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Watchmen: Justice Is Coming Is Coming To iPhones
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh isn’t the only game shipping alongside the release of the big-budget, over-advertised adaptation of the graphic novel. There’s an iPhone game coming too, the online multiplayer Watchmen: Justice Is Coming. Described as a “multiplayer online adventure fighting game,” Watchmen: Justice Is Coming brings post-Keene Act, pre-events of Watchmen vigilante action…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sacred 2 T-Energy Trailer
The latest trailer for Sacred 2: Fallen Angel focuses on T-energy, the mysterious power that fuels the world of Ancaria’s magic. At least it begins focusing on it, and then quickly devolves into a fight between the Seraphim character and one of the Inquisitors from the game. It’s the strangest little transition, really. The narrator…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Europe Gets Red 360 Controller In Time For Resident Evil 5
Microsoft cleverly ties-in existing product to a major game release, timing the European debut of the red Xbox 360 controller to coincide with the release of Resident Evil 5. In a clever bit of release scheduling magic, the same limited-edition red Xbox 360 controller and play and charge kit that has been sitting on North…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Week On Live Arcade: Who Pays $20 For The Watchmen?
The $20 Steam pricing for Watchmen: The End is Nigh carries over to the Xbox Live Arcade version of the game, due out this Wednesday. Definitely not a case of PC taxing, Deadline Games‘ Watchmen: The End is Nigh carries the same $20 price tag as the version going up on Steam, which translates into…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Toys R Us Testing Used Game Sales and Buy Backs
Toys R Us is testing out a new program to buy used video games for store credit at some stores in the New York area, the national toy retailer told Kotaku today. “We are testing out a program at a couple of our stores in the New York area,” said Bob Friedland, senior public relations…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Halo Universe Expanded: Part One
In the first of a new series of videos dealing with the expansion of the Halo universe, members of Ensemble, and the gaming press talk Halo history. The Halo universe isn’t just Master Chief. I know, I know; that’s a hard fact for some fans to swallow. Between the novels, the first-person shooter trilogy, and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Vote For The Best Independent Game Of 2008
The Independent Games Festival has launched the voting site for the 2009 Audience Award, with 15 finalists seeking your nod as the best independent game of 2008. A panel of industry judges has narrowed down a list of 226 entries to 15 of the best independent games of last year, and now they want your…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Colossal Pokemon Regigigas At TRU
Starting next weekend you’ll be able to download a Colossal Pokemon Regigigas from Toys R Us on your DS. To get the free critter you just need to bring your DS and a copy of Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl to your local Toys R Us anytime from March 8 through March 21. Make sure…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Deal Of The Week: Ninja Missions On The Cheap
Microsoft second offering in their recently revived Deal of the Week program grants Xbox Live Gold members a special price on the Mission Mode add-on for Ninja Gaiden 2. The Deal of the Week is Microsoft’s way of saying thank you to Xbox Live Gold customers by offering them content they more than likely already…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
And The Mod Of The Year Award Winners Are…
Mod DB has announced the winners of their 7th Annual Mod of the Year Awards, which celebrate the most creatively remastered video games and game modifications. Nine different categories were under contention this year, with six awards chosen by Mod DB editors and three chosen by the gaming community through popular vote, including the top…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resistance: Retribution Multiplayer in Action
The Playstation Blog sat down with Resistance: Retribution to talk about the upcoming Playstation Portable‘s multiplayer modes. The game includes five multiplayer modes: Team Deathmatch: Eliminate the players on the opposing team. The team with the highest score wins. Capture The Flag: Grab the opposing team’s flag and deliver it to your base to score…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Study: Children Desire Mature-Rated Games
A study published in the U.S. Pediatrics journal this month finds that giving a video game a mature rating makes it “unspeakably desirable” to children. The study, conducted jointly by Brad Bushman of the University of Michigan and Elly Konijn of VU University Amsterdam, had 310 Dutch schoolchildren aged 7-17 read fictitious game descriptions, rating…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Wii Update: Family Parties And Ogre Battles
Two new downloadable games grace the Nintendo Wii this Monday morning, as ogres battle and families party, demonstrating the fundamental differences between the two groups. Gammick Entertainment’s Family & Friends Party is this week’s sole WiiWare release, delivering 1,000 Wii points worth of interactive board gaming fun. Teams of families and friends (no strangers allowed…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
UK Getting PSP Double Packs From Konami
Starting March 27 Konami will be start selling a collection of double packs for the Playstation Portable in the UK. The two-pack of games will keep their original packaging but will sell in a special slip case for £19.99. The first two double packs will be Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and Silent Hill Origins,…
By Brian Crecente Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wedding Anniversary
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …I totally forgot. Mrs. Bashcraft didn’t! And she did a good job of reminding me of that. I spent the weekend minding my Ps and Qs. Wife was kind enough to forgive me (very grateful about that!), but promises to bring it up for the rest of our lives (doh). We…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Want To Own This Amazing Street Fighter IV Cabinet?
Well, you can. It’s up for sale/auction on eBay right now, looks amazing and best of all, all proceeds go to charity. If you were at the Street Fighter IV launch party in LA a few weeks back, you will have seen this cabinet – designed by the creative hivemind at Meat Bun – looking…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
EA Brings Back “Controversial” Command & Conquer Level
When Command & Conquer Generals was released six years ago, it was released minus one of the game’s original levels. This level was deemed too “controversial”, and has only just now been released. Called “Black Sheep”, the mission tasks you with driving one of the Global Liberation Army (ie the terrorist faction) chemical weapons vehicles…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
British Rating Board: Resident Evil 5 Is Not Racist
When the Resident Evil 5 trailer was first shown, it raised some eyebrows. Some were critical, saying the set-in-Africa game used racist imagery. Later builds of the game showed a variety of races as the zombies, but several website reported that some of questionable imagery remained. Both Eurogamer and Kikizo described a scene depicting “a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
So What Do Critics Think Of The Street Fighter Movie?
Ashcraft has seen the new Street Fighter movie, The Legend of Chun-Li. Didn’t like it much. But what do film critics think of the flick, starring Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein & Michael Clarke Duncan? They are, unsurprisingly, not fans. The film currently has a Metacritic rating of 21 (out of a possible 100), while even…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Are The Best Scary Masks
Kotakuland has spoken and voted for the masks it liked best in our F.E.A.R. 2 contest. Let’s see who won. Above is Alymew’s entry, which came in at first place, making it the grand prize winner. She will receive a copy of the game as well as F.E.A.R. 2 and Monolith goodies. The entries (below)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009