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Keep Your Cat Busy With These Kitty Control Pads
I must say, I’m more of a dog man myself, but this is one instance where cats come out trumps. A dog would probably try and eat these adorable controllers, where a cat just…cuddles. It cuddles the guitar, at least. Which is what it’s supposed to do. These are gadgets for cats, after all. The…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Royal Air Force Prefers Gamers To Pilots
There’s an economic crisis going on, and times are tough all over. Even at Britain’s Royal Air Force, which is looking to save a penny or two by replacing some combat pilots with…gamers. Thankfully, we’re not talking about real fighters here, so rest easy, people of Britain. You won’t have some snotty-nosed kid crashing a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil CGI Movie On PlayStation Network
Starting today, CGI flick Resident Evil: Degeneration is available via the PS3’s PlayStation Network. This comes as Capcom announced the title has shipped over 1.5 million copies. Resident Evil: Degeneration takes places a year after RE4 and features characters Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield. The movie was distributed by Sony Pictures and debuted last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
A DSi Fit For Mickey Mouse And Square Enix
Game maker Square Enix has announced a Japanese release date for its upcoming action role-playing DS titleKINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days: May 30. KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days is the latest entry in the Disney-meets-Square-Enix series of RPGs. A special KINGDOM HEARTS DSi (pictured) will also go on sale when 358/2 launches.
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 5 On Sale In Japan Right Now
Multi-platform title Resident Evil 5 went on sale in Japan. Big game on sale in Japan means one thing: Lines of Japanese people. At the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara, sales were healthy. Japanese game site Famitsu reports that the PS3 version sold at a pace of 100 copies in the hour after the shop’s doors…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) Sells 372,000 Copies
Toshihiro Nagoshi, designer of SEGA’s Ryu Ga Gotoku, hinted that the game sold 300,000 copies. It’s sold more, way more. Just released official numbers put it at 372,000 copies sold. The game’s success also meant a huge PS3 spike. During the Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 debut week, sales of the PLAYSTATION 3 jumped 225 percent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Sega RTS Will Only Work With DirectX 10, Vista
Stormrise, a new RTS from Creative Assembly, is coming to consoles. No problems there. But it’s also coming to the PC, and when it does, you better hope you’re not still rocking Windows XP. Why? Because the game will only run under DirectX 10, which will only run under Windows Vista. Lead designer Artem Kulakov…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Iroha, Cammy, Poison, Oh My
More game girl figurines — endless! At the recent a recent hobby show in Japan, plasticized versions of Iroha, Cammy and Poison all put in sculpted appearances. Iroha, from SNK’s fighting game Samurai Shodown, is miniaturized into 1/6 scale. This is a prototype, hence the lack of color, but a finalized version is slated for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Company Of Heroes: One Tank Army
There’s a new Company of Heroes expansion on the way, one that will continue Relic’s move towards a more “intimate” strategy game by giving you control over a single tank. One of the expansion’s three new campaigns – in which you take command of an SS tank at the Battle of Villers-Bocage – sees you…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
Put On Racing Stripes, Win Race Pro
A contest ends, another one begins. We’re giving away a copy of Xbox 360 game Race Pro. Racing stripes make race cars go faster. Face it, they do. Just look at Race Pro‘s box art. Here’s the contest: Put racing stripes on something — anything! Racing stripes on a phone? It goes faster. Racing stripes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 - Uncategorized
March 16 Shall Now Officially Be Known As “Sony Online Entertainment Day”
There are plenty of commemorative days across the globe. Some honour great men/women, some honour great events, some even get you the day off work. But granting a day to a games developer? That’s exactly what San Diego City Council are doing. Next Tuesday (the 10th), city council member Carl DeMaio will formally proclaim March…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Title Derby Time Online Now Offline
Sony Computer Entertainment developed horse-racing PS3 title Derby Time Online went on sale November 13, 2008. This summer, the game’s online service will cease this June. No online service is not a good thing for an online game. According to the game’s official site: “Be warned that from June 3, 2009, it will not be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
The New Xbox Experience Will Soon Be Mandatory
Most people are more than happy with the improvements the New Xbox Experience brought to the Xbox 360‘s user interface. Those unhappy, well, tough: it’s about to become compulsory. Up til now, those who didn’t like the looks of the NXE could, in theory, keep their consoles off Xbox Live and keep rockin’ the blades…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Did Only Xbox 360 Resident Evil 5 Go On Sale First?
The above picture was taken at major Japanese retailer Bic Camera on March 4. Resident Evil 5 does not go on sale on March 4 in Japan, but on March 5. While street dates are commonly broken in North America or places like Dubai, it much less common in Japan. What is bothering some Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
A Boy And His Blob Looks Swell In Motion Too
Scans and screen shots may not get the job done, especially when it comes to hand-animated games like the newly announced A Boy And His Blob. Thank goodness new video of the Wii game exists. IGN also has the first interview with the developers of A Boy And His Blob, a quintet of reps from…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fallout 3 Patch Makes Radroaches Shinier
The latest patch for the Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 fixes specular lighting problems, giving the game a significant graphics boost. Don’t feel bad – I had to Google “specular reflection” too. The new fix makes things appear shinier and highlights textures on environments so you can actually make out ridges on radroaches or…
By AJ Glasser Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Unreal Tournament 3 “Titan Pack” Won’t Be Hitting PS3 Tomorrow
Epic Games has some bad news for Unreal Tournament 3 fans looking forward to new content on their PlayStation 3s. That “Titan Pack” expansion planned to hit the PC and PS3 tomorrow… won’t. Originally timed for tomorrow’s PlayStation Store update, adding new maps, units, vehicles, characters and more, Epic cites unforeseen certification problems. Instead, it…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Velvet Assassin Gets Away With Morphine In Australia
THQ and SouthPeak convinced Australia that the ubiquitous use of morphine in a World War II game is historically accurate — scoring an MA 15+ rating. Drugs in video games don’t often fly in Australia. For a while there, THQ — the Aussie distributor — had serious worries that Velvet Assassin would be banned, since…
By AJ Glasser Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits Lands In June With 48 Songs
While Activision has already made Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits public knowledge, we didn’t know what the publisher considers a “greatest hit.” Turns out its four dozen tracks from Guitar Hero I, II and III. That includes, but is not limited to, (deep breath) “Them Bones” by Alice in Chains, “Killer Queen” by Queen, “Nothin’ But…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 4, 2009 - Uncategorized
Would You Buy A Subsidised DS Or PSP From AT&T?
AT&T offer subsidised phones. Like, you pay $99, then get a phone to keep so long as you sign up to an AT&T contract. But would you do the same for a handheld? Don’t laugh, we’re serious. Because AT&T are serious. Glenn Lurie, AT&T’s president of emerging devices, has told Investor.com of the company’s plans…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2009