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PS3 Tie Ratio Overtakes Wii Tie Ratio
Matt Matthews, now at Gamasutra, is a graph fiend. If it’s displayed as bars and/or pies, he’s all over it. And he’s all over some new NPD data, showing an improvement in the PS3’s tie ratio. The “Tie Ratio” is basically the ratio of games to consoles in the market. So if, say, the Xbox…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow, Eidos Is Square Enix’s
Square Enix inches closer to its take over of Tomb Raider publisher Eidos, and the takeover is expected to go into effect tomorrow morning. In February, both Square Enix and Eidos came to an agreement for the takeover, and the following month, Eidos shareholders overwhemingly approved of the action. Eidos issued this statement earlier today:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Has Never Been So Darn Cute
Ahhh….Adowable. What’s more, red. Reader Jon sends along this entry, and the world is better for it. What’s happening? We’re giving away a copy of futuristic third-person-shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla, platform of your choice. Here’s how you can win it: Take a picture of red things – the more the better! Be sure to include…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
There Will Be Dante’s Inferno On The PSP As Well
We already knew that Dante’s Inferno was coming for the PC, 360 and PS3. We did not know that a PSP version was also in development. Do now. EA have announced that Sony’s handheld will be getting its own version of the game, which is EA Redwood Shores’ (the Dead Space guys) take on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Where Did The Idea For Mother 3 Come From?
Mother 3? Fantastic game. The game was released way back in 2006, but its creator Shigesato Itoi and Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently talked about the title — like, what inspired it. Itoi, who also works as an ad copywriter and even voiced the father in My Neighbor Totoro, explains that the game’s genesis came…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Once Again Considering Changes To Business Operations
For the third time this decade, Sega have announced that they are considering making big changes to the way the company is structured. The first of these was in 2001, when Sega pulled out of the hardware business. The second was in 2004, when Sammy took over the company and Sega’s many satellite studios were…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon Now Selling WiiWare Games, Too
Earlier in the month, Amazon began selling Xbox Live Arcade titles. Now they’re selling WiiWare games too. So, yeah, you can now buy your digital Wii games from someone other than Nintendo. If that’s something that’s been really tearing you up inside. Since a move like this was rumoured at the time of the original…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix And V Jump Magazine Partner Up For “Next-Gen Game”
Japanese game maker Square Enix and manga mag V Jump are teaming up for a “next-generation blockbuster.” In a preview page for the next month’s issue, a short blurb reads: “Square Enix [and V Jump] begin ‘Project V’, which will create a next-generation blockbuster! Perhaps your ideas will become reality?!”. This title could possibly feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Life & Times Of Nintendo’s Game Boy
Haven’t you heard? The Game Boy is 20! And to celebrate the occasion, Gizmodo artiste and Game Boy fetishist Jesus Diaz has whipped up this handy timeline, charting the machine’s highs and lows. You know, looking at this has reminded me; if there’s one console I’m going to buy this year, it’ll probably be one…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Wii Hits 8 Million In Japan
According to data from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, the domestic sales for the Nintendo Wii in Japan surpassed 8 million units as April 19. The Nintendo Wii launched in Japan on December 2, 2006 and was not packaged with Wii Sports like in The West. Enterbain also released new top five Wii software sales totals. They…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Play Old Sierra Games, For Free, In Your Browser
There once was a time, before closures, before Lucasarts, when the name “Sierra” meant premium PC adventure gaming. Those days are, sadly, long gone. But they will not be forgotten! If you head over to Sarien, you can take part in a little project that’s part-game, part-museum piece, with old Sierra adventure games running in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Developer Continues To Struggle With Shooter Ports
Cave is best known for its crazy shmup arcade games. A spate of them are getting released on the Xbox 360 like DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black EXTRA and Ketsui ~Kizuna Jigokutachi ~ EXTRA. Thing is developer 5pb has been doing these ports — and not doing a very good job. DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
It May Be Safe To Play Demigod Now
Demigod had a regrettable launch. Too many pirates, server infrastructure couldn’t cope. But after a week we’re sure Stardock would rather forget, things are looking up! A status report on Stardock’s site lets us know that while for an unfortunate few the online-only game is effectively broken, for “most people” things are “working pretty decently”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Are Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny Screens [Update]
At the Microsoft event in Tokyo, it was announced that Samurai Shodown: Edge of Destiny (Samurai Spirits Sen) would be coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade. The 3D fighting game was developed by K2 LLC and is being published by SNK Playmore. It’s slated for Xbox LIVE Arcade sometime this year. Update: SNK Playmore has contacted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
There Must Be A LOT Of People Pirating Advent Children
If you’re thinking of pirating a copy of Final Fantasy Advent Children, we may as well let you know that Square Enix have been “monitoring illegal upload and public communication” of the movie. In a press release issued today by the company, Square say that since Advent Children Complete was released on Blu-Ray earlier this…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 2’s Main Character Is Named “Chuck”
Dead Rising‘s brown-coat-wearing photojournalist hero had a great name: Frank West. What about the motorbike-ridin’-zombie-killing dude in the Dead Rising 2? What’s his name? According to the upcoming issue of Famitsu, the character’s name is Chuck Greene. That’s right “Chuck”. We’re already putting in our short and punchy naming recommendation for Dead Rising 3: “Jack”.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s Wrong With This D3 Publisher Trailer?
D3 Publisher is releasing Dream C Club, a hostess drinking game we’ve covered before. D3 Publisher is releasing the game for the Xbox 360, and here’s a trailer from D3 Publisher. Yet, there’s something wrong with D3 Publisher’s trailer — a mistake from D3 Publisher. We can’t quite put our finger on D3 Publisher’s mistake.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2009