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Left 4 Dead — Now For Kids!
If the zombie apocalypse broke out a few decades earlier than it did in Left 4 Dead, it might look a lot like this. (And no, this is not concept art for the Wii version.) Artist Jason Chan — who also happens to work for concept art house Massive Black, partially responsible for the visual…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Is My Champion Super-Heroically Hot Or Not?
Cryptic Studios makes a game out of the vast character customization options in their upcoming superhero MMO Champions Online with the addition of a new “Rate My Champion” section on their website. It’s basically “Am I Hot Or Not?” for the superhero set. Characters generated in the beta version of Champions Online appear in the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Student Showcase Finalists Include Tetris-Meets-SimCity Game
The Independent Games Festival today announce the ten winners finalists for their annual Student Showcase awards. As usual, the finalists include some interesting titles like City Rain, a blend of Tetris and SimCity, and Zeit Squared, a shoot-em-up that allows you to go back in time to assist yourself through the game. All ten finalists…
By Brian Crecente Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Noby Noby Boy Is Just Five Bucks
Namco Bandai’s American arm confirmed the updated release date of Noby Noby Boy today, putting a low, low price on the PlayStation 3-bound thing-eating game. It’s cheap. Five measly bucks cheap. Due on February 19th, the PlayStation Network release will let plays stuff the titular BOY with everything in the game world, letting him stretch…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
BFG Begins Taking Orders On Their New, Expensive Gaming Rigs
Need a state of the art gaming PC? Got $3,000 to $8,000? No? Then you probably don’t want to head over to www.BFGSYSTEMS.com, where the BFG’s new Phobos systems have just gone on sale. Most people know BFG for their graphics cards, but they’re looking to make a splash in the high-end gaming / home…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Japan’s Bestselling Game? It’s A GameCube Game
The newest Wii-make, part of Nintendo’s “Wii de Asobu” series is Mario Power Tennis. It also happens to be Japan’s favorite game, at least for this week-long span, landing the number one spot. Now that Japanese game releases are off vacation, things are starting to get interesting. Perhaps most notable are the number of PlayStation…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Cursed Mountain Screens Are Cursed, Mountainous
New screenshots for Deep Silver’s upcoming survival horror title Cursed Mountain go great lengths to showing just how cursed this particular mountain may or may not be. What the screens actually do is give us a look at Cursed Mountain’s expansive scale and some of the unique enemies you’ll come across on your journey to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Update: EA Lays Offs Hit Black Box Today
Electronic Arts today laid off as many as 150 to 200 people today as part of the company’s ongoing cut backs announced back in December, sources tell Kotaku. These latest rumors come on the heels of word that there was a company-wide meeting today held at EA Canada to discuss the current state of the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Obama Takes Office, Video Game Analogies Start To Flow
The Obama campaign, fresh off an inauguration, just ran face first into federally-mandated technological obsolescence and what better way to express their frustrations than with a video game analogy? “It is kind of like going from an Xbox to an Atari,” Obama spokesman Bill Burton said of his new digs. Can you imagine how blown…
By Brian Crecente Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Riddick Waxes Philosophical On Desperation
If this new "Desperation" trailer for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena doesn’t get you excited about Starbreeze’s upcoming continuation of the Riddick saga, then this probably isn’t the game for you. In the trailer, the Diesel-powered Riddick ponders the nature of desperation, or does the best that he can considering the limited…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Imagines Petz In Their Early 2009 Lineup
As part of Ubisoft’s 3rd quarter sales report, the company posted their release schedule for the first three months of 2009, filled with iPetz, Jace Power, and a heaping helping of imagination. With news that the eagerly anticipated survival title I Am Alive has been pushed back, seemingly within the last day, Ubisoft’s earlier 2009…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Assassin’s Creed 2, New Ghost Recon, Red Steel 2 Coming From Ubisoft
Ubisoft plans to release seven franchise titles, three new brands and four movie licensed games in their 2009/2010 fiscal year, which starts in April, the company said today. Among the games will be Assassin’s Creed 2, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon and Anno. The company also plans to release three new…
By Brian Crecente Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Hands-On With Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned
The first of two planned downloadable episodes for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost And Damned, will arrive in February, giving players a fresh look at the well-traveled Liberty City. In The Lost And Damned, you’ll step into the biker boots of Johnny Klebitz, vice president of the motorcycle gang…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
First Tomb Raider: Underworld DLC Coming February 10th
The first of two new chapters in the Lara Croft saga comes exclusively Xbox 360 next month, as Eidos announces a February 10th release date for the Tomb Raider: Chronicles Beneath the Ashes DLC. First announced back in October of last year and originally slated for a December release, Beneath the Ashes finds Lara returning…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oh Yeah, Silent Hill And DDR Are On The iPhone Now
Despite both titles having been available for a couple of weeks with dozens of customer reviews each, Konami today announces the launch of Silent Hill: The Escape and DanceDanceRevolution S Lite for the iPhone. It seems to be a growing trend that iPhone game announcements trail behind the actual release of said games by a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Update: Electronic Arts Holding Black Box Meeting Today
Electronic Arts is holding a Town Hall meeting today at EA Canada to discuss the industry and perhaps detail more layoff news at the publisher’s studio there, according to memos obtained by Kotaku. The meeting, which we’re told will start at 10 a.m., will be headed by John Riccitiello and available to all Electronic Arts…
By Brian Crecente Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Crystal Defenders Leaps From iPhone To Consoles
Square Enix pioneers the art of the iPhone to console game port, announcing that their Final Fantasy Tactics-themed defense game Crystal Defenders is coming to WiiWare, xbox Live Arcade, and the Playstation Network. The entertaining yet rather simplistic iPhone game Crystal Defenders will first make the leap to WiiWare as Crystal Defenders R1 on January…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
The True Puzzle Quest: Galactrix PC Demo
If the flash demo of D3publisher’s upcoming space-age Puzzle Quest follow-up wasn’t enough for you, head over to Big Download for the full 128mb PC demo of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. Rather than just place you in the middle of the same fight over and over again, the PC demo for Puzzle Quest: Galactrix contains the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 22, 2009 - Uncategorized
Three Things That Stand Out About the Spore Expansion
EA announced a bunch of new stuff at last night’s semi-swank reveal event – but the main draw was Galactic Adventures, the first real Spore expansion. Adventures adds a new branch of gameplay to the Spore experience, accessed from the main menu. Once you click on it, you have your pick of preset adventures on…
By AJ Glasser Published January 22, 2009