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PETA Fights Call Of Duty Dog Killing With Nintendogs
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have thrown their support behind the Academy of Notre Dame student protest against dog killing in Call of Duty: World at War. To show their support to the student group that organized a petition to voice their disgust over the shooting of killer guard dogs in Activision’s…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Shadow, Daft Punk To Feature In DJ Hero
DJ Hero is coming later this year, but just what can we expect from the game’s music? After all, “DJ” isn’t as easy to pin down as “Rock Band” is. It could mean Hip-hop. It could mean dance. It could mean electronica. It could even, at a stretch, include producers. Only the game’s roster of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2009 - Reviews
MadWorld Review: Simple Jack
Madworld gives Wii owners the opportunity to take out their frustrations on scores of helpless bags of meat and brain dead street scum—no match for a buff bounty hunter with a chainsaw for an arm. The first offering from PlatinumGames, by way of Sega, the stylized black and white (and blood soaked red) brawler puts…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rolando 2 & 3 Coming to iPhone Soon – Star Defense On The Way
Ngmoco:) announced Rolando 2 for the iPhone this June and Rolando 3 will follow nine months later. Their other game in development, Star Defense, should be out “soon.” Rolando is basically Loco Roco, only when you tilt the iPhone, it actually has an effect on the rolly-polly character’s movement. The music may not be as…
By AJ Glasser Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
It’s Ubisoft Sale Week On Steam
Every day this week, Steam will be featuring special deals on Ubisoft PC titles, with Assassin’s Creed up first on the block. Today and today only, Assassin’s Creed for the PC is available on Steam for 50% off the regular price of $19.99, meaning you can snag the Director’s Cut Edition of Altair’s adventures in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Home Gets Much More Interesting With Xi
There’s much more to do in PlayStation Home than the Running Man today, as Sony launches the first console-based Alternate Reality Game, Xi. Mysterious graffiti has shown up in the main square area of PlayStation Home, and looking at it gives you access to The Hub, where this whole new Alternate Reality Game pans out.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Wii Update: Shooting, Bombimg, And Popping
Two old favorites from the TurboGrafx16 join a brand new Hudson puzzler in this week’s Wii downloadables update, with Bomberman ’94, Detana!! TwinBee, and Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME available now. Pop’Em Drop’Em SAMEGAME is a WiiWare puzzle game from Hudson (500 points), featuring everyone’s favorite color-matching blocks mechanic, with a couple of interesting multiplayer modes included…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero Website Has Two Turntables And A Sign Up Form
Activision and RedOctane have thrown up an official web site for their upcoming music mixing rhythm game DJ Hero, complete with two turntables and a cheering Flash crowd. It’s more of a teaser website than anything else, with no sign of a logo and no information whatsoever. You’ve got your turntables situated in front of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Warhawk in Spaaaaaace
Informed sources tell Kotaku that newly minted LightBox Interactive Studio, made up of members of Incognito, are hard at work on a new take on Warhawk. The game, described as Warhawk in space, has been in development for some time, we’re told. Reached for comment this morning, Dylan Jobe, president of LightBox Interactive Studio, had…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Alyssa Milano Discusses Her Sassy Ghostbusters Role
See Alyssa Milano discuss her newly revealed role in the upcoming Ghostbusters video games, while trying to avoid imagining her making out with Bill Murray. As revealed this weekend, Milano was tapped to play the lady part in the new games, replacing Sigourney Weaver, who apparently didn’t believe in the project hard enough. I’m having…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack Happens On April 9th
Bungie teases, but Microsoft comes right out and says it. The Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack is officially coming out on Thursday, April 9th. We were pretty certain this was the case over the weekend, but you know how much we like to have solid facts to back up our solid rumors. Microsoft verified the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Delays “Versus” Resident Evil 5 DLC
Capcom has announced that the “Versus Mode” DLC for Resident Evil 5 has been delayed. The mode pits players against each other in a contest of survival, according to Capcom. Earlier this month, Capcom announced that this mode would be coming in the coming weeks; however, it apparently had a release date for Japan: March…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Magic of Fax Machines
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Tonight, after dinner, my kid drew some game that involved finishing a maze and drinking a can of cola (don’t ask) and wanted to send it to the in-laws for them to play. So, by the marvels of not-so-modern technology we sent them a fax. Mini-Bash was amazed that you can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
An Early Glimpse at GDC
The Game Developers Conference might not be officially kicking off for another hour or so, but we were able to get some early photographs of the prep work for the big show. Don’t forget to check back throughout the week to keep up with the news breaking at this year’s GDC. At the very least…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Warhawk’s Dylan Jobe Leaves Incognito, Forms New Studio
This morning Dylan Jobe announced that he and other members of Incognito Entertainment have left the company to form their own studio. LightBox Interactive will be working on several new games for Sony Computer Entertainment of America and the “Playstation family of platforms.” Incognito was founded in 1999 in Salt Lake City with Scott Campbell…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bioshock 2 Hasn’t Had A Name Change After All
This is all a bit silly, going around in circles over something as simple as a subtitle, but there’s a record that’s got to be set straight: Bioshock 2 is still “Sea of Dreams”. You can forget those reports from last week that explicitly stated “You won’t be seeing ‘Sea of Dreams’ moving forward, just…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Max Payne 3 Hits This Winter
Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled to hit the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this winter, Rockstar announced this morning. The sequel, in development by Rockstar Vancouver, will tell the story of a retired police detective “embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.” “We’re starting a new chapter…
By Brian Crecente Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Need For Speed Shift Shifts Into September
EA racer Need for Speed Shift, the latest entry in the Need for Speed series, will be released on September 17 and September 22 in the US. Need for Speed: Shift is a first person racing simulation, featuring realistic handling and physics for some of the world’s top racing vehicles. This title is part of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
So What’s Mass Effect 2 Actually About?
Details on BioWare’s Mass Effect 2 are scarce. We know there will be blood, robots wearing people clothes and…that’s it. Lucky we’ve got Amazon’s preorder page for the game to add a little colour. The site contains a brief plot description, which reads: The second chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy takes you to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Riddick Producer: “Nintendo Wii Is An Effing Genesis”
Well, his language was a little more colorful. In a podcast with GameTrailers’ Invisible Walls, developer Peter Wanat talks about Nintendo and the Nintendo Wii. Wanat, whose credits include Scarface, Chronicles of Riddick and the forthcoming Wanted: Weapons of Fate, points out how most third party developers aren’t finding success on the Wii — save…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2009