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Lost Planet 2, Dead Rising 2 *Might* Not Make 2009
Don’t work under the assumption that, because they were announced in early 2009, Capcom’s latest tentpole sequels – Lost Planet 2 and Dead Rising 2 – will actually be released in 2009. Speaking with Microsoft’s Larry Hryb on his weekly radio show, Capcom PR man Chris Kramer said that both titles were big, but also…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japanese Space Opera Manga In Japanese *And* English
Leiji Matsumoto, famed creator of space opera Space Battleship Yamato, is debuting his new manga on the Wii’s online Shopping Channel. Best of all, it will have English. Matsumoto’s Out of Galaxy Koshika will go on sale April 14, and like Wii-Shopping-Channel manga Princess Ai before it, Koshika will have Japanese and English language text…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Steam To Offer In-Game Downloadable Content
Valve have today announced that Steam – which already takes care of most other in-game needs for the PC market – will now be offering in-game downloadable content procurement as well. What does this mean? You’ll be able to get the DLC from the same program you’re launching and managing the main game from, instead…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Marvel Signs Big MMO Deal
Mystery publisher Gazillion Entertainment have signed a deal with Marvel to produce several massively-multiplayer online titles for the comics powerhouse. Having tried once – and failed – to get an MMO based on their characters off the ground, Marvel have now turned to Gazillion to develop a number of MMOs over a ten year period,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Google To Bring “Gaming Industry’s Most Iconic Characters To Life” At GDC
A last-minute invite from Google could be very exciting or completely dull and uninteresting — but there’s just no way to tell which. I scrolled right by this message in my inbox, mostly because it’s a dull black matte image and also because I’m pretty much booked solid for GDC. I only gave it a…
By AJ Glasser Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Club Nintendo Members Get Early Look At Nintendo DSi
Club Nintendo membership has its privileges, as Nintendo is offering members in good, Platinum-level standing a sneak peek at the new Nintendo DSi before the unwashed masses get a chance to smudge it. In other words: check your e-mail, registered Club Nintendo members! We’ve heard of events at GameStops ’round the country, some of which…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Again With The PS2 Wii Remote Talk
Like a zombie you can’t quite get in the head, rumours of a Wii Remote-type device for the PS2 just won’t die off. Today, for example, we’ve got another one. A Sony patent application has surfaced that details a variety of wireless input devices for controlling a PlayStation console, from a remote/wand device that slightly…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
So I Guess EverQuest Turns 10 Today
One of the first MMORPGs to pioneer sucking the souls out of gamers and Player versus Player interactions has just turned 10. Here’s an elf popping out of a cake to prove it. Other festivities, both virtual and real-life are planned for EverQuest — most notably, a party at Fan Faire 2009 in Las Vegas…
By AJ Glasser Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Army of Two: The 40th Day: Whatta Drag
Oh, don’t get me wrong. EA Montreal‘s Army of Two sequel looks like a blast. It’s very pretty. Textured just the way we like it. It’s just the name — Army of Two: The 40th Day. See, when we learned that the game was going to carry the secondary title with the acronym “TFD,” well,…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Irem Does Its Best To Sex Up Spelunker
Minna de Spelunker is coming to the PlayStation 3 in Japan. How does one generate interest in a high-def Spelunker remake? Put women in short outfits! Short Spelunker outfits! It’s a pretty easy formula, one that publisher Irem capitalized upon when opening up the “Spelunker Lounge” this past week to Spelunker-crazed Japanese journalists. Simply take…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Scorned Splatterhouse Dev Thinks Maybe It’s Namco Who’s Inept
Ex-Splatterhouse developers BottleRocket Entertainment aren’t taking accusations of poor performance lying down. The independent studio has issued a strong response to Namco Bandai‘s claim that a “performance issue” led to the project being pulled. While Namco Bandai Games chief operating officer Makoto Iwai put blame on the Splatterhouse developer, BottleRocket defends its development on the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The King Of Fighters XII Gets New Fighters, Smoother Graphics For Consoles
When The King of Fighters XII comes to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this July, it will come with some swell, console-exclusive bonuses, including a new graphics mode and an expanded roster. New shots of the game in action were released today, showing off an optional anti-aliasing graphical style, one that makes SNK Playmore…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rocky Reborn
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Shopping For Furniture, With Added Cosplayers So a bunch of former Rocky Mountain News writers held a press conference today to announce that they were going to try and launch an online only newspaper. InDenver Times is meant to be an aggressive, well-written, edited, thoroughly professional online newspaper. I love…
By Brian Crecente Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fight Night Round 4 Is Shiny, Sweaty
What does Fight Night Round 4 get right? Well, we’re not sure how faithful the recreation of Muhammed Ali and Mike Tyson’s fighting styles are, but it nails the shine of sweat and satin. EA Sports‘ newest trailer for the now-gen boxing game plays up the Ali versus Tyson match up, touting “actual gameplay footage”…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Layoffs: The Video Game Is Depressing Fun
If you’re suffering the consequences of the current economic shitstorm, you’ll have plenty of time to play Layoff, an examination of the current financial scandal cleverly disguised as a Bejeweled-like casual game. It’s not only educational and entertaining, it’s also depressing. Edutainment meets pain. That makes it “edutainful.” Layoff was developed by Tiltfactor Lab and…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nike Air Force Ones Reworked to Celebrate Playstation Anniversary
Playstation and Nike are at it again, collaborating on a new pair of Air Force Ones to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Playstation 2‘s launch in Japan. The new Playstation Air Force Ones feature full patent leather upper and a color design very similar color to the original Playstation 2 Air Force Ones. This time…
By Brian Crecente Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: You Got “The Touch” In Guitar Hero
What Stan Bush wants, Stan Bush gets. His motivational power jam "The Touch," featured so prominently in the animated Transformers: The Movie, is coming to Guitar Hero, according to the man behind the song. Wait… it gets even better. Mr. Bush writes to Transformers fan resource Seibertron.com to let music enthusiasts know that Activision has…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Final Resident Evil 5 Viral – Chris Kills A Television
Resident Evil 5 is finally upon us, signaling the end of live-action Chris Redfield‘s flashbacks and the beginning of his vendetta against appliances. A word to the wise: be careful using your television remote around live-action Chris Redfield. You might want to quietly warn him first, lest the sudden powering up of the entertainment device…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rolando Update Delivers New Levels
A new update recently hit iPhone puzzler Rolando, adding five new secret levels to the game and tweaking the physics and rendering, according to iTunes. The $5 iPhone game was already stuffed with 36 levels spread out over four worlds and has received mostly favorable reviews. There’s even a free version now, if you’re not…
By Brian Crecente Published March 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Delivers With Custom GTA: Chinatown Wars Styli
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS arrived this weekend at Kotaku Towers West in a swag-filled box, including a pair of brilliant DS styli that make playing the game much harder. Actually, playing Chinatown Wars is challenging enough with the stock stylus. I opted to get smudgy, using nimble finger pokes to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 16, 2009