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EVE Online: Acpocrypha Expands Horizons This March
CCP draws back the curtain today on EVE Online: Apocrypha, the 10th free expansion for their popular space MMORPG, delivering whole new regions of the universe to explore. Using the tried and true giant wormhole mechanic, Apocrypha will open up unexplored areas of the universe to adventurers brave enough to explore them. With new regions…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
GameStop Claims Triumph Over Recession, Holidays Sales Up 22%
GameStop stands proudly in the snow, one foot atop the neatly decapitated recession monster as it proudly proclaims its triumph over the failing economy, with holiday sales up 22% over last year. Is the gaming industry recession proof? Maybe not as far as development studios are concerned, but from a retail perspective things are looking…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Play Wii Tennis With Australian Open Champion
Nintendo is giving one gamer a chance to take on Australian Open Champion, and third best tennis player in the world, Novak Djokovic in a game of Wii Tennis. But wait, there’s quite a catch. To be eligible to enter you must be able to travel to Melbourne any day during the first week of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Snowy Fallout 3 DLC Screens, Now With More Ninja
Bethesda is back to their old three screenshots at a time tricks, delivering three chilly new screenshots from their upcoming Operation Anchorage downloadable content for Fallout 3. The three appropriately snowbound screens are helpfully titled as what they depict. The water screenshot depicts your character staring out over the water; the base screenshot shows off…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Nyko Waves Their Wand At CES
Debuting along with a few Wii charge kits at CES 2009, The Wand is Nyko’s answer to the Wii Remote, featuring the ability to electrically replicate vibration feedback and control in attached devices. Nyko’s The Wand is a Wii remote alternative that features the company’s all new Trans-Port technology. While current attachments to your standard…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Time Warner Intrigued By Video Gaming, Prepares Poking Stick
Time Warner’s recent acquisition of LEGO-crazy game developer TT Games was “wildly successful”, and has the media giant considering expansion into the video game industry, Time Warner Chief Financial Office John Martin told investors Wednesday. “The games area is an area that intrigues us,” said Martin at an investor conference in Arizona. “That said, I…
By Brian Crecente Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Alert 3 Launches PC Uprising In March
The epic saga of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 continues this March with Uprising, a PC-exclusive standalone expansion that takes the single-player campaign to a whole new level. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising picks up where the original game left off, with the Soviets dealing with their utter defeat, the Empire of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Godfather II Ships In Late February, Pre-Orders Get Exclusive Mobster
EA and Paramount Digital have announced the official ship date for their second game in The Godfather franchise, with a multi-talented pre-order exclusive mobster joining the crew of those who join the family early. Players will be able to act like a mobster and think like a Don come late February, as the Godfather II…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fable II’s Knothole Island DLC Hits Next Week
Fable II’s Knothole Island hits Xbox Live worldwide on Jan. 13 for $10 (800MP). And the expansion isn’t coming without gifts. Even gamers who don’t purchase it will get some freebies next week. Knothole Island will come with three new quests set in three new dungeons, a new range of outfits, six new weapons, dozens…
By Brian Crecente Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here Is American Money, Grandma
To: Bashcraft Crecente From: Crecente Bash RE: McGee Every night, we flip on the news — Mrs. Bashcraft listens to it while making dinner. Mini-Bash plays with his toys or makes something, but also tunes in, watches. This afternoon, he decided he wanted to send a letter to Grandma. Better yet, he wanted to send…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Men, And Women, Of Video Game Voice Work
There’s a neat feature up on Gameplayer at the moment. It’s pulling back the veil on the voice actors behind 70 of gaming’s greatest characters (though they cheat on some, and others aren’t so great). The cheaters are using guys like John “Bender” Di Maggio, who have done voice work for tons of characters, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
There Are 25 Million Copies Of Halo In The Wild
Yup, more from Robbie Bach’s supporting role during yesterday’s Microsoft CES keynote. While rappin’, he announced that since the release of the first Halo, over 25 million games in the series have been sold. That’s across all three games across both platforms, so we’re looking at an average of five million sales for each. Impressive!…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
This Is A New Prototype Clip
Shape-shifting sandbox title Prototype is ready to morph onto consoles this summer. It’s got superhero strength, stealth and even parkour. Something for the whole family! Check out this new video clip of the game in action. New Prototype video is incredible [VG247]
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Media Molecule’s Metal Gear Solid 4 Posters, Box Art
Metal Gear Solid 4’s promotional campaign was quite easy on the eye. But it was also serious. These Metal Gear Solid 4 posters by LittleBigPlanet creators Media Molecule are less serious. There are three sackified posters to ogle, along with a printer-friendly, high-resolution version of a replacement box art for Metal Gear Solid 4. Or…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
“How Do I Change The Color Of SoulCalibur Female Underpants?”
This is serious stuff. Very serious. An interoffice Namco conversation regarding changing panty colors for the Dreamcast version of SoulCalibur. No, really. According to the individual who supplied these pages to game site UK:R, “I have deleted the recipient’s name for privacy, but it’s a genuine fax.” So, yeah, go on, read and remember: THIS…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aliens: Colonial Marines Due Before July
Bit hard not to be excited about Gearbox’s new Aliens shooter. But how can we plan our excitement schedule if we don’t know when the game’s coming out? A presser sent out by Sega Europe today has the game tentatively slated for a “Q1 2009” release. That’s obviously not a calendar Q1, since then it’d…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Asia Getting New PSP Colors
What better way to celebrate the New Year than with new PSP colors. Sony Computer Entertainment Asia is doing just that with not one, but two new PSP shades. On January 15, SCE Asia is releasing PSP-3006s in “Radiant Red” and “Vibrant Blue.” Each is priced at $1,380 HKD (US$177). The PSP, Now In “Carnival…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sony To Bring In-House Racing Studios Together
Sony have two in-house racing developers. Evolution Studios, who do MotorStorm, and SCEE Liverpool, who do WipeOut. Seems a bit silly having two teams doing the one genre, doesn’t it? Does to Sony. In an interview with GI.biz, Sony’s Michael Denny says that, while the two studios currently share the same management, the two will…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2009 - Uncategorized
Teacher Robbed At Game Center, Student Information Stolen
Be careful! As an elementary school teacher in her twenties found out, people do steal things at Japanese game centers. And sometimes it’s worse than money. The teacher’s purse contained her class register, and that contained personal information about the students such as their names, personal info and a class photo. She is in charge…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 8, 2009