When Chinatown Wars Fan Art Looks Better Than The Real Thing

Patrick Brown’s fantastic Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars fan art is definitely wallpaper worthy. So is his Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned fan art. Good thing wallpaper-sized versions exist! Chinatown War [deviantArt via Tiny Cartridge]

Is Monster Hunter Tri Heading Westward?

A listing on the Capcom press sight shows Monster Hunter Tri as an upcoming release with a to be determined release date? Is this confirmation that the game is coming stateside? Not necessarily. While the assets posted at the press site and the listing itself is causing a stir about the internets, a closer look…

Wii Rock Band 2 Owners Getting The REO Speedwagon U Want

The Rock Band 2 in-game music store for the Wii updates this week with an impressive 18 new tracks, a heady blend of classic radio rock, punk, new wave, hard rock and melodic metalcore. Wii owners will get the Styx/REO Speedwagon track pack that Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners are already enjoying, but in…

Space Invaders, Arkanoid Doh Live Arcade, Extremely

The Taito corporation double teams Xbox Live Arcade this week with the release of two high-definition remakes. Arkanoid Live! and Space Invaders Extreme lead the week’s new additions, with Zombie Wranglers bringing up the rear. The excitedly titled Arkanoid Live! brings classic block-busting gameplay to Xbox 360 owners, upping the resolution, adding multiplayer options and…

Game Controllers That Clean Your Filthy Hands

You know those shaped soaps at your mother’s house that no one is allowed to actually use? Here’s our version, courtesy of Etsy seller Digitalsoaps. Digitalsoaps offers our favorite video game weapons, lovingly recreated in the form of scented soap products. Take the green Xbox 360 controller above. Scented with Mountain Dew, it’s the most…

Metal Gear Solid Touch Gets A Demo

Curious about Hideo Kojima’s attempt to bring the Metal Gear series to the iPhone, but hate spending eight bucks to satisfy your curiosity? You’re in luck, because the “Lite” demo version is now available. Metal Gear Solid Touch Lite brings the thrill of Solid Snake shooting at things to your iPhone, for free. Featuring a…

EA Sports Prediction Of Hatton-Pacquiao Fight Technically A Knock Out

Electronic Arts latched on to the hype surrounding this weekend’s match between professional pugilists Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao. Simulating the brawl Fight Night Round 4, EA Sports called Pacquiao to win the fight. Technically, EA’s prediction was right. Pacquiao knocked out Hatton. And EA’s simulated play-by-play predicted “an aggressive attempt by Hatton to limit…

Demigod Network Issues Should Clear Up This Week

Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell assures the Demigod community that networking issues should be clearing up this week, and everyone who bought the game is getting a coupon for another copy half-off. Demigod has had less than and healthy start so far, with GameStop selling the game early, piracy running rampant, and of course,…

Building the Capcom Army

Capcom isn’t just relying on solid franchises or its experimental blending of East meets West game development to fuel their growth, they’re also counting on you. Capcom Unity, the publisher’s direct to consumer marketing approach for their most recent games, has been a singular success, said Mark Beaumont, Capcom’s Executive Vice President, Officer and Head…

Is Edge Teasing Pikmin 3?

The newest issue of Edge magazine may give us our first look at Bizarre Creations’ newest racer, Blur, via the cover; but it’s the teaser nestled near the back that may generate the most excitement. According to GoNintendo, the mag ends with the typically cryptic Edge teaser, one that’s leading to speculation of an impending…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Review: A Pretty Good Start

There’s a new Wolverine movie in theaters, which means it’s time for another developer to take a stab at Marvel’s stabbiest super-hero with X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Developer Raven Software isn’t altogether unfamiliar with Wolverine, having played about with him in both the X-Men Legends series and Marvel Ultimate Alliance; but this is the first time…

More Wheelman Now Available

Even more back of Vin Diesel’s head action is coming our way as Ubisoft, Midway, and Tigon Studios announce both free and premium content for Wheelman. Available today on the Xbox 360 and May 7th for the PlayStation 3, the new downloadable content for Wheelman consists of the Free Street Showdown Pack and Premium Street…

Free Realms Cards Dealt To Stores This Week

Sony Online Entertainment’s new free-to-play online game Free Realms launched last week, and now it’s time for the pay-to-play collectible card game. A collaboration between SOE and trading card company Topps, the Free Realms collectible card game mirrors the one built-in to the PC game. A point’s based creature-dueling title, the first physical release features…

Fallout 3 Broken Steel Trailer – War Changes A Little

We’re only a day away from the release of the Fallout 3 Broken Steel downloadable content, and this launch trailer shows how much of a liar Ron Perlman is. War seems to have changed quite a bit between Fallout 3’s original ending and this new content. There’re more giant robots, for instance. The orbital strike…

Wii Tiger Woods And Grand Slam Tennis Scootch Up A Week

EA has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Grand Slam Tennis will be released a week earlier than scheduled in order to hit shelves the same time as the Wii MotionPlus. There’s no point in releasing a shiny new piece of Nintendo plastic if there’s no games to support it, so EA is…

Thief 4 Revealed Next Week

According to a teasing ad in the latest issue of Edge Magazine, it looks like Eidos Montreal might finally be ready to officially announce Thief 4 next Monday. Eidos Montreal hasn’t been very good at keeping secrets. having revealed last year that their next “AAA” title after Deus Ex 3 was a game from an…

They’ve Had Enough of FPS

The Real Deadpool Returns In Ultimate Alliance 2

Fans disappointed by what they did to Deadpool in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie can find solace this fall, when the original merc with a mouth returns in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Up until now Deadpool’s appearance in the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 roster has been kept quiet, but an advertisement included in retail copies…

The Nintendo Download: Applied Animal Crossing

It’s a double dose of big-headed, gibberish-talking animals this week in the Nintendo Download, as two Animal Crossing applications add functionality to the DSi. The Animal Crossing Calculator and Animal Crossing Clock (200 DSi points each) are more than simply themed utilities for your brand new Nintendo DSi. Sure, the calculator functions as a normal…

Another Demoscene Experiment Hits PS3

Art meets PlayStation 3 in the infrequent interactive demoscene art that hits the Playstation 3 on occasion. The latest due to hit the Sony console comes from .theprodukkt. .deTuned, we’re told, straddles the line between art and game. In it you can create your own visuals to accompany the music found on your PlayStation 3.…