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Hello March, Here Are Final Fantasy XIII Screens
The latest screens from role-playing-game Final Fantasy XIII show bandanna-wearing beach blonde Snow Villiers and his resistance group Team Nora. Besides Snow, the Team Nora fraction is made up of orange haired Gadot, googles-wearing Maqui, and black-haired Lebreau 『ファイナルファンタジーXIII』”ノラ”とは？ [Famitsu]
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Why Capcom Don’t Care If The Street Fighter Movie Sucks
The latest Street Fighter movie sucks. No doubt about it. But do you think Capcom give a damn about the quality of the movie? They might, but they care more about the money. Speaking with GameDaily, Capcom PR man Chris Kramer says in response to haters of the current Chun-Li flick: Critics were unkind to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) Sold 300,000
PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 (Yakuza 3) went on sale February 26. How’d it do? Let’s hear what its designer, the very tanned Toshihiro Nagoshi, has to say: First and foremost, it sold 300,000 copies. Thank you very much. Nagoshi’s post is quite terse, and he doesn’t explicitly say Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 sold…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
2004 Build Of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Released (And Yes, It’s Playable)
When STALKER emerged from development hell in 2007, the final product met with an unexpectedly positive reception. For those more interested in a slice of that development hell, though, developers GSC have you covered. An early, playable build of the game – dated October 18, 2004 – has been released by the team, giving you…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
White Knight Chronicles Creator In PS3 Ad
Sony’s game creator ads continue. Previously Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 designer Toshihiro Nagoshi skipped stones with the game’s main character. This time, Level5’s Akihiro Hino talks up the PS3’s power near a construction site while the White Knight from PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles walks into the frame. Check out, Hino’s feathery hair! Amazing. Next…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2009 - Uncategorized
Now Rock Band Is Going Toe-To-Toe With A Record Label
Warner Music are just spoiling for a fight! Having had a public falling-out with Guitar Hero publishers Activision last year, this year its Rock Band publishers MTV Games‘ turn. At the root of the issue is the complaint Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has that music game publishers aren’t paying enough for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Boozin’ With Japanese Hostesses Screens
Japanese game company D3 has released more screens of its booze-with-night-club-hostesses game Dream C Club. The Xbox 360 lets players spent weekends getting sauced up with saucy cabaret ladies. As we previously pointed out, the game features a drinking system called “IIS,” which has players control their drinking using the Xbox 360 controller’s analog stick…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
French Boy Stabs Sister Over Nintendo DS [Update]
A five year-old boy in the French town of Uckange has stabbed his ten year-old sister with a kitchen knife following an argument over a Nintendo DS, Le Post reports. The incident occurred on Saturday night, and was prompted by the sister’s refusal to allow her brother to play with her Nintendo DS. Upset over…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Which Game Consoles And Console Makers Impress Young Japanese Women?
Online research group goo Research questioned 1,102 women between the ages of 20 and 26 years-old to find out. Here’s the sample group broken down by region: 33.2 percent from the Tokyo area, 33.6 percent from the Osaka area and 33.2 percent from the Nagoya area. While the survey does not show what all Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Got Ninjas In My PSP
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins sneaks onto the PSP this month, totally wrecking my resolve to save up money for a PSP2. This was a pretty understated port. Ubisoft announced it via Twitter post this morning and Wii platform pages on various press sites were amended with tiny “PSP” tags. Two screenshots also emerged, showing comparable graphics…
By AJ Glasser Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
How’s The Dexter Video Game Looking?
Pretty odd, but considering the combination of Mark Ecko Entertainment, the iPhone and Showtime’s serial killer drama Dexter, we can’t say we’re surprised. A little more surprising is the combination of gameplay genres. According to the official update on the game, Dexter will feature “puzzle solving, stealth tactics, mini-games, and ‘slashing’ with the iPhone itself”…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo 3: 1,000,000,000 Games And Counting
Halo 3‘s got a somewhat popular online component, and has had one since it launched (hey, it’s Halo). Ever wonder how many multiplayer games that actually equates to, though? Try over one billion. Yup, Bungie’s near-OCD obsession with tracking numbers means that we now know that at 18:36 PT on February 28, a four-player Infection…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
You Haven’t Seen The Last Of Sonic The Werehog
Sonic the Hedgehog fans (read: masochists) will be delighted to learn that, should Sega see fit to subject them to another Sonic Unleashed title, the lumbering, stretchy “werehog” is almost guaranteed to return. Sonic and the Black Knight director Tetsu Katano tells Videogamer “You will see the Werehog again.” That’s despite the general shunning of…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lay Off The Sequels Says Harvest Moon Head Man
Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada says “the games industry worldwide is in danger if we keep making sequels,” just weeks before the 19th installment of Harvest Moon hits PSPs in Japan. Speaking to Eurogamer Italy, Wada went on to say that consumers are bored by sequels and excited by variety. That may or may not…
By AJ Glasser Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The King of Fighters XII Hits PlayStation 3s This Summer
.html We thought this U.S. debut trailer for The King of Fighters XII was just going to be an excuse to ogle the SNK Playmore game’s beautifully animated characters. How naive we were. That’s because the game apparently has a North American release window, which was, frankly, (good) news to this casual King of Fighters…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rockstar’s Dan Houser Tops Industry’s Hottest Developer List
Edge Online has published its annual list of the industry’s “hot” developers, a hundred men and women whose names you should know. Topping the list is Rockstar Games co-founder and VP of Creative Dan Houser. Houser beats out Nintendo’s Hideki Konno and Shigeru Miyamoto, both of whom placed in the top ten alongside industry movers…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Elevator Action Arcade Shooter Has Great Name, Even Better Gimmick
Taito is giving Elevator Action fans another dose of floor-changing espionage action with the beautifully named Elevator Action: Death Parade. What separates Death Parade apart from its predecessors? Well it’s a light gun shooter. More importantly, it’s a light gun shooter with functioning elevator doors on the cabinet, doors that open and close to change…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Killzone 2 Gaming
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Wedding Anniversary I did something this weekend that I haven’t done in quite awhile. I spent a big chunk of Sunday playing video games. Specifically, playing Killzone 2 online. Have you picked it up yet? Are you going to? What you missed: Resistance: Retribution Multiplayer in Action Toys R Us…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Buy Xbox Live Gold Account, Go See Watchmen For “Free”
Don’t pay good money for Watchmen tickets. Re-up your Xbox Live Gold status instead. That’s the deal currently being offered at retailer Best Buy, one that might be too good to pass up. Best Buy’s promotion takes your purchase of either an Xbox 360 console or an “Xbox Live product” and tosses two tickets to…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Court Denies Gibson’s Guitar Hero Lawsuit
Guitar manufacturer Gibson’s grand plans to sue Activision over its Guitar Hero series have been dashed, as the District Court for the Central District of California has ruled against Gibson, denying its patent infringement claims. Gibson filed the suit against Activision last march, albeit “reluctantly,” claiming that Guitar Hero infringed on a nine year old…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009