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MadWorld Sells 66K In The U.S., Sega Seems Pleased
NPD sales numbers procured by Gamasutra reveal that Sega’s M-rated tongue-in-cheek blood bath MadWorld sold 66,000 copies in the U.S. following its March launch, and the publisher feels encouraged. Despite a respectable Metacritic score of 82 percent, the M-rated MadWorld didn’t exactly explode off of the shelves when Sega released it last month. The stylishly…
By Mike Fahey Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Wrote You A Letter. No, You Didn’t. But…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Flying Tristan Mini-Bash is getting ready to change schools, leaving behind the friends he’s made at his current school — especially one little girl he’s quite smitten with and who’s quite smitten with him. She’s written him a couple letters this week on fancy Power Rangers type stationary. (We think…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Over 20 Minutes Of Starcraft II Gameplay Footage
Blizzard have released the second of their Starcraft II “Battle Reports”, which feature developers giving a play-by-play as two players duke it out in the upcoming strategy title. This episode shows the Zerg facing off against the Terrans, and…well, it’s over 20 minutes of real Starcraft II gameplay footage. Get comfortable.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Adventure Game Developer Goes A Little Nutso On Sony
It wasn’t an April Fools joke! There will be a third Syberia! Only, it might not be appearing on PS3. Maybe just the PC. Why? Because Sony are apparently “censuring” the developer. Yes, in a step we’d call extraordinary if it wasn’t so downright entertaining, the president of Microids – the developers behind the quirky…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Pirate Bay Court Decision: Guilty
A verdict has been reached in the nine-day trial against one of the largest BitTorrent websites The Pirate Bay. Ironically, the decision was leaked from the court. The Stockholm-based piracy site is a peer-to-peer server which made video games, movies and music available for “sharing” among users. Swedish police raided the The Pirate Bay and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Upskirts? No, You Mean Upside Down Skirts
You’ve gotta give it to Japanese erotic game developers. They sure are inventive! PC title Hypnotism Class lets players hypnotize schoolgirls. What does this do? It causes them to stand on their heads, it seems. The girls, however, continue to converse — however, a different (and novel?) view is provided for viewing pleasure. It’s even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Trine Looks Even Better With A Friend
A new trailer for Frozenbyte’s PlayStation Network and PC fantasy action platformer Trine shows how much the game can change in co-operative mode. Trine is an action platformer that allows the player to switch between three different roles – thief, wizard, and warrior – creating objects or destroying them in order to traverse beautiful fantasy…
By Mike Fahey Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlefield Heroes Coming This Summer
I never got into Battlefield, ever, but for some reason, Battlefield Heroes looks like a blast. Must be the Nazis in shorts. Anyway, it’s been a while coming, but should now be “out” this summer. While various closed betas have been kicking around for months now, the “open beta” – in other words the release…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wing Commander In Paper Craft
There are many uses for paper, but right now, we cannot think of a better use than these Wing Commander paper models. Awesomely named website Paper Commander (YES!) has relatively simple models from the WC franchise available for download. You too can make these. Isn’t that delightful? Of course it is. Silly. Welcome!!! [Paper Commander…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shoko Nakagawa Sings New Pokemon Song
Earlier this month saw a new ending for the Pokémon anime. A new ending means, you guessed it, a new theme. The tune, “Get Fired Up Notch-Eared Pichu”, is sung by geek princess Shoko Nakagawa, who also voices Giza Mimi Pichu (“Notch-Eared Pichu”). It’s a catchy and cute song. You know, for whatever the hell…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The 20 Top-Selling PC Games For March Were…
Rounding out the NPD sales news today is the group’s monthly PC sales charts, highlighting the 20 best-selling PC games (excluding the major digital delivery services) for the month of March. And, joyously, World of Warcraft is not at the top (we love rootin’ for the underdogs!). Instead, that honour goes to Creative Assembly’s brilliant…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Nitty-Gritty On The Free SFIV Championship Mode
Street Fighter IV for the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 is getting a free Championship Mode. As we previously posted, it brings new features. But wait! There’s more. Here’s how the tournaments work in the Championship Mode: Tourneys are divvied up into five different levels, making it possible for players of various skill levels…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: Not Everyone Has Played Brain Age
With the gajillion titles of Brain Age and its sequel Nintendo has sold, you’d think pretty much everyone has played the game. You’re wrong. “Some people might think that, given the huge sales of the Brain Training series, there can’t possibly be anyone out there who hasn’t played it, but that’s not true at all”,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Free Street Fighter IV Championship Mode Dated, Brings New Features
On April 24 (in Japan), Street Fighter IV will get the totally free “Championship Mode” update, bringing unique features to both the PS3 and the Xbox 360. Replays, it seems, will be viewable cross-platform as well as “replay rankings”. However, the PS3 is getting an exclusive voting system that allows players to vote for parts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Demigod: 18,000 Customers, 100,000 Pirates [Update]
Poor Demigod had a rocky launch. Mainly because there were too many people trying to play the game. And why were there too many people? Because there were five pirates for every paying customer. In a post on the game’s forums, Stardock’s Brad Wardell has revealed that the game’s servers have been flooded with users…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Washington Post Writer Makes Snide Quip About Gamers’ Voting Rights
Not surprising as conservative columnist and author George Will often makes snide remarks — and often about things he knows nothing about. In an option piece about why wearing blue jeans is bad and why we should dress like Fred Astaire (yeah, we know), the Pulitzer Prize winning and the very-much-out-of-touch Will’s pie hole offered…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
DSi Sells 435,000 In United States
If any of you were wondering whether the DSi would sell, what with some considering it an over-priced luxury, please, stop wondering. It’s selling just fine. Turns out there are plenty of people who either didn’t yet have a DS, or were swayed by the new handheld’s bigger screens and multimedia capabilities, because Nintendo have…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Marvel vs Capcom 2 Re-Release Chatter
A re-release of Capcom’s classic Marvel vs Capcom 2 is probably the company’s worst-kept secret, what with ESRB ratings, arcade sticks and now a rumoured set of achievements blowing its cover. The achievements – listed over on xbox360achievements – are in no way official. Nor are they, taken in isolation, enough to start getting really…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 17, 2009