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  The Saboteur Infiltrates December

  Pandemic Studio’s espionage thriller The Saboteur has managed to make its way into EA’s 2009 holiday lineup, but only just barely. December is generally a bad month to release video games, but this year could be an exception. With a great many of the big titles we were expecting in the fall being pushed to…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009
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  The Beatles: Rock Band Track List Expands To 25

  The list of officially confirmed songs for The Beatles: Rock band grows to twenty-five this morning, as today’s trailer reveals are joined by seven more tracks by way of official EA decree. It’s been a busy morning for The Beatles: Rock Band. First the trailer dropped, bringing with it eight new songs, from “Paperback Writer”…

  By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2009
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  Let’s All Watch The Final Of The Fighting Game Championships

  Daigo “The Beast” Umehara took out Justin Wong at Street Fighter IV over the weekend, and in the process took out the Evo 2009 championships, the biggest fighting game tournament in the world. This is the final.

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Twenty-four hours later, Talk Amongst Yourselves is back. And ready for your comments about video games. Please join the fray. (Following up some of the questions about the state of the new comments system from TAY yesterday: the option to have the site remember your preference for seeing all comments or just featured ones will…

  By Stephen Totilo Published July 21, 2009
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  Hang On, There’s An Eclipse Coming?

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: A Taste of Game Development Well, in Asia, at least… And what’s this about not staring directly at the eclipse? Like, I need special goggles? Can I make them? Why can’t I look directly at an eclipse? What if I do that on accident? What you missed last night Left…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  The Beatles: Rock Band Preview: Get Back In Harmony

  What differentiates The Beatles: Rock Band from Rock Band games that have come before it? Harmonix and MTV Games are releasing more than an artist track pack, with this standalone Rock Band akin more to a playable band biography. The Beatles: Rock Band also adds to the series’ established gameplay by letting up to three…

  By Michael McWhertor Published July 21, 2009
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  Hideo Kojima Reads Through MGS Peace Walker Script

  More teasing from the master of tease Hideo Kojima. The Metal Gear Solid creator and his staff (including a popular female assistant!) read through the Peace Walker script. The clips are short and taken out of context, and it’s hard to figure out what the heck is going on plot-wise. What’s more, any parts that…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  If You Bought Indy: Staff Of Kings, This Might Help

  You poor thing. You didn’t watch the videos, did you? You went and bought Indiana Jones: Staff of Kings on Wii, thinking “what could go wrong?”, and now, you’re left thinking “well, everything can go wrong”. Not quite! Your purchase can still be salvaged. oracrest over on NeoGAF has whipped up a high-res version of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  How Accurate Is Sony’s New Motion Controller? Army Accurate

  With the Wii Remote, Nintendo has motion controls. With Natal, Microsoft has it. With its new wand controller, Sony once again has it, too. Sony is not stranger to motion controllers. The EyeToy and the SIXAXIS both have offered players interactive motion controlled Sony experiences. With increased competition, Sony is trying to remain competitive with…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Konami To Unveil Metalocalypse Game At Comic-Con

  According to The Wall Street Journal, Konami and the Cartoon Network will later this week take time out of their busy Comic-Con schedules to announce a new game based on Metalocalypse. The Adult Swim series, which stars five very stupid, very metal band members, isn’t the most obvious franchise to be turned into a game,…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  This Is How They Make The Final Fantasy XIII Sounds

  The official website for Final Fantasy XIII has a neat making-of feature giving a glimpse at how sound was done for the game. In the clip, a foley artist does sound for a PSICOM troop. The sound for each was done individually, and this is not the final sound cut for this scene. This is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Let’s Research Game Piracy On Japanese Trains

  Field research time! Website Gpara wandered up and down train carriages on Tokyo’s Yamanote Line, looking for players using R4 piracy devices. Since R4 piracy devices use cartridges with SD Card slots, it was possible Gpara deployed on trains last week — and did profiles of the DS players it spied on the train. Those…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  The Mortal Kombat / NBA Jam Crossover We Never Saw

  While Midway have been consigned to the dustbin of history, in the early 1990’s, they were gods. Largely because of two games: NBA Jam & Mortal Kombat. Two games that, for all their success, never came together. But they could have! Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon has today revealed some artwork for a proposed crossover…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  Watch Some Dude Play LittleBigPlanet PSP For 2 Minutes

  The title explains it all, and so does this clip. So, yeah, watch man hands, PSPGo, LBP PSP.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  BioShock Action Figures Ready To Set Bees Upon Comic-Con

  A few weeks back, toy-makers NECA announced a line of BioShock figures, which we didn’t post because without pics, the announcement meant nothing. Now that there’s pics, though, well, that’s another story! Due to be officially unveiled at Comic-Con, there’s currently a few figures scheduled: a Big Sister, a Little Sister, a Splicer and a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  The 2nd Most Popular Platform For Skype In Japan Is…

  Skype is a wonder. It’s allows users to connect via the internet phone for free. The mass majority of people in Japan use the computer for Skype, sure. Let’s see what numero two choice is. Japan’s RealWorld RealResearch polled slightly over one thousand of its members: 63.5 percent were male, 8.1 percent were teenagers, 17.5…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Left 4 Dead 2 Has New Zombies, New Items

  Left 4 Dead 2 isn’t exactly like Left 4 Dead 1. It’s set during the day, for starters. Oh, and it has new zombies. And new items to help you kill those zombies. One of the new zombies is the “Spitter”, who sits back and lobs spit at you. This spit inflicts damage around the…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009
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  Pokemon Anime Makes It Into Guinness Record Book

  Even before the latest Pocket Monsters movie opened in Japan, it was already a hit — so much so that the anime has earned a place in the Guinness Book. Pokémon: Arceus To The Conquering of Space-Time is the world record holder for the animated motion picture with the most advance ticket sales. Before it…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Don’t Go Looking For Gears Of War With Natal Controls

  Microsoft’s motion control platform doesn’t look like it’s going to find its way into future Gears of War games — at least according to the game’s designer, Cliff Bleszinski. On Major Nelson’s podcast, the game designer explained, “If there’s any future Gears products [coughs elaborately], it’s not the kind of thing you tag onto a…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2009
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  Is “343 Industries” Microsoft’s Halo Studio?

  Ever since Bungie and Microsoft parted ways, Microsoft have been gearing up to produce more Halo games internally. Could those efforts now have been given a name? Superannuation points us towards a trademark Microsoft have filed for use with “”computer programs, namely, game software for use on computers and video”. It’s called “343 Industries“. So…

  By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2009