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Will Wright Talks Educational Gaming, Funny Money
The Chronicle of Higher Education sat down recently with Will Wright to talk to him about the value of educational games. Not only did they get some great money quotes, they got some great money business cards! The interview starts off with Wright showing off his new business cards, which he’s had printed on replicas…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 -
The Darkest Of Days Falls In September
Would Custer’s last stand have been his last if the General brought an M-16 to the party? These questions and more are answered in Darkest of Days, coming September for the Xbox 360 and PC. Darkest of Days is a time-travelling first-person shooter, developed by 8monkey Labs and published by Phantom EFX, hitting retail shelves…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 -
A Look At The G.I. Joe Extras
Can the extras packed into the video game tie-in for the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie possibly make up for the lackluster game play we’ve seen so far? As a game, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra hasn’t been all that impressive. I got my hands on the Contra-fied shooter at E3 2009,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2009 -
Transformer DLC Brings Characters, Maps and More This Summer
A downloadable expansion pack is in the works for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which will include ten new characters, three new maps and a new difficulty mode, Activision announced this morning. The Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 pack, which is being developed by Luxoflux, hasn’t yet been priced. Here’s the full break down: More…
By Brian Crecente Published July 15, 2009 -
No, I Was Wrong, THIS Is The Best Service Ever
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Preparing to Break a Leg Further adventures in Japanese customer service. Two weeks ago, Mrs. Bashcraft bought sushi at Hankyu Department Store in Osaka’s Umeda. She got home, started eating said sushi when she noticed there was a bug. She called up Hankyu and told them she bought sushi there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
PC Version Of Alan Wake Is Up To Microsoft
Alan Wake is coming to Xbox 360, that we know. But will it also be coming to the PC? Maybe. Just maybe. But if it does, that’s a decision to be made by Microsoft, not developers Remedy. Alan Wake fansite BrightFalls claims to have received a statement from the developers, which reads: Thank you for…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
A Boy And His Home-Made Blob
The best part of the upcoming reimagining of A Boy & His Blob isn’t the fact the game’s being reimagined. It’s that gorgeous storybook art style, which these home-made figures capture perfectly. Since official figures from such an obscure license might be wishful thinking, this sculpt by Appy is probably as close as we’ll get…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Butterfly Bra Flies Into Tekken 6
We knew something was missing from the game! And that appears to be this. Joining the new Jin Kazama outfit is another new Tekken 6 character costume for home consoles. Fighter Zafina gets a butterfly bra — it might be a halter top. What do we look like? Women’s clothing experts? She’s also in hot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
Pro Evolution Developers Talk Graphics, Stats, Updates
In this clip, Konami’s Aki Saito plays the part of “awkward tour guide” as we’re shipped around the developers of Pro Evo 2010 while they tell us what they think is so different about this latest version of the venerable football series. It’s a shame they couldn’t show any real gameplay footage. I mean, I…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) On The Japanese PSN
The Japanese PlayStation Network is the latest home for the TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) games. Starting today, four retro Hudson games will be available for download as part of the “PC Engine Archives”: • Mega Bomberman • Adventure Island • Sengoku Mahjong • Devil Crash All of these titles are already available on Nintendo’s Virtual Console.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
The Market Obviously Requires A SECOND Pokemon X-Ray Machine
In April, we showed you a mobile x-ray unit adorned with Pokemans, intended for Japanese hospitals. But would you believe it’s not the only Pokemon-branded x-ray machine on the market? No, there’s another one. It’s made by the same company – Shimadzu – and is the real deal, a “proper” x-ray unit, sacrificing mobility (and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Virtual Golf Hookers
Seoul’s Metropolitan Police Agency have been targeting “screen golf” rooms that mix driving range golf with a virtual video-game-type screens. Some of these golf rooms sell alcohol and employ female entertainers in mini-skirts. The virtual golf rooms measure the distance the ball travels, and the newest golf rooms feature game systems that can reproduce famous…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
Sorry, No Car Damage In Gran Turismo PSP [Update]
While it appears car damage is finally on its way to the Gran Turismo series when GT5 is released, don’t expect the same attention to detail from the PSP version of the game. Answering fan questions on the official PlayStation blog, Polyphony’s Chris Hinojosa Miranda and Taku Imasaki have said in response to a fan…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
“Casual” Is No Way To Label Games, Argues Casual Developer
Get rid of the term “casual”! Do it! Dave Thomson of Scottish games developer Denki wants the word gone, banished, erased, deleted. At the Develop Conference in Brighton, UK, Thomson gave a session titled “A Game is a Game is a Game”. He calls the term casual pejorative. “We may not find a particular type…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
The Stuff Super Nintendo Nightmares Are Made Of
While most case mods are designed to improve the appearance of a games console – or at least tailor it to suit the whims of a more fickle owner – we don’t see many that will make small children cry. But, man, if I was four years old and saw this thing, it’d disturb me.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Resident Evil Shirt Feasts On The Flesh Of The Living
The rule is this: convention t-shirts are awful, cheap things you see stuffed in swag bags then only again seen on large men at LAN parties. The exception to that rule is this Capcom shirt for Comic-Con. To be given away free to advertise Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, it appears at first glance to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009 -
Famitsu Awards Dragon Quest IX Perfect Score
Amazon Japan may not love DS role-playing-game Dragon Quest IX. That’s a-okay. Know why? The country’s biggest game mag totally loves it. Famitsu has given DQIX a perfect 40/40 score. “This adventure is amazing!” Famitsu writes. “It’s so much fun.” The reviewers also praised the music and the multi-player, which Famitsu called “ground breaking”. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
Bar Girl Game Now Bar Girl Comic
D3 Publisher’s upcoming Xbox 360 title Dream C Club lets players booze it up with maid-uniform-wearing night club hostesses. The game is text heavy, perfect fodder for a comic book. The October issue of manga Comic Rush, on sale August 26, will see the first manga version of Dream C Club, called Dream Club Destiny.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 15, 2009 -
Rebellion Goes Bargain Shopping, Picks Up A Ton Of Great Old IP
Aliens vs Predator developers Rebellion have been picking through the remains of Vivendi’s old portfolio of intellectual property, discarded amidst the company’s merger with Activision, and have found a number of bargains. Among the unwanted, unloved IPs now obtained by the British developers (and 2000AD comics owners) are Ground Control, Evil Genius, Empire Earth, Lords…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2009