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Kingdom Hearts Still Master Of The Domain In Japan
Japanese gamers liked last week’s sales chart so much, they bought the exact same games, making for an encore sales presentation. Once again, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Gyakuten Kenji and Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Empires win, place, and show. That puts Square Enix’s newest Kingdom Hearts game for the Nintendo DS at over 400,000 copies…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 11, 2009 -
Natal Launch Will Be As Big As 360’s
On that day in the future when Microsoft launches its E3-darling Project Natal no-touch control system, it will feel like a console launch, a company exec told Kotaku. Forget the launch of previous gaming cameras and mics like the PlayStation Eye or the Xbox Live Vision Camera when you try to imagine the impact Microsoft’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 11, 2009 -
PlayStation Home’s Xi Comes To A Close
Sony’s PlayStation Home alternate reality game Xi is coming to a close, and the door to the story’s dramatic conclusion now stands open for all. After a couple of months worth of teases and mini-games, Xi is finally winding down. Now anyone, regardless of how much they’ve participated in the ARG, may enter the final…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
Zombie Apocalypse Preview: Top Down Left 4 Dead
Haven’t we had enough of zombie games already? No, and really, I can’t seem a time when we will. Konami’s top-down zombie killer blends undead flesh with Robotron to produce something uniquely fun, but is it too derivative? What Is It? Zombie Apocalypse drops you into a world where infected undead outnumber humans in a…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 -
Xbox Live Community Games Renamed
Buried in the official announcement of XNA Game Studio 3.1 is news that, come late July, Xbox Live Community Games would be getting a much-needed name change. Goodbye Xbox Live Community Games, and hello Xbox Live Indie Games. The name is being changed in response to community feedback, in order to increase understanding and promote….here,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
Fox And Friends Finally Addresses Fallujah Game
Despite the odd leading questions and attempts to evoke emotion in a mother who lost her son, today’s Fox and Friends roundtable debate on Six Days in Fallujah wasn’t much of a debate at all. The Fox talk show gathered together Atomic Games president Peter Tamte, game advisor Capt. Read Omohundro (retired), and Tracy Miller,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
ESA: Obama Seems Gamer Friendly
President Barack Obama‘s administration seems video game friendly, Entertainment Software Administration president Mike Gallagher said during an E3 luncheon. “We were in contact early with the transition team and they invited us into those sessions,” Gallagher said. “So we’ve had very good dialog with the administration.” Gallagher, who served as the chief telecommunications and policy…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 -
Red Faction Guerrilla’s Smashing London Promotion
Promoting the release of Red Faction Guerrilla in London, THQ yesterday packed a car with 100 copies of the game, chained a sledgehammer to it, and let nature take its course. Sounds like a completely appropriate and amazingly creative way to promotion the new Red Faction game, in which smashing things with a sledgehammer accounts…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
NBA Live 10 Cover Has A Magical Center
EA couldn’t wait until the finals were over to name the NBA Live 10 cover athlete, naming Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard as their poster boy. Dwight has been having a pretty good year, what with Orlando currently battling the Lakers in the NBA finals and winning the 2009 NBA Defensive Player of the Year…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
WireWay Preview: Drawn to Flight
Konami’s WireWay has gamers drawing elastic lines on a DS screen to flick an alien hero through dangerous environments. Can such a simple concept deliver enough fun to warrant a full blown game? What Is It? WireWay is a DS puzzle game that has you flicking a tiny alien around a world using elastic bands…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 -
Guitar Hero 5 Combo Screens
These latest screenshots for Activision’s Guitar Hero 5 not only show off the game’s new art direction, but also the ability to play any combination of instruments. Four drum kits make for one crowded stage. Still not quite sold on this feature. I think part of the fun of the game in a social setting…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
Gaming Instead Of Sleeping Makes You Tired
A research study at the University of Arkansas has indicated that excessive gaming interferes with sleep. Thank goodness that mystery has finally been solved. Research studies sound like a great deal of fun. You get to arbitrarily assign values and definitions and then cull data based on those arbitrary assignments in order to get obvious…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2009 -
Lost Planet 2 Preview: I Want To Be Inside You
Lost Planet 2 takes the best bits of the original title and adds four-player coop, more boss battles and a lush environment. But is it enough to overcome the mediocrity of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition? What Is It? Sequel to Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, third-person shooter Lost Planet 2 returns players to E.D.N. III ten…
By Brian Crecente Published June 11, 2009 -
Hey Hulu, What’s the Deal?!
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Late Night with Kudo Since I live in Japan and watch stupid variety shows all day long, I’d never seen the Jimmy Fallon show before — saw that Natal clip online. Found some YouTube clips as well. Hulu is region protected, sadly. The region protected clips is totally lost on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 -
Homefront Trailer Is As Impressive As It Is Cheesy
Homefront is being developed by the guys who did Frontline, and was written by the guy who wrote Red Dawn. So, yeah, it’s a war game, and a corny one at that. I mean, a United States under North Korean occupation? China, you can maybe swing China, but North Korea? Bit silly. Then again, being…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2009 -
Why Crysis 2 Is Console Bound
Crysis is coming to consoles. Check out the trailer right here, folks. The German developer probably must have a pretty good reason to bring the PC series to home consoles. It does. “It’s a question of more than economics,” says Crytek CEO and president Cevat Yerli. “At the end of the day we’re paying salaries…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 -
Xbox Japan “Accidentally” Uploaded Final Fantasy XIII Page
In the West, Final Fantasy XIII is a multi-platform titles, announced for the PS3 and the Xbox 360. In Japan, it is not. Something that makes this Xbox Japan website image perplexing. This image appeared ever so briefly earlier today, before it was taken down. It’s a Japanese Final Fantasy XIII page for the Xbox…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 -
Amazon’s Deal of The Day? 80GB PS3
So, Sony hasn’t given us a price cut. Good thing Amazon has — even if it’s only for today! The “Deal of the Day” is an 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 marked down 13 percent to US$349.99. Deal of the day, indeed. If you’re keen to get a PS3, you can buy this. If you don’t want…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009 -
PS3’s Vidzone Is Live Today
Starting today, PS3 owners in Europe, Australia and New Zealand will be able to access Vidzone. The free service allows for music videos streamed directly to your PS3 or through your PSP via remote play. The service is kicking off with over 10,000 videos — three weeks worth of videos! Besides being able to watch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 11, 2009