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Write a Snappy Catchphrase, Hear It in NBA Jam
EA Sports just opened a contest to get four fan-written catchphrases announced in NBA Jam‘s reboot for the Wii. Note: “Boom-shakalaka” is already taken, but “boom-shakalaka-lakalakalaka” technically is still eligible. Enter the contest through the game’s Facebook page. They need submissions for the following plays: Dunks, assists, alley oops, blocks, three pointers, regular field goals,…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2010 -
Nintendo Continues Hardware Kill Streak In Slow April
The Wii and Nintendo DS killed the competition in the United States last month, partly because the other hardware makers didn’t put up much of a fight. It was, bluntly, an ugly month for video game sales. The Nintendo DS, with a little help from those lovable Pokemon, easily dominated the NPD Group’s sales chart,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
Splinter Cell: Conviction Was April’s Big Winner [Update]
Sam Fisher used little stealth in his slaying of the competition in April, with Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction clearly visible at the top of April’s bestselling games list, according to the NPD Group. Ubisoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Splinter Cell beat out the latest Pokemon games for the Nintendo DS and New Super Mario Bros.…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
Green Day Sounds Pretty Certain It Will Have DLC for Rock Band
Although a producer said earlier there will be no additional DLC for Green Day: Rock Band – giving a rather sophisticated, creative reasoning for the decision – the band’s drummer sounds certain there will be more tracks coming via download. Speaking to Game Informer, Green Day’s Tre Cool said: We wanted it all to go…
By Owen Good Published May 13, 2010 -
Who’s Killing Who In Alpha Protocol
There’s so many different battling factions in Sega’s Alpha Protocol you’d need a score card to keep up, or perhaps an explanatory trailer. Alpha Protocol drops on June 1, with plenty of different factions packed in for Agent Michael Thorton to shoot at, make deals with, and play against each other in a high stakes…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
Good Girl Artist Does A Very Good Bayonetta
Platinum Games’ good witch Bayonetta gets the pin-up treatment from comic book artist Adam Hughes—”I have no idea what they are using it for,” he says—in a piece commissioned by Sega. As seen (larger) at Hughes’ deviantArt page.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
This Is Not The Marvel Super Hero MMO You’ve Been Waiting For
It might not be the City of Heroes meets the X-Men we were hoping for, but kids should get a kick out of playing as tiny versions of their favorite Marvel characters in Gazillion Entertainment’s Super Hero Squad Online. Gazillion finally draws back the curtain on Super Hero Squad Online, the massively-multiplayer online game first…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
The Joker Beats The Snake Again In Japan Game Sales
Snake will settle for second place again this week in the battle of Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 2 and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. The two portable games sit comfortably atop the country’s weekly sales chart. The two games hold spots one and two again, with a string of Nintendo favorites—New Super Mario Bros. Wii,…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
Coming Soon: LEGO Human Organs
Researchers at the MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology have found a way to encase living cells in stackable cubes to create what some are calling LEGO organs. Building things out of toy blocks has long been a favorite pastime of children and adults the world over. Why should biomedical engineers be left out…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
What Is Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night?
It’s more than a miserable little pile of gems—it’s Konami’s new puzzle role-playing game for the iPhone, featuring some of the most memorable characters from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Yeah, we weren’t expecting this either. Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night gives the star of Symphony of the Night, Alucard, a chance to dispatch…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
How To Opt-In For The World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta
The closed beta test for World of Warcraft’s Cataclysm expansion is just around the corner, and Blizzard is encouraging players to opt-in for their chance at early access. Here’s how you do that. You’ll need a Battle.net account with a World of Warcraft license attached to it in order to opt-in for the Cataclysm beta.…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
Rumor: Call of Duty Has Another New Developer In Raven [Update]
With close to half of the team at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 developer Infinity Ward bailing on the troubled developer, publisher Activision appears to have found a new source for Call of Duty development. Raven Software, the developer of sci-fi shooters Wolfenstein and the recently completed Singularity, has been pulled off its current…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 13, 2010 -
Street Fighter Legacy Is Great, But It’s No Bison’s Tuesday
Is Legacy really the best piece of footage based on the illustrious Street Fighter name? Guest writer Sinan Kubba explores. OK, after three straight posts of ranting, it’s time to shower a bit of love. And nothing released last week is more deserving of a love shower than the excellent fan-made production Street Fighter: Legacy.…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 13, 2010 -
The Most Useless Zombie-Fighting Weapons Of Dead Rising 2
Dead Rising 2, like its predecessor is a video game that offers players the opportunity to re-kill zombies with dozens — hundreds? — of common and uncommon items. I recently tried to find the worst weapons in the game. Author’s note: I was playing a pre-release demo of Dead Rising 2 under the supervision of…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 13, 2010 -
God Of War Writer Gets Shanked
Marianne Krawczyk, best known for bringing Kratos to life as the writer of God of War, is lending her talents to a different kind of hero in Klei Entertainment’s Shank. Shank’s story is a gritty, personal tale of revenge, and that’s one subject that Marianne Krawczyk is fluent in, thanks to writing credits for all…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
How About A Kane And Lynch Movie Poster? A Comic Book?
It’s not too different from the upcoming film’s promotional artwork at the Cannes Film Festival. Out in 2011, the Kane & Lynch flick is based on the video game franchise and stars Bruce Willis as Kane and Jamie Foxx as Lynch. The big screen version is being written by Kyle Ward and directed by first…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 13, 2010 -
Quadriplegic Gamer Calls For Custom Button Remapping In Console Games
To many of us, custom button remapping in video games is a luxury, but for quadriplegic gamer Chuck Bittner, forced to control games with his mouth, it’s a necessity. Bittner, seen here hating on the Rust map in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, broke his neck in a car accident, resulting in total paralysis…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010
