Death and Punishment in Scribblenauts

Scribblenauts is a bit of amazing concept wrapped in silly graphics… in a good way. The idea is that you have to solve problems, like reuniting a flock of birds, retrieving a star or opening a door, with your little hand-drawn character. The twist is that you do this by writing or typing out a…

Even Video Game Soda Gets A Countdown Clock

Those of you eagerly awaiting the launch of the World of Warcraft flavored varieties of Mountain Dew Game Fuel now have a countdown clock to stare at for the next nine days. It’s bad enough that we have to put up with countdown clocks that lead to big-name video game reveals. Now we’re counting down…

Atari Still Publishing Ghostbusters In North America

Following this morning’s announcement of Sony’s exclusive PAL Ghostbusters publishing deal, Atari clarifies their publishing plans for North America, including the release of the PSP version worldwide. While Wii, DS, and Xbox 360 fans will be left out of the ghostbusting loop this June in PAL regions, North American fans can rest assured that they’ll…

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GameStop’s Exclusive Brütal Legend Tenacious D Axe

Gamers who pre-order Brütal Legend from GameStop will find themselves on the receiving end of an exclusive in-game guitar, crafted via unholy alliance between Double Fine and Tenacious D. While the exclusive pre-order axe certainly has a striking look, the differences between this and your ordinary Brütal Legend guitar are far more than skin deep.…

Why Richard Garriott Is Suing NCsoft

What’s the story behind gaming legend Richard Garriott’s $24 million lawsuit against massively-multiplayer online game developer NCsoft? The court filing unearthed by GamePolitics reveals a sordid tale of betrayal. According to the lawsuit filed by Garriott yesterday in the Austin, Texas, division of the U.S. District Court, the events surrounding his departure from NCsoft last…

New Red Dead Redemption Screens

The heavens have opened, our prayers have been answered, and a new Red Dead game is on the way. Here’s some new screenshots for the game.

So There IS A Ghostbusters For The PSP

Buried in plain sight in Sony Europe’s announcement on the PAL timed exclusivity of Ghostbusters on the PlayStations 3 and 2, the PSP looks to be getting its own version of the game after all. A listing for the PSP version of Ghostbusters: The Videogame appeared on the ESRB ratings site in early April, only…

Is Drool Bad For MacBook Pros?

To: Mikes From: Bashcraft Know: Typing with an infant in your lap is not easy — esp. when he or she is trying to slam the keyboard when his or her drool covered baby hand. Drool is just drool, no biggie, right? Surely, that’s the “Pro” part of a MacBook Pro — drool proof. What…

Russian Teenager Killed Over Counter-Strike Game

A teenager from the Russian city of Novosibirsk has been killed by a friend after a heated evening of Counter-Strike, Russian court documents reveal. Apparently on May 19 of last year, the victim was playing CS against his “friend” in an internet cafe when things got nasty. Two separate fistfights broke out between the pair,…

New Gears 2 Content Striking Retail On All Fronts

Microsoft and Epic Games deliver seven new multiplayer maps to Gears of Wars 2 in July’s retail release of the Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection, finally answering the question “what is Dark Corners?” Back in March, rumors flew about a new batch of downloadable content for Gears of Wars 2 called Dark Corners,…

1 Vs 100 Preview: An MMO Game Show

Microsoft wants to make gaming a prize-winning endeavor with a console-first massively-multiplayer trivia game for Xbox 360. Is a giant game show just what Xbox Live needed? What Is It? 1 Vs 100 is the sometimes-live 13-week game show being released for free to all Xbox Live Gold members later this year. Prizes are awarded…

The Guitar Hero: Smash Hits Tracklist Is Like Cold, Morning-After Pizza

Activision have announced the full, final tracklist for the upcoming Guitar Hero re-release, Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. Let us all find out which songs from the previous Guitar Hero game made the cut. The 48 songs have been culled from older, guitar-only Guitar Hero games, which have been reworked to make them playable using all…

Don’t Expect Localized Game Center CX Sequel

Game Center CX is a fantastic reality TV show with a couple of fantastic DS games. The first game made it to the US with a localized version. That doesn’t mean its sequel will. The DS games knowingly pay homage to Famicom-era day games of yore. The first game was introduced to American gamers as…

PS3 Sales Up 288 Percent From Last April

The PLAYSTATION 3 has outsold the Wii for the past two-and-a-half months. That we know. What percentage the Japanese PS3 sales have spiked since the same month last year, that we didn’t — until now. According to April data released by Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, PLAYSTATION 3 sales are up 288 percent from the same period…

BioShock 3 Might Be Returning To Rapture

Corridor shooter BioShock takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 2 takes place in underwater city Rapture. BioShock 3? According to 2K Marin’s creative director Jordan Thomas, the setting is “one of the characters we don’t want to let go.” Thomas added that he thinks Rapture is still “fertile” for as much exploration as the…

The Disabled-Friendly NES Controller From The 1980’s

While it’s easy to think that – through the wonders of subtitles and the Wii Remote – making games accessible to the disabled is a recent trend, it’s not. It’s as old as the hills. This is the Hands Free, a controller setup manufactured by Nintendo for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. It consists of…

Bullet Hell Developer Offers Arcades Its Games For FREE

Cave, the Japanese developer behind such shmup classics as Mushihime-sama Futari, recently announced a revolutionary way to release arcade games in Japan: For free. Not free for me or you, we’ve still gotta pay. But rather, free for arcade owners. Instead of having arcade owners buy costly arcade set-ups and then trying to make money…

Sony Now Publishing Ghostbusters In PAL Territories

Yesterday, Ghostbusters was being published by Atari, and was due to be released across PS3, 360, PS2, Wii and DS. Today, in a strange move, that’s no longer the case. Sony have swooped in late and signed a new publishing deal, whereby the PS3 and PS2 versions of the game will be released in PAL…

Atari Jaguar Getting New Game This Year

The Atari Jaguar was a flop. Though, despite being discontinued in 1996, the console continues to get lovely made games from indie devs. Never say die! The latest game is Mad Bodies, a Breakout-style shooter. The game’s developer Force Design worked on this title for six years — something even more remarkable when you consider…