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Court Injunction Or Not, R4 Devices Still On Sale In Akihabara
The Tokyo District Court ruled an injunction against the Chinese R4 makers for “violation under Japan’s laws”. You’d think that would mean one couldn’t walk into a game shop and buy one. You’d think. In late 2008, Nintendo (and 53 other companies) took legal action against the makers of the R4 cart, a device which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony Europe PSP Campaign Gets An F For Effort
This clip is part of Sony Europe’s new PSP advertising campaign, tagged "Your Whole World". It’s supposed to be from a user/fan. It’s obviously not, nor are many of the other “entries” in this “competition” aimed at showcasing everything the PSP can do. If you’re short on laughs as you start the working week, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Billy Bob and Dennis Hopper Talk Deadly Creatures
Hollywood actors Billy Bob Thornton and Dennis Hopper, voice talent for Wii game Deadly Creatures, talk creepy-crawlies. Thornton tells a story about when he let a snake crawl in his hair while he was stuck in traffic. We’re not sure what the hell Dennis Hopper is talking about. Then again, who is! Oh! Apparently, Hopper’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dead Rising 360 vs Dead Rising Wii
.html?type=mov No, it’s not what you think! While we’re not the biggest fans of Capcom’s decision to port Dead Rising to the Wii, this isn’t us dwelling on it, like some shooting-fish-in-a-barrel thing. We’re only sort of dwelling on it. See, while this clip – highlighting the differences between the two versions of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Capcom Announces *Another* Phoenix Wright Musical
The all-female Phoenix Wright musical debuted this month in Japan. Capcom and the Takarazuka Revue are once again collaborating for another Phoenix Wright song-and-dance. “The decision to produce a sequel was based on the positive feedback from fans of the original,” Capcom stated. “The combination of Capcom’s story about a passionate young attorney who must…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Midway Looking to Offload Mortal Kombat, Screwing Former Employees
Midway, publishers of the Mortal Kombat franchise, are in trouble. And how are they looking at getting out of trouble? By giving key Midway employees bonuses! Oh, and by possibly selling off Mortal Kombat. Court documents surrounding the company’s fight for survival have shown that Midway executives have set aside $3,755,000 in bonuses, which is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Land Explained In A Second Language With Yelps And Bad Words
We’re not exactly sure what’s going on here. There’s Game Boy title Super Mario Land, the English language, and a whole lotta what-the-fuck. This clip from “Steve” appeared on Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga. Steve says he’s from Portugal. It’s apparently a Japanese gamer attempting to explain Super Mario Land in English. Also, alcohol…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Biggest Selling Game In Japan Last Month Was…
February is over. Games were sold in Japan last month, and Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has a list of which games sold the most. Was Nintendo able to outsell everyone with the newest entry in its popular Mario & Luigi RPG series? Or was there a dark horse that dominated the month? (Hint: It wasn’t a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 2, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cleaning Up
To: Luke From: Owen Re: TGS09 That’s my cat’s new tag. Bear is going to live with a friend and former neighbor back in San Jose, so I got her a tag that reflects her new address and phone number. See, I haven’t been an unreconstructed S.O.B. to everyone who’s lived near me. Which is…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Week in Games; FPS to RTS
Halo Wars deploys this week. Also, MLB: The Show and the MLB 2K updates roll out. The roster: five DS, PS2, PS3, and Wii, four for the 360, three for PC, two for PSP. Monday (March 2) Monster Band (DS) Tuesday (March 3) Brain Challenge Deluxe (PS3) Empire: Total War (PS3) Halo Wars (360) Littlest…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sunday Timewaster: Zombie Herder
There’s just no quit in the zombie genre. Here’s a flash game whose object is to corral a horde of infected, lest one wander off the screen and kill a human. I had no idea zombies could be considered livestock. Anyhow, this short, to-the-point timekiller just went up this weekend. You can challenge others to…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
If You Wanna Crown Sackboy, Then Crown ‘im
A crown for Sackboy. Sony’s spelled out some new ways to earn one in LittleBigPlanet, but that’s not to say getting crowned is any easier. Sony expects only 50 will be handed out this year. The latest “Sack It to Me” update identifies these three ways to win the rarest piece of DLC in the…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Report: Dead Space Extraction Will Not Have MotionPlus Support
IGN is saying that earlier news that Dead Space: Extraction would support Wii’s MotionPlus technology “is merely misinterpretation,” according to an unnamed Electronic Arts representative. During a Thursday conference with investors, the Chief Operating Officer John Pleasants discussed MotionPlus support within EA’s Tennis and Tiger Woods 2010 titles. Continuing the thought, he mentioned Dead Space,…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Twitter Page Takes Suggestions for “Modern Warfare 2”
Chatter earlier in February hinted that Modern Warfare 2 was in the works; an Infinity Ward Twitter account takes it a step further. They’re taking requests for features in the game and a community site. Set up about a week ago, the Twitter page asks (via Infinity Ward’s Robert Bowling): “What are your top feature…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fake Atari Games 2.0
Fake ports of modern games? Yeah, it’s been done before. Same with cart labels. But someone stuck them on actual carts, which will be hilarious once the next yard sale rolls around. Redbeard Math Pirate on Flickr created 15, spanning the range of cart art on the Atari 2600 – original VCS, second generation, third…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Lemmy and King Diamond Gameplay Trailers
Here’s two more Guitar Hero: Metallica trailers, featuring Motorhead and King Diamond, showing the headbanging action you won’t see because you’re concentrating on the note highways. Sweet mercyful crap, dig some of those sets. Of course, the full tracklist has already been revealed, but here’s a viewers guide of the songs in each video: Guitar…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Halo: ODST Mosaic Gets First Day Zero Urban Legend
Bungie was plundered of all its Mythic Map Pack early release codes in about a nanosecond this past week. That hasn’t stopped the hopeful delusional from believing more can be found. In a weekly update that sought to sweep all the begging urchins from their front door, Bungie also included that mosaic, made from screenshots,…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 -
UncategorizedVideo of Tabula Rasa’s Final Moments
Last night NCSoft shut off Tabula Rasa’s servers. Early word had it that the Bane horde would either wipe out humanity, or humanity would do the job itself with a doomsday weapon. I have never played this game (so have, like, not a lot of people, that’s the reason the servers were being turned off.)…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Screen from NFS MMO Shows Customizable UI
A post on Need for Speed: World Online’s official blog explains its “a user-selectable gadget interface designed specifically for the PC.” Pretty much anything can be added to, deleted from, or moved about the readout. “We think its about time PC gamers had games that allowed them to arrange their information their way,” says a…
By Owen Good Published March 1, 2009