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  iPhone Sims 3 Unveiled, Features Streaming Music, DLC

  The Sims 3 for the iPhone will sell in-game items for 99 cents and play music from your library, according to a presentation by Apple earlier today. Electronic Arts allowed the company to show off their upcoming iPhone game during the presentation for the 3.0 upgrade for their device. The game will have in-app commerce,…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  iPhone Update Brings Paid DLC, Better Multiplayer Support

  At today’s unveiling of the upcoming 3.0 iPhone update, Apple announced that they will begin supporting the ability to sell downloadable content for games and other applications through the device. In App Purchase would allow developers to sell new levels, magazines to sell a subscription or Ebook publishers to sell books, to name a few.…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  Bioware: Mass Effect 2 Will Surpass Original

  Much to no one’s surprise, Electronic Arts today officially, officially announced Mass Effect 2 for the PC and Xbox 360, due out next year. In the second of the trilogy Saren’s evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  Live the Dream: Design the Games you Play!

  Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion-dollar game design industry. Details after the jump. You’ll learn how to design game play and background, create characters and their environments, and apply your knowledge of video and computer games to evaluate products. You will also learn to plan…

  By Chrissie Lamond Published March 17, 2009
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  Orc Choppas And Dwarf Slayers Invade Warhammer Online

  Two new combatants join the war between Order and Destruction today, as Mythic unleashes the Orc Choppa and Dwarf Slayer classes for Warhammer Online. The two new berserker classes join Warhammer Online as part of the Call to Arms live expansion, which leads up to the opening of the expansive Land of the Dead dungeon…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2009
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  InstantAction Brings Tribes To Your Web Browser

  The original jetpack shooter returns, as InstantAction gets ready to debut their web-based version of Starsiege: Tribes at the Game Developers Conference next week. When browser-based gaming destination first announced GarageGames’ Fallen Empires: Legions, people immediately started calling it a browser-based Tribes. InstantAction would rather we call it the spiritual successor, especially now that they’ve…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2009
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  New Behemoth Game’s an Operatic Platformer

  OK, so maybe, just maybe, this won’t be the game’s official soundtrack, but it certainly will be the game’s official gameplay. The trailer shows that the new game from The Behemoth, makers of Castle Crashers, appears to be a cooperative platformer. Due out in 2010, the title, price, platform or details beyond this trailer remain…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  The Many Weapons of Chinatown War’s Rampage Mode

  With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars now out, lets take a look at some of the weapons in the portable title that makes making mayhem in Rampage Mode so much fun. I spent a bit of time over the weekend with the game and found it quite fun, though it still hasn’t totally sunk its…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  Analyst: GameStop Has Nothing To Fear From Amazon

  Electronic Entertainment Design And Research compares used game trade-in values between GameStop and Amazon.com and finds that brick and mortar is still the way to go. While direct comparisons between trade-in values at Amazon, who recently entered the used game trade-in business, and retailer GameStop might make it look like a close race, EEDAR’s Jesse…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2009
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  Pac-Man And Dig Dug With A Facebook Twist

  Namco Networks and J2Play announce the launch of Namco All-Stars Pac-Man and Dig Dug, two classic games for your PC with built-in hooks to the Facebook community. So how are these versions of the two classic arcade titles different from every other version? Once downloaded and launched, the games will ask for your Facebook login…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2009
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  Playstation Portable Getting Mammoth Comic Support

  A recent Playstation Network opinion survey is asking gamers what they think about digital comic, graphic novel and manga distribution to the Playstation Portable, readers tell us. The survey asked about price points, subscriptions, sharing comics and Memory Stick sizes. The comic prices ranged from .99 cents to $2.99 per issue with up to 30…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  Square Enix Snags Gamebryo Engine For Something

  Square Enix continues to give other company’s game engines a chance, licensing Emergent Technology’s Gamebryo for an unannounced project. Square has licensed the Gamebryo engine, which has powered games like Fallout 3, Dark Age of Camelot, and Playboy: The Mansion, for use in a game that shall remain secret until they deem us worthy. Why…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2009
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  Pokemon Launch Party Hits New York

  To celebrate the release of Pokemon Platinum, Nintendo is throwing a launch party at their New York-based Nintendo World Store this weekend. The party, this Saturday, will let gamers buy the game a day earlier and give them a chance to receive a copy of the game autographed by Game Producer Junichi Masuda and Game…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 17, 2009
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  Seal Of Approval

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Rocky Reborn Went to the bank, spent time filling out forms and blah, blah, blah. Those living in Japan or other parts of Asia probably use an inkan or seal when completing documents. Instead of signing papers, you stamp them with an engraved stamp that has your name on it.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  British Firm Pioneers “Play Before You Finish Downloading” Technology

  Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, they’re all great. But not perfect. For example, waiting for files to download that can be anywhere from 2-20GB in size before you can play? Sucks. But British firm Awomo reckon they’ve found a way around it. By downloading only the core files necessary to begin playing a…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2009
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  Are These Wolfenstein Multiplayer Screens?

  Previously unreleased environment screenshots of upcoming game Wolfenstein have apparently been leaked online. The screens are supposedly of the game’s multiplayer maps. The screens are labeled “property of id Software” and were not distributed by the game’s publisher, Activision. Game site Shack News was tipped about a Photobucket gallery containing the screens by an industry…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  Do You Have A Pure Heart?

  Dream C Club, the Xbox 360 game that lets players booze with Japanese hostesses, has launched its official website. Before entering the site, users are asked a question: Do you have a pure heart? Well… Do you? Those that click “Yes” will be able to enter the site. The honest ones who click “No” will…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  The Ocarina Of Rhyme

  You may have noticed, most of us are partial to a little rap with our supper. And even more partial to rap remixes that dub vocals over the top of Zelda tunes. The wonderfully-named Ocarina of Rhyme features ten tracks, including pairings like Aesop Rock & Goron Village, MF Doom & Horse Race at Lon…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 17, 2009
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  Terminator Salvation Getting Arcade Game

  This May, flick Terminator Salvation hits movie theaters. Sources tell arcade site Arcade Heroes that a Terminator Salvation light gun arcade game is getting released. The insider tells Arcade Heroes that the already-in-development game currently looks “astounding.” With the recent Rambo movie getting an arcade game, this rumor does make sense. It wouldn’t be the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009
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  More Jillian Michaels Fitness

  Wii Balance Board game Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009 is a big hit, selling 500,000 copies. That means one thing: a no brain sequel. According to the game’s developer 3G Studios, “I’m sure we’ll be co-announcing a full-blown sequel in the future. For now we’re working with Jillian’s team to increase the target audience for…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2009