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Warhammer Online Issuing A Call To Arms With First Live Expansion
Mythic is getting ready to change the face of Warhammer Online with the first live expansion, A Call To Arms, featuring a new land to conquer and two new, brutal character classes. A Call To Arms isn’t your normal expansion pack, but a “Live Expansion”, which will be deployed over a series of months on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cheating Second Life Husband: The Movie
The Canadian Broadcasting Company documentary on cheating spouses in Second Life has aired, featuring a look at the women in the life of Dutch, the Second Life cheating husband we’ve come to love. This clip from the full documentary, which can be viewed at the link below, shows the woman Dutch is now married to,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Boom Blox Bash Party in Pictures
Two of them to be exact. Early this morning Electronic Arts announced that they are working on a sequel to Wii ball-tosser Boom Blox. Boom Blox Bash Party comes with 400 new levels and some interesting settings, including under water and in zero gravity. “In BOOM BLOX Bash Party we are taking the game elements…
By Brian Crecente Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Golly, Pie With Cheese Is Good
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Somewhere Between RZA And Margaritas Busy night. I’m blotto. So, so, so exhausted. For a job that requires one to sit in front of a computer, I feel knackered after posting all the news that broke last night. The solution? You guessed it, apple pie with a slice of cheese.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Not Everybody Is Losing Money (Just Ask PopCap!)
Times are tough. You’re no doubt sick of hearing that. But it’s true! Money is tight for developers and publishers the world over. Unless your name is Nintendo or Activision. Or, in this case, PopCap. The developers of Peggle and Bejeweled, having picked up some sales data from the NPD Group, announced today that retail…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here Are Your Madden Bowl XV Participants
Despite the onset of some troubled economic times, EA will still be spending big at this year’s Super Bowl. Part of those festivities will be the 15th Madden Bowl. So who’s playing? Seven current NFL players will be picking up the controllers and vying for digital bragging rights, including a player each from the competing…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Casual, Online PC Games On The Up & Up
comScore today have released figures showing big increases in the number of people playing PC games online. Not the Crysis/Counter-Strike kind of online gaming, though. The Newgrounds kind of online gaming. Wait, casual games? Yes, casual games. Sit down, you’re about to learn something. Seems the number of Americans playing games on casual online gaming…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter IV Arcade Cabinets Touring Britain Next Month
It doesn’t look like Street Fighter IV arcade cabinets are going to make it (officially) out of Japan. Ah well. If you live in Britain, come February you’ll get a chance to play one. Albeit temporarily. Capcom are bringing a few cabinets to the UK, and will be rolling them down mainland Great Britain (sorry…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
XEVIOUS Resurrected In PlayStation Home
Namco Bandai is ready to roll out NamcoMuseum.comm in PlayStation Home. Included in it is a new version of classic shooter XEVIOUS called XEVIOUS Resurrection. The game looks 3D, but it’s an absolutely gorgeous HD version of the 2D scroller. And yes, it’ll be playable in Home. Also included are Pac-Man, Galaga, DigDug, Dragon Spirit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Has Mandatory Install
Word has it that upcoming PS3 exclusive Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 requires, like a lot of PS3 games do these days, a mandatory install. Sign of the times! Apparently, the install will be 5120 MB (5GB). So those living in Japan who plan on buying the game next month, make sure you’ve got the extra…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Are People Still Buying The Game Boy Advance?
Not really. But that doesn’t stop Nintendo from releasing Game Boy Advance hardware and software sales data. No surprise that Game Boy hardware and software sales are tanking. Here’s the raw data: Hardware • Japan Apr. – Dec. ’07: 110,000 units Apr. – Dec. ’08: 60,000 units Life-to-date: 16,950,000 units • The Americas Apr. –…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Total Wii And DS Software Sales Are Up
In addition to the hardware sales info, Nintendo also released software sales data for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii. DS software sales are down domestically, but Wii software sales are up in Japan. What’s more, Wii software experienced significant sales spikes outside Japan. Total software sales are up as well. Let’s have a look…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
More Details On Sony Sales Slump: PS2, PSP, PS3 Sales All Down
You guessed it: times are tough. And few places are feeling it as bad as Sony, who have tonight announced a drop in games unit revenue, hardware sales and software sales. As you can see in the graph above, PS2 sales are down 52% from this time last year. PSP sales are down 12%. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii/DS Sales Down In Japan, DS Approaching 100 Million In Lifetime Sales
Nintendo also released the hardware sales for the April 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 as well as life-to-date totals. Wii and DS hardware sales are down domestically in Japan, but up internationally. Good news: The handheld is approaching the 100 million sales mark. Nintendo DS • Japan Apr. – Dec. ’07: 5,640,000 units Apr.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
PS3 Sales Drop Slightly
PS3 sales are down 9 percent. Sony announced today that the company sold 4.46 million PS3s from October-December of last year. In the same October-December period in 2007, Sony shifted 4.9 million PS3 consoles. PSP sales also dipped a bit with 5.08 million PSPs sold during the same period compared to 5.76 million sold during…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Dragonball Origins Recalled In Australia
Whoops! Atari are recalling every single copy of Dragon Ball Origins in Australia, after it was discovered the rating handed out to the game didn’t quite match some of it’s naughtier moments. Seems that, while every other Dragon Ball game Atari have released in the country was rated a deserving PG (Parental Guidance recommended), Origins…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Sales Up, Profits Down, Financial Forecast Revised
Nintendo has just released its financial statement for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2008. In short, sales were up, but profits down. Compared to the same period last year, net sales were up 16.7 percent to the equivalent of US$17.07 billion. Net profit, however, dropped 17.9 percent to the equivalent of $2.36 billion. According…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prince Of Persia Getting Major DLC
I won’t spoil anything for those who haven’t played it, but if you felt a little bummed/cheated by the end of Prince of Persia, you might want to look into picking up the game’s DLC. Due on February 26, the DLC will serve as an epilogue to the events of the game, along with adding…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Does This Pop Singer Look Like A Final Fantasy XIII Character?
Morning Musume singer Mari Yaguchi did an interview with Famitsu. She learned something very exciting — about herself, of course. In a recent blog update, Yaguchi writes that she discovered during the Famitsu interview that there have been comments that she totally looks like a character in Final Fantasy XIII. (We’re thinking more pigtailed Oerba…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009