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  Your Geometry Wars Megamix Is Here

  It’s a late happy new years from Bizarre, with the release of a 13-minute long track entitled “46860 Choices” going out to all the Geometry Wars fans in the house. Put together by Chris Chudley of Audio Antics, the track is free, and if you’re wondering why it sounds so familiar, it’s a mix tape…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  “Wii Is Driven By Girls And Women”

  Hey! Girls play video games. I know that, you know that, and even Tim Curry knows that. But what’s more, publisher Ubisoft says, females drive the Nintendo Wii. According to Ann Hamilton, senior brand manager with game publisher Ubisoft, “What’s driving the Wii sales is the use of Wii by women, girls and families… It’s…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  Sony Sue Over Hacker-Friendly PSP Battery

  Datel – makers of the Wii’s Freeloader, amongst other things – were working on a third-party PSP battery that would have made it easier to hack the PSP-3000. That is, until Sony sued. A notice to customers pre-ordering the device – called the Lite Blue Tool – apologises for the fact the product will now…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  Hey Game Developers, Learn How To Use Your Game Writers!

  Video game writing is still in its infancy. It’s a baby, so to speak. But, it’s maturing. Mirror’s Edge writer Rhianna Pratchett says the key to integrate scribes into the team. According to Pratchett, “I think far more developers are aware of the need for writers but they don’t really know how to integrate them…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  So What Games Are Porn Stars Into?

  Right now, I’m playing Mirror’s Edge. Thanks for asking. I, however, am not a pornographic film star, and as such, what I’m playing is nowhere near as interesting as what they’re playing. Catching up with a select few of them at the AVN show in Vegas last week, GameDaily asked them the tough questions. Who…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  Final Fantasy Creator Is Interested In Doing A Wii Game

  Hironobu Sakaguchi is best known for two things: Creating Final Fantasy and his ‘stache. His resume is more than that! He’s also created Blue Dragon for the Xbox 360 and now the Nintendo DS. Since Microsoft Game Studios published Blue Dragon, we don’t have our hopes up for the game appearing on the PLAYSTATION 3.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  Take A Tour Of Microsoft’s Fake Retail Store

  There are Apple Stores. So why not Microsoft Stores? It’s a good question. Turns out there is a Microsoft store. Only…it’s at Microsoft HQ, isn’t open to the public and isn’t even a real store. Confused? Let’s take a tour. It’s called the Microsoft Retail Experience Center, and is apparently designed to show how “Microsoft…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  The Sun Teaches Us How To Make Sackboy

  Stuck between articles on googly-eyed Amy Winehouse, UK tabloid The Sun has a helpful PDF how-to for knitting a Sackboy toy. No, really. Not exactly the sort of content one would expect from The Sun. Though, the article’s intro seems laced with typical Sun sexual innuendo: “STUCK for something to do over the New Year…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  Your Insane Fanboy Form Letter

  Fanboys are crazy. We hate them. They do make us snicker, so here is a fill-in-the-blank fanboy letter courtesy of game site Hardcasual. It’s supposed to be to a game company, but many of these lines echo online chatter. Unfortunately. To the folks at [GAME COMPANY], let me first say I’ve [-ED VERB] all your…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  Fable 2 Gets A Halo Assault Rifle

  So Fable II’s DLC is out. You got it yet? If so, head on over to the Box of Secrets and trade in some pure experience. Do that and you’ll get…a gun from Halo. Don’t believe us? Here she is. It’s called “Hal’s Rifle”. Basically a firearm that looks identical to Halo’s classic Assault Rifle,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  Here Are All Of Street Fighter IV’s ULTRA MOVES

  .html?r=1&type=flv There are moves, there are special moves, and then there are ultra moves. Here are Street Fighter IV’s toughest, baddest attacks, one for each character. Love Seth’s, there’s a certain Kirby vibe about it.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  Why Monster Hunter Is So Damn Popular In Japan

  Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise is huge in Japan. Outside Japan? Not so huge. There must be reasons for that. There are, apparently. One of the biggest reasons seems to be the game’s ad hoc network play. For Monster Hunter, this type of play is so popular that friends often meet up just to play MH.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  “New” Pokemon Game Announced

  Nintendo have announced a new Pokemon game for the DS! As you read this, millions of people across the planet are so excited they’re vibrating on the spot. Why not join them! Or you could come around and realise it’s yet another tiny, incremental update to a previous Pokemon game. That might best prepare you…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2009
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  A Link To The Past Cross Stitch Map

  Four months, folks, four months. Video game craft-maker Servotron toiled for four months on this A Link to the Past cross stitch. *applause* Servotron was originally planning to a screenshot from Donkey Kong Country for the Super Game Boy, but then settled on this ALTTP map. For that, we are grateful — nothing against Donkey…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2009
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  Rock Band 2 DLC Is Fully Armed And Operational On The Wii

  Poor Wii owners. You look at the 360 and PS3 kids madly downloading songs for Rock Band, and a single tear rolls down your soft, porcelain cheek. You feel left out. Well, no longer! After a few technical hiccups, the Wii’s Rock Band store is now open and ready for your patronage. There are 50…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2009
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  Yes, Someone Has Purchased $7,000 Worth Of Famicom Cartridges

  Remember that “complete set” of retro Famicom cartridges that we posted earlier today? Sure you do! Akihabara retailer Mandarake had a “complete set” of 1,051 Famicom cartridges for a mere ¥650,000 (US$7,300). Had because someone is buying the set. May he or she enjoy all 1,051 Famicom cartridges — but only one at a time.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2009
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  First Street Fighter IV Reviews Are In

  Are you the type to forgo personal experience of a title as a means of determining a title’s worth in favour of the opinions of a gaming publication? Are you pumped for Street Fighter IV? Well, then, you’ll be chuffed to know that the first reviews for Capcom’s hotly-anticipated fighter are in. And they are…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2009
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  Who Owns The Rights To Guilty Gear?

  There are rumors that Sega Sammy Holdings now owns the rights to Guilty Gear, the flashy fighting franchise from developer Arc System Works. Game site Gamasutra tries to find out if they are true. Background: Sammy, which bought SEGA in 2004, has published Guilty Gear tiles like Guilty Gear X, Guilty Gear Isuka and Guilty…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2009
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  Rumor: EA Shuts Down Pandemic Studios Down Under

  Electronics Arts has shuffled off Pandemic Studios’ Brisbane office, a reliable source tells Kotaku. The Australian developer was best known for Destroy All Humans! and its rumored development of an ill-fated Batman game. According to the information we were provided, Pandemic’s Brisbane staffers weren’t necessarily laid off by EA corporate, which purchased the developer alongside…

  By Michael McWhertor Published January 13, 2009
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  Coraline Screens Creep Me Out

  I’m thrilled Neil Gaiman children’s book Coraline is getting the Nightmare Before Christmas treatment. But I can’t say the same for the video game tie-in. Something about these screens just seems too happy to me. No spoilers, but suffice it to say Coraline is not a tale of bright, shiny, happy things. So why does…

  By AJ Glasser Published January 13, 2009