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The Dragon Age Journeys Begin Today

EA 2D sets the stage for Dragon Age: Origins today, with the launch of the first chapter of Dragon Age Journeys, the 2-dimensional browser-based tie-in to BioWare’s blockbuster RPG. At least the press release says the first of three Dragon Age Journeys chapters launches today. As of this writing the website is still only hosting…

Capcom Pondering Super Street Fighter IV In Arcades

Capcom hasn’t yet decided whether they will be bringing Super Street Fighter IV to arcades, a spokesman told Kotaku, but if they do it will be a fairly easy transition. Back when games like Street Fighter II filled arcades, an upgrade to a new version of the famous fighter often meant switching out dedicated boards,…

This Is Why DiRT 2 PC Was Delayed

Codemasters trotted out the PC version of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 today at the Windows 7 launch in New York, showing off the snazzy DirectX 11 features the game was delayed for. The DirectX 11 effects actually look rather impressive, though I’m not sure they amount to anything that really warranted the game being delayed…

Take Dragon Ball: Raging Blast For A Spin

Beat the living hell out of Goku, Raditz, and Piccolo in the Xbox 360 demo for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, now available on Xbox Live. The Dragon Ball: Raging Blast demo gives you a tiny taste of the “most explosive fighting action ever seen for this franchise” today, delivering 261MB of hot Piccolo on Raditz…

Metro 2033 Shooter Brings Apocalypse to Moscow

Tired of post-apocalyptic games set in the U.S.? No worries, THQ has your back: They’ve just unveiled a post-apocalyptic game set in Moscow. First-person shooter Metro 2033, which is due to hit the PC and Xbox 360 in 2010, has you taking on the role of a man born in the days before most of…

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Hey Look! A Baby Sitting By A Sofa

To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Draco Malfoy Spotting Can’t believe it, but in less than a month Micro-Bash will be one years-old. He can’t talk yet or walk, but he can wave bye-bye, raise his hands up when he hears “banzai!” and give you one of his toys when you say “Please”. Just think, eight…

Australian Ratings Board Refuses Left 4 Dead 2 Appeal

After the Australian Classification Review Board first refused to classify Valve’s zombie first-person-shooter Left 4 Dead 2, Valve appealed the government’s decision. Valve’s Zombie shooter was refused classification, which means it can’t be made commercially available in the country. Not quite the same as a banning, but it has the same effect. The company’s appeal…

Resonance of Fate Dated for Japan

Stop the count-up clock! Upcoming role-playing-game, Resonance of Fate (AKA End of Eternity in Japan) has been dated. The tri-Ace developed title will be released January 28 in Japan. No word about the Western release. As we mentioned earlier, the game is set on the man-made spire of Basel. That’s where the residents of Earth…

Final Fantasy XIII Is Install-Free

It’s become increasingly common for games to feature a mandatory install — you have no choice! Final Fantasy XIII is not one of those games. The game, which will be released this December in Japan on the PS3, will not feature a mandatory install. That being said, the only time players will see load times…

Anyone Want To Guess What Ignition’s New Game Is?

Ignition is teasing a game announcement on both Twitter and its Facebook page. Don’t you just love modern advertising? Time was, you’d have to wait until tomorrow for a press release. Oh wait… You’re waiting ’til tomorrow anyway. That’s why it’s a tease, not a game announcement. I’ll dutifully keep my eyes on the Twitter…

Six Days Isn’t Dead Yet, Says Developer

Atomic Games isn’t giving up on Six Days In Fallujah, says president Peter Tamte in a Marine Corps Times report. Meanwhile, his other company Destineer — those jerks who inflicted John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland on me — is putting out a shooter for the Wii called Marines: Modern Urban Combat for the Wii…

GameBoy Cozies Up To Your iPhone

Yummy Pocket, maker of vinyl iPhone cozies on Etsy, has a new GameBoy case for sale. Spotted on technabob.

Volkswagen Launches New Car Through iPhone Game

As the days when automakers launched new vehicles exclusively through print mags become a distant memory, Volkswagen has decided to do an industry first: The company launched the 2010 GTI through the iPhone and iPod Touch. A free version of Firemint Real Racing contains the new VW car — players can also compete for one…

Amazing Mario Tanooki Suit Rug

It’s times like these, I wish I could crochet instead of half-assedly knit. Craftser user EnemyAirShip taught herself to knit a little while ago by watching YouTube videos. She started with granny squares and then orchestrated a the pixelated pattern that become the Mario rug, which now lives in her living room. EnemyAirShip says: I…

Have A Closer Look At Castlevania ReBirth

Konami’s exhumation of Game Boy classic Castlevania: The Adventure will arrive in Japan on October 27 on WiiWare. Last we saw of the game was a crummy snapshot of screens in Famitsu. Here’s a nice screenshot! As we detailed earlier, Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth will colorize and modernize the 20-year-old outing of Christopher Belmont in…

Toyota Exec: Realistic Video Games Make Cars Unnecessary

Car sales are down in Japan, and young adults are less interested in automobiles. Instead of blaming that on a grim economy or even good public transportation, Toyota has apparently found another culprit: video games. In a piece in the evening edition of Osaka’s Mainichi Newspaper, there’s an editorial on the “date car” by journalist…

A Fold-Up Driving Cock Pit You Can Make (Maybe!)

A crafty Japanese dude created this Gran Turismo cockpit using PVC pipping, wood planks and awesomeness. The link below has how-to instructions — they’re in Japanese, but perhaps you can figure them out? Perhaps not. CockPitStorage@2chGTForce(&Pro)Thread [FTフォース via はちま起稿]

Ballmer: You’ll Be Able To Get Blu-ray Drives As Accessories

In the format wars, Microsoft supported HD DVD in the battle against Sony’s Blu-ray. The company even released an HD DVD player for the Xbox 360. But, HD DVD lost. Blu-ray won. In an exclusive interview with sister site Gizmodo, Ballmer addressed the question of adding Blu-ray to the Xbox 360, saying, “Well I don’t…

Tecmo Shows How You Put Boobs On A Wall

For the launch of Ninja Gaiden II, Tecmo released a series of viral-type ads. Here’s how they made them. Fascinating.