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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 - Uncategorized
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