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  Godfather II Ships In Late February, Pre-Orders Get Exclusive Mobster

  EA and Paramount Digital have announced the official ship date for their second game in The Godfather franchise, with a multi-talented pre-order exclusive mobster joining the crew of those who join the family early. Players will be able to act like a mobster and think like a Don come late February, as the Godfather II…

  By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009
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  Fable II’s Knothole Island DLC Hits Next Week

  Fable II’s Knothole Island hits Xbox Live worldwide on Jan. 13 for $10 (800MP). And the expansion isn’t coming without gifts. Even gamers who don’t purchase it will get some freebies next week. Knothole Island will come with three new quests set in three new dungeons, a new range of outfits, six new weapons, dozens…

  By Brian Crecente Published January 8, 2009
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  Here Is American Money, Grandma

  To: Bashcraft Crecente From: Crecente Bash RE: McGee Every night, we flip on the news — Mrs. Bashcraft listens to it while making dinner. Mini-Bash plays with his toys or makes something, but also tunes in, watches. This afternoon, he decided he wanted to send a letter to Grandma. Better yet, he wanted to send…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  The Men, And Women, Of Video Game Voice Work

  There’s a neat feature up on Gameplayer at the moment. It’s pulling back the veil on the voice actors behind 70 of gaming’s greatest characters (though they cheat on some, and others aren’t so great). The cheaters are using guys like John “Bender” Di Maggio, who have done voice work for tons of characters, and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  There Are 25 Million Copies Of Halo In The Wild

  Yup, more from Robbie Bach’s supporting role during yesterday’s Microsoft CES keynote. While rappin’, he announced that since the release of the first Halo, over 25 million games in the series have been sold. That’s across all three games across both platforms, so we’re looking at an average of five million sales for each. Impressive!…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  This Is A New Prototype Clip

  Shape-shifting sandbox title Prototype is ready to morph onto consoles this summer. It’s got superhero strength, stealth and even parkour. Something for the whole family! Check out this new video clip of the game in action. New Prototype video is incredible [VG247]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Media Molecule’s Metal Gear Solid 4 Posters, Box Art

  Metal Gear Solid 4’s promotional campaign was quite easy on the eye. But it was also serious. These Metal Gear Solid 4 posters by LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule are less serious. There are three sackified posters to ogle, along with a printer-friendly, high-resolution version of a replacement box art for Metal Gear Solid 4. Or…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  “How Do I Change The Color Of SoulCalibur Female Underpants?”

  This is serious stuff. Very serious. An interoffice Namco conversation regarding changing panty colors for the Dreamcast version of SoulCalibur. No, really. According to the individual who supplied these pages to game site UK:R, “I have deleted the recipient’s name for privacy, but it’s a genuine fax.” So, yeah, go on, read and remember: THIS…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Aliens: Colonial Marines Due Before July

  Bit hard not to be excited about Gearbox’s new Aliens shooter. But how can we plan our excitement schedule if we don’t know when the game’s coming out? A presser sent out by Sega Europe today has the game tentatively slated for a “Q1 2009” release. That’s obviously not a calendar Q1, since then it’d…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  Asia Getting New PSP Colors

  What better way to celebrate the New Year than with new PSP colors. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is doing just that with not one, but two new PSP shades. On January 15, SCE Asia is releasing PSP-3006s in “Radiant Red” and “Vibrant Blue.” Each is priced at $1,380 HKD (US$177). The PSP, Now In “Carnival…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Sony To Bring In-House Racing Studios Together

  Sony have two in-house racing developers. Evolution Studios, who do MotorStorm, and SCEE Liverpool, who do WipeOut. Seems a bit silly having two teams doing the one genre, doesn’t it? Does to Sony. In an interview with GI.biz, Sony’s Michael Denny says that, while the two studios currently share the same management, the two will…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  Teacher Robbed At Game Center, Student Information Stolen

  Be careful! As an elementary school teacher in her twenties found out, people do steal things at Japanese game centers. And sometimes it’s worse than money. The teacher’s purse contained her class register, and that contained personal information about the students such as their names, personal info and a class photo. She is in charge…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Kodu CES Presentation Clip

  Kodu is Microsoft’s crack at this whole user-generated content thing. Technically, it looks promising! But my Lord, XNA title or not, those visuals need some work.

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  Free Gears of War 2 Flashback Map Pack Now For Sale

  That’s Gears of War 2 Flashback Map Pack is now available on Xbox LIVE Markeplace. Remember that? The five maps are 400 Microsoft Points (US$5). Not a bad deal. These maps were supposed to be available for free only to those who purchased the game new at GameStop game retailers. Well, there the formerly free…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six

  According to sources speaking to CVG, Ubisoft are planning to release new versions of both Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year. Try and regain your composure from the shock of it all to read on. Yes, after lacklustre, lazy previous outings for both brands, new games in the series are to be shown off…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  No Men Allowed (For A Long Time Now…)

  Girls only. Japan’s Asahi Shimbun has an article about how Japanese arcades are banning men from sticker picture machines. Why’d they do that? According to the piece, “A growing number of arcade operators are banning men from areas around these machines—popularly known as purikura—to protect customers, such as high school students, from men trying to…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Final Fantasy XIII’s Battle System Detailed

  Final Fantasy XIII is due out this year in Japan. For those who are unfamiliar with its battle system, let’s learn about it. Everyday you should learn about something, you know. • Command Stock: Players selection which action they’d like to from a cluster of five “Action” slots. • Cost: Each of these five actions…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  Some Call Of Duty 4 Stats To Boggle The Mind

  Over on his blog, Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling has posted some user statistics they’ve gleaned from the 360 version of Call of Duty 4. Stuff like how there’s now been, oh, over 10,000,000 unique users. Yeah. More than ten million. And that’s just those who got a copy and have played at least once over…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009
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  Sony Expects Metal Gear Solid 4 Type Sales From Killzone 2

  Worldwide, Metal Gear Solid 4 racked up big sales numbers — 4.3 million copies, actually. Sony, apparently, expects the same or better from Killzone 2. What about you? An unnamed and unconfirmed Sony employee reportedly told game site V For Video Games, ““It would be a lie to say Sony has not invested heavily in…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009
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  The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was

  1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine’s 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here’s your silver lining. Former EIC James Mielke has posted the cover of the ill-fated February 2009 issue of the magazine, an issue that should have…

  By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009