-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Uncategorized
Canadian Gov’t Gives $4 Million to ‘Too Human’ Studio
The bunch that brought you 2008 dud Too Human is now on the public dole, getting a $4 million gummint check the studio says will help it build its next AAA-game. The Canadian government gave the money to Silicon Knights of St. Catharines, Ontario, under the auspices of a local development grant. Instead of a…
By Owen Good -
- Uncategorized
No Additional DLC for Green Day: Rock Band
Point of clarification: The tracklist for Green Day: Rock Band revealed this weekend included six songs labeled “DLC.” These have always been available for Rock Band 2. A producer says there won’t be any additional tracks released for this game. The six DLC cuts are from last year’s rock opera 21st Century Breakdown, the remainder…
By Owen Good -
- Uncategorized
Mean Girls Game Capitalizes on Film’s Popularity, Lohan’s Career
Six years, three arrests and three rehab stints after Lindsay Lohan starred in Mean Girls, its video game adaptation is being released. Without LiLo on the box. This, folks, is what the suits call “leveraging a hot property.” Better yet, it’s actually been two years since Paramount was said to be working up the game…
By Owen Good -
-
- Uncategorized
South Korea to Impose Overnight Bans on MMO Gaming
Wracked by sensational news reports that have made the nation a caricature for games addiction, South Korea is imposing throttling and even six-hour blackouts on 19 MMOs comprising 79 percent of the local market. The squelching comes courtesy of the nation’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and does allow gamers to choose a window…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
New Ninety-Nine Nights II Screens Aren’t So Pretty In Pink
These seven new screenshots from Konami’s Ninety-Nine Nights are prime evidence that the words ‘pretty’ and ‘pink’ don’t always go hand-in-hand. I was under the impression that developer feelplus was going for a decidedly darker tone than the original Ninety-Nine Nights, yet here we have pictures of a massive, bright pink monster of some sort,…
By Mike Fahey
