Sony Rumble Lawsuit Back, Guy Claims Sony Ripped Him Off

In 2007, Sony settled a long-running dispute with Immersion, a company holding patents for control pad rumble technology. The world moved on. But now, the lawsuit (or at least part of it) is back. A guy by the name of Craig Thorner, an engineer who held a few patents related to rumble tech, was a…

PS3 “Slim” Photos Result In Cease & Desist From Taiwanese Lawyers

Late last week, we posted what appeared to be the first pictures of the PLAYSTATION 3 “Slim”. Taiwan-based attorney Li Mo & Associates contacted us, potentially giving credence to the validity of the pictures. In their email, the firm stated that these “trade secrets” had been posted online and demanded that the images be taken…

InFamous’ Sly Reference

Resonance Of Fate Trailer Takes End Of Eternity, Adds Butt Rock

Sega of America is bringing the tri-Ace-developed role-playing game End of Eternity stateside, renaming it Resonance of Fate for some reason. And it’s also apparently jamming in some butt rock. As evidenced by the newest trailer—still heavy on the pre-rendered CGI—for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 role-playing game, Sega’s proud butt rock tradition will…

Piggy Flu

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hello Swine Flu, Welcome To Japan They’ve had a couple cases of Swine Flu reported in our area, specifically in Denver, but I’m not too worried. Tristan is actually sick (again) just got a fever this morning, but I’m pretty sure it’s just that. We’re keeping a close eye on…

Valve Reveals Spy Achievements (And Owns Up To Corporate Fail)

Oh, hey. The new Team Fortress 2 Spy update is here, revealing the pun-laden list of Steam Achievements for the stealthiest of classes and giving us our very first look at the “Meet The Spy” short. Or not. Because “Meet The Spy” leaked this weekend. According to the newest of entries for the Spy update,…

Microsoft’s E3 Promises, One Year Later

Join us in reliving the hype of last year’s Microsoft E3 press conference with the know-it-all hindsight of what did and didn’t come true. Sorry, Microsoft, but you were not perfect in predicting the future… What good is E3 hype if none of it comes true? To get you ready for this E3, we’ve subjected…

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Second Month Sales Drop In NPD-PDs

First month Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars did not impress. At least they weren’t impressive to analysts, as the game’s initial NPD figures came in far below expectations. What about month two? According to NPD Group data from Gamasutra, the Nintendo DS title from Rockstar Games managed to move another 74,000 copies in the United…

Week In Games: Bionic Punch!

This week, two NES era favorites get remade and re-imagined, but identically titled, as both Punch-Out!! for the Wii and Bionic Commando for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 ship in North America. Those two titles are arguably the biggest releases hitting stateside this week, but there’s plenty of original Wii fare hitting alongside those…

Daisy Fuentes Brings Pilates To The Wii

Sega is finally bringing Pilates to the Wii this Summer, and who better to present the early 20th-century German physical fitness system than the Cuban-born former co-host of America’s Funniest Home Videos, Daisy Fuentes? We’ve got plenty of yoga games, but Sega is the first to dedicate a title to the other popular exercise regiment…

Wii Rock Band 2 Gets 25 New Tracks

Owners of the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will have some hard decisions to make tomorrow, as more than two dozen new tracks arrive on the title’s in-game store. A huge batch of Wii-specific updates hit Rock Band 2 tomorrow, from Alien Ant Farm to the Buzzcocks to T-Rex. A mix of both new…

Tatsunoko VS Capcom Confirmed, Playable At E3

Capcom has confirmed that a North American version of Tatsunoko vs. Capcom for the Nintendo Wii is indeed one of their two secret games for E3 2009, debuting in playable form at the Capcom booth. The magazine scan we posted Saturday is from the new issue of Nintendo Power, which features the exclusive reveal of…

3D Realms: We’re Not Closing, Spent $20 Million On Duke Nukem Forever

The creators of Duke Nukem Forever fired back today at publisher Take-Two, detailing the costs of developing the never seen game and saying they haven’t closed the studios. 3D Realms, the studio behind the legendarily delayed Duke Nukem Forever claimed in a statement today that Take-Two, the publisher now suing the studio, provided $2.5 million…

Ghostbusters™: The Video Game!

The Ghostbusters are back in Ghostbusters™: The Video Game! 2009 is the 25th anniversary of the original theatrical release of Ghostbusters and original writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd have teamed to script the video game, releasing June 16th in North America. Click through to check out a preview of Ghostbusters action. With Manhattan overrun…

Echochrome Adds PlayStation Eye Support, “Cloud” Level Sharing

Sony’s PlayStation Network release echochrome is getting a substantial update, one that will lengthen the lifespan of the PlayStation 3 puzzler. echochrome‘s getting PlayStation Eye support and a new level sharing option soon. The PlayStation Eye support, according to the official PlayStation Japan web site, will let players film themselves while solving the game’s puzzles,…

High Voltage To Reveal New Original Title At E3

With The Conduit as good as released, High Voltage Software plans to use this year’s E3 to reveal their all-new original IP to the world at large, and they couldn’t wait until then to tease it. No matter how you feel about announcement announcements, there’s no way we’re going to get the game companies from…

GameStop Class Action Attorney Investigating Latest Used as New Claims

GameStop’s alleged practice of selling games played by employees as new could be a violation of the class action lawsuit settlement that the national retailer agreed to, according to the attorney who handled the case. Reached for comment today, GameStop officials said they fulfilled the stipulations outlined in the 2003 suit. Chris Olivera, vice president,…

Wii Sports Resort Adds Two “New” Activities

Nintendo’s sequel to Wii Sports arrives this July, bearing new Wii Remote waggling fun, this time with the added precision of Wii MotionPlus. Wii Sports Resort will usher in fresh mini-games, including two new additions. Nintendo of Japan has confirmed, via new commercials for the Wii MotionPlus peripheral, that Wii Sports Resort will include… table…

Dead To Rights: Retribution – Welcome To Grant City

Dead to Rights: Retribution‘s Grant City has gotten one hell of a makeover since last we visited. I believe the team at Volatile Games was going for filthier, slightly more industrialized New York City, or at least I hope they were, because that’s certainly what they ended up with. A few of the new shots…

“Video Game Conventions Let Down The Super-Hero Genre”

Batman notwithstanding, most super-heroes are too powerful to fit well in standard video games, so say some veteran gaming reporters, following a discussion hatched at nearby urinals. During the latest installment of the Listen Up podcast, host Garnett Lee tore into a design decision made in the recent Wolverine game that strips the hero of…