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Golden Tee Joins the Navy, Ships Out on Supercarrier
Arcade and bar golfing sensation Golden Tee recently made it’s way to aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis, thanks to the company behind the game. Incredible Technologies sent a brand new machine to the aircraft carrier after Lt. Mike Hall wrote a letter to them about his love of the game and his longing to…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rosenqueen Rocks The Prinny Bundles
Fans looking to get a little more with their copy of Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? for the PSP next month need look no further that NIS’s official online store, Rosenqueen. Along with the standard retail edition of Prinny, which comes in a box with the soundtrack and a special Penny Arcade Prinny…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Robbie Bach: Next Xbox Still Quite A Ways Away
After the first-generation came and went in a relative blink of an eye, Microsoft’s Robbie Bach says that the company isn’t in quite as much of a hurry to upgrade the Xbox 360. Speaking to The Mercury News, Bach explains that in today’s economy especially, persuading consumers to upgrade is becoming more and more difficult,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nifty Ottoman Hides Your Rock Band Instruments
Much to the delight of my wife, a good third of our game closet is filled with Guitar Hero and Rock Band instruments. Which means this sexy storage device is a must have. The AK Rock Box Gaming and Storage Ottoman with Drum Lift may sound a bit pricey at first, ringing in at $185,…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Congressman Calls For Health Warnings On Violent Games
Do violent video games need health warning labels? California congressman Joe Baca thinks so, and he’s introduced legislation that would make them mandatory. Citing research studies that show a link between violent video games and child aggression, Baca believes that the Consumer Product Safety Commission needs to institute a rule that all games rated T…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Petric Convicted Of Halo 3 Inspired Matricide
Daniel Petric, the Ohio teen who shot and killed his mother over a dispute involving Halo 3, was convicted today of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, and other charges related to the heinous crime. As reported previously, Petric had purchased a copy of Halo 3 following his parents’ Mark and Susan had forbid him to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Resistance: Retribution Video Shows Off Infection Mode
It looks like that PS3 to PSP connectivity will add quite a bit of features to those of you who own Resistance 2 for the PS3 and buy Resistance Retribution for your PSP. This video walks you through some of the features which are broken down into two different modes: Infected mode will allow you…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo: Children Afraid Of Math, Math Trainer Can Help
A survey conducted on behalf of Nintendo to help market Personal Trainer: Math for the DS finds that one in five children believe they’re more likely to become famous than excel at math. The study, conducted by Wakefield Research on Nintendo’s behalf, basically comes to the conclusion that about 20% of the nation’s school children…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Binary Tweed’s Political Puzzle Platformer Clover Looks Delightful
If you think this screenshot from Clover, a “political platform puzzler” coming soon to Xbox Live Community Games from independent developer Binary Tweed, is lovely, you should see their managing director’s mustache. One of the more promising games to come out of the Community Games program so far, Clover is a plot-driven puzzle platformer with…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Game Addict Swallows Saw Blades to Commit Suicide
A 23-year-old Beijing game addict was rushed to a hospital after swallowing five pieces of saw blades in an attempt to commit suicide, the Beijing Legal Times reports. The man “kept talking incoherently about how to win his favorite computer games, even after being sent to a Beijing hospital ICU” on Sunday. According to the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Could Have Done Worse Than “Wii”
Nick Dawson and a friend are trying to put together a web humor series, and have decided that we haven’t yet stopped beating the "Wii" horse yet. The video depicts a fictional Nintendo exec being interviewed Conan O’Brien-style by someone who for some reason is in Halo Spartan armor. The Nintendo rep introduces the next…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Weekly Wii Update: Jungle Cards, Alucards, And Laser Pachinko
It’s Monday number 2 of 2009, and Nintendo is delivering the second weekly batch of downloadable content to the Wii console, with two new WiiWare titles and one good old-fashioned vampire whip-fest. Two titles hit Nintendo’s WiWare service today, both which take time-tested concepts – card-games and pachinko – and give them a right twisting…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tomb Raider Underword DLC Was Meant To Be In Original Game
Two apparently disgruntled former Crystal Dynamics employees have confirmed the rumored lay-offs at the studio and dished a little inside information about the development of Tomb Raider Underworld, including how the DLC came to be. A poster who says he is Eric Lindstrom, the creative director for the game, said that the downloadable content coming…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
And So, The Twittering Begins
To: Crecente From: Ashcraft Holiday here in Japan — Coming of Age Day. Which really doesn’t mean anything if you or your family is not Coming of Age (turning 20 years old). I spent the day doing origami with the fam. So, I started Twittering (Brian_Ashcraft as some other dude took “Bashcraft”). Late to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Age Of Conan Servers Closing, Game To Be Issued Last Rites
We’ve heard how Age of Conan is in a state of decline. Now let’s look at how it’s in a state of decline. In particular, how over half the game’s servers are to be shuttered. Funcom have announced that during the week, the total number of servers for the game will be reduced from 49…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Some Fat Princess Clips For Those Fancying A Piece Of Cake
Would it be crass of me to say Fat Princess could well be the most promising PlayStation 3 game of 2009? Course not. Because it looks like an absolute blast. It’s the diversity that nails it. It’s not just brawling; it’s the base-building and strategy, the subtle blending of Castle Crashers, Command & Conquer and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Guitar Hero III Becomes Highest-Grossing Game Ever
Guitar Hero’s big business. Multiple versions, multiple consoles, it’s a big hit. But are you prepared for just how big a hit it is, or for how important it is to publishers Activision? Well, according to Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith, Guitar Hero III has become the first single game in the history of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2009 -
UncategorizedOne Man Zelda Band
Sure, the singing is spectacular, the violin playing is spot-on, but those hats? They’re fantastic! According to composer and gamer Diwa De Leon: Most of my picks came from Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past originally for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). I’m a professional composer, arranger and violinist, and cosplaying is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
IPTV On The 360? It’s Still Up In The Air!
2007. CES. Microsoft get a few people excited with mention of an IPTV service for the 360. British Telecom will be the first to offer it. Years pass, however, and we hear nothing. Until now! The subject has again popped up, again at CES, and…things haven’t gotten very far. Microsoft are still saying squat (SQUAT!!)…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Braid Theme Costs Money, Braid Developer Sorry
The Xbox 360 has “premium themes”, which will tart up your 360’s menu in exchange for money. A premium theme based on Braid has just been released, and costs money. And Braid’s creator is sorry. Sorry that it costs you money, anyway (it’s a nice enough looking theme). Writing on the game’s blog, creator Jonathan…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2009