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Msoft: I Doubt We’ve Seen the Last of Master Chief
Speaking to USA Today, Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor hints that we may have more Master Chief in store for us in the future. “I doubt we have seen the last of Master Chief,” O’Connor told the paper. The bulk of the article is about upcoming Halo 3: ODST, which O’Connor says is significantly…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
H.A.W.X. Launches With Attack On The White House
The launch trailer for Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. shows how heavy the air-to-air combat action is going to get, with an attack on the White House and a missile aimed at Air Force One. Of course it isn’t the real White House or Air Force one. This is the White House and Air Force One of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Best Buy Zombie Invasion Gets Viral Ads
Packed with zombies, the real U.S. Army and a short fright show, the Stroudsburg, PA Best Buy‘s launch event for Resident Evil 5 now has its own backstory. The folks in Stroudsburg have been putting together a five-part video series to fill people in on the events leading up to the zombie infestation of the…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
ESA Foundation Doubles Up On Developer Scholarships
The ESA Foundation, representing the charitable arm of the games industry, has announced that they will be making 30 scholarships available this year to aspiring female and minority game developers. The 30 scholarships represent a doubling of the foundations scholarship offerings over their first two years of operation, granting qualified applicants $3,000 towards their continued…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Burnout Paradise Toy Cars Really Coming Out Thursday
After a false start in the middle of last month, Criterion is finally ready to release the Toy Car pack for Burnout Paradise, with the tiny racers speeding your way this Thursday. Nine little racers make their way to the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace this Thursday, adding a whole new, much smaller dimension…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Print Your Own Street Fighter IV Manual
Remember that amazing Street Fighter IV Training Manual Capcom sent out to the press for the launch of their new fighter? Now you can print your very own version. Capcom has uploaded a PDF of the entire manual on their Unity site for downloading, perusal and printing. Pretty neat. I hope they do the same…
By Brian Crecente Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Today I Saw Snow
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Killzone 2 Gaming Haven’t picked up Killzone 2, but really want to… Yes, I know Denver is covered in snow until mid-July or something, but today, for about an hour, it snowed big, clumpy wet snow that didn’t stick, but sure looked nice from my warm apartment. Boy I hate…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Capcom Bet 360, And Not PS3 Or Wii
Sure, these days Capcom are true multiplatform developers, but for a while they, they were leaning 360. Dead Rising, Lost Planet, both were originally 360-only. So why did a Japanese developer make that call? Capcom talisman Keiji Inafune – the creator of Mega Man, Onimusha and Dead Rising – explains that, despite a lot of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Sales Charts
Two big first-party titles faced off last week in Britain: Killzone 2 and Halo Wars. Only one of them could come out victorious, and it wasn’t going to be Halo Wars. Instead, it was Killzone 2 taking the #1 spot, in the process becoming Britain’s second-fastest-selling PS3 game of all time (behind GT5 Prologue), the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo UK: Buy Your DSi Christmas Presents Now
In early April, the Nintendo DSi will go on sale in North America, Europe and Australia. It may be spring, but it’s not to early for Christmas DSi shopping. When asked by The Times whether it would be a good idea to buy the DSi early for Christmas, Nintendo UK exec David Yarnton replied: I…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
EVE Online Scandals Are Good For Business
Massively-multiplayer game EVE Online has had its fair share of scandals and controversies. That’s what happens when you let the gamers run themselves. But they’ve hardly been a deterrent to subscriptions. Speaking with MTV, Noah Ward, from developers CCP, reveals that after the latest user-induced meltdown to hit the game – in the form of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cute Fighting Game Getting Cute Fighting Stick
The sequel to moe arcade fighting game Arcana Heart, Arcana Heart 2, got a PS2 port. That port is getting an arcade fighting stick. It’s like we’ve come full circle. Starting today, Japanese peripheral maker Hori is taking pre-orders for the Sugoi! Arcana Heart 2 stick, which goes on sale April 9 in Japan. It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Midway To Keep Paying Mortal Kombat Creator To Make New Mortal Kombat
History lesson: despite decreasing sales and quality standards of late, Mortal Kombat is without a doubt Midway’s most important remaining asset. And Ed Boon created Mortal Kombat. So he’s important to Midway. Which is why, despite the remainder of their business operations seemingly falling down around them, Midway have sought to secure the continued payment…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Porn Star Reviews Xbox 360 “Rumble Massage”
Click to view Adult video actress Stoya reviews Rumble Massage, an Xbox LIVE Marketplace title created by a member of the Xbox Community. She also name drops Sid Meier and Steve Jobs. Stoya’s review is, well, a straight up review. Her opinion: “Awkward and loud.” Would she use it in her professional life? “No.” While…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
David Perry Throws Down, Swears Next PSP Won’t Have UMD
Look, on the one hand, we don’t want to be encouraging this kind of behaviour. But on the other…watching David Perry engage in a bit of tit-for-tat with Sony is too good to pass up. Last week, Perry – the man behind Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, MDK and…Enter the Matrix – came out and said a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete Packaged With New Anime
Square Enix has released more information about upcoming Blu-ray movie release Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete. The movie was originally released in 2005 in Japan and is set two years after the Final Fantasy VII game. The story follows hero Cloud Strife as he tries to pin-point the cause of a mysterious, lethal plague.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: We Have “No Plans” To Release Classic Controller Pro In America
Like the looks of that Classic Controller Pro Nintendo unveiled the other day? Might want to pay your import retailer of choice a visit, then, because Nintendo don’t sound keen on releasing it in America. A Nintendo representative has told GameSpot “At this time, we do not have any plans to launch the Classic Controller…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Konami Still Pondering Trophies For Metal Gear Solid 4
Stealth action title Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots went on sale last June. A month later PlayStation Trophy achievements were introduced. Game company Konami still hasn’t added Trophy support in a retro-active update. However, that doesn’t mean Konami has forgotten about MGS4 trophies. Recently Konami’s Brandon Laurino posted in the comments on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
PC Sales Charts
Let’s take a one-week break from the WoW/Sims duopoly and congratulate Relic’s Dawn of War II, which has, for the first time in this writer’s memory, managed to come tops across all three charts. That’s right. Dawn of War II stands astride the NPD, Steam and Direct2Drive best-seller lists like a colossus, leaving even Sega’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Street Fighter Character Actor Chris Klein Always Plays
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is a flop — even American Pie actor Chris Klein can’t save it. Well, not that he ever could. Still, cinematic blunders aside, Klein loves Street Fighter. While Legend of Chun-Li actress Kristen Kruek has only played the game once, Klein grew up playing the game. “Although I’ve played…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009