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Fable II Heroes In All Shapes And Sizes
A massive gathering of heroes on the Lionhead development blog shows just how customizable the main character in Fable II really is. Lionhead has assembled more than 70 images posted on their forums into one giant scrolling tribute to their mighty morphing main character. From the most nefarious evil to the purest good; the manliest…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Conduit’s All Seeing Eye
Sega has dropped a new trailer and screens featuring the All Seeing Eye, Michael Ford’s key to unraveling the mysteries pervading Washington D.C. in The Conduit. The All Seeing Eye, or ASE, is a device that reveals hidden objects and enemies in the upcoming first-person shooter for the Nintendo Wii, kind of like Rowdy Roddy…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Man Finds Ecstasy In Used Copy Of Grand Theft Auto
A man purchasing two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a store in Gloucestershire, England, over the weekend got more than he bargained for, to the tune of four tablets worth of the drug ecstasy. Richard Thornhill purchased two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a Gamestation store in Cheltenham on Sunday. Upon opening one…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stargate Worlds Bravely Soldiers On
Addressing concerns raised by Stargate television show producer Brad Wright, developer Cheyenne Mountain has issued a statement assuring everyone that development on Stargate Worlds is still underway. Wright voiced his concerns over the game’s development last Friday in an interview with fan site GateWorld, calling the lack of progress on the project “a terrible shame.”…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prototype Preview: My Type of Game
The last thing Prototype is trying to be is a modern day version of Assassin’s Creed set in Liberty City, so stop making those comparisons right now. Oh fine, there’s parkour and it’s set in New York City. But the game has more in common with its cousin The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction than it…
By AJ Glasser Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Konami Brings Silent Scope To iPhone
Konami continues to relentlessly march its franchise through the iTunes App store, announcing the classic arcade sniping game Silent Scope, coming soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Silent Scope was originally released in 1999 in the arcades, featuring an oversized joystick shaped like a sniper rifle, complete with an LCD screen in the viewfinder…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming
Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet’s Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company’s MySpace page. The game follows the adventures of adorable Sorbet, the brother of prolific Final Fantasy XII Moogle Montblanc, as he embarks on a quest to catch a whole…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sam & Max Nominated For An Eisner Award
For those who don’t read/follow comics that closely, know that the Eisner awards are, for want of a better metaphor, the Oscars of comics. Know also that Sam & Max are up for one! The 20th anniversary edition of the duo’s Surfin’ The Highway is one of four nominees in the running for this year’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Unplugged Trailer Shows How Easy Love Can Be
Harmonix lays out the ABCs of Rock Band Unplugged in this first official trailer for the PSP take on the popular rhythm game. I doubt they could have picked a better song to use to officially announce the release date for the PSP version of Rock Band. Even Kevin Smith agrees: Nothing brightens the day…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Soup? That’s No Lunch. Forget It.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: That’s Lunch Tonight is a late dinner. Really, really late. I am so hungry. Like, I don’t ever remember being this hungry. Speaking of lunch, I had soup for lunch. Why did I do that? Soup isn’t a proper lunch. Mental note: Don’t eat soup for lunch. What you missed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prototype Ships on June 9
Prototype, Activision’s open-world action game, will ship on June 5 in Europe and June 9 in North America, the publisher confirmed this morning. Activision also says that they’ve updated the game’s official website to include the first half of Prototype’s intro cinematic, though as of this morning I couldn’t seem to find it there. In…
By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Amazon Selling Xbox 360 Digital Games, Wii, PS3 Incoming?
Amazon today launched the Amazon Xbox Live Store which allows people to purchase Xbox Live digital games through the online store. Rumors have it that similar stores may soon be arriving for Sony and Nintendo. Customers purchase the games for cash, not Microsoft points, and then receive a download code which they have to enter…
By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Game Suing Movie Studio Over Name
TimeGate are working on a game called Section 8. Paramount Pictures announced a web series called Section 8 only three days after cancelling a meeting with TimeGate about, yes, Section 8. Co-incidence? Hardly. So TimeGate are suing Paramount. And good for them! After all, they’re on a roll, as last year ABC tried to call…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Unplugged Dated
Rock Band Unplugged, the Harmonix co-developed PSP take on Rock Band, is coming to PSPs this summer. It’s trading pricey plastic peripherals for free ones: your hands. The first portable console Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged tracks will be broken down into “phrases” which the player must beat-match perfectly to score multipliers and use the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cheap Bastards Can Play Final Fantasy XIII Too
The upcoming issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu has an interview with Final Fantasy XIII director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama. According to Toriyama, the in-development game is currently running at a resolution of 720p with a frame rate of 30fps. Square Enix is doing its best to make sure as many people as possible…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Madworld Jack: The Action Figure
No, there are no plans for MadWorld action figures. But if there were, surely they’d look a bit like this custom figure, whipped up by ebooze. It’s pretty much perfect. The angular sculpt matches the Wii’s low-res textures, he comes with two chainsaws, and ebooze’s paintjob gets the two-tone mix just right. ebooze [deviantART, via…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Year’s Nintendo E3 Press Conference Is “About The Games”
Last year, Nintendo’s E3 press conference was a train wreck. Nintendo marketing exec Cammie Dunaway is upbeat about this year’s though, giving reasons why we should be excited about this year’s presser. “Well, because, I’m going to be up on stage presenting, something that your fans ought to love,” Dunaway told IGN. “But I’m not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Pro Evolution Soccer Carousel Spins Around To 2010
There was a Pro Evolution Soccer in 2008. 2007, too. And 2006. And so on, and so on. So it will be again in 2009, with the release of Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2010. Last year’s edition was a crushing disappointment. For the first time in recent memory, the series yielded its crown as the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Don’t Get Your Wii Price Cut Hopes Up Just Yet…
Hey! Wii’s manufacturing costs are apparently down by 45 percent. Time for Nintendo to pass on those savings to you with a price cut, no? Nope, the UK got a price hike. “Regardless of the cost price of manufacture, the decision to raise the [Wii’s trade] price to retailers in the UK was taken due…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tart Up Your Xbox Media Centre With Some Skins
Despite dying off as a viable games machine a few years back, the Xbox is still good for something: the Xbox Media Centre. Problem is, the thing looks really boring. Lucky for any of you using the setup, there are ways to spruce things up a bit. Make the Media Centre a little easier on…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009