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Frankenreview: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Find out if a series touted for it’s technical proficiency and high production values can thrive on the Nintendo DS in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Originally announced at E3 last year, the concept of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars had members of the press initially scratching their heads. How would Rockstar’s ridiculously popular…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
City Of Heroes Mission Architect Hits Beta Servers
City of Heroes players eager to get their hands on the Mission Architect tools included in the next major game update now have their chance, as Issue 14: Architect hits the test server. Heroes and villains can now log in to the test server for NCsoft’s massively multiplayer superhero game and get a head start…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stan Bush Thanks Kotaku Readers For Their Support
Stan Bush‘s “The Touch” from the 1986 Transformers animated movie will soon be available as a free download for Guitar Hero World Tour, and the man himself thanks Kotaku readers for their support. Confirming what was reported on Transformers fan site Seibertron.com Monday, Stan Bush passes along his thanks for all of your efforts to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Zombie!!! Games of the Living Dead
Zombies are suddenly hot again. Recent films, books and comic series have reignited the worlds love of the flesh-eating undead, and video games are, as always, right in on the action. So what better time to take a look at zombies, their role in video games, and how games go about implementing the concept of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wendy’s Puts Petz In Their Kids Meals
Fast food restaurant Wendy’s and video game publisher Ubisoft have teamed up to create Petz kids meals, delivering Petz-themed toys, games, and coupons to unhealthy children throughout North America. Starting on March 23rd, Wendy’s kids meals will come packaged inside a special bag covered with fun Petz activities, which children will quickly discard in order…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Pangaya: Fantasy Golf Takes A Swing At The PSP
A fresh round of adorable fantasy golf is hitting Sony’s handheld this summer, as Tomy announces a North American release for Pangya: Fantasy Golf for the PlayStation Portable. Based on the massively multiplayer golfing game Pangya, developer Ntreev brings the cutesy golf acton to the small screen, following relatively successful outings on the Nintendo Wii…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Dead Space Extraction Screens
Dark, creepy images from upcoming Wii rail-shooter Dead Space Extractions hit the net today. They’re not doing a lot to convince me that I’m going to want to play this game. Maybe after I’ve seen a solid gameplay video I’ll be better able to judge.
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Overlord II – Meet The New Boss
Meet the new boss in Codemasters’ Overlord II, who is nowhere near the same as the old boss. As mentioned in Amanda’s comprehensive look at what’s new in Overlord II, the new Overlord is the son of the protagonist and/or antagonist from the previous game, who found himself confined to the underworld at the end…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
The National Center for the History of Electronic Games Established
The Strong National Museum of Play has officially established The National Center for the History of Electronic Games, celebrating video gaming’s role in American playtime. The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has finally given video games their due, establishing a separate section of the museum for our favorite pastime. The National…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
$25K Resistance: Retribution PSP Tourney
Global Gaming and SCEA have teamed up to host a Resistance: Retribution tournament slated to give away $25,000 in Sony gear. The Road to Retribution Tournament will have players going head-to-head in the third-person shooter in 2v2 and 4v4 ladders. The tournament kicks off today and runs through May 10. Prizes include SonyStyle gear, PSP…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
World Of Warcraft The Soft Drink
The diabolical gamer-targeting Mountain Dew Game Fuel returns this year, dropping Halo 3 in favor of the massively multiplayer online sensation World of Warcraft. Not only is Mountain Dew switching genres and publishers, they’re also switching up their strategy for the World of Warcraft Game Fuel releases, introducing much-needed player-versus-player combat to the sugary soft…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Adds Don Control Multiplayer To The Godfather II
Build a family and command them real-time strategy style in Don Control, the newly announced free multiplayer mode for EA’s The Godfather II. Available for download upon the game’s release on April 7th, Don Control allows players to challenge each other to 16-player battles, with their single player money on the line. One player on…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Look At the Custom Chinatown Wars DS
I Heart Cool Stuff got a gander at the custom Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS on display during the launch event for the game at the Nintendo World Store earlier this week. The custom DS was given away to one of the first 20 people to show up to the launch event in New…
By Brian Crecente Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Do You Believe In Ghosts?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Death Lottery That reminds me — I should get life insurance, too. I always feel life insurance is somewhat morbid as you’re signing a contract about your own death. Kinda creeps me out, so I’ve been hesitant about getting it because of that. Selfish and silly, I know! Prolly get…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
I Am 8-BIt? More Like Ich Bin 8-Bit
i am 8-bit is as influential as gaming art shows get. But it doesn’t just influence artists. It influences art shows. Even German art shows. Like Ich Bin 8-Bit (cute), a spin-off show that’s running until April 4 at the nuerotitan gallery in Berlin. It’s like i am 8-bit in that it’s focusing on game-related…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The Most Consistent Developer In The World Is…
Earlier in the month, we found out who the most consistent publisher in the world is. As in, whose games consistently receive good review scores. Now let’s find out who the best developer is. And surprise, according to the people putting this list together, it’s not Rockstar. Why? Because while Rockstar is a single entity…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
UK Retailer: PS3, PSP Price Cuts Coming “Soon”
A “major” UK retailer has told game site CVG that PSP and PS3 price cuts are “definitely coming soon”. Rumors have been circulating about such a price cut for some time. “It’s been on the cards for a while,” the retailer is quotes as saying, “but manufacturers are not in the habit of giving exact…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yet Another Reason The iPhone Is A Viable Gaming Platform
To date, iPhone games have been largely rubbish. That’s not to say the system is without potential, though. Especially when you consider there are over 30 million of them in the wild. Announced during an Apple event yesterday, that figure includes both iPhones and the new iPod Touch, which both can run games (and other…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
How’s The DS Doing In South Africa?
When people talk DS Lite sales, they typically mention Japanese, North American or European sales numbers. There are other countries where the DS Lite has launched, countries like South Africa. According to Core Gaming, which handles Nintendo’s South African distribution, the console seems to be doing well for the region. “The DS Lite launched in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts: Res 5 Breaks Records
Resident Evil 5 was released in the UK last week. It did…well. So well, in fact, that it outsold the rest of the week’s top ten combined. It was also the biggest-selling debut since Call of Duty: World at War. Those interested in a taste of a sales breakdown (ChartTrack sadly don’t release hard numbers)…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 18, 2009