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How Seriously Should We Take Game Addiction?
A Chinese gamer swallows razor blades in a suicide attempt, Daniel Petric shoots his mom and Brandon Crisp runs away from home – anyone see a pattern here? I’ll give you a hint: it’s not game addiction. It’s media coverage. That’s not to say that 17-year-olds have been committing matricide since time immemorial. Or that…
By AJ Glasser Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
CES 09: Hands On With The Wii… Err, Eee Stick
ASUS hears your cries, PC gamers. They know you’re not content with keyboard and mouse controls, that you’re desperate to get your hands on a faux Wii-remote to control the seven games that support it. They realize that you want motion control, but that you want it to be far less functional than the standard…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
All A Twitter
To: Bash From: Crecente Re: And So, The Twittering Begins I didn’t last very long on Twitter. I stopped using it right after Facebook came out with robust support for the iPhone, giving it up to update my Facebook status instead. But now that all of these people have added my Twitter I sort of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Godfather II: Build Your Custom Crews
If you missed the option of rollin’ with your homies in Grand Theft Auto IV, EA wants to appeal to your crew-building, thug-managing side with The Godfather II. The class-based options sound clever alright, but we’re not sure that this is enough to get us fired up for another Godfather adventure. After all, I think…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sex, Drugs And Galaga: Alec Baldwin’s Addictions
Did Galaga save the life of actor Alec Baldwin? Moments of Clarity, a new book about addiction, points to Baldwin’s own struggles with substance abuse, bouts of which he came down from with arcade games. Baldwin writes in his own testimonial “I would play video games from, like, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and I…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Here is Your X-Men Origins Wolverine in 3D
Who needs screen shots when you have 3D SCREENSHOTS! X-Men Origins: Wolverine, is apparently so cool it can’t fit into just two Ds, so Activision dropped this interactive screenshot on us. Super-cool 3D effect aside, this really doesn’t give me much to see in the way of the game.
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
CES 09: Your Source For Wii Knock-offs
There’s a reason the Gaming Showcase at CES doesn’t light the gaming world on fire. It’s packed to its borders with subwoofer-filled seating designed for games and lame Chinese knock-offs, like the iSports. Wii imitators, each of which is loaded with minimal effort games, aren’t hard to come by at the Consumer Electronics Show. Typically,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
F.E.A.R. 2 Mech Combat Is Such A Tease
The folks at Monolith once again tease us mercilessly with F.E.A.R. 2 mech-combat goodness, knowing full well they should be diligently working on Shogo 2 already. Here we see what looks to be a commercial for one of the precursors to the Armacham Ordog Advanced Series 7 mobile combat armor from Shogo, which comes with…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Club Punches San Francisco Right In The Face
With the game so close week can taste it, Capcom has decided to ditch the secrecy concerning their national Street Fighter Club events, with the latest event hitting San Francisco this Friday. The Street Fighter Club is an invitation only event that allows fans of Street Fighter IV get a taste of what’s to come…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Analyst Pegs December Wii Sales At Record-Breaking 3.2 Million
Nintendo’s seemingly insurmountable lead in the U.S. became less “seemingly” in December, if EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich’s figure of 3.2 million Wiis sold last month is spot-on. “Simply put, Nintendo saved Christmas,” Divnich said. In a note to investors, the EEDAR analyst also estimated U.S. Nintendo DS sales at 3 million last month, naming Wii…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
UDON Wants Your Darkstalkers Fan Art
UDON is giving Capcom’s classic horror fighting franchise the royal treatment with Darkstalkers Tribute, a giant-sized art book celebrating the franchise’s history, and your artwork might just make the cut! Now until March 1st, UDON is accepting fan submissions for artwork to be included in the definitely Darkstalkers art book. If chosen, they get to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fable II’s Knothole Island Brings Good Things To Life
Without spoiling more than I already have, a post over on the Fable II dev blog indicates that players disappointed by their particular ending can find solace at Knothole Island’s mysterious resurrection shrine. Before you continue on, I warn you….this post could very well ruin the ending of Fable II for you, but it wouldn’t…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
Best Buy Starts New Year Off With $9.99 Deals
Did you pass on Ninja Gaiden II, just like me? With Best Buy blowing the game out at just $9.99, it’s going to be hard to pass on now. And the deals don’t stop there. The electronics retailer is ringing in 2009 with some serious price reductions, including a ten dollar asking price on Facebreaker,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Wii Holiday Grey Market 3: When Supply Meets Demand
Nintendo’s apparent ability to meet demand this holiday season seems to have flattened the turbulent Wii grey market, with eBay sales of the console going for far less than in previous years, according to eBay sales data analyzed by Kotaku. Wii Fit resales, a popular add-on for the console, also seemed relatively flat, according to…
By Mike Fahey Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
CES 09: The World’s Tiniest Video Game Guitar Controller
Like regular sized Guitar Hero and Rock Band guitar controllers, but far, far daintier, the USB ready Riff Rocker adds hand cramping as an extra difficulty modifier to your rhythm gaming. While the lil’ device has been available commercially for a few months now, it has been so at some of the more, let’s say,…
By Michael McWhertor Published January 12, 2009 - Uncategorized
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