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The Nintendo Download: Who Needs Red Dead Redemption?
Who needs a high-definition cowboy title when you can play SNES classic Wild Guns on the Virtual Console? It joins this week’s Nintendo Download line-up along with Ben 10, Beaver Defense, and the sequel to 18-year-old Game Boy title X. Wild Guns might capture the Red Dead vibe for Nintendo Wii owners this week, but…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010 -
iTunes Chart Toppers: Angry, Angry Birds
The continuing success of Angry Birds just goes to show you what a difference aesthetic can make in a game. Here’s the full list of games for both platforms: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone game reviews iPhone Position Title Price Weeks Last Week 1 Angry…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2010 -
DC Universe Online Screens
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2010 -
Each year the biggest and brightest game developers gather in Los Angeles to showcase the best video game innovations and titles of the year. The annual invitation-only event takes place over three packed days at the Los Angles Convention Center. This year’s lead up to the show will include press conferences from Microsoft, Nintendo and…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2010 -
Virgin Gaming Partners With Sony, Counts Down To E3
A tournament ad packed inside Canadian copies of ModNation Racers leads us to a Virgin Gaming countdown clock, indicating June 14 as the date for the unvieling of Virgin’s new gaming service, along with an early partnership with Sony. Last month we reported on Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson’s return to the video game industry…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010 -
Mass Effect Devs Looking For A Multiplayer Programmer
A job listing reveals that Mass Effect developer BioWare Montreal is looking for a multiplayer programmer to “take existing single player user experiences and make them multiplayer safe.” Is Mass Effect going multiplayer? While the job listing, posted on EA’s job site, doesn’t come right out and say the position they are hiring for will…
By Mike Fahey Published June 1, 2010 -
One Year Later, Did These E3 Xbox 360 Promises Come True?
Let’s separate the Xbox hype from the Xbox reality. Every year’s massive E3 gaming event includes big press conferences that promise gamers awesome things. One year past last E3, let’s see what Microsoft and friends said would be in our Xbox future — and what did or didn’t come true. Repeating my foolish mission of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 1, 2010 -
Japan’s Official Language Is…
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft …well, it doesn’t seem to have one! Read this post by Mutant Frog Travelogue for more info. Interesting stuff! Also interesting to note that America also does not have an official language. Trying to think of more countries that don’t have official languages! If you know any, please list them in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Latest Harry Potter Video Game is a Third Person Shooter?
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One looks like it will be a much darker game than fans of the series are used to and will play like a third-person shooter. No more puzzle solving and exploration for Harry. This time around Electronic Arts’ take on the popular wizard will be all about the…
By Brian Crecente Published June 1, 2010 -
SNK? Where Are You?
This is the front of game developer SNK Playmore’s Osaka headquarters. No, it was The above photo was taken in 2006. The below photo is what it looks like today. The signs say that they are looking for a new tenant. This is SNK’s building! From the Midosuji train line, it has always been possible…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Boombox Modded Into Dreamcast
Why? Oh why? Because. That’s why. This mod appeared on a Chinese D.I.Y. board, so just go with it. As website Technabob points out, the mod integrates the boombox’s CD tray with the Dreamcast’s CD-Rom drive. In front, the Dreamcast’s four controller ports find a new home. The Dreamcast was launched in Japan in November…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Remote Control Mario Kart Has Shells, Bananas
There have been Mario Kart-themed remote control cars before. But without power-ups, they were mere remote control cars. A new Mario Kart range from Takara Tomy does have power-ups, and it looks fantastic How does it work? With sensors. Your controller has a small bar for power-ups; as you run over the relevant spot on…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010 -
Sony Working on PlayTV 2
Back in 2008, PlayTV was released in PAL territories. It’s now 2010, what’s going on with it? Mark Green, senior producer at Sony Cambridge Studio, has confirmed to website Spong that Sony is working on a second model of PlayTV. Sony is, says Green, “still working on PlayTV, PlayTV 2. And then we have other…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
Transformers Have The Touch, Maybe Even The Power (Yeah!)
The upcoming Transformers: War for Cybertron isn’t just a promising-looking action game. It’s also a love letter of sorts to old-school Transformers fans, let down by Michael Bay’s recent “interpretation” of the franchise. There have been few better examples of this than the advertisement above, which not only has Soundwave transforming into a boombox –…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010 -
No iPhone Clothes Ripping For You!
In February, Apple’s App Store declared war on titillation — for the sake of women and children! That war rages on. Mosatsu is a series of popular photobooks published by Kodansha, one of Japan’s largest publishers. (Full disclosure: I have written two books published by Kodansha International.) Mosatsu features famous female celebs like Megumi Ohori…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 1, 2010 -
It’s Ghostbusters, Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Pachinko? Boring. One of our least favourite types of gaming. A pachinko machine with adorable little Ghostbusters and an official license, though, well, now we are interested Fujishoji is releasing this particular unit in Japan, and it looks incredible. It not only recreates key moments from the movies – yes, even Ghostbusters 2 – but…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2010