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The Sports Of Kings With Liars And Cheats
Multiplayer horse racing is one of the new modes of play in Red Dead Redemption’s Liars and Cheats downloadable content extension, due next week. Four screens give us some clues as to what it’s all about. Hint: It’s got guns. The mode supports up to eight players, competing in cup-style tournaments of between 3 and…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2010 -
Fry Day
To: Ash From: Crecente Friday! I know you guys have the weekend to work still, sorry about that. But at least it’s in Japan looking at games and not, I don’t know, gutting pigs or writing press releases. I’m KIDDDDDDDING!!! Speaking of kidding, Stonecipher just sent me this. HI-LARIOUS!!! What you missed: This R2D2 Now…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
Get Acquainted With NBA Elite’s Feature-Packed Demo
This video offers quite the list of details for the NBA Elite 11 demo – except a release date. But when it does arrive, it’ll offer plenty to play around with in advance of the full game’s Oct. 5 drop. From the narration and other details, we see that you’ll be playing “the full fourth…
By Owen Good Published September 17, 2010 -
Capcom Brings Marvel VS. Capcom 3 And Special Swag To Chicago Next Week
Capcom is rolling into Chicago on September 22 to let fans play the Tokyo Game Show build of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and potentially score “something very special.” Want to know where it’s at? Capcom dropped us a line today to reveal the location of next week’s Fight Club, going on from 8PM to 11PM…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
Microsoft’s TGS Booth Also Home To Random Dance Parties
Sometimes, Tokyo Game Show booth companions need to cut loose. Perhaps to a little computerized J-pop and when instructed to by management. This is the kind of thing that happens at TGS. And despite the cutaway to the massive LCD screen promoting Gears of War 3, this little dance number is not a celebration of…
By Michael McWhertor Published September 17, 2010 -
Tokyo Game Show Screens Shed Light On Lord Of Shadows
To go along with the seven and a half minute long trailer, Konami also sends us ten new screens for Castlevania: Lord of Shadows, the most un-Castlevania Castlevania we’ve ever seen. Not looking like Castlevania is probably a good thing. Attempts made to capture the look of the classic 2D series in three dimensions have…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
Kratos: God of Move
Just in time for the official U.S. launch of the Playstation Move, and to adorn your PS3 dash, is this wonderful bit of original art whipped up in three hours by house artist Sam Spratt. You might remember him from his amazing Halo: Reach wallpaper. You can check that out here and our take on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
First Reviews Hit K-Mart Shelves, Policy Tweaked
Kmart’s new review policy, which places customer game reviews on their store shelves, recently went live with some important tweaks. The store chain says that they want to pick reviews that are “honest, constructive and well-written — regardless of perspective.” So far there are four reviews up on store shelves nationwide. The games reviewed are…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
Zombie Cow Won’t Gets Its Privates On Xbox Live
The final verdict is in, and Xbox Live has said no to Zombie Cow Studios’ Privates, the “educational” shooter set partly inside a woman’s vagina. No hard feelings. Featuring miniature marines with condoms on their heads destroying sexually transmitted diseases in gigantic reproductions of human reproductive organs, the chances of Zombie Cow’s shooter making it…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
Colorado Board Of Education Supports The California Game Law
As the entertainment industry rallies against the controversial California video game law, the Colorado State Board of Education issues a call for the state to support the law, calling violent video games a potentially harmful activity like gambling. A document submitted by the Colorado State Board of Education urges the state of Colorado to lend…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
You’ve Got Colonel Sanders In My Phantasy Star Portable
Sega’s Phantasy Star Portable series is now finger-lickin’ good. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, Sega revealed that the Col. will be a recruitable character for upcoming title Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity. You can go on missions with Colonel Sanders! The Colonel will even have his own attacks. Pictured is his in-game render. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010 -
Fire Pro Wrestling Is All Avatars, No Beefy Men
Fire Pro Wrestling is returning, but this time it’s coming to Xbox Live Arcade and it’s way cuter. But does that mean the buff Fire Pro-Wrestling of days gone by have been passed over in favor of Xbox 360 Avatars? “Our plan is that it is just Avatars,” Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Phil Spencer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010 -
China’s Ebox Console Hits Next Year with 30 Packed in Games
Lenovo this week kicked off a second round of fundraising as it gears up work on a new game console it hopes to launch in China early next year, according to Reuters. The Ebox will come with 30 games built in and a set-top camera that can detect a player’s movements, according to the article.…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
Disgaea 4 Lights Nippon Ichi’s Darkest Hour
After a seriously disastrous year, Nippon Ichi Software falls back on a proven breadwinner to help heal its wounds, readying Disgaea 4 for release on the Japanese PlayStation 3 in February. You can expect more pointy-haired protagonists with dubious grasps on the concepts of good and evil when Disgaea 4 hits Japan on February 24…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
There Are Kings And Then There Are Kings
Fable I and Fable II are both coming-of-age stories. While Fable II does certainly have domesticate elements, Fable III is about settling into adulthood and becoming a king. King is the top. What does that leave for the future? “We have this universe,” Fable designer Peter Molyneux tells Kotaku, “and we can expand the world.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2010 -
Def Jam Rapstar’s Stronger Commercial
Shot in Brooklyn, New York, this television commercial for Def Jam RapStar was produced by Anthony Mandler, late of Jay Z, Drake and John Mayer video fame, and includes cameos by hip-hop artists Maino and Nipsey Hu$$le. The song is an orchestral version of Kanye West’s Stronger with a voiceover by DJ Khaled.
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
A Peek Inside The DJ Max Portable 3 Special Bundle Edition
About 1,000 of the 6,000 physical copies of DJ Max Portable 3 for the PSP hitting North America will be the Special Bundle Edition, and this is what it looks like. Available exclusively at Bemanistyle.com for $110, PM Studios is now getting every copy signed by the development team, while assuring fans that the prize…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
Let’s TGS: Day Three
Our past day’s coverage of the Tokyo Game Show includes chatting with Peter Molyneux about a potential Fable Movie, chatting with American McGee about the Alice movie and an examination of PixelJunk Lifelike. And there’s plenty more to read about as well. Here’s a run down of day three of the show. You can find…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
Who Wants Some Phantasy Star Online 2?
After a decade of Phantasy Star Online Sega finally gets around to making a sequel, with Phantasy Star Online 2 ushering in the second decade of PSO next year. So far all we have is the logo from the end of this trailer, a release year of 2011, and the fact that it’ll be a…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010 -
The Entertainment Industry Rises Against California Game Law
Booksellers, publishers, and authors along with the recording, advertising, arcade, and comic book industries rally against the California violent video game law in the name of all media. Today is the last day to file friend of the court briefs in the Supreme Court case reviewing California’s video game law, set to begin hearing arguments…
By Mike Fahey Published September 17, 2010