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From Flash To Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Cash
The Rockstar Social Club is teasing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars with Mr. Wong’s Laundromat, a new flash game that will let players earn cash for their DS game playing Flash games on their PC. At first Mr. Wong’s Laundromat was a mystery, but the gaming detectives over at MTV Multiplayer soon cracked the case,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Law of the Game: GameStop Practice Appears Deceptive
Legal game site, Law of the Game, has weighed in on GameStop’s policy of selling games they let their employees play as new, unplayed, titles. Mark Methenitis, an attorney at Dallas-based The Vernon Law Group, says that there is both a legal and pragmatic approach to the answer of whether the practice is illegal. “From…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Footage Of Punch-Out!!’s Multiplayer Mode
Last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV debuted a new trailer for the Wii remake of Punch-Out!!. Said trailer reveals one new character, in a fashion, the hulked out Giga Mac. While the rest of the featured lineup consists of boxers we already knew about—Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Disco Kid, King Hippo—this is our first look…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 - Reviews
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena Review: Fumbling In The Dark
Darkness falls on Richard B. Riddick once again in The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Originally planned as a simple current-generation remake of 2004’s The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, developer Starbreeze changed course during development, creating a whole new chapter in the story of Vin Diesel’s Riddick character. Upon escaping…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Grudge Director Working on Game
Takahashi Shimizu, famed Japanese horror film director best known of his work on The Grudge, is working on a Wii horror game called Feel, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. According to the gang at Neo-Gaf, the game will be based on the original Grudge movie, known as Ju-on (or The Curse) in Japan…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This week’s announcement of new Valkyria Chronicles content rekindled my interest in diving back into the PlayStation 3 role-playing game, so… that’s what I’m doing. That and playing with this new Nintendo DSi. This brand-spankin’ new Nintendo portable is still in the box, but I’m sure I’ll get around to cracking the thing open this…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sailor Shot Dead During Video Game
A gaming session ended in death on Wednesday, as Clinton Echols allegedly pointed a gun at his fellow sailor and fired it while playing an unspecified military video game. Authorities say that 25-year-old Echols was playing a war video game with fellow sailor Louis Urbana on Wednesday afternoon at a San Carlos, California apartment. Police…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
iPhone Owners Buy The Most Games
Low price points and ease of accessibility could be factors in the discovery that iPhone owners buy more games than owners of any other gaming platform. The findings of a survey conducted in February by E-Poll Research, indicate that iPhone and iPod Touch owners purchased an average of 4.57 games over the past 12 months,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here’s What Borderlands Looks Like Now
Gearbox Software passed us the copy of the cover of the June issue of PC Gamer Magazine to show us exactly what they mean by “Borderlands is not cel-shaded“. According to Gearbox Software’s Steve Gibson, the cover art for the June issue of PC Gamer is an actual in-game screenshot, bereft of any post processing.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rhythm Heaven Scratch Academy
Yesterday, Nintendo held a Rhythm Heaven Scratch DJ Academy event in New York to promote the release of the DS title. Gamers who showed up were able to check out the rhythm game and then received free DJ lessons from professional DJs. Did anyone here go? Looking at the photos it looks like attendance may…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bionic Commando Lab Report #1
The first in a series of "lab reports" Capcom’s Bionic Commando focuses on Nathan Spencer’s constant companion and best friend: his left arm. What would you do if you had a left arm strong enough to crush steel with the ability to shoot its hand out as a grappling hook? Would you swing, leap, grapple,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rabbids Ditch Rayman, Go Home
Rayman’s no more, the Raving Rabbids are flying solo in the newly announced Rabbids Go Home, coming this holiday season to the Nintendo Wii. Hilarity surely ensues as the Rabbids cause havok in the human world as the desperately try to make it back to their Rabbid home world in Rabbids Go Home. The Rabbids…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Time Warner Revises Plans to Charge for Internet Bandwith Usage
Broadband internet provider Time Warner Cable seems to have caved slightly to the rising public sentiment against their plans to charge its subscribers for the amount of bandwidth they use. Yesterday, the company announced a revised pricing structure. While the new structure still charges for usage, it does seem a bit more accommodating. “Some recent…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Trots Out Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament
Atlus brings more Steambot to the PSP this summer, announcing a North American release for Irem’s Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament. Released in Japan as Steambot Chronicles: Vehicle Battle Tournament, the new PSP title places players behind the controls of a Trotmobile mech, as a young gladiator looking to make a name for himself. Pick your…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Play Puzzle Quest: Galactrix With The Devs
It’s payback time for all that leap gate hacking, as the developers of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix take on all comers tonight on Xbox Live Arcade. Infinite Interactive is deploying a crack team of developers to Xbox Live this evening to show players how multiplayer combat is done in the puzzling science fiction epic. Everyone from…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Latex Masks
World of Warcraft is likely one of the most pervasive video games in the mainstream. There was that whole South Park episode. There’s the World of Warcraft-themed porn. And now, it seems, there are World of Warcraft latex masks. They’re pretty neat looking too. Probably look like crap on, but who cares? You can stuff…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Meet Assassin’s Creed II’s New Assassin
Meet Ezio, the new white-clad contract killer taking over for Altair in Assassin’s Creed II. Issue 103 of Game Informer magazine should be hitting store shelves next week, featuring the world exclusive reveal of Assassin’s Creed II, with Ezio dramatically posing on the front cover. Ezio is a young noble who lost his family to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Bayonetta Trailer Is Completely Insane
Bayonetta enjoys a lollipop, fights atop a flying airplane, and shows off her kitty in this “First Climax” trailer for Platinum Games’ over the top action game. Oh, and there’s a little plot too. Insane action is nice, but it’s always good to have a little plot thrown in to keep it all glued together.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lidell Gets Funky On A DSi
I can’t imagine using my DSi to listen to music and this goofy music video featuring Jamie Lidell‘s song "Figured Me Out" doesn’t really change my mind. Maybe Tristan will use it that way now that his iPod has disappeared.
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 - Uncategorized
DON’T LEAVE BABIES IN CARS!!!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Busy Day We went to the supermarket to buy dinner, when we noticed that in the car next to ours in the parking lot, there was a very, very small infant. The windows were cracked opened, the hatch-back was a mess of empty drink cans and food wrappers, cigarette butts,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 10, 2009