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Capcom “Considering” More Wii Ports
Capcom’s Chief Financial Officer, Kazuhiko Abe, has offered a glimmer of hope for Wii owners hoping to some day see a downgraded release of PS3 and 360 games on the system. While highlighting stronger-than-expected sales of Resident Evil 5, Abe says “We have not decided whether we are doing it or not doing it”. “It”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Smells Won’t Stink Up Consoles For Decades
Sight, sound and smell. Gaming has the first two covered — and maybe soon the third as well. Then again, maybe not. In the UK, the Ministry of Defense is part-funding a project that releases foul smells during training vids so soldiers can learn to smell trouble. According to the MailOnline, this tech “is expected…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Kojima Productions Teaser Countdown Ends Just As You’d Expect
What riches await patient Metal Gear Solid fans at the end of Kojima Productions’ days long countdown, now that the teaser timer has reached the zero hour? Why, more waiting of course! Kojima Productions, in a completely unexpected move, revealed another countdown today, this one an impressive 120 hours in length. Clearly, Hideo Kojima and…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
So, What Were Square Enix’s Biggest Games For 2008?
Japan’s fiscal year reporting season draws to a close, and one of the last companies to report their data was Square Enix. Contained within that data was a colourful graph showing their 2008 game sales. As you can see, it was sort of an “off” year (the fiscal year running from April 1, 2008 to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Iwata: Remember, Miyamoto Is Not God
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata reminded attendees of the company’s financial results briefing that it does not employ a powerful deity, as famed Nintendo game designer is not, in reality, a god walking the Earth. Iwata was forced to remind the crowd of Miyamoto’s non-divine status when questioned about a few of Nintendo’s more recent stumbles.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet Poison Ivy, Arkham Asylum’s Newest Inmate
The Batman: Arkham Asylum is co-ed facility, housing many of the caped crusader’s most legendary adversaries, including the Joker and Bane, as well as more feminine foes, like Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. Our first look at Poison Ivy in motion offers a peek at how Eidos and Batman: Arkham Asylum developer Rocksteady have interpreted…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Modern Warfare 2, Heavy Rain Peeks On GTTV Tonight
Eager for any morsel you can get from Modern Warfare 2 and Heavy Rain? Then you’d best tune in to tonight’s episode of GameTrailers TV, as both games will be featured. Expect less Modern Warfare 2 than Heavy Rain though, as the next full video reveal of Infinity Ward’s follow up to Call of Duty…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPod Touching
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: What Happens If You Don’t Pay Your Speeding Ticket In Japan Tristan has been saving up since before his eighth birthday for an iPod Touch. Today, forced to stay home because he hasn’t been healthy for 48 hours, he went to Target with Trish and bought one for himself. It…
By Brian Crecente Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: It’s Electric!
This week’s North American PlayStation Store update packs in demos and downloadables, including what might be your first chance to play inFamous for the PlayStation 3. Plenty of downloadable content for LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band and Guitar Hero join new PS one Classics and loads of video game trailers. Well, you’ll see. There’s a full list…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Your Wii Has A Minor Button-Combo Secret
Go to the Mii Channel. Press A. Press B. Press 1. Press and hold 2. Nintendo sent Kotaku copies of Personal Trainer: Walking yesterday, and while we think we don’t need that much training to walk (left foot and then right foot, yes?), we are in fact learning things. We have learned, for example, that…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Too Much Information About Matthew Perry’s Klonoa Habits
Regular followers of the works of actor Matthew Perry, of Friends fame, know that the man is deadly serious about Fallout 3. He claims to have played it so much, that he required medical attention. But he’s also a dedicated Klonoa fan, apparently, seemingly one of the few Wii owners who has bothered to pick…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Look At BioShock 2’s New Big Daddy
Not to be outdone by distinguished competitor Game Informer’s cover reveal of BioShock 2‘s Big Sister, GamePro has given us our first third-person look at the star of the sequel, the new Big Daddy. The July issue of the mag touts a deep dive into 2K Games’ sequel to the original BioShock, offering “first *real*…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Making Ghostbusters Game As Funny As The Movie Is “Next To Impossible”
Giant Bomb‘s biggest Ghostbusters fans have played the new Ghostbusters game, only to be reminded that video game humor has its limits. Humor is hard in games. So, as excited as the Giant Bomb podcast hosts sound about the new Ghostbusters game — and they do spent several minutes talking about how much fun they’re…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
inFamous Demo Gives PS3 Owners 15 Minutes Of Infamy Today
Power on the PlayStation 3, dear reader, as a new demo for Sucker Punch’s inFamous will be available for you to download as of today. European PS3 owners already have it—we’re getting it soon. North American PlayStation faithful should get their shot at the game today when the PlayStation Store update hits. inFamous is slated…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet Getting Web-Based Level Sharing Portal
Sharing LittleBigPlanet levels with your friends and strangers will soon be a lot easier, with a web-based portal on the way that will allow players to queue up levels using a handy web link. At the moment, sharing a LittleBigPlanet level involves giving other players your PlayStation Network handle and then having them search in-game…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
E3 Details Spill From Epic GameTrailers Taping
Yesterday, Rose McGowan and Tricia Helfer joined Geoff Keighley for a special live taping of GameTrailers TV. The E3 2009-themed special was packed with news, some of which splashed our way from the audience. Playstation 3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves got some face time as well, with a spokesman talking up multiplayer and confirming…
By Brian Crecente Published May 21, 2009 - Reviews
Tiger Woods PGA Tour iPhone Micro-Review: Fore!
EA Sports‘ Tiger Woods PGA Tour is nearly unchallenged in its genre on the PC and console. But can a game that plumbs the depth of golf translate well to a mobile platform? At $9.99 USD, Tiger Woods PGA Tour’s outing on the iPhone doesn’t just need to prove itself as a golf game, it…
By Brian Crecente Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Damnation Multiplayer – Aim For The Zip Line
Damnation hits store shelves tomorrow everywhere but North America, and to celebrate Codemasters has released a new multiplayer trailer to show us Americans what we’ll be missing. It certainly looks like the vertical nature of the maps should provide some entertaining multiplayer situations, but as a sniper at heart, I’m planning on finding a nice…
By Mike Fahey Published May 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Employee Issues Maddening Mad-Lib Tweet
Hideo Kojima can have his countdown clocks. Other publishers can have their surprise trailers. But the best tease of the day may be the tweet from one Stephen Toulouse. From the Twitter feed of Stephen Toulouse, head of Xbox Live policy and enforcement, aka the Xbox 360‘s top cop… “Wow. I got to play with…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 21, 2009