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Create Your Own Worlds In The Sims 3

The Sims 3 allows you to create your own Sims, create your own home, and now you can create your own world, courtesy of The Sims 3 Create A World tool, a free download now available on TheSims3.com. The Sims 3 Create A World tool (beta) allows registered users of EA’s latest life simulation to…

NBA Jam Sets The Wii On Fire In 2010

There were jams and rumors of jams, but now it’s official – EA is bringing back Midway’s classic arcade basketball game this year with EA Sports NBA Jam for the Nintendo Wii. Midway’s NBA Jam took arcades by storm in 1993, it’s over-the-top arcade basketball action and colorful commentary packing in the crowds at the…

BioShock 2 Preview: Something Bad Is About To Happen

Two levels deeper into BioShock 2 and unwilling to spoil any of the major events in the game, I will instead share a feeling I’ve gotten from a preview of next month’s sequel from 2K Games: Bad things are coming. Previews of BioShock 2 hitting the Internet today, including this one, are based on the…

The Nintendo Download: Something, Something, Ace Attorney

It must be tough for lesser-known games when the Nintendo Download contains a big-name title like Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, but Chronos Twins DX, ShadowPlay, and the rest of this week’s offerings put up a good fight. Good fight or no, it’d be hard for any title to compete with a port of the original…

You Don’t Want The New Hello Kitty Online Theme Stuck In Your Head

Watch the music video for Hello Kitty Online‘s new theme song once – and only once – and you may be safe. Some of us weren’t so fortunate. I downloaded this video for “The World is Saying Hello (Kitty)” this morning, figuring I would torture share it with our readers. I watched it once before…

Boy: Playing Xbox Will Get Me A “Nowhere Job”

An ex-NBA star recently asked a group of children where playing Xbox will get them. He was promoting fitness, so he probably expected a negative answer. And he got one. Here’s the Deseret News reporting on the noble effort of former Utah Jazz player Mark Eaton promoting fitness through an National Basketball Association program called…

LEGO Universe Screenshots: It’s In The Game

While amazing, the LEGO Universe trailer was short on in-game action. These screenshots are comprised of nothing but. I’m digging the look, but don’t remember LEGO figures ever being that shiny. Hopefully NetDevil tone down the sheen before the game’s release.

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CES 2010 Aims to Resurrect 3D

Las Vegas is a city of smoke and mirrors. It’s appropriate then that the biggest new innovation of sin city’s Consumer Electronics Show this year is itself a bit of visual sleight of hand: 3D. Giving images a sense of substance and heft have long been a goal in video gaming. More than once, that…

Hey Look! Whale In A Can

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft These photos were taken at the supermarket near my house — canned whale meat. Internationally, Japan has been coming under fire for its whale hunting. A certain amount of whale fishing by the Japanese is permitted on the grounds that the whales will be used for “research”. Some of the research…

Pokewalker Dated For U.S.

Already released in Japan to monster sales, the 3 million selling Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver has not just had its date confirmed for the U.S. market. It’s also getting a Pokewalker. The pair of Pokemon games are remakes of Game Boy titles Pokémon Gold and Silver, and their 2009 release in Japan correspond to the 10th anniversary…

Report: Only 15% Of Gamers Buying Downloadable Content

A survey conducted by media firm Frank N. Magid Associates has found that only 15% of active video gamers purchase downloadable content. Of the 800 people polled, 15% said they bought DLC, 41% said they were aware of it but hadn’t bought any, and 43% said they’d never even heard of it. That last stat…

Where Have All The 120GB Xbox HDD Gone?

Last fall, Mircosoft released a new addition to its Xbox 360 console line: the “Super Elite Bundle” Bundled with either racing game Forza Motorsport 3 or military shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the Super Elite Bundle includes a black “Elite” Xbox 360 console as well as a detachable 250GB hard disk drive. The…

Bayonetta Book: Artistic Climax Action

PlatinumGames, the team behind classy brawler Bayonetta, have announced that an art book for the game is to be released sometime this quarter. With the working title of “Bayonetta Design Collection”, it is – according to character designer Mari Shimazaki – “a really thick book”, including almost all of the production and promotional art used…

New Resident Evil Movie Release Moved *Again*

Originally, the upcoming Resident Evil film, subtitled “Afterlife”, was penciled in for August 27, 2010. Then there were rumors, which the film’s star Milla Jovovich denied, that the movie would be released in January 2011. Then it actually got delayed. The RE flick was then scheduled to go up against MGM’s upcoming horror film Cabin…

A School Where Kids Are Taught Through Video Games

Last September, the Quest to Learn school opened in New York. It’s aim? To educate kids almost entirely though the use of video games. There are 72 students at the school, which uses games, game design and game programming to teach children almost everything they’d traditionally have learnt from books. “Games are exceptionally good at…

Shine A Light On This Alan Wake Gameplay Clip

Finnish game developer Remedy Entertainment, best known for its Max Payne video games, has released a gameplay clip of its upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive, the thriller Alan Wake. The clip is short — a mere 33 seconds. However, the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it clip shows a little bit how the flashlight will be used in the game, the…

LEGO Universe Trailer Is All Good Bricks vs Bad Bricks

Here’s a new trailer for Netdevil’s upcoming massively multiplayer online game, LEGO Universe. No gameplay to be seen, sadly, but damned if it’s not getting me excited regardless. Click to view

Report: “Large Scale RPG” Being Made For Microsoft

While the Xbox 360 isn’t exactly setting Japanese retail on fire, Microsoft Game Studios has made a valiant effort to release Japanese-style role playing games like Blue Dragon. That doesn’t look to be stopping. In a classified listing on Japanese language job site DODA, Tokyo-based developer feelplus Inc., a subsidiary of AQ Interactive, announced that…

Rumor: Retailers Say No, Thanks To Wii Mini Game Collections

A Gamasutra article published late last week carries an interesting rumour; namely, that two of America’s biggest retailers have told publishers they won’t be stocking any more Wii mini game compilations. Gama’s Paul Hyman writes “Stores like Target and Best Buy have reportedly told game publishers not to even bother approaching them with collections of…