Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding

I don’t like the name “Split/Second”. It’s stupid. Stupid like inFamous. You know what would be better? “Jerry Bruckheimer Presents: Burnout”. Not that that’s a bad thing. Explosions and cars look like they’re going to go together just fine. Click to view

Japanese Internet Asks What Games You Play In Arcades?

Me? Shooters. Bulletin board 2ch has a thread up (translated by game localizer and Yokai Attack author Matt Alt) asking gamers what they play in arcades. Here are some of the replies: -“Games that even beginners can easily start playing have really been on the decline recently.” -“Tetris or PuyoPuyo.” -“I was super into Time…

Of Course, Pac-Man Rings

The potential was always there. It just took one Rachel Pfeffer to take a step back, examine the nature of fingers and Pac-Man, and realise the bleeding obvious. Once for sale on Rachel’s Etsy site, for $106, this set of Pac-Man rings is of course already sold out by people who can shop faster than…

Work Your Way To A PSP

This latest PSP value pack ad shows a young dude working a part time job so he can buy, wait for it, a PSP value pack. As he moves items, he keeps saying PSP games he wants to buy. Motivation!

The Street Fighter Movie We Wish They’d Made

Here’s Street Fighter Alpha 2, as you’ve never seen it before: with actors (from a Japanese TV show), wires, obsessive attention to detail and an intro song they really needed to vet before letting the whole thing air. [via Capcom]

Espgaluda II Shooting The Snot Outta February

On February 25, 2010, developer Cave is releasing fantasy themed Espgaluda II on the Xbox 360 in Japan. The game will have five modes: arcade, arrange, Xbox 360, novice and black label. Bundled with a two disc soundtrack, the game will be priced at ¥7,329 (US$85). There is a limited edition bundle with a faceplate…

There May Actually Be A Mirror’s Edge 2

Before editing the entry earlier today, the resume of Oscar Carlén – senior lighting artist at DICE – included the words “Mirror’s Edge 2”. Of course, since being discovered it’s gone, but previously, it had said that Carlén was currently involved on two projects: Battlefield 3, which we already knew about, and Mirror’s Edge 2.…

Why Nintendo Doesn’t Remake Zelda Games And How New Zelda Will Be Different

While some players might think it would be fantastic if Nintendo remade older Zelda titles like Nintendo 64 title, Ocarina of Time. Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma doesn’t think remakes are so easy. “Whenever we have to think about the remake,” Aonuma told IGN, “we have to also think about the background, especially what kind of…

Mickey Rourke Raps Over Game’s Closing Credits

These are the closing credits of Bethesda’s Rogue Warrior. And while he’s not technically rapping – they’re soundbytes from the game arranged almost perfectly – the effect is the same: it’s amazing. Completely, and utterly, amazing. [via Giant Bomb]

Modern Warfare 2 Director To Make Hollywood Film Debut

Playing Modern Warfare 2 is like being in a big budget Hollywood action flick. No wonder the game’s director Keith Arem is going to make his motion picture feature film debut. Dubbed FROST ROAD, the film will be produced by Cary Brokaw’s Avenue Pictures (CLOSER, ANGELS IN AMERICA) will produce with Steven L’Heureux’s Solipsist Films,…

Battlefield Heroes Is Practically Ruined

As a regular player of the game, I’ve had some kind things to say about Battlefield Heroes. As an online game, however, things can change at the drop of a hat. And EA just dropped the hat. The game’s economy, which had always walked the tight-rope between allowing people to play for free/very little and…

DSi XL Makes Jubblie Bouncing Extra Large

Sure, DSi has been been used by discerning individuals to do discerning things since it was released. Likewise, the DSi XL is being used for the same things. The difference? Size, it’s all about size. The video has been done in the style of Nintendo’s television commercials. New DSi LL great for demonstrating boob jiggle…

EA Might Release Even Fewer Games

When Electronic Arts sacked 1500 employees recently, it also binned a number of titles in production at the studio. Not that they’re done trimming the number of games the company releases. Speaking at the Reuters Global Media Summit earlier today in New York, EA boss John Riccitiello said that despite plans to reduce the number…

New Prince Of Persia Poster Is So Meh

The Prince of Persia movie trailer is fantastic — actually kind of excited to see it. Maybe! Looks like a Jerry Bruckheimer movie with sand and a shirtless dude. This latest movie poster? Looks like the most boring magazine we’ve never read in the dentist office. Hey, someone make the posters less zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz… News: New…

What Marketing Can And Can’t Do With Microsoft’s Avatars

We took a look at Microsoft’s “Avatar Guidelines” today, the company’s set of rules governing how avatars can be displayed in both internal and external (ie, catalogues) marketing programs. And they’re more interesting than you think. Sure, most of it is made up with the kind of stuff only marketing teams and graphic designers need…

Final Fantasy XIII is 50 to 60 Hours Long

Final Fantasy games are not short. So while big titles from other developers might be clocking in at somewhere between 7 and 9 hours, don’t expect a brief Final Fantasy XIII experience. Expect a long haul. In a recent interview, FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama noted, “For XIII, the size of the entire game is considerable.…

Gamers Not Happy With Japanese Modern Warfare 2

Yes, Famitsu almost gave Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 a perfect score, but Japanese gamers do not appear happy with the Japanese version. Here’s why: Localization. The game has been dubbed in Japanese by its publisher Square Enix. Many Japanese players are saying the voice track sounds “cheap”, and that it’s hard to follow…

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Report: Nintendo Scaling Back Wii Production

According to a report from Nikkei, Nintendo has begun the process of reducing the number of Wiis being manufactured. The report says that two Japanese companies – Mitsumi and Hosiden – are facing massive losses in revenue this year due to the “declining fortunes” of the Wii and a “drop-off in orders from Nintendo to…

Netherlands Hospital Blackout Blamed on Silent Hill

A psych ward patient in Holland skated on an insanity plea after he killed power to an entire hospital thinking he was solving a puzzle in Silent Hill. You might have heard of this, but a month ago or so, Jan H., the patient, shut down power to Sophia Hospital in the Netherlands thinking that…