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Japan’s Console War Still Even Steven
The battle for hardware dominance in Japan is, once again, kind of a wash, with the PSP and PlayStation 3 sitting atop the country’s weekly console war casualty count. The PSPgo and PlayStation 2 sit at the bottom. Wedged in between that PlayStation sandwich are Nintendo’s offerings, with the Wii taking second to the PS3…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 -
Licensed Pro Lacrosse Video Game Arrives for Xbox 360
Promised for delivery by April 30, NLL Lacrosse 2010 arrived a week early on Xbox Live’s Indie Games channel. The $5 download delivers all the players on all 11 teams of the National Lacrosse League. NLL Lacrosse 2010 is the first fully licensed title to appear on the Indie Games channel, and the first pro…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 -
Surprise Snow
To: Owen From: Crecente You gotta love those freak spring winter storms Colorado gets. Do you remember those? The flowers on the tree outside my window are thick with snow right now. It looks pretty neat. What you missed: Okamiden Proves the Stylus is Mightier Than the Remote (Or Controller) Would You Like to Feel…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 -
But What Do Babies Think Of Plants vs Zombies?
We love Popcap’s puzzle game Plants vs Zombies. That’s pretty clear. But we’re video game writers in our 30’s, with black hearts, and tired eyes. What do innocent little puddings think of the game? Who knows, as this eighteen month-old boy can’t play, but he can watch the title’s catchy ditty. And if he could…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2010 -
Just Cause 2 DLC Brings Inventive New Ways To Cause Explosions
Want some parachute thrusters? How about a half-shotgun, half rocket launcher? All this and more is coming in two sets of Black Market downloadable content for Just Cause 2. As if there weren’t enough ways to cause havoc in Just Cause 2, Square Enix has tapped the black market to bring even more power to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
Lost Planet 2 Lady Pirates Don’t Need Armor, Pants
The male pirates of Lost Planet 2 multiplayer are generally covered head-to-toe in protective body armor. The females? Not so much. Someone’s going to lose an underboob. I mean, I could understand the desire to show a little bit of skin. Otherwise you wind up with fully-armored females that only look slightly different from fully-armored…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
The Histories Of Fighting Games
Last week’s unveiling of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 came with an interesting walk-through by Capcom of their take on the history of fighting games. While Capcom’s Seth Killian allowed that one could argue that 1985’s Yie Ar Kung Fu was the proto-fighting game, providing a template to Street Fighter, it was his company’s Street Fighter…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 -
The Pro Athlete Is Also A Pirate
Pro rugby player Gareth Raynor recently plead guilty to 14 charges of counterfeiting and fraud after having been caught selling bogus printer cartridges through an eBay storefront called Genuine Ink. He also appears to have been a game pirate. The Yorkshire Evening Post reports that Raynor will be sentenced next month. But what might catch…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010 -
Capcom Apologizes for Not Telling Users of Final Fight DRM
Capcom acknowledged that copy protection in the PS3 version of Final Fight: Double Impact requires an always-on Internet connection to play the game, and apologized that a notice of such DRM was not given at the time of purchase. PS3 users who downloaded the bundle of 1990s arcade classics noticed that the game quits completely…
By Owen Good Published April 23, 2010 -
Mario Still Tops Japan’s Game Charts, Travis Touchdown Never Had A Chance
New Super Mario Bros. Wii holds onto its first place position in Japan for another week, outselling every other console game in the nation, including the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 re-release of Grasshopper’s zany No More Heroes. No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise debuted in the top ten, but well below New Super Mario Bros.…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 -
Amazing Pseudo-3D DSiWare Game Coming To America In May
The formerly Japan-only downloadable DS game that wowed us with its tricky no-glasses-needed 3D graphics appears to be set for a May 17. The game, known as 3D Hidden Picture in Japan, will be called Looksley’s Line Up, and you can see for yourself if the footage above matches the brand-new DSiWare date and description…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend, I’m taking to the skies with a little After Burner Climax, a series I haven’t really played since my late 80s obsession with After Burner II, and going underground with some Left 4 Dead 2. I had a brief obsession with After Burner II in the late ’80s, when I spent many a…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 -
Five More Out At Modern Warfare Studio Infinity Ward
Cross a few more names off of the Modern Warfare 2 credits as the departures continue from Activision studio Infinity Ward. [Updated with one more name] Senior designers Mohammad Alavi and Chad Grenier (update: and Brent McLeod) are out, along with programmer Chris Lambert and designer Jason McCord. That brings the list of departures from…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 23, 2010 -
Metroid: Other M Moves To August, Sin & Punishment Slides As Well
Fans looking forward to the June release of Metroid: Other can now start looking forward to its August release, as Nintendo delays the Team Ninja developed title along with Treasure’s Sin & Punishment: Star Successor. Originally scheduled for release in June, the new release date for Metroid’s return to form is August 31, giving fans…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
Street Fighter: The Early Years
Ryu has a crush on Chun-Li, Sakura has a crush on Ryu, Cammy can’t seem to keep her clothes on, and Crimson Viper hasn’t had her period in eight months. Welcome to Street Fighter High. What if the characters from Capcom’s popular fighting franchise were given the Dawson’s Creek/Smallville treatment? It would probably go something…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010 -
StarCraft II’s Cool, Sometimes Crazy Single Player Liberties
Blizzard is creating a wildly different experience for those who choose to play StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty’s single-player campaign, adding units, vehicles and upgrades that you just won’t see in multiplayer, from the familiar Firebat to the bizarre Predator. The last time we played StarCraft II’s single-player game, we laid out the unit, base…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 23, 2010 -
This Is A Pretty Good Persona 3 Statue
Aigis from Japanese role-playing game Persona 3 is getting a couple of limited edition statues. One features her in heavy armor. The other doesn’t. Let’s look at that one. This is the “normal version”, which was sculpted by Yusuke Mazaki of Sakura Zensen, shows Aigis sans heavy armor. The 265mm-high statue is priced at ¥16,000…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 23, 2010 -
Would You Like to Feel Some Dragon Claws… Ripping Your Flesh?
There is a certain satisfaction that comes with clearing a screen packed with heavily armored, even mounted warriors with a single swipe of a digital katana, or an armored uppercut, or a fist full of swords. Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes seems to be aiming to deliver that satisfaction from the moment you pick up the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 23, 2010 -
Gothic 4 Is Looking Rather Gorgeous Lately
Seeing as I forgot anyone was working on a fourth entry in the Gothic series, I’m pleasantly surprised to see these screenshots for Arcania: Gothic 4 looking as fine as they do. To get myself up to speed, with original Gothic developer Piranha Bytes moving on to Risen, European developer Spellbound Entertainment stepped in to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 23, 2010
