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  A Taste of UC Berkeley’s StarCraft 101 Class

  Last Friday UC Berkeley’s StarCraft 101 class kicked off, offering students a chance to receive general credits for learning about the art of war in the popular strategy computer game. GamePro was on hand for the first class, recording a three and a half minute chunk of the class, which started out with the instructor…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2009
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  Time Crisis Strikes iPhone

  Namco Networks turns your finger into a deadly weapon with the release of Time Crisis Strike, a new entry in the light gun shooter franchise built specifically for the Apple iPhone. Classic light gun shooter Time Crisis is resurrected on the iPhone and iPod Touch in Time Crisis Strike. Players tap the screen in order…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2009
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  Wizards, Pirates, and Aliens Unite in Lego Battles

  TT Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have teamed up once again to deliver an all-new Lego experience to the Nintendo DS, this time simply focusing on the toys themselves with Lego Battles. Lego Battles is a game for the Nintendo DS that combines three popular Lego toy lines – Lego Castle, Lego Pirates and…

  By Mike Fahey Published February 4, 2009
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  A Second Serving Of Classic, Reimagined Game Covers

  The kids at Something Awful saw this post on classic game covers, and took matters into their own hands. We will now bring the matter full circle, by presenting the best of their work. Amazing. Simply…amazing. There are plenty more to check out (including ones at higher resolution) at the link below, beneath the gallery.…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Did Gmail Change The Location Of The Delete Button?

  To: Crecente From: Bash RE: Why No Killzone 2 Review Yet …because I keep trying to click what is know a “Move to” button. I know Gmail has been revamped, but am I just going crazy? And if they moved the buttons around, why’d they do that?! What you missed last night Rockstar’s Western Shooter,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Rockstar’s Western Shooter Gets Sequel

  The sequel to 2004’s Red Dead Revolver, Rockstar’s take on spaghetti westerns, is coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall, Rockstar Games announced this morning. Red Dead Redemption is the story of former outlaw John Marston and will take place at the turn of the 20th century when the “lawless and chaotic…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 4, 2009
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  NOW Are You Happy With Diablo’s Art Style?

  You thought the hub-bub over Diablo III’s aesthetics was over? It’s not over. That said, Blizzard have moved on from the “hurt deep” stage, and are now in the “coping through humour” stage. Responding to some commenters making jokes about including unicorns, rainbows and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man in the game, Blizzard’s Community Manager…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Shhhhh… Pikachu Is Sleepy

  Across Japan, Pokémon Centers, the official Pokémon goods retailers, are holding a “Sleepy Pikachu Festival.” That doesn’t mean they’re too tired to sell you things! Starting this Saturday, various goods featuring a slumbering Pikachu go on sale: t-shirts, cups, bentou boxes, cups, plush toys and, yes, sleepy Pikachu underoos. All too cute. Pokemon Center [Official…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Source Engine Moves From Games Into…Fire Escape Planning

  Despite its advancing years, Valve’s Source engine still looks good, and is still pretty useful for making games with. But can it help with anything aside from games (or machinima)? You bet it can. A research team at Britain’s Durham University have adapted the engine to create a fire drill simulator. Recreating the university campus,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Hands Down, The Best Dead Rising Wii Screenshot

  Um. Okay. Yeah. New Dead Rising Chop ‘Til You Drop screens show just how the game makes good use of the Nintendo Wii’s waggle controls. We posted it here for posterity. Enjoy! In the above screen, Frank has been captured. But in Chop ‘Til You Drop, players waggle the Wii-mote when the guards aren’t looking…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Hey Japan, Street Fighter IV Xbox 360 DLC Is More Expensive

  The upcoming issue of Famitsu magazine details the DLC for multi-platform title Street Fighter IV. So, which SFIV DLC is more expensive: Xbox 360 DLC or PS3 DLC? (Hint: read the post’s title.) According to Famitsu, the game’s various costume DLC packs (pictured below) break down as such: Muscle Arms Pack Release: 2/12 PS3 Version:…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  New Star Ocean 4 Screens, New Star Ocean 4 Character

  Xbox 360 title Star Ocean 4 is only a few days away from release. Perfect timing for some new Star Ocean 4 and a new character — the bird lady! And she wears glasses. Sarah Jeland (literally, “Sara Jerando” in Japanese katakana — not sure about the English romanization) hails from the in-game planet of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Some Sales Data For Left 4 Dead, Rock Band 2, Mirror’s Edge & Dead Space

  It wasn’t all bad news and leaky product announcements during yesterday’s EA conference call. Some good came of it. Like positive sales figures for some of EA’s riskier titles. Like Left 4 Dead, whose physical copies EA published, and which went on to sell 1.8 million copies. Or Rock Band 2, which sold 1.9 million…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Atlus Bringing Persona And Growlanser To PSP

  Atlus is bringing two “new” PSP games to Japan: Persona and Growlanser. One is a remake, and the other is a port. Persona is a “complete remake” of the 13 year-old PlayStation game. It has more save points, difficulty options, new cutscenes and the game balance adjustments. It will be out in Japan on April…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  You Seem To Have Got GTAIV In My Google Earth

  Reader Sun Scramble was checking out Google Earth the other day and – on a whim, we’re sure – punched in 40°42’49.23″N, 73°59’51.44″W. Lo and behold, what did he see? A giant GTAIV ad. See for yourself, it’s right there, dominating the nearby streetscape in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Not a bad way to get some free,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Musou OROCHI Z Screens Hack-And-Slash Out

  First announced last month, Musou OROCHI Z is a compilation of previous titles Musou OROCHI and Musou OROCHI The Devil King’s Second Coming. Announced for only the PS3, Musou OROCHI Z offers new costumes, new characters, new “dramatic” scenario mode. Musou OROCHI Z is slated for release March 12 in Japan and is priced at…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Nintendo Customer Service Training, 80’s Style

  Confession: I used to work at EB Games. Helped people out with Nintendo stuff all the time. Nobody ever, ever offered to bring me a pie. [via Go Nintendo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009
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  Koei Posts Record Sales

  Japanese game maker Koei has recorded record sales — it’s biggest quarterly earnings ever. For period starting April 1, 2008 and ending December 31, 2008, Koei sales were up ¥163 million over the previous period, racking up ¥20.1 billion total. Operating profit was up ¥968 million, posting ¥4.5 billion. Koei saw strong sales for multi-plat…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Rocket Slimes Made Of Snow

  A few days London was blanketed in snow. It was the worst snowfall in 18 years. So Kotaku reader Anneka did what any good Kotaku reader would do: She made Rocket Slimes. And four hours later, the illustrator-by-trade had a stack of Slimes. Look at them! They’re terrific. Snow Slimes [The Creative Brainwaves of Anneka…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2009
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  Capcom Sign Up For The PC Gaming Alliance

  The PC Gaming Alliance today welcome two new members into the fold, as publisher Capcom and Southern Methodist University’s Guildhall program signed up to help defend the PC market against “oh, it’s dying” allegations. The Guildhall (already a member, but who are now joining the group’s board) is one of America’s biggest and best game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2009