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Pay-Per-“P” Pricing Confounds On Xbox 360 Video Marketplace
You’ll never forget how much some 720p videos cost on the Xbox 360 Marketplace. Fans of the fighting arts may be wondering, like me, why some videos on the Xbox 360 Marketplace are so expensive. They have easy-to-remember price points, but those price points are high. Want to watch an hour of Ring of Honor…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Activision Earnings Way Higher Than Activision Expected
The publisher of Call of Duty and World of Warcraft released a sunny financial report today, and revealed that Guitar Hero is big in Europe. Activision Blizzard pulled in $981 million in revenue in the first quarter of this year ending March 31. That’s up from the company’s projected $860 million (which happens to be…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zen Pinball Launches Next Week On PSN
PlayStation 3 didn’t have long to wait for their pinball fix, as Zen Studios announces a May 14th launch for Zen Pinball on the PlayStation Network. Announced just last month, Zen Pinball delivers four tables worth of mission-filled pinball action to pinball-hungry PlayStation 3 owners. According to the developer, the final product is looking very…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Konami Code Enabled Web Sites Are Bill And Lance Approved
The Konami Code—up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start—does wonderful things to games like Gradius and Contra. But it also does unexpected things on the internet, as ESPN.com recently proved. The sports news outlet isn’t the only online destination to (unwittingly?) have its behavior change when video game nerds input the…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madden Wii Developers Re-Re-Think Motion Controls
EA’s football developers may be ushering in a third era of Wii motion control game development — a better one. Remember when Wii controls involved swinging your arms wildly or making gestures that could more easily be inputted with the press of a button? The developers of the next Madden on Wii are trying to…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Please Play ‘Today I Die’
Daniel Benmergui, creator of the impressive Flash-based game I Wish I Were The Moon, has released the equally creative Today I Die, a gorgeous little adventure with a fascinating gameplay twist. In Today I Die, players must manipulate the game’s characters and a few lines of ever present text to progress. Benmergui is able to…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bakugan DS and Wii Screenshots
You may have never heard of Bakugan, but that doesn’t really matter because legions, and legions, and legions of kids have. The game, good, bad, or indifferent, can’t help but do massive sales thanks to that clamoring fan base. Set for release late this fall, here’s a look at th DS and Wii versions of…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
D3 Does Astro Boy
Only one robotic child stands between Metro City and the evil President Stone’s robot army in Astro Boy: The Video Game, coming this October from D3 Publisher. Astro Boy: The Video Game for the Nintendo Wii, DS, PSP, and PlayStation 2 is the game adaptation of Imagi Studios’ new CG-animated movie, being released internationally this…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Broken Steel PC DLC Triumphantly Returns
The initially broken Broken Steel downloadable content for the PC version of Fallout 3 has reappeared in the Games for Windows Live Marketplace. The Broken Steel add-on first became available two days ago via Games for Windows Live, only to be taken down due to a DRM issue said to originate from Microsoft’s Live service.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
LittleBigPlanet Goes Out Of This World
Just when I think I’ve seen all there is to see from LittleBigPlanet, something like this recreation of Eric Chahi’s classic platformer Out of this World. Originally released as Another World in Europe, 1991’s Out of this World was one of the most cinematic gaming experiences of its time. The game tells the story of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games
Toy Story Mania!, the 4D ride meets video game, opened last year in Disney parks in Florida and California becoming a park favorite. Earlier this week, a game based on the ride was announced. What Is It? A motion-controlled Wii title that features 30 mini-games, including some inspired from the ones found in the Disney…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Plans Star-Studded E3 Press Conference Extravaganza
Ubisoft has big plans for their E3 2009 press conference, with new game announcements, thrilling special guests, and plenty of game demos, all hosted by that Talk Soup guy. Ubisoft’s invitation-only presser at the Los Angeles Theatre kicks off at 5pm on Monday, June 1st. There the company will be detailing their 2009 holiday lineup,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo The Most Reputable Game Company Of Them All
Catering to a broader demographic pays off for Nintendo, ranked number six in the Reputation Institute’s 2009 list of the world’s most reputable companies. Where do Microsoft and Sony fall? The Reputation Institute releases an annual report which looks at how the public rates 1,000 companies in over 20 industry categories and more than 25…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Anyone Up For Some God Eating?
If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I’m so hungry I could eat a whole God”, then Namco Bandai‘s latest trademark filing is right up your alley. The trademark finders at Superannuation have uncovered a recently filed trademark application from Namco Bandai Games for a game called “God Eater“. The application was filed on May 5th,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Split/Second Preview: Power Play
There have been plenty of racing games that pump up the action by arming cars, but Split/Second allows you to use an explosive environment to take out competitors and change the course. What Is It? Made by the team behind PURE, Split/Second hopes to deliver a racing game packed with Hollywood-sized special effects. In the…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lost Planet 2 “Currently” Xbox 360, PC
To review: Capcom’s Keiji Inafune mentioned a new Lost Planet title. Capcom released a carefully worded Lost Planet 2 press release. LP2 producer Jun Takeuchi wouldn’t say the PS3 possibility was “zero”. Capcom has released its list of E3 titles, and the Lost Planet 2 listing reads: “Lost Planet 2 (currently 360, PC)” This isn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero Van Halen Hits Later This Year
Guitar Hero Van Halen will hit stores in the second half of the year, Activision confirmed this week. The game will feature some of Van Halen’s greatest hits as well as music from Queen, Weezer, blink-182, The Offspring, Queens of the Stone Age and “many more.” Is Van Halen going to get the same sort…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
How Was That First Day Of School?
To: Mike(s) From: Bashcraft RE: Meme Created Today was Mini-Bash’s first day of school. Make that, his first day of school at his new school since we moved. He was in school for only four hours today, but during that time he make a new friend — a new girlfriend. Mini-Bash says he found a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption Trailer Now Available To Everyone
It’s May 7th, and Rockstar has graciously released the first trailer for Red Dead Redemption to everyone who didn’t already get it two days ago. IGN was allowed to post the Red Dead Redemption trailer a few days early, which is a common sort of occurance but still makes Rockstar’s releasing the trailer today a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
G-Force in Threeeee Deeeeee
Yesterday Disney Interactive Studios revealed that their upcoming movie-game G-Force would have a 3D option for the 360 and PS3 version of the game. You can turn the mode on and off on the fly. I’m told that if you happen to have a pair of red and blue 3D glasses lying around the house…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009