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Funcom’s The Secret World Is Not Safe For Frosty Treats
There is a world within our own, where an attractive CG Japanese girl can’t even drink a milkshake without having to take on a slobbering hellbeast. This is the debut trailer for Funcom’s latest massively multiplayer online game, The Secret World. Rather than sticking with the tried and true fantasy and science fiction genres, The…
By Mike Fahey Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pogo Gives Away Billions
Electronic Arts is giving away 200 billion tokens to their Pogo players this month. That works out to about 12,600 tokens to each player to use toward virtual clothes and goodies for their avatars. “We’ve received hundreds of stories from players that tell us Pogo.com has been a cost effective way for them to escape…
By Brian Crecente Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Moving Is Hard
To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Denver Ho! Hope all went well with the flight and that Trish is feeling better! Geez, packing is a drag. It’s endless. Today, I packed up a small fraction of my office. I have no idea how some people move around a lot. I think to settle and stay. One…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Store Accused Of Buying Stolen Fallout 3 Games, Has To Pay Up
Last year, a British video game retailer by the name of Awesome Games was offered some copies of Fallout 3 to put on sale. Prior to the game’s official release. From an “unknown seller”. While for many this would have set alarm bells ringing, Awesome Games proprietor Ahnes Qureshi says he believed that, rather than…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Crytek Trademarks
German developer Crytek, the studio behind Far Cry and Crysis, has trademarked a couple new names: GFACE, CARVATAR and KINGDOMS. “KINGDOMS” is fairly pedestrian, but “GFACE” and “CARVATAR”? There’s speculation that “GFACE” is related to another recent patent for “WARFACE” — whatever that is. “CARVATAR” could be have something to do with Crysis’s partnership with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s New About PS3 Tales of Vesperia?
Yes, we know there’s a pirate girl named Patty Fruel. But there’s got to be more to separate the upcoming PS3 version with the Xbox 360 one released last year. Well, there is. • While the Xbox 360 version did not have full voice, the PS3 version will. • One voice actor even said the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
For Those With Too Much Money: The Elite Racer Pro
Custom racing rigs are nothing new. Heck, A few years back I played Race Driver inside a real V8 Supercar on a 30-foot screen. But we rarely see custom racing rigs this pretty. This is the Elite Racer Pro, and unlike many other racing setups, this one does not skimp on quality or looks. It…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
The UK Goes DSi Crazy
British people love the Nintendo DSi. When the handheld console, which is Nintendo’s third iteration of the DS platform, went on sale last Friday, the portable racked up big numbers. The DSi surpassed the opening weekend sales of the original DS as well as the Nintendo DS Lite. Regarding the opening weekend, The new portable…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Waggle-Powered Wii Lawnmower
If you’re sick of using your Wii to play Wii games/gather dust, why not try something new, like this Danish guy did. And use it to mow your lawn. The University of South Denmark’s Kjeld Jensen has come up with the Casmobot, a robotic lawnmower that you control using the motion-sensitive accelerometer found within the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Bros. Strikes Back!
Super Mario Bros. plus Empire Strikes Back equals this, apparently! Los Angeles artist Misha painted this 18 x 24 inch work. So, we’ve got Mario as Luke, Luigi as Han, Peach as Leia, Yoshi was a Tan-Tan, Donkey Kong as Chewy, Wario as R2D2, Waluigi as C3P0 and Bowser as Vader. This is neat and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
MMO Donating Proceeds To Charity
You may never have heard of browser-based MMO Domain Heroes before, but that’s OK. There’s tons of browser-based games you’ve never heard of. But we mention it because this one’s doing good deeds. At the moment, 5% of the proceeds from in-game purchases are going to charity. Some of the money is going to Child’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
New PSP Due Before Christmas
According to Pocket Gamer, who cite a developer working on the hardware, an all-new PlayStation Portable will be out and on store shelves before Christmas. This source repeats earlier rumours surrounding the design of the system – such as the fact it features a sliding screen (which reveals game controls) and also boasts touchscreen capabilities…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Room 4 Rent (No Zombies!)
Reader Adam needs a roommate “pretty badly”. To help him find one, though, he didn’t just post a regular old “roommate wanted” advertisement. Oh no. He put in some effort. Behold, then, the Room 4 Rent. Sounds cozy! Especially if you hunger for the flesh of the living! But as Adam explains: We’re a pretty…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Square Enix: FFXIII Needs Ten Times The Success Of Smaller Titles
Eagerly awaited multi-platform title Final Fantasy XIII has been five years in the making. Five years is a long time and not cheap. The pressure must be tremendous. “You’re right there is an unusual sort of pressure on Final Fantasy XIII,” the game’s producer Yoshinori Kitase tells EDGE magazine. “I’d say we need this game…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gears Of War 2: Snowblind, As Narrated By Bender [Update]
There’s a new Gears of War 2 map pack available. It’s called Snowblind. And sure, you could let Microsoft, or Epic try and sell you on it, but how about Bender instead? Yes, sit back and allow John DiMaggio – who does the voice work for Futurama’s surly robot (and also some Marcus Fenix guy)…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Shooting People In The Face FPS
The Onion, your news source, has a brand new clip up for the most inventive first-person-shooter we’ve ever seen. Ever. Called Close Range, the game has players shoot people in the face. Or the ear. It’s slated to be out sometime between never and ever, though you can already play the game online. The reviews…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Edge Recounts Nintendo’s Dark Times
Nintendo may be the console king of the mountain, thanks to its runaway success with the Wii and Nintendo DS. But it wasn’t always so, as Edge Online explores. Before the glory of motion control and touchscreen gameplay reversed Nintendo’s fortunes, it settled for third place in the console wars, delivering the sometimes spectacular, sometimes…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ryu’s Piano Concerto No. 23 In A Major
You may have seen this pic around some of the darker corners of the internet before, but did you know it’s also a t-shirt? That you can buy? Well, it is. And while we thought we’d seen every gag you could manage out of the Street Fighter universe, we must admit, this one’s good for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Gothic Lolita Shooter Boob Mousepads Now On Sale
Cave is having its gothic Lolita arcade shooter DeathSmiles ported to the Xbox 360. The game’s out this month on April 23. Know what else is out this month? Starting April 18, DeathSmiles boob-shaped mousepads. While the game is not played with a mouse per se, those who like DeathSmiles might use computers, so it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 7, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Manufacturing Costs Down By 45%
We talk a bit about how both the 360 and PS3 reduce their manufacturing costs by introducing new technology. But what about the Wii? Well, of course, the Wii does the same thing. It’s just been less of an issue, that’s all. People follow that kind of stuff with the 360 and especially the PS3…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2009