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  Yakuza 3 Demo Out On Feb 19

  Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 looks great. Blue Sega skies, hostesses, fisticuffs and tanning salons? Yes. Please. Alas, a Western release may never happen, so this demo might be as close as you get. Perhaps to celebrate the game receiving a mighty 38/40 (9/10/9/10) in Japanese mag Famitsu, but probably just to drum up a little…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Nintendo DSi Dated For United States, New Color Announced

  The latest incarnation of the Nintendo DS, the Nintendo DSi, will be released in the U.S. on April 5 and priced at US$169.99. It is launching in black and new color blue. The DSi, which has been on sale in Japan since November 2008, has only been available in black and white. The DSi features…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  EA Announces Dead Space Wii Again (This Time Officially)

  EA boss John Riccitiello previously mentioned Dead Space for the Wii in a single sentence during an conference call earlier this month. Today, EA makes the game official and offers details as well. Called Dead Space Extraction, the game is built ground-up especially for the Nintendo Wii and is a prequel that leads up to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  Braid Makes The Jump From 360 To PC Next Month

  Braid – the indie darling of 2008 – did good business on the Xbox 360, a platform not exactly renowned for its indie darlings. So how will it fare next month when released on PC? The game will be released on Impulse, the digital download shopfront of Stardock, who in turn are the publishers of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Microsoft Survey Probes Non-Gaming Achievements

  Microsoft Game Studios sent out a survey on Achievements to its beta program invitees. There was an array of questions that included multiplayer achievements, user generated Achievements and what types of Achievements players liked. There was also a mention of displaying a player’s favorite Achievement on their Gamer card as well as non-gaming Achievements like…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  Guitar Hero: Metallica Misspells Band Name

  Uh. Whoops. Somebody at Activision thought it would be a good idea to put all the game’s featured band names on the cover of Guitar Hero: Metallica. Nobody at Activision edited said list. So we’re left with a cover that features band names like, well, Metallica. Queen. Alice in Chains. Slayer. And Lynyrd Skynrd. Where’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Pin-Up Model Is Quite Good At Street Fighter IV

  Haruna Anno is not just a gravure idol, but a video game gravure idol, taking names in Street Fighter IV. Haruna is hardcore. The pin-up model’s room is a gaming shrine, filled with retro game hardware, an arcade cabinet and games — lots of games. She’s dead serious about playing, too. She claims to have…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  Tales of the World 2 Gets Soulcalibur Costumes

  Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology isn’t just pulling stuff from the plethora of Tales games anymore. Behold these images of Taki and Mitsurugi costumes. Siliconera is reporting that the costumes are free downloads for the second Tales title to grace the PSP. You can download them from the PlayStation Store; and they must mean…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 18, 2009
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  *Maybe* There Will Be Another MadWorld

  MadWorld, an upcoming title from some of the developers behind Okami, is hardly your typical Wii title. The Wii-mote and Nunchuk-attachment controlled game is black, white and bloody red. Inspired by the look of graphic novel, MadWorld has garnered considerable interest from gamers. Because when gamers express interest and interest expresses money, we get sequels.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  New Ensemble Studio Working on New Game

  When Robot Entertainment said “hello, world” last week, it seemed likely that, being made up of an Ensemble co-founder and a bunch of Ensemble staff, they’d be taking over Ensemble’s work. Now it’s definite. A press release issued by the company today has confirmed that Robot will be continuing work on Halo Wars, supporting Age…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  If There’s Demand, Capcom Could Add More SFIV Characters

  Street Fighter IV has a big cast of characters. The Capcom fighting game has old favorites like Ryu and Chun-Li as well as new characters like El Fuerte and Abel. The home console versions brings characters like Cammy, Sakura, Fei-Long and even “joke” character Dan. The game doesn’t get Super Street Fighter II characters T.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  If Only The Consoles Got Along This Well In Real Life

  The console wars can be brutal. It’ll divide families, end friendships. But it doesn’t have to be that way. You don’t have to devote your every waking moment to loving/hating a piece of consumer electronics. You could instead take the view that these delightful little comics – sadly, uncredited – take. It’s all cool! Everyone’s…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Smash Bros. Creator And Nintendo Announce New Title, New Company

  Masahiro Sakurai, creator of Nintendo character Kirby and designer of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, is creating a new title for Nintendo the company announced today. On January 22 of this year, Sakurai’s company Sora Ltd., a first party Nintendo developer, created a new company with Nintendo called Project Sora. Sakurai is serving as director for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  The Chances Of Sex Mini-Games In God Of War III

  Upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III promises action, drama and *fingers crossed* new types of sexy mini-games. The series has included them in the past (pictured is from the PSP version), and God of War III director Stig Asmussen reveals the team is definitely looking at home to include them in the third installment.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  PC Sales Charts

  That time of the week already? Yes, it’s that time of the week already. Time for your weekly fill of what’s selling, and what’s not selling, in the PC games market. And what’s selling at the moment? Same. Old. Stuff. Sims & World of Warcraft on the NPD charts, Left 4 Dead on the Steam…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  Manzai Comedians Promote DSi In Japan

  Comedic duo “Audrey” appear in the latest DSi ads for Japan. “Manzai” is a type of comedy where one member is the straight man, and the other is funny man. Think Martin and Lewis or Abbot and Costello. In this ad, the straight man Masayasu Wakabayashi says today we’re going to talk about the DSi…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  Read About Newish Japanese Final Fantasy XIII Scans In English

  A spate of newish screenshots from upcoming Square Enix RPG Final Fantasy XIII appear in a recent copy of Japanese publication V-Jump. These screenshots appeared in last month’s FFXIII trailer, which can be viewed here. A playable demo of the game will be packaged with the Japanese release of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 18, 2009
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  American DSi Box vs Japanese DSi Box

  We’ve seen the box the DSi comes in. In Japan. But what kind of box will it come in when released in the US? This is the kind of box it will come in. Nintendo have begun shipping review/promo units out to magazines and websites, and the first such person to take pictures of the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2009
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  So Who’s Playing Each Console, And For How Long? [Update]

  Nielsen, masters of the survey and the percentage point, have come up with a rough idea of how long you play each of the three consoles for. And by “you”, they mean “everybody”. So it’s not just the 18-35 year-old male that’s been surveyed. We’re talking kids, adults, the elderly, and across both genders to…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009
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  “Worst Of Xbox 360 Hardware Failure Behind Us”

  Three flashing red lights on the Xbox 360 represents “general system failure.” Nicknamed “The Red Ring of Death,” this system failure has plagued the Xbox 360 console for years. While Microsoft pegged a low percentage rate of system failure in the early moments of the Xbox 360’s launch, the numbers of customers suddenly experiencing the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009