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  Golden Brown Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Earns Best Cross Promotion Of The Year

  Toshihiro Nagoshi, designer of Ryu Ga Gotoku 3, is very brown. It’s like he spends all his free time in a tanning salon or something. The game’s latest promotional tie-up should be no surprise: A TANNING SALON. That’s right, Japan’s Tanning Studio Sole appears in game and is also selling special Ryu Ga Gotoku 3…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Prototype Preview: Slick, But Not A Stand Out

  What’s that? You say you wanted more sandbox-style games? Activision has you covered with the release of Protoype on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this Summer. New York Comic Con attendees will have a chance to go hands-on with the game at the show this weekend and we recently got to see the…

  By Jim Reilly Published February 6, 2009
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  Dragon Quest IX Brings Internet Shopping

  Upcoming DS title Dragon Quest IX has Wi-Fi. A new Weekly Jump scan shows it’ll be used for in-game internet shopping and extra quests. Your internet shopping guide is Roxanne, and she’ll show you merchandise that is updated daily. There are rare items, discount items and even special holiday items available to buy. Square Enix…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Who Watches These Watchmen Screens?

  Grammatically improper, we know, but we’re big fans. Couldn’t resist. And as big fans, we can’t help but look at these screens and furrow our brows. Just a little. Prequel to the events of the comic’s main story arc or not, it’s tough to see the characters and universe of Alan Moore’s masterpiece broken down…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  College Males Play Violent Video Games, Look At Online Porn

  Well, no duh. Journal of Youth and Adolescence is publishing a study that examined gaming and internet use among college undergrads. Hello Captain Obvious! Lead by Laura M. Padilla-Walker, an associate professor at the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University, the study surveyed 500 female and 313 male undergraduate college students in the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Dragon Quest IX Delay Concerns Arise

  Square Enix has announced it’ll delay its third-quarter earnings by a week to February 12th due to a delay in “accounting work.” Some fear its less an accounting delay and more a game delay. Square Enix was supposed to announce its Third Quarter results today, February 6th. The company’s revised calendar now shows the results…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead, Now In 3D

  It’s like Jaws 3! With zombies! But, sadly, no Louis Gossett, Jr. Oh well. This mod for Valve’s Left 4 Dead takes the regular old game and renders the whole thing in 3D. Proper 3D. Like, you need the red & blue glasses and everything. I’d imagine that makes the game 2x as terrifying, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  Presidential Wii Resides In The White House’s East Wing

  Barack Obama isn’t only the President, he’s also a Wii owner. He doesn’t have the Wii shoved away in the Lincoln Sitting Room, but apparently has a special station devoted to the Presidential Wii. During the Super Bowl, the President invited Washington Republicans over to watch the game. According to The New York Times, “Representative…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  New PSP Colours Announced For European Market

  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the PlayStation Portable will be available in three “new” colours. We say “new” because, while they’re new for Europe, they’re not really new. As in, we’ve seen them before. They’re already available in Asia. But since Europe’s not Asia, let’s look at them again! The three colours are “Radiant…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 6, 2009
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  Biggest Street Fighter Tourney EVER

  There are tons of SF fighting tournaments. So what makes the Street Fighter IV National Tournament special? It’s the biggest live fighting game event ever, that’s what. Capcom USA has joined forces with retailer GameStop and fighter tourney EVO Championship Series for this nationwide tournament, which kicks off February 21st at literally gajillions of GameStops…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 6, 2009
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  Resident Evil 5: Zombie Powerboats, Ho!

  The Resident Evil series is no longer about the scares. It’s moved on. Most people now say it’s about the running and the gunning, but they’re also wrong. It’s about the extreme sports. Dude. First, we saw zombies riding dirtbikes. Now? Now they’re manning powerboats. By Resident Evil 6, Leon Kennedy will probably be up…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2009
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  Nintendo Won’t Comment On DSi Pricing Differences For Outside Japan

  This year, the already-out-in-Japan Nintendo DSi will be released in North America and Europe. What kind of pricing should overseas expect? In a recently released Q&A from Nintendo’s Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing in Tokyo, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said this about DSi pricing: “This time, considering the current foreign currency exchange rates, there is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2009
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  PS3 Moving To Smaller, Cheaper Chip

  Yes, last night, SCEE boss David Reeves made a silly boxing analogy. But he also said some other stuff. Namely, about how the PS3 will, later this year, start using smaller, cheaper Cell chips. The Cell being, of course, the thing that runs the PS3. The Cell currently residing in retail PlayStation 3 consoles is…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2009
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  Sony Responds To Microsoft’s Netflix Numbers, Regrettably

  Microsoft’s public bragging about its success with Netflix adoption among Xbox Live subscribers did not go unnoticed by the press release conjurers at Sony. Which is unfortunate, really. So how does Sony respond? In a media “highlight,” one which gave us horrible flashbacks to this episode, Sony attempted to chip away at the Netflix service’s…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2009
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  No, World Of Warcraft Has Not Been Banned In Australia

  In the wake of reports earlier in the week, a lot of people are under the impression that massively-multiplayer online games are now barred from sale in Australia. Off the shelves. Well, they are not. Let’s clarify what’s happened, and look at things from a more practical point of view. At the moment, most MMO…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 5, 2009
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  PlayStation Store Update: Big Head Party!

  This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is no slouch, bringing a little something for everyone. Downloadable games, demos, freely downloadable goodies and… a little bit of sadness, better known as “Evil Clown” premium themes. But let’s focus on the positives, like the new Phantasy Star Portable demo (where’s my PSP charger?!) and the Burnout…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2009
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  Dawn of War II Co-op Campaign: An Identity Crisis?

  Campaign mode in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II feels more like a role-playing game than an real-time strategy one. But with a little co-op action, it starts to feel more like a trading card game. The campaign in Dawn of War II differs from other RTS games by cutting out base-building gameplay, creating a…

  By AJ Glasser Published February 5, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead, Lost And Damned Exclusives Hitting GameTrailers TV

  This Friday’s episode of GameTrailers TV promises us a look at two highly anticipated downloads for both Grand Theft Auto IV and Left 4 Dead, including exclusive footage of “what’s next” for the latter. We really hope that means that Valve will explain what that recently announced “Survival” gameplay mode is all about and clear…

  By Michael McWhertor Published February 5, 2009
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  New York Comic Con and Previews

  To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Time To Get Excited For Valentine’s Day! New York Comic Con doesn’t technically start until Friday for us, but we went to Activision’s event tonight to check out a slew of their games. Hopefully those impressions will be going up tonight or tomorrow. Then we have Friday, Saturday and Sunday…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 5, 2009
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  New Dawn of War II Co-op Campaign Screens

  I’m not convinced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II co-op campaign screens look all that different from campaign screens — but they’re pretty either way, so what are you waiting for? Click away!

  By AJ Glasser Published February 5, 2009