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UncategorizedLet’s All Look At BioShock Running On A Mobile Phone
Been almost a year to the day since we first heard BioShock was making the jump to mobile phones. And we haven’t heard squat from it since. So let’s catch up with some footage. This was taken from the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, and shows what the 3D version of the game will…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
GTAIV: The Lost And The Damned Is Out
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And The Damned is up, ready for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. And it’s brought a flaccid penis with it. The 1.78GB download is available via “Featured Downloads”, “All Downloads” and then “Title.” It doesn’t seem to be available in all regions just yet — so sit tight. Thanks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Mario: The Board Game
Ever wondered what Mario would have looked like had Nintendo stuck to their background in making games out of paper and cardboard instead of going all electronic? Wonder. No. More. This is “Mushroom Kingdom”, by Ashley Buerkett. And no, it’s not really a game. It’s just an incredibly delicate, wonderful piece of papercraft. So you…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
These Guys Have Sold Two Million Atari Cartridges From A Cave
In 1990, Atari (the original Atari) were in bad shape. So they sold off their inventory of old cartridges. O’Shea Ltd bought them. All 3 million of them. They bought them so they could sell them on to you, the public. And where do they keep these millions of Atari cartridges? Why, in a 20,000-square…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
The 100 Best Selling Games In Japan Last Year
Enterbrain, publisher of game mag Famitsu, has complied its game software sales data for last year in Japan. Which game was the biggest seller? Which games bombed? All that, and more. (By “more,” we mean those in-between games that did okay. Hooray for them!) Here’s the crunched numbers: 1. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Sales:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2 Contest Gets Sweeter
We’re giving away a copy of multi-plat horror shooter FEAR 2: Project Origin. Here’s the contest: Masks are scary, so make a mask. You can make it out mask out of anything – but the key is that you must make it and not buy it. Take a picture of yourself and send it to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete Getting English Version
An English language trailer of upcoming Blu-ray movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Complete has popped up online. The English language version of FFVIIACC is dated for an April 16 “Limited Worldwide” release. The English version features a new theme song: a reworking of techno tune “Leave” by German artist Fruehbel. Watch the trailer in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
What’s The Difference Between Kristin Kreuk & Chun-Li?
Kristin Kreuk is playing Chun-Li in the upcoming Street Fighter movie. With the movie nearing release, she’s stuck on promotional press junkets. Today, she speaks with Famitsu about the difference between her and Chun-Li. “I think the most obvious differences lie in the physical appearance of the character”, she says in a video interview (link…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ridiculously Tanned Game Designer On… Tanning
GAH! That’s Toshihiro Nagoshi, creator of upcoming PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3, explaining why he enjoys toasting his leathery tanned skin. That’s Nagoshi sitting in a tanning bed in Japan’s Tanning Studio SOLE — which appears in-game. He’s not only promoting his game, but tanning and promoting. The brown game designer was introduced to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2009 - Uncategorized
Stupid PR Stunt Wants You To Name Real Kids After Rubbish Game
Stupid PR stunts are nothing new to this industry. We’ve had goats blood, we’ve had free, but troublesome gas. And now, we have a misguided attempt to have people name kids after a “game” character. Codemasters, under the impression that “Jason” is the name of a video game character and not, you know, the name…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2009 -
UncategorizedWatch The All-Female Phoenix Wright Musical
This month, all-female-musical troupe Takarazuka Revue will debut its stage version of Phoenix Wright. Here’s a sneak peak. Takarazuka has decided to go with the game’s English language character name, Phoenix Wright, instead of the character’s original Japanese name, Ryuichi Naruhodo. The ace attorney is being played by actress Ranju Tomu. The Revue’s musicals range…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Toy Fair 2009: Sgt. Johnson, WoW & LittleBigPlanet
Open up! Time for more game-related goodies from the showroom floor of the US Toy Fair. We’ve already seen a bunch of stuff, but tonight, we’re going to see a bunch more. HALO – We’re up to series six of McFarlane’s Halo figure range, and for series six, we get a number of new figures.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Bid For Michael Jackson’s Arcade Games [Update]
Back before Michael Jackson was accused of molesting children, before he started losing money and before his face started melting off, the King of Pop enjoyed the simpler things in life. Things like owning a SEGA R360 arcade cabinet. The R360 is an early 1990s air combat sim that rotates 360 degrees. The deluxe cabinet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega’s Biggest Arcade Games Get The Tiniest Treatment
Japan’s toy manufacturers are on a mission: take every real world object, recreate it in plastic, but smaller, then sell it to Japanese consumers. Next to be plasticized and shrunk: deluxe Sega arcade cabinets. Classic, deluxe Sega arcade cabinets, that is; the kind one blew extra quarters on for that realistic, sit-down experience. Toy maker…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2009 -
UncategorizedMass Effect 2 Carries Over Your Original Mass Effect Character?
Mass Effect’s two-disc Platinum Hits edition includes a nifty video documentary called “The Future of Mass Effect,” which talks about downloadable content and what we can expect from the sequel. The new DLC pack in development will add combat-oriented areas that the devs are comparing to “Fight Club” and Arena. More interestingly, though, the documentary…
By AJ Glasser Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Black Mesa Mod Coming “Late 2009”
Is it wrong to be more excited about Half-Life remake Black Mesa than we are about most proper releases this year? Course it’s not. Thing looks amazing. But when’s it coming out? Last we heard, it was simply “2009”. Which isn’t very helpful. What, early 2009? The middle of 2009? Or, in a worst-case scenario,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Where When I Need It
IndieGames’ freeware pick, Where, is exactly what I need to come down from the towering rage brought on by a traffic-y, wet Monday. The game consists of a series of mazes that you navigate using the directional keys to move and the mouse to look around. Unlike that old Microsoft Windows screensaver, these puzzles actually…
By AJ Glasser Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Says Xbox 360 Lead In Europe Now 1 Million
Europe Land has long been Sony country, with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 dominating sales charts in their respective generations. But the PlayStation 3 had a tougher challenge—a head start from Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Now, says Microsoft, it has pulled ahead in the region, giving the Xbox 360 a lead over its PlayStation 3 competition…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
NXE Avatars Get Lost And Damned
Microsoft is going all out in its promotion of The Lost and Damned coming to the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. And by “all out,” we mean new Avatar clothing options. Your New Xbox Experience Avatar now has the option to look one percent more bad-ass or—if your Avatar is female—twice as…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2009 - Uncategorized
What BottleRocket’s The Flash Might Have Looked Like…
When Brash Entertainment, the plague of a publisher that did serious harm to independent developers industry-wide, gave up the ghost, several projects went with it. That includes one based on DC Comics’ The Flash. In development at Bottlerocket Entertainment, the same of Splatterhouse infamy, The Flash was just one entry in a long list of…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 16, 2009