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Finally, Australia Gets Something Right

Australia has, sadly, been in the gaming news for all the wrong reasons these past few months. So, my fellow Aussie readers, here’s something to cheer you up: an antipodean exclusive! Namely, a giant, pink Bayonetta gun. Yes, if you thought Europe’s special edition of the game was nice, ours is nicer. It includes the…

Study Finds Wii Fit Produces “Underwhelming Results”

Anyone who does proper exercise could have pointed this out, but it’s always nice to have it in writing; the American Council on Exercise have claimed that Nintendo’s Wii Fit produces “underwhelming results”. The group has released a report on the super-popular home fitness program, drawing on research performed by the University of Wisconsin. And…

Chesty Jake Vs. The Ostriches

Prince of Persia actor Jake Gyllenhaal has been working out, getting in shape. He’s buff! But he’s still no match for ostriches. Ostriches will mess you up, yo. If they don’t stick their head in the sand. Gyllenhaal recalls one scene in the flick with real live ostriches — “not CG ostriches.” According to Jake…

Do Sports Games Offer Truly West – Japan Game Industry Competition?

EA Sports exec has stated that the company is working to appeal to Japanese gamers. That works appears to have paid off: FIFA 10 is a hit in Japan. But could that be for a deeper reason? A piece running on Yahoo! News Japan (translated by AltJapan) summed up the difference between Western and Japanese…

Square Enix Adding “Final Touches” To Western FFXIII

Japan gets Final Fantasy XIII this year. Lucky sods. Western fans have to suck it up, wait it out. How long? Maybe not that long, if comments from his Imperial Hotness, Yoichi Wada, are anything to go by. Speaking with GI.biz, Wada said “We’ve completed the master of the Japanese version, and for the US…

Gold-Dipped PS3 Does Not Include 250GB Hard Drive

I’m convinced that, if you plotted it out, wealth approaches a tackiness asymptote to infinity. This gold-dipped PS3 Slim proves they might actually touch. Only five of these golden consoles will be made by “Computer Choppers.” Considering they dip or trim Blackberries and iPhones starting at $1,000 you can expect this sucker will run much…

Nice Modern Warfare 2 Statue, Kotobukiya

Sony may actually have found a meaningful way to get people using PlayStation Home again, at least for a night, by giving away some sweet, sweet Modern Warfare 2 statues. If you join a Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer game via Home between 2100-0100 ET (1800-2200 PT) tonight, you’ll be in the running to win one…

Frogger: Mad as Hell, Not Taking It Anymore

Give firearms to one pissed-off amphibian and watch roadkill turn into road rage. Oh, so I’m gonna die if I hit the edge of this screen, MFer? Yeah, well, Frogger’s goin’ home, bitch – through the front goddamn door. Grand Theft Auto vs. Frogger [Gagfilms via CollegeHumor]

Here, Have Some Star Trek Online Screens

Now, with 40% more tachyon blast to compliment your “boldly going where no man has gone before” fantasies. Just try and ignore all the other people going there with you — it is an MMO after all.

Modern Warfare 2 Is Amazon’s “Biggest Selling Pre-order” Video Game

Amazon.com, hearing your cries for more Modern Warfare 2 coverage, brings word today that Infinity Ward’s newly released first-person shooter is the online retailer’s “biggest selling pre-order video game of all time.” Yes, it’s selling a lot! The latest Call of Duty kill-fest has overtaken Amazon’s previous pre-order record holder, World of Warcraft: Wrath of…

MAG’s Fourth Beta Lets You Hear Enemy Comms

More than 6,000 changes have been made to MAG as Zipper Interactive‘s MMO shooter moves into its fourth beta phase, which will be exclusive to GameStop preorder customers. Chief among the changes, according to Jeremy Dunham, Zipper’s senior community manager is an increase in the level cap to 60 from 40, a “retooled skill tree…

Star Trek Online Preview: Ignoring Regulation

Let me get this out of the way: I’m not a Trekkie. I was a loyal Star Wars fan until the prequels and thereafter switched my science fiction allegiance to Neal Stephenson. So forgive me if I can’t come up with enough Star Trek quips or effectively weigh in on the Kirk vs. Picard debate.…

ESRB On Assassin’s Creed II’s “Seduction Mini-Game,” “Strong Sexual Overtones”

Just when you think that Assassin’s Creed II is going to feature throat-slitting violence and fountains of blood in a family friendly manner, Ubisoft crosses the line by putting “strong sexual overtones,” as thoroughly described by the ESRB. The Entertainment Software Ratings Board has issued the Assassin’s Creed sequel a “Mature” rating, pointing out the…

Bring Me Link’s Head On A Platter… Lots Of ‘Em

A morbid scene from First4Figures’ Zora and Goron Tunic Link assembly line.

PR For Noobs

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Alrighty, Who Has Modern Warfare 2? Little known fact: When I was in college I interned very briefly for a marketing and public relations company in Washington, D.C. I hated the job. It was the worst of the worst. Most of what they had me doing was driving all over…

Valve Asks “Dude, Where’s My Thumb?” Again

Left 4 Dead 2 fans with two or more fingers and access to a camera will be delighted to learn that Valve is issuing a sequel to the Left 4 Dead-themed contest it ran last year, now with improved prizes. The “Dude, Where’s My Thumb 2” contest rules are pretty simple. Take a photo of…

Homeland Security Seizes Fake Frogger, Donkey Kong Machines

In a change of pace from the many video game piracy stories we run about games being downloaded illegally, here’s news of a seizure of 168 coin-op machines that played some very old games. A press release from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicates that the machines were valued…

Bright Eyes: MW2 Night Vision Goggle Impressions

Modern Warfare 2 garnered an absurd amount of attention from not just this site, but seemingly everyone with its buzz-building release. So the game’s over the top $150 night vision-goggle-including Prestige Edition seemed fitting when it was announced. But is the game’s ultimate collector’s edition worth the extra $90? And what about those goggles, why…

BlazBlue PSP Screens Reveal The Lower Res Rebel

Arc System Works’ BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is getting downsized for a release on the PSP next year and Famitsu.com has first shots of game in lower resolution action. Dubbed BlazBlue Portable, the PSP edition of the 2D fighting game runs mostly feature-for-feature with its arcade and console counterparts, but adds a few new modes to…

World’s Loneliest Rock Band Ad?

Ad for unofficial OnRockBand.com in Brooklyn, almost as nondescript as the official Rock Band HQ.