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DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Band Hero Hit This Fall
Sure we we’re pretty much positive that DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero were coming, but now Activision has made it official, official, and they’re coming this fall. Activision says the games will “redefine the company’s popular music gaming platform” and “transform the way consumers enjoy and engage with music.” DJ Hero will…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Cannot Play The George W. Bush Famicom Game
Hipster retro shop Meteor is once again holding its “My Famicase” exhibit. Like last year, the show features Nintendo Famicom cartridges for games that never were created by artists and designers. This year, My Famicase Exhibition is 58 carts strong. Like a lot of art, some of the cartridges are social commentary, and some are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
When Movie Posters Meet Video Games
Movie posters can be an art form. See anything ever done by Drew Struzan. But other times, they’re not, and all they’re doing is calling out for video game characters to make them better. Least, that’s what the folks at film mag Empire reckon, as they’ve got a long-running a contest to see how movie…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero Peripheral Revealed
A Twitter account by the name of djhero has tonight posted these renders, claiming they are the first shots of the upcoming game’s turntable controller. Now, they might be legitimate! The Twitter account is a few months old, and they look nice enough. Then again, there’s nothing else to confirm these are being the real…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Devil Kings Being Made Into, Yes, A Stage Play
Capcom must be onto something with these theatrical adaptations of their franchises, because fresh off the Ace Attorney show-and-dance routine comes news Devil Kings – or Sengoku Basara – is being adapted for the stage. Yes, Devil Kings fans, this is two stories in one night. Be still your beating hearts! The games, which are…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Three RPG Makers Make New PS3… RPG
Japanese game makers Idea Factory, Gust and Nippon Ichi Software have teamed up for a new PS3 role-playing-game called Trinity Universe. Trinity, geddit? The game is a 3D dungeon crawler RPG and features two plot lines: Goddess and Devil King. Gust worked on the scenario for Goddess, while Nippon Ichi did the Devil King scenario.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Maybe One Day Everyone’s Spore Creatures Will Look This Good
Maxis senior art director Ocean Quigley has shown us the future. A future where Spore creations are not bulbous, simple game characters, but realistic-looking creatures. Using Maxis’ “in-house exporter”, which is able to export all the “skinned, rigged meshes along with all of the textures (normal maps, specular, diffuse, gloss, etc)” of a Spore creature,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gonzo Adult Flick, Japanese Game Center
After tackling such Japanese adult video mainstays as classrooms and offices, gonzo pornography maker “Hunter” has taken its naughty, low-budget guerilla filmmaking to arcades. Titled Game Center Buck Naked, the 140 minute movie features, well, buck naked ladies in, wait for it, a game center. There are also partially clothed ladies, too. We assume there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Robot Chicken + Spore = New Series About Giant Robots [Update]
EA Maxis and the creators of Robot Chicken are teasing a new joint venture in this clip, showing that the comedy boys are using Spore to design…something. It was all looking very mysterious, with a mysterious website and a mysterious Spore-branded teaser (Find out what happens…May 19th), until Reuters went and blew the project’s cover.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
SEGA Already Developing New Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza)
Going on sale last February, Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) has shipped over half a million copies in Japan. It’s a hit, and SEGA is hard at work on another entry in the franchise. In an interview in the upcoming Famitsu, the very tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi reveals the development on another Yakuza title. Nagoshi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Is Nintendo’s Game Plan?
Nintendo offered a look behind the curtain, a peek at how the company operates. In its financial earnings, the Kyoto-based game maker explained is mid-term and long-term strategy. According to the company, Nintendo will continue to go after “Gaming Population Expansion” by “putting smiles on many people’s faces by offering brand new entertainment that anyone…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zelda: Spirit Tracks Is For A “Wider Age Group Of People”
Buried in the midst of Nintendo’s 2009 fiscal year results is a small note about the upcoming Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. It’s interesting to see how the game’s described to investors, rather than fans. While the game is mentioned only in passing, the report hints at the game’s direction, saying that “The Legend of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s 2009 Software Sales: The Breakdown
As you’ve seen, Nintendo’s 2009 fiscal year results are in. Pushing on from the cash money, let’s now take a look at the games: which ones sold, how many they sold, that sort of thing. WARNING: these numbers will make every “1 million sold!” proclamation from other publishers seem tame by comparison. The following sales…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Global Lifetime Sales For The Nintendo Wii And The Nintendo DS
Like numbers? Nintendo released oodles of numbers today, including lifetime and 2009 financial year Wii and DS hardware sales. Let’s have a look. Worldwide annual sales of the Nintendo Wii hovered close to 26 million units (25.95), and the total lifetime sales for the console have surpassed 50 million (50.39). Global Nintendo DS system sales…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Had Yet Another Money Printing Year [Update]
Nintendo has released its 2009 fiscal year end results. For the financial year ending March 31, 2009, the company posted record highs for both sales and operating profit. The Kyoto-based game company reported sales of 1.83 trillion yen, which is up 9 percent from the previous year, and it reported operating profits of over 555…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Did You Know Mars Is Red? What About Lipstick?
Sure you did! And so did reader Chris, who went to Mars to take this photo. Well, maybe not, but still. Chris writes: Here’s a picture of me with the Phoenix Mars Lander on the Red Planet. Don’t forget the red UA Mars logo as well! Oh we won’t Chris, we won’t. We applaud this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Disney Bringing 3D Games to PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Guinea Pig sporting action title G-Force and Wii mini-game collection Toy Story Mania will both ship with 3D support, the developers announced tonight. in Toy Story Mania, gamers play a number of mini-games on the Wii using the remote. Among the 40 mini games are ones that have you throwing darts to pop balloons, throwing…
By Brian Crecente Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Love Plus Has Your Virtual Girlfriend Experience Covered
Konami’s upcoming DS dating sim Love Plus is anything but your typical dating sim game. It’s a dating sim plus. The first part of the game is standard fare: Players court three girls, trying to get them to fall in love. That’s where most dating sims end — Love Plus is just getting started. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Project Gotham Racing Devs Explain Last Days With “Corporate, Cocky” Microsoft
Bizarre Creations, the development team behind the renowned Project Gotham Racing series, used to make games for Microsoft. Now, they make games for Activision. Why the split? Speaking with Edge, the studio’s creative director Martyn Chudley has told of Bizarre’s final weeks with Microsoft, as development on Project Gotham Racing 4 (which I maintain is…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2009