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Sony’s Expanded PlayStation Network May Debut Spring 2010

Sony CEO Howard Stringer and his underlings have been teasing an expanded, product line-wide PlayStation Network for years. That broader service, leaping from the PSP and PlayStation 3 to Sony branded televisions and other gadgets, might hit next year. According to a Fortune report, it was PlayStation boss Kaz Hirai that said the bigger PlayStation…

King of Pop Has Passed

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Hey Hasbro, Why Are New Transformer Toys So Damn Hard? I don’t know about you, but the news of Michael Jackson’s death has brought about quite a lot of discussion in our house. Did you feel sorry for him or not? Were his contributions to music outweighed by his bizarre…

PlayStation Store Update: Everything Old Is New Again

Plenty of playable fun joins the North American PlayStation Store this week, with new PSN games, a new PS One Classic and fresh downloadable PSP games. You want Mobile Light Force? We got Mobile Light Force! Free content for LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm Pacific Rift and Cross Edge join those playable additions, as do new songs from…

This Week In Video Game Comics

Here’s a rundown of the new video game-based comics going on sale in comics shops in the U.S. this week – including Starcraft 2 (not that Starcraft II). Click the thumbnails for more details. Sonic Universe #5... Written by Ian Flynn; Art by Tracy Yardley Via publisher Archie Comics: “MOBIUS: 30 YEARS LATER” TALE!: “Five…

Michael Jackson Has Died

Musician and occasional video game contributor Michael Jackson has died at the age of 50. The “King of Pop” was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics after suffering a cardiac arrest. Jackson, in addition to being a bestselling pop artist with The Jackson 5 and as…

Gamecock Resurrected As Devolver Digital?

Today’s announcement of Serious Sam: The First Encounter HD for Xbox Live Arcade had a hidden bonus announcement buried within, the existence of Devolver Digital. That’s the new production company from the founders of the extinct Gamecock and G.O.D. Described as a “small, laser-focused production and publishing company based in Austin, Texas, (also with one…

Wolfenstein Re-Preview: Sans Mecha-Hitler

We previewed id and Raven’s return to Wolfenstein in the spring. Yesterday, we saw it again. Our re-preview commences. The basic facts haven’t changed even if the business circumstances have quaked. Wolfenstein returns to consoles on August 4, developed primarily by Raven Software, with supervision by id. That’s id, the company that just sold to…

BlazBlue Gets PSP Support Via Remote Play

Thanks to Sony’s Remote Play technology, PlayStation 3 owners will be able to play Arc System Works and Aksys Games’ BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger on their PSPs. Which is awesome. The high-res 2D fighter joins a short list of PS3 titles that support Remote Play, allowing PSP owners a chance to play the game almost anywhere,…

Rock Band Next Week: More Foreigner, More Warped Tour

Issue number 16 of the Official Rock Band Zine has hit fans’ inboxes today, bringing with it news of three more Foreigner songs and another bunch of Warped Tour songs hitting the store next week. Following up on last week’s Warped Tour song pack comes Vans Warped Tour 3-Pack, adding Dear and the Headlights’ “Sweet…

Halo 3 ODST Impressions: What Happened In Africa

The campaign of this fall’s Halo 3 ODST surfaced at an event in New York this week, right near a bowl of lime green jellybeans and a bunch of Zunes. Here’s what we learned. The demo being shown in New York was the same displayed behind closed doors at E3. We’ve previewed the game’s multiplayer…

Left 4 Dead Now Officially Supports Custom Campaigns

Official support for community created campaigns has just been added to Left 4 Dead, thanks to the most recent update to the game. Valve has also updated the Left 4 Dead authoring tools—so get crackin’ map makers! Valve announced the long-awaited PC version update via the official Left 4 Dead blog last week, highlighting the…

The Official Wii Lightsabers

Why settle for cheap plastic imitation when you can have the cheap plastic real thing this fall, with the release of the official Star Wars Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster accessories for the Nintendo Wii. Manufactured and distributed by Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, Inc., licensed by LucasArts and Nintendo, and marketed under BDA’s Power A…

When Robot Chicken Meets Video Games

Robot Chicken is pretty damn popular. And it got that way by poking fun at popular culture. Movies, books, comics, TV shows, even action figures. But what happens when Robot Chicken crosses paths with video games? In case you’ve never seen the show, Robot Chicken is an animated series that runs on Cartoon Network (and…

Gearbox President Says “War Hero” Another Original Game

Brothers In Arms developer Gearbox Software recently filed four new titles for trademark, all ending with “War Hero.” Gearbox president Randy Pitchford says the new intellectual property is part of its “interests” but not yet ready to be revealed. “The news of the Gearbox Software ‘War Hero’ related trademarks exposes a bit about our interests…

Hustle Kings Brings Pool To PSN This Winter

Sony fills a void we hadn’t even realized existed on the PlayStation 3 this winter with Hustle Kings, one beautiful-looking game of billiards for the PlayStation Network. Pool is one of those games that people who aren’t involved with it on a regular basis quickly forget about once they finish playing, and video game pool…

Drown Your Chun-Li Movie Sorrows at Street Fighter Party Tonight

Capcom is throwing a little party tonight to… celebrate?… the arrival of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li on DVD and Blu-Ray. Besides the bizarre reason behind the party, it sounds like a good time. The folks will be setting up for some street fighter play, give-aways and “plenty of booze to dull the…

Mii Collecting Is Big In Japan

Nintendo has a new hit on its hands, as Tomodachi Collection for the Nintendo DS tops Japanese sales charts. The Mii collection and interaction software moved more than 100,000 copies in its first week on sale. A handful of new releases, including Capcom’s Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable for PSP and a pair of Tago Akira no…

Tour The Lovely Aion Beluslan Zone

NCsoft continues its series of zone reveal videos for its upcoming online roleplaying game Aion with a look at the frosty Beluslan Zone. The thing about Aion’s zones that I’ve noticed after watching all of these videos, is that just when you think you’ve figured them out, they go and change things up on you.…

GameStop Isn’t Worried About Trade-In Kiosks

News of retail giant Best Buy entering the used game market with automated trade-in kiosks failed to leave video game speciaty chain GameStop quaking in it’s boots. GameStop addressed Best Buy‘s plans at their annual shareholders meeting in Southlake, Texas on Tuesday, explaining that their years of customer service give it the winning edge over…

Brutal Legend’s Real Tales of Roadies

Screw in-game footage, I want to have Jack Black talking up a roadie about his real-life experiences killing demons, putting out cat fires and smuggling crocodiles as roadie for…. Mandy Moore?