Nike are at it again, collaborating on a new pair of Air Force Ones to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Playstation 2‘s launch in Japan. The new Playstation Air Force Ones feature full patent leather upper and a color design very similar color to the original Playstation 2 Air Force Ones. This time…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 16, 2009