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Excitebots Sells, Uh, 13,000 Copies
Excitebots is a sequel (of sorts) to Excite Truck, itself a sequel (of sorts) to Excitebike. It was published by Nintendo, on the dominant Nintendo platform. And it had SUPER SANDWICHES. So what happened? It could be that it was rubbish, but then, Mike thought it was OK. It could be that it looked boring,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Original Wolfenstein 3D Coming To Xbox Live Arcade
The silliest, the biggest, the baddest Wolfenstein of them all, the original Wolfenstein 3D, is due for a release over Xbox Live Arcade, a product page on the service’s website has revealed. No press releases, no bullet points touting potentially upgraded HD graphics, no mention of screen borders for the 1992 classic. Just a product…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
From Software Joins The Teaser Website Club
Best known for giant robot Armored Core and stealth Tenchu games, Japanese developer is following the heard of developers launching teaser sites that announce and announcement. The site features two doors blocked by a velvet rope. There’s a placard that reads “2009.5.22 OPEN”. With the number of Armored Core and Tenchu games From Software churns…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Noby Noby GIRL Reaches Not For Mars, But For Your Oven
Mmm mmmhhmmm. Who doesn’t fresh-baked love cookies? Nobody, that’s who, especially when they’re giant cookies baked in a perfect representation of Noby Noby Boy‘s space-faring Noby Noby GIRL. What makes this cookie extra-special is not the fact that baked treats are always extra-special. No, what makes it extra-extra-special is that it’s not the work of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
“Video Games Are Not Toasters”
An EU proposal is calling for a two year guarantee on video games. That means games would be expected to be “near perfect” (no bugs, no glitches, etc). Retailers in Europe do not have to give refunds on bug-killing games, and currently, licensed software is exempt from EU legislation that requires companies to offer “a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 Gets Crackdown Theme
If your Xbox 360 is looking a little drab – and you’re not adverse to spending money on tarting it up – then hey, this new Crackdown theme might be just the thing you’re into. It’ll be available for download tomorrow, and will cost you 240 MS Points (USD$3). A ridiculous price for a theme,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
As we’ve seen, while they tried to put a brave face on, April was fairly forgettable for Microsoft and Sony. But Nintendo? Well, Nintendo have something to crow about. The DS alone sold over a million, outselling every other competitor’s console, portable and handheld, combined, with the new DSi contributing a mighty 827,000 of those…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell: Conviction The Gameplay-Free Teaser Trailer
The teaser website for Splinter Cell: Conviction has broken cover for a teaser trailer — only a few grizzled weeks before E3. Ubisoft has promised that the Xbox 360 “active stealth” title will hit by the holidays. Originally planned for a Christmas 2007 release, the Ubisoft Montreal-developed title was pushed to 2009. Thanks G C!
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
April 2009 was down on April 2008, across the board. Cause for concern, yes? Not if you’re Microsoft, who are just pumped at the Xbox 360‘s “rate of growth” and “resilience”. The 175,000 Xbox 360s sold in April represents a drop of 7% from this time last year, leaving the company to try and focus…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Muscle Men, Bikinis, WTF
If you watch only one clip today, watch this one. Namco is bringing its bodybuilders-running-through-buildings arcade game Muscle Koushinkyoku (lit. “Muscle March”) to the Japanese WiiWare Channel. The one-to-four player game will be released on May 26 for 800 Wii Points.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Responds To April NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
With their consoles occupying the bottom three spaces on April’s hardware charts, and sales down across the board, you’d think it would be tough seeing the bright side of life for Sony. For you and me, it would be. While a drop to $99 spurred the old PS2 into life, resulting in a handy 38%…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Sold Over A Million DS Handhelds In America Last Month
Holy mackerel! Nintendo had an amazing April, selling over 1.04 million DS units in the United States. That’s spread over the DSi and the DS Lite platforms. Here’s the breakdown: The DSi sold more than 827,000 systems in April, while the Nintendo DS Lite sold 215,000 systems. Those impressive sales figures bring the life-to-date Nintendo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nazis Vs. Bomberman
Former German politician Martin Budich is in hot water for invoking violence…against Nazis…with Bomberman. Last fall, Budich posted a imagine of Hudson video game character Bomberman holding cake with a bomb (he is Bomberman!). The text roughly translates to “No cake walk for the Nazis”. The image was protesting a Nazi event that was held…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Tony Hawk Game Has A Freakin’ Skateboard Peripheral
As was rumoured, it’s been officially revealed that the next Tony Hawk game from Activision – called Tony Hawk: Ride – will be shipping with a giant, hulking skateboard peripheral. This is either the smartest, or stupidest, thing Activision have ever done. The announcement was made on the latest episode of GameTrailers TV. There’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Trailer Completely In English
Video Games – E3 2009 – Video Game Trailers Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete will be released in America on June 2. Have a look at the English language trailer. Rather, have a listen. Re-recorded with the original voice cast that includes Rachel Leigh Cook and Mena Suvari, Blu-ray movie Advent Children Complete includes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Commander Shephard Is On Facebook, Pls Add As Friend
When you finished Mass Effect, did you think it was just you telling the story of the good Captain Shephard? Oh no. It wasn’t just you. Commander Shephard was telling his own tale. And he was telling it on, where else, his Facebook page. Face-punching, sexy alien-bedding, the works, he keeps no secrets. If he…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Does Devil Kings Pizza Look Like?
Endless! Capcom game Sengoku Basara (aka Devil Kings) has already gotten a stage play, canned drinks and bags of rice. Next: pizza. From May 11, Pizza Hut has been offering Sengoku Basara pizza pies as part of a campaign to promote the game’s anime. The question: What does Devil Kings pizza look like? Like normal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Releasing New tri-Ace RPG For Western Markets
It’s just been announced that upcoming JRPG End of Eternity – due in Japan at the end of the year – will be getting a Western release, courtesy of Sega. It’ll be out in the spring of 2010. The title will hit Western shores with a new name (Resonance of Fate), and if the Western…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
Konami Sales Record High, Profit Down 40 Percent
With the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, Japanese company Konami saw record high sales of ¥309.77 billion and 4.2 percent growth for the 2008 fiscal year. That’s the good news. The bad news? Konami’s profit dropped 40.7 percent to ¥10.87 billion. According to Konami, the company’s health and fitness segment faced depreciation. (Konami owns…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The 20 Top-Selling PC Games For April Were…
It’s NPD sales day today at Kotaku Tower, which means not only console sales data, but PC data as well. Like the top 20-selling retail PC games for the month of April. Note these are only retail games. So the list doesn’t include titles downloaded over services like Steam and Direct2Drive. But hey, while it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2009