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Hey Would-Be Crooks, Pay Off Your Nintendo Wiis!
If you are renting-to-own, you need to pay up. Or else. A Minnesota man is being charged with failing to make Nintendo Wii payments. He’s, however, not your typical Minnesota man. Brown has had run-ins with authorities before. He was put on probation in January after being convicted of check forgery and “theft by swindle”.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Arcade Literally Explodes, Kills Somebody
Early on Wednesday morning, an arcade in Casablanca, Morocco exploded. Just…one minute it was there, the next minute, boom, it was gone. Police are reporting that a faulty gas canister is to blame, which resulted in an explosion so powerful it blew out every window within 40-feet of the blast and flipped a car that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Introducing The PlayStation Portable SUV
We’ve seen stranger marketing deals than this PSP-badged version of Citroen’s new C-Crosser sports utility vehicle. Not many, though. The French car manufacturers have teamed up with Sony to bring us a vehicle that is…well, it’s a French SUV that eschews the latest fad of installing in-built iPod support in favour of in-built PSP support.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Is Xbox LIVE Is Down For You?
At approximately 9:20pm Pacific Daylight Time, folks on the Bungie.net forums began reporting that it was hard to get matches in Halo 3. Instead of finding players, it would just restart the search. Pictured is the status message everyone seemed to be getting. Whatever the problem is, it seems to have spread to LIVE (or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
What Last Generation Consoles Do Some Japanese Gamers Still Use?
It’s that time again, time for fascinating data. A group of Japanese people were questioned which video game consoles they owned and still used. Their answers might surprise you. They might not. On March 4 and 5, over one thousand members of the RealWorld RealResearch monitor pool answered questions about game consoles. Here’s the breakdown:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Majesco Is Making Gobs Of Money
The global economy is imploding. It’s so bad that even economic powerhouse Nintendo has revised its forecasts. Everyone is bleeding money. Everyone except Majesco. Majesco? Yes, Majesco. You know, the game publisher who brought you Cooking Mama, Cake Mania and some fitness game with Jillian Michaels (pictured). For the quarter ending January 31, 2009, Majesco’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Left 4 Dead, Empire: Total War Patched, Hopefully Feeling Better By The Morning
Left 4 Dead and Empire: Total War have been patched in the past 24 hours. In Left 4 Dead’s case to tweak a few things, while for Empire, it’s an attempt to fix some horrendous bugs. LEFT 4 DEAD – The game’s VS Mode has been updated, mostly to fix a few issues concerning the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
John Woo Apparently Not Directing John Woo’s Stranglehold
Stranglehold, the collaboration between game company Midway and Hong Kong action director John Woo, is in early talks for a movie version. John Woo’s name is not being mentioned as the director. Instead, actor-writer-director Stephen Fung (Enter The Phoenix, House of Fury) is in negotiations to helm John Woo game. According to John Woo’s producing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Subscription Gaming Comes To The Wii
Haven’t you heard? It’s Monster Hunter’s fifth birthday. Happy birthday, Monster Hunter! To celebrate, you can become the first Wii game to charge a hefty monthly subscription fee, ala World of Warcraft. Yes, because Monster Hunter G on the Wii is an online game, and because it’s going to be insanely popular, Capcom will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sheva’s Sexy Secret Costume
Survival horror game Resident Evil 5 is already out in Japan. As players have pointed out, it’s possible to “purchase” new outfits by unlocking them. Hard work, but just might be worth it. Pictured is an unlockable outfit for RE5 character Sheva, who’s an agent of the West African branch of the BSAA. Her duds…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Gaming Getting New Crytek Engine (Time To Upgrade)
Still can’t run Crysis at full settings? You’re far from alone. You’re also about to be left in technology’s dust, as developers Crytek have announced a new game engine. The successor to the company’s current engine, CryENGINE 2 has been dubbed – wait for it – CryENGINE 3, and settles our questions over what that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Addresses Low Output Complaints
Nintendo has it hard. If it makes too many games, people complain. If it makes too few games, people complain. Nintendo cannot win. This year, Nintendo seems content with release Wii-controls versions of previously released GameCube games. On the horizon, we can see the already-released-in-Japan Rhythm Heaven and the eagerly awaited Punch Out! and… Nintendo’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Asylum Box Art Revealed
With one Batman game consigned to the dustbin of history, it’s left to Batman: Arkham Asylum to cash in on people’s rediscovered love of the Dark Knight. Here’s the box art for the game, which looks both suitable rainy and predictably dark. Still a little unsure about those pointy ears, though. He’s Batman, not Foxman.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan Getting “Life-Sized” Standing Gundam
Finally! To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam anime/manga/toy/video game franchise, an 18-meter-tall (59-foot-tall) “life size” Gundam statue will be built in Tokyo this July. Part of the “Mobile Suit Gundam 30th Anniversary Project,” the structure in Odaiba’s Shiokaze Park will stay up for only two months and be built from fiberglass-reinforced plastic over…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tecmo Announcing The Greatest _____ Game Ever March 24th
The PlayStation faithful may want to mark March 24th down on their calendars, as Tecmo says it will be announcing a brand new title on the second day of this year’s Game Developers Conference. Tecmo hasn’t revealed the platform on which this mystery title will be released, but considering the announcement is happening at the…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Samus Cosplay International Champion Crowned
Who’s winning the Metroid cosplay wars? The Swedes looked to have had it locked down, thanks to Samus cosplayer Jenni Källberg. But Brazil has fired a shot across Sweden’s bow, one named Thaís. 26-year-old Thaís Jussim is the one responsible for the beautifully crafted Samus Aran space suit seen above, one the Brazilian Metroid Prime…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
German Gunman Already Linked With Gaming
In case you missed the news earlier today, German teenager Tim Kretschmer went on a shooting rampage. Killed fifteen people. And already, attempts are being made to link the atrocity to gaming. The Associated Press report on the shootings – which will be the same one run in countless newspapers/websites across the world – sadly…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
Days Before Resident Evil 5 Release, Race Debate Spikes Again
Today, two articles tackle the tough issue of race in the upcoming Resident Evil 5. (Commenters beware – the ban hammer is poised at the ready.) The first article from MTV Multiplayer is an interview with RE5’s cinematic director, Jim Sonzero. He eases into the topic of race in the game by talking about his…
By AJ Glasser Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo DS Has Seven 10 Million Sellers
Nintendo boasted this morning that it has moved over 100 million Nintendo DSs to dual-screen hungry consumers, an impressive sales feat that few portable game devices can claim. It’s also sold some software. While Nintendo didn’t brag about the total number of Nintendo DS games that have been sold for its current handheld, it did…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESRB Explains Nintendo’s Mystery Rock N’ Roll Climber
Nintendo hasn’t officially announced Rock N’ Roll Climber for the Wii yet. Australia’s government ratings board did. Today, thanks to the ESRB, we now have a good idea of what the game is. Unsurprisingly, Rock N’ Roll Climber is a rock climbing game. The ESRB description reads: “This is a rock climbing game in which…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 11, 2009