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SEGA Making 20 Player Mecha Arcade Game
Border Break: SEGA NETWORK ROBOT WARS is an upcoming, well, networked robot wars arcade game from, yes, SEGA. There’s not an official image of the game yet, but rather, a large question mark placeholder. The game will be unveiled at the upcoming AOU Show in Japan. What we do know: Border Break supports up to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Asylum Screenshots, Trailer
While one Batman game lies rotting in the dirt, another, more promising title lives on. And it’s been a while since we heard/saw anything on Batman: Arkham Asylum, so let’s go take a look! Or, more importantly, let’s take a listen. Ah, Mark Hamill. You were born to play Luke Skywalker, but we live to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here Are Good Ways To Study English Says Japan
In Japan, there’s a great interest in learning the English language. It’s big business. Japanese speakers have several options to learn the King’s lingo. These are the most popular. Based on data from internet information sharing company iSHARE INC., 413 individuals answered a poll covering how they studied English. Out of the sample group, 52.3…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Need For Speed PSP, EA Canada Staffers Axed
Another batch of Vancouver area game developers are looking for work, as sources tell us that EA Canada‘s Burnaby location was the latest to be hit by Electronic Arts’ ongoing layoffs. The count numbered as many as 55 EA staffers, according to a regularly reliable source, one who tells us that the cuts might also…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Get Secondhand Lands For Free
There are two things everyone needs when the economy’s down: free stuff and a lot of laughs. Looks like you can get at least one of those from Secondhand Lands. Secondhand Lands is a fantasy satire MMORPG starring such parodies as the Sugar Prune Fairy, Princess Pwnies of the Apocalypse and cable trolls. Starting today,…
By AJ Glasser Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Take A Closer Look At Halo 3’s Mythic Map Pack
The official Austrian Xbox blog has posted a few screenshots of Halo 3‘s Mythic Map Pack, along with – for the first time – some names and descriptions to go along with them. The first map – Sandbox – has a variety of vehicles at your disposal, as well as allowing extensive modification via Forge.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Indiana Jones And The Staff Of Kings Revealed In New Nintendo Power
We’ve already seen the trailer and been properly prepared by Nintendo Power‘s own teasing, so the cover treatment given to Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings isn’t exactly a shocker. But we’ll take it! The March issue of Nintendo Power promises the first (print, we assume) look at LucasArts’ next Indy adventure, in which…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Yuusha 30: Turns Out Countdown Clocks Are Sometimes Warranted
Marvelous Entertainment‘s PSP-bound Yuusha 30 looks clever. Clever enough for us to forgive them their use of a countdown clock teaser that led many to think it was The Legend of Zelda related. As already revealed by Famitsu, Yuusha 30 lets players save the world from evil “Demon Kings” thirty seconds at a time. It’s…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Store Update: Savagely Mooned & Bejeweled
So much to see! So much to do(wnload)! Whether you need PlayStation Network original games or new Sackboy outfits, there’s a lot to like about this week’s North American PlayStation Store update. Let’s look! Savage Moon and Bejeweled 2 give PlayStation 3 owners something new to play, while the new Final Fantasy XIII trailer gives…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
We Require More StarCraft II Screen Shots
The waiting for StarCraft II isn’t the hardest part. It’s determining which media is new. And these, we’re fairly certain, are new screen shots of StarCraft II. This one‘s definitely new. But this one? Pretty sure that last one is old. And by “old,” I mean internet old, possibly as ancient as three weeks under…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reviewing Flawed Code
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Golly, Pie With Cheese Is Good I know I’ve ranted about this before, but I just don’t get how so many people can write reviews of games using early builds and just ignore the issues. Sure they’re issues that will most likely be fixed for retail release. But what if…
By Brian Crecente Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Disney Confirms Cuts, Consolidations
Disney Interactive Studios has confirmed to Kotaku “restructuring” at its Propaganda Games studio in Vancouver, clarifying that about half of the number of employees we reported affected by layoffs were let go. Exact numbers weren’t provided, but we were told that approximately 35 or fewer Propaganda Games staffers were laid off, with two development teams…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Is Your Copy Of Gears Of War PC Busted? Here’s Why
Owners of the “Games For Windows” release of Gears Of War have found themselves unable to play the game they own today. The reason? An expired Windows digital certificate, which went digitally sour yesterday. Epic Games’ forum dwellers began kvetching about the issue within the past 24 hours, when presented with a warning that read…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Prince of Persia’s DLC to Bring Three More Hours of Gaming
That new Prince of Persia downloadable content planned for a Feb. 26 release will add three new hours of gameplay to the title, Ubisoft said today. The still-unpriced-content will continue the story of the Price and Elika through the Underground Palace. Other pack goodies include: New Power: Energize – Reconstruct destroyed areas of the environment…
By Brian Crecente Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero World Tour Finds Oasis Today
Guitar Hero World Tour owners thirsty for new content can drink in Oasis’ latest, as Activision has made Dig Out Your Soul available as downloadable content. What can you look forward to? In addition to the Oasis tracks already released for World Tour, fake rockers can now jam to “The Turning,” “I’m Outta Time,” “(Get…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Deadly Creatures, Locked In Mortal Combat
It’s a developer diary! It’s a nature documentary! It’s both! The developers of the upcoming Wii exclusive action adventure title Deadly Creatures talk up the combat abilities of the game’s two unique protagonists. From this installment of the Deadly Creatures development diaries, we learn that while the scorpion is a powerful brawler, the tarantula is…
By Mike Fahey Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Update: Layoffs Hit Disney Interactive, Turok Sequel Canceled
Disney is the latest in a long list of companies planning to pare down its workforce, with cuts and consolidations affecting Disney Interactive Studios. Layoffs are said to have already hit Turok developer Propaganda. Sources tell us that Vancouver based Propaganda Games is in the process of laying off approximately 70 employees. That reduction in…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
2K’s Prizefighter Gets A New Name For Nintendo Platforms
2K Sports have just announced that they’ll be bringing the legendary hair of boxing manager Don King to Nintendo platforms this March with the release of Don King Boxing, complete with Balance Board Support. Developed by 2K China, Don King Boxing is the Nintendo version of Don King Presents: Prizefighter, renamed for the Wii and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 29, 2009 - Reviews
Star Ocean: Second Evolution Review: Calm Seas Ahead
Square Enix continues its seemingly unrelenting stream of RPG remakes with the release of Star Ocean: Second Evolution for the PSP, an update to the classic PlayStation title Star Ocean: The Second Story. Second Evolution picks up the Star Ocean story 20 years after the first game, following the adventures of Claude C. Kenni, the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 29, 2009 - Uncategorized
Perfect Balance Upends Your Productivity
Looking for something to do that’s not work-related while at work? Kill your output with Perfect Balance, a brilliantly simple block-stacker that renders one useless as an employee. Yes, very sorry about that, Mr. Crecente. But this is a fantastic diversion if you’re stuck gazing into a monitor all day. Simply arrange the pieces on…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 29, 2009