Resident Evil 5 was released in the UK last week. It did…well. So well, in fact, that it outsold the rest of the week’s top ten combined. It was also the biggest-selling debut since Call of Duty: World at War. Those interested in a taste of a sales breakdown (ChartTrack sadly don’t release hard numbers)…
The first footage of Metal Gear Solid Touch was missing one thing very important. No, two things: Thumbs. Of course, the game is a touch screen game, so fingers tap the screen is expected. But to this degree, like where it’s kinda hard to see what’s going on at times? Shame that your thumbs keep…
Brits, Euros, Aussies, you know what SingStar is about. Americans, though, we often get the impression you don’t quite get it. Well, this list of the top-selling DLC for the game might help. The list – which details the top 10-selling games from the British SingStore – is useful to you because it, more than…
Troubled comedian Andy Dick has done voice work for PlayStation Network’s PAIN. Dick, who is currently sober, will also lend his likeness to the game. Dick blogs: basically, i screamed for two hours. if you have ever had the urge to beat my scrawny, lily-white ass, now you can, literally… virtually. as for my stimulant…
Philly’s Wizard World is one of the biggest comic conventions in the world. And is about to get even bigger, with news it’s joining forces with the Video Game Expo. Otherwise known as VGXPO, it’s certainly no E3, but it is still the East Coast’s largest video game show. The deal – which effectively shares…
Last Thursday, Daily Show host Jon Stewart went for the jugular of CNBC host Jim Cramer — well, went for the jugular, again. Stewart had been ragging on Crammer, who talks finance on his CNBC show Mad Money, for spewing nonsense and being totally wrong about the economic meltdown. The edited episode can be viewed…
You’d think, at face value, that the appeal of a game series starring an effeminate, shirtless man in leather pants would be limited. Think that, though, and you’d be dead, dead wrong. Instead, Capcom have today announced that the series, which first began on the PS2 in 2001 (and has since moved to the PS3,…
Pokémon and Monster Hunter are both wildly popular franchises. The games are often compared, and they do share things in common. But there are differences, of course! The biggest difference between the two franchises is that in Pokémon, you capture monsters, while in Monster Hunter, you *kill* monsters and then *carve* parts out of their…
The Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete TV spots are airing in Japan and point out the inclusion of the Final Fantasy XIII demo. The Blu-ray movie is out April 16 in Japan.
Picture the scene: your mum walks into GameStop. She walks to the Xbox 360 section, and picks out a game for your birthday. At random. What are the odds she picks a good one? Market research firm EEDAR are on-hand to help you find out. Having tracked every Xbox 360 game’s score in Metacritic, they’ve…
As hinted at earlier, Alchemist role-playing series Atelier is making the leap to the PS3. The latest entry, Atelier Rorona, will be released in Japan on June 25. The game will feature full voice — a first for the series — and 3D graphics. The artist is Meru Kishida. The game’s plot follows a novice…
Empire: Total War dominated last week’s PC sales charts. This week? It’s reign continues, as it tops the NPD retail charts and hangs onto second place in both the Steam and Direct2Drive lists. Sales and expansion packs helped keep it from being a Total War clean sweep, though, as Red Alert 3: Uprising and Unreal…
This year is the 30th anniversary of mecha franchise Gundam. To celebrate there will be a 1/1 statue as well as a new PS3 game. Called Mobile Suit Gundam: Battlefield Record U.C.0081, the game supports up to 8 players via the PlayStation Network and could possibly be the spiritual successor to PlayStation 2 title Mobile…
.html Hey, look, it’s Wii Fit girl. Cheating on Wii Fit with its slutty new competitor, EA Sports Active. As you can see, providing helpful demonstration assistance for EA’s Jen Riley is Lauren Bernat. Wii Fit Girl. Explains why Nintendo were able to come out and say she wasn’t doing viral marketing for them. Those…
Making video games is no walk in the park. It’s hard. For those who worked in original Xbox role-playing-game Fable, it “destroyed lives”. In an interview with industry site Develop, Fable franchise designer Peter Molyneux explains just how bad it got during the creation of the first game: “If I’m honest, on Fable we just…
I’ll be getting interviewed live tonight on UfragTv, if you’re looking for something to kill 15 minutes or so. You can check out the interview live over on the site and even chime in with your own questions. It should start in about 10 minutes or so. See you there… or not! UfragTV
Probably the biggest problem with the PlayStation Store (at least in the West) is that, inexplicably, there are so few PlayStation 1 games available. It’s something people complain about often. And something Capcom are fixing. Popping into Capcom’s boards, PR man and professional beach lounger Christian Svensson told users that Capcom actually submitted a bunch…
Popular geek idol Shoko Nakagawa is a singer, a model, TV personality, co-host of kiddy morning show Pokémon Sunday and now an Xbox 360 owner. Earlier this week, she posted on her blog that she has purchased an Xbox 360 and a couple games (Street Fighter IV, Resident Evil 5, Tales of Vesperia and Star…
On the same day that publisher Majesco dated Gardening Mama for the Nintendo DS, the character’s trademark holders put in for a new pastime for Mama. Keep your eyes peeled for Crafting Mama. Cooking Mama Limited Corp. filed for the trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week, securing rights to use the…
Game developers may find PlayStation 3 development a bit more attractive today, thanks to the generosity of Nvidia. The graphics chip manufacturer is offering its PhysX tech to developers as a free download. Nvidia, which also happens to be responsible for the PS3’s RSX ‘Reality Synthesizer’ graphics chip, has inked a deal with Sony Computer…
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