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Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out, Wolfenstein: The Previews of GDC
This year’s Game Developers Conference was, as is often the case, quite a bit of fun. It was packed with opportunities to sit down and talk with the people behind some of the greatest games, past, present and future. This year, though, it was also quite loaded up with the chance to play soon-to-be-released games.…
By Brian Crecente Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Foot Locker has some sweet kicks. You love a trivia challenge.
Together you can create something beautiful, namely a $100 gift card in your pocket. Go here, hunt around for trivia facts, and answer the questions after the jump. Correct responses could earn you a $100 gift card to revamp your style with the PUMA Archive Collection. Standard Rules Apply. Trivia Questions • In 2000, PUMA…
By Chrissie Lamond Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Giant Robot Games Still Tops In Japan
Mechs? Japan loves ’em! We know, because last week, Super Robot Taisen K topped Media Create software charts and this week it’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable outselling everything else. The PlayStation Portable title handily bested all non-giant robot games with a sales missile barrage to the tune of 85,000 units. It was…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wolverine Behind-The-Scenes Is Best There is At What It Does
Activision unleashes the first behind-the-scenes video for X-Men Origins: Wolverine is definitely the best at what it does: proving that the developers at Raven are a bunch of drooling Wolverine fanboys. Activision seems to have a knack for passing their Marvel properties on to developers in love with the characters, though as was the case…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Runes Of Magic Channels Mario Kart
Frogster continues to throw all the gameplay they can possibly find into Runes of Magic, introducing a suspiciously kart-like horse racing mini-game, complete with mystery power-ups. The Wind-Runner Race is an 8-person horse race that players sign up for in the city of Varanas in the game world. Once the race card is full the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Atlus Delays Steal Princess Until People Know About It
Atlus has officially delayed their DS puzzle platformer hybrid Steal Princess until May, in order to make sure more people are aware that Steal Princess exists. Atlus is mastering the art of the delay lately, having pushed back the DS title Class of Heroes to June just a few short days ago. Now it’s Steal…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
All That Jazz: Video Game Musicals
Last month, Phoenix Wright came to life on stage in Japan courtesy of the all-female musical theater group, Takarazuka Revue. It was bright, it was catchy, it sold like hotcakes — and it was downright uncanny. Takarazuka is no stranger to adaptations; their five troupes have each put on works based on Western literature and…
By AJ Glasser Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Battlestar Galactica Composer Scores Dark Void
Capcom has scored Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary to provide musical accompaniment for their upcoming parallel universe shooter, Dark Void. Battlestar Galactica may be gone, but perhaps a bit of its music can live on in Dark Void’s McCreary-created score. Bear was the sole composer for Battlestar after the miniseries, and is currently employed doing…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jumpgate Evolution: When Darkness Falls
The latest trailer and screens for Net Devil‘s massively mutiplayer online space combat extravaganza Jumpgate Evolution wants to know which side you’ll be on when darkness falls. Is that some special, dramatic way of asking who I am going to shoot? I only ask because both the trailer and the accompanying screen shots only serve…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Conduit Control Customization
There are plenty of things to talk about when it comes to Wii shooter The Conduit, but none are more important then the controls and the absurd number of ways you can customize them. Matt Corso, art and creative director at High Voltage, walked me through the options, which not only rival, but may surpass…
By Brian Crecente Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crytek: The Internet Isn’t Ready For Streaming Game Services
Crysis developer Crytek reveals that they have done research into providing streaming game services like the ones Onlive is promising, only to conclude that the internet wouldn’t be ready for them until at least 2013. According to Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli, the company began research the potential of a service that allowed games played on…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Top-Selling PS1 Games In The PlayStation Store
Since the launch of the PlayStation 3, Sony has published nearly 30 original PlayStation Classics on the North American PlayStation Store. Which have sold the best? Gamasutra procured a list of the top ten most popular PSone Classics in the PlayStation Store for North America, and the results really aren’t that surprising, especially the top…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
SCEA: PS2 Price Drop Will Cut Into Wii, Eventually Help PS3 Sales
With a price drop to $99, the Playstation 2 is being repositioned as a family friendly video game console for the casual gamer. Something that could put the Playstation 2 directly in the Nintendo Wii’s big blue ocean, says John Koller, SCEA’s director of hardware marketing. “I think you can look at the PS2 as…
By Brian Crecente Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Around The World In 80 Sackboys
Sony Computer Entertainment has launched the official LittleBigPlanet YouTube page, and are celebrating with a contest that could send one lucky UK resident around the world. The official UK LittleBigPlanet YouTube page is a celebration of user created content, with a section for favorites and featured users, where particularly inventive folks will have their creations…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Live Arcade Galactrix Next Week, PlayStation Network This Spring
The Xbox Live Arcade version of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix sees the light of day next week, with the PlayStation Network version coming later this spring. D3 Publisher has officially announced an April 8th release date for the Xbox Live Arcade version of Puzzle Quest Galactrix, their space-age sequel to the original Puzzle Quest. The Xbox…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
IT’S SNOWING?!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Snow Lighting Wait. It’s snowing in Denver. Isn’t it APRIL?! Doesn’t long winters like that mess with you? I can’t imagine looking out the window in April and see snow. That’s kurazy. What you missed last night A Game Magazine Outsells Time, Playboy & Sports Illustrated New PS3 Firmware Adds…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Would You Prefer: New Games Or Sex?
Silly science alert! British online store PS3PriceCompare (so, no, not exactly Nielsen) has polled 1,130 “men in relationships”, asking about games and sex. Their answers? As depressing as they are expected. Question 1: “Which would you prefer; sex with your partner or an evening playing video games?” Results: 32% of men (and these are men…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Announces DSiWare Titles
On April 5, the Nintendo DSi launches in North America. It is the third iteration of Nintendo’s DS platform. The handheld will offer players DSiWare games when the DSi Shop launches: • WarioWare: Snapped! — Using the built-in Nintendo DSi camera, this outrageous title puts players right at the center of fast-paced mini-games, challenging them…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Game Industry Sales Dropped Last Year
Comparing 2007 to 2008, the Japanese game market is shrinking. Enterbrain, publisher of game magazine Famitsu, has released the hard data for last year’s domestic sales. The total market place (hardware and software sales) was worth ¥552.42 billion in 2008, compared to ¥676.95 billion the year before. Hardware sales were ¥231.52 billion in 2008 and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Anatomy Of A Sackboy
What’s inside a Sackboy? Fluff, cotton and love? No. Try bones, organs and other squishy, icky things. Least, that’s what’s inside them according to these brilliant illustrations from NY artist and toy designer Jason Freeney, which in a continuation of his series of similar pics for Lego minifigs and Gummi Bears show terribly scientific cut-outs…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2009