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Tekken Boss: “Unlocking Is So Old”

Unlocking games is standard fighting game stuff. And it’s something Tekken franchise director Katsuhiro Harada thinks is so old. “Why we locked the characters originally was that in the arcades, it was kind of to extend the life of the game by gradually unlocking characters,” Harada explains. It factored into home consoles as a way…

PlayStation Meets Apple In The Best iPhone Case We’ve Ever Seen

Nearly every single one of us owns an iPhone. So we see our fair share of iPhone cases. But only once, ever, have we seen one this cute. This great. Hand-crafted and available from hand-crafted megastore Etsy, the case itself is $20. The controller, an extra $7. Premium price for an iPhone case, sure, but…

Grand Theft IV Auto Goes Discount In Japan

Released in Japan back in last October, the PS3 version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has been announced for Sony’s PlayStation The Best budget line. The game will be priced at ¥3,990 (US$41) and is slated for release on August 27.

Just What’s On Our Box Art?

Ever stop to wonder just what, exactly, is on our box art? Wonder no more, with this study breaking down the trends, statistics and content of gaming’s front covers. Games Radar collected 100 recent games at random, threw them in a pile, then broke down exactly what was on the cover. Men, women, guns, not…

No More Heroes Designer Keen On Project Natal

While originally rumored for the Xbox 360, No More Heroes is a Wii title. Though, Microsoft’s Project Natal announcement at E3 might be enough to lure Suda’s upcoming motion controlled games to the Xbox 360. “We developed No More Heroes with the Wii remote in mind,” says series designer Goichi Suda, “but now I want…

FIFA 10 “Gameplay” Trailer

Here’s your first trailer for EA Sport’s annual juggernaut FIFA 10. Curiously for EA Sports, aside from the depth of field effects going on in the background, that really is "actual gameplay footage".

Miyamoto: New Zelda Won’t Be “Radically Different”

So Nintendo is making a new Zelda. Exciting! And with the new Wii MotionPlus, the possibilities are endless. Since the last console Zelda, Twilight Princess, was originally developed for the GameCube and ultimately released on the Wii. The upcoming Zelda would be developed for the console from the ground-up. Guess that means we’d be getting…

How To Buy A PC Graphics Card

Some of you may know exactly what you’re after in a graphics card, and that’s great. Good for you. But for most people, the market is a confusing one, so why not let the experts give you a hand? Fed up with all the Xs and numbers and mindless claims on the back of the…

Want To See A Level 97 In Dragon Quest IX?

Dragon Quest IX, like most role-playing-games, lets players level up and customize their characters — even famous players. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump shows just how diverse those options are. Before we get to a Level 97, have a look at Akira Toriyama‘s Level 20 character. Ready to go onward? Here’s the customized…

Congrats! You Win An Xbox 360 With A Messed Up Slot

Know who won that Fable II signed Xbox 360 contest? Some guy named NeoxDonut. He was thrilled to get the Peter Molyneux autographed console. That is, until he tried plugging it in. The customized console is wrapped in a first generation casing. The innards seem new, but the shell is not. Below is a picture…

Starcraft II’s Campaign Is Certainly Trying Something Different

Blame Blizzard’s PR campaign, blame the length of PR the game’s endured, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen Starcraft II’s singleplayer campaign really laid out in front of me before. And now, I’m kinda glad that I have. In an interview with Shacknews, Blizzard’s Dustin Browder has outlined some of the variety slated to…

Mother Sells Nintendo Wii Her Son Stole, Now Arrested

Three teens swiped a neighbors Wii and enlisted the help of a mother to pawn the stolen loot. Joshua Carter (18), Patrick Early (16) and Derrick Henson (13) have all been arrested on felony charges for stealing a neighbor’s Wii. According to Early, his mother, 41-year-old Maxine Law, helped them unload the console at a…

Suda Plays Waaaayyyy Too Much Burnout Paradise

You may know Goichi Suda as Suda51. Or the guy who came up with Killer 7, and No More Heroes. But you may not know that he’s also a complete Burnout Paradise fiend. An addict. Alex Ward, head of Burnout developers Criterion, has said “Suda-51 came here for the day a few weeks ago. He’s…

God Eater Reminds Us of Monster Hunter

In Capcom’s Monster Hunter franchise, you hunt monsters. In the newly announced God Eater from Namco Bandai, you hunt monsters. Out this fall in Japan, God Eater also offers goodies like character creation and the ability to customize and make weapons (sound familiar?), and like MH, this PSP titles has four player co-op. Just be…

Microsoft Comments On 360 Dash Advertisements

Following the revelation yesterday that the company would later this year be placing advertisements on Xbox Live, Microsoft have moved to assure users that the ads will “enhance, not interfere” with their experience. Posting on his blog, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has said: I need to let you know that you don’t need to worry about…

Learn StarCraft From A “Full Blooded Korean”

There’s lots to learn about in StarCraft. The entire nation of South Korea seems fixated on the game — with tournaments and TV programs. You could say it’s the country’s national (digital) pastime! So if you are going to really learn StarCraft, then ByunTae wants you to learn it from an “authentic Korean”. That’s right,…

The Following, Old Capcom Games Will Soon Be Available On The PlayStation Network

The days of people whining “where are my old-timey games on the PSN?” appear well and truly over. You’ve got Final Fantasy VII, you’ve got Metal Gear Solid, and soon you’ll be getting a ton of Capcom classics as well. Tomorrow, for example, Capcom will be releasing the “Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed”, which includes: •…

Hold On! China’s Gold Farming “Ban” Clarified

Earlier this week, we brought word that the Chinese Government has tried to ban gold farming the reported $500 million gold farming industry. Officially, China’s Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Commerce said that in-game monies “will only be allowed to trade in virtual goods and services provided by its issuer, not real goods…

Death To Spies 2: Moment of Truth Preview: SMERSH is a fun word to say

Death to Spies 2 is a sequel to a 2007 PC stealth action game that was like the Russian version of Hitman. The key difference in Death to Spies is that the player takes the role of a SMERSH (read: badass Russian counterintelligence agency) operative during World War II instead of a bald hired goon.…

Microsoft Sued Over Xbox Live

In 1994, Peter Hochstein and Jeffrey Tenenbaum patented a method for “communicating live while playing the same video game in separate locations”. In 2004, they sued Microsoft, accusing Xbox Live of infringing on that patent. Now, five years later, the case is finally starting to heat up. See, unlike many other cases of this ilk…