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Mass Effect 2 Impressions: Looks Better, Shoots Differently, Doesn’t Overheat
Freeze-bullets. Framerates. Interactive cut-scenes. Even old friends from other Mass Effect games (yes, plural). These are some of the things, new or improved, that I recently saw in Mass Effect 2. Just three months before the January 2010 release of BioWare’s second Mass Effect, there is an intriguing bit of, well, intrigue about what’s going…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 6, 2009 -
Global Game Sales Down 6%
While the worst of it seems to be behind us, 2009 will still be remembered as the year of the global economic crisis. And when people are in times of economic crisis, well, they buy less video games. A joint report issued by Enterbrain, the NPD Group and GfK Chart-Track has revealed that video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2009 -
NSFW: Surely This Should Have Been Rated Adults Only?
Too cute cat-eared game Tayutama -Kiss On My Diety- was released today in Japan. The Xbox 360 visual novel was given Japan’s 17-years-old-and-up CERO D — the equivalent of the ESRB Mature rating. Should it have been rated higher? This image here is raising eyebrows (raising cat ears?), and making some on the Japanese internet…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2009 -
Konami Might Buy Music Label
Game maker Konami is currently in talks with JVC Kenwood over the sale of music subsidiary Victor Entertainment Inc., reports Japanese newspaper The Daily Yomiuri. According to analysts, the music industry will realign itself better with online distribution and “pick up speed”. Universal Music LLC is also on the table as a potential buyer, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2009 -
Two Minutes Of God Of War III Gameplay
If you’re one of the lucky people who have already played the God of War III demo, great! Good for you. The rest of us will have to watch this gameplay clip and just wait a little harder. Pro tip: don’t watch this at work. Or in front of small children.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2009 -
Milla Jovovich Twittering Her Brains Out About New Movie
Milla Jovovich might be new to Twitter, but that doesn’t mean she’s not a twittering fiend, dropping bits and bops about the upcoming Resident Evil: Afterlife. Spoilers, ahoy! Don’t believe us that Jovovich is a serious twit. Check out her updates from the last 24 hours or so, which provide all sorts of details about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2009 -
2010 Will Bring Us More Call Of Duty, More Guitar Hero
During an earnings Q&A earlier today, Activision spoke a little of their 2010 product line-up. A line-up that you may be stunned to hear includes new Call of Duty, Guitar Hero and Spider Man games. You can no doubt imagine the kind of shambling corpse that’ll be trotted out as Guitar Hero 6 (or whatever…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 6, 2009 -
Nintendo President: Majority Of Video Games Digital In 20 Years
The clock is ticking on bricks and mortar game retailers. But according to Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata, the clock will be ticking for another 20 years before digital distribution takes over and rules the school. “Most radical people even dare to say that retailers will be replaced by digital distribution in no time,” Iwata said…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV: Smash Car, Smash Barrels
Super Street Fighter IV is bringing back some old Street Fighter favourites: bonus stages. Towards the end of this trailer, you’ll get a good look at the new additions in action. Poor car. Poor barrels. Click to view
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
International Edition of FFXIII *Could* Be Out Before April 2010
This December, the PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII is going to be released in Japan — and if we are lucky, it might be out in The West before next April. At a recent financial briefing in which Square Enix announced that sales were up 33.2 percent and profits dropped 55.7 percent, Square Enix…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
Resonance of Fate Won’t Have Tiny Text
Tiny text — readable on HDTVs, but it’s plagued gamers who own Standard Definition televisions for years. SEGA and tri-Ace are sensitive to those who haven’t yet joined the hi-def revolution. In upcoming tri-Ace developed, SEGA published role-playing-game Resonance of Fate, the game’s models are designed to take advantage of HDTVs, but the text is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2009 -
Media Molecule: LBP Sequel Would “Fragment” Its Community
Media Molecule leaves little doubt it has no plans for any kind of a sequel to LittleBigPlanet, with a designer calling it “the most counterproductive thing you could do,” in an interview with Critical Gamer. “We’d never want to do that,” said Danny Leaver, adding that a sequel would fragment the game’s community. Producer Martin…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2009 -
Online Retailers Refusing To Sell Modern Warfare 2
Major online retailer Direct2Drive have announced today that the year’s biggest game – Modern Warfare 2 – won’t be made available on their PC digital delivery service. Why? Because of rival platform Steam, of course! Activision’s shooter includes mandatory installation of Valve’s Steamworks, which the game uses for stuff like installation, DRM and save-game management.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2009 -
id: Probably No Dedicated Servers for Rage
id Software’s John Carmack is mindful of the anger over Modern Warfare 2 dropping dedicated server support. That’s why he’s glad Infinity Ward is going first, because he plans to do the same thing with Rage. “It’s not cast in stone yet, but at this point no, we don’t think we will have dedicated servers,”…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2009 -
Queen Guitarist Demanded Perfectly Molded Lego Hair
OK, here’s one guy who won’t be suing a rhythm game maker. That’s because Queen guitarist Brian May paid strict attention to the use of his likeness, and insisted that his flowing tresses get a pristine Lego sculpt. “I think my Lego character is wonderful. I want one,” he said, according to BangShowBiz.com “We had…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2009 -
I Heart Me Some Apocalypse
Here’s a fiery, brimstone-y Darksiders trailer for you to savor the day after I posted my impressions of the fiery, brimstone-y game. Alas, there’s no Mark Hamil voice over to be heard here. But Moon Bloodgood gets a line and everything is as epic as you’d expect it to be. Enjoy!
By AJ Glasser Published November 5, 2009 -
Nintendo Talks About Its (Possible) HD Future
When will Nintendo join us in enjoying the clarity of high-definition? While it’s had impressive, money-printing success with the Wii, twice as powerful as any GameCube, it’s going to have to step things up graphically at some point. Right? Nintendo execs were asked when the company plans to make the move to high-definition graphics, joining…
By Michael McWhertor Published November 5, 2009 -
Yahoo: NES, Dreamcast Best Toys Of All Time
That time of year when parents have to invest in the newest hot toy for Christmas is at hand. Too bad not many of these Best Toys of All Time are still hot. From classic scooters and teddy bears to Furbies and Cabbage Patch Kids, this Good Housekeeping list documents the hottest of hot toys…
By AJ Glasser Published November 5, 2009 -
Fluuuuuu
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: College, Why The Hell Are You So Expensive? I woke up feeling pretty ick this morning. Ick turned to sick by the afternoon. I’ve been muscling through the rest of the day, trying to get stuff lined up for tomorrow in hopes of taking it easy and going to Tristan’s…
By Brian Crecente Published November 5, 2009