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So, How Much Will It Cost You To Buy Midway?
Midway are in trouble. No, wait. Midway are in deep trouble. Know what would help? If somebody bought the company. But how much would that cost you? Having got together with debtors and the courts, a reasonable price has been settled upon. And that price is $30 million. If you can’t afford it on your…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 -
PediSedate Pumps Kids Full Of Nitrous Oxide While Playing Game Boy
PediSedate’s premise is largely summed up by the headline, as the device is genuinely intended to reduce the stress of going under the knife—and wearing dorky headgear—by gassing kids while they play Game Boy games. The PediSedate system, designed to distract and calm children for a dramatically improved hospital or dental experience, is just one…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Hideo Kojima Interested In Western Collaboration, Not Metal Gear Remakes
Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has made no secret of his interesting in pursuing a more Western-style game development model, but hasn’t made clear what his intentions are beyond Metal Gear Solid Touch. Kojima tells Kikizo in a newly published interview that the Kojima Productions head, who was also recently promoted is “very interested” in…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Zen Pinball Trailer Plays A Mean Pinball
There used to be time when purist pinball snobbery would outright reject any attempt at video game pinball, but thanks to Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Zen Pinball looks very purchasable. The PlayStation Network release is from the same developers that brought Pinball FX to Xbox Live Arcade, which was far from perfect,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
God of War III Survey Hints At PS2 Games On Blu-ray
Sony Computer Entertainment America is soliciting PlayStation fan opinion on what would make for the “perfect” God of War III Collector’s Edition, including the option to get the PlayStation 2 entries on Blu-ray disc. Frankly, that’s the most interesting aspect of the survey, which asks potential God of War III buyers what they’d drop the…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Ghostbusters Game Upfront About Its Differing Art Styles
Atari’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game is coming to every platform it possibly can. Obviously those various ports are going to be very different. The Nintendo DS experience isn’t going to match the PlayStation 3 experience. Atari’s being very clear about this with the game’s box art. The Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS versions get…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Aplusk
To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Does The Hard Sell Work? Did you see this whole CNN/Kutcher dealio? It’s pretty funny. I think CNN is totally getting into it to. I read somewhere that Larry King wants to have Kutcher on to talk about the whole thing. On its surface it’s pretty shallow, but it’s actually…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
Super Mario Bros. 3 Gets Re-Gameplayed, Canvas Cursed
NES emulator FCEUX might be the coolest thing to hit the emulation scene, mostly because of its support for Lua, an embeddable scripting language. It makes Super Mario Bros. cool and the sequel cooler. It basically turns Super Mario Bros. 3 into a fairly capable looking Kirby’s Canvas Curse clone, with a custom script that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Devil May Cry PSP Cancelled
For years, we’ve been hearing how Devil May Cry is coming to the PSP. There was a PSP version of DMC 3 that was supposedly playable at E3 in 2005! Back in 2004, when Sony released a list of 100 software companies who were supporting the PSP platform, a Devil May Cry title was mentioned…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009 -
EA Gets Involved in Ashton Kutcher/ CNN Twitter Race, Offers Huge Bounty
If Electronic Arts’ Twitter feed can be believed, the publisher has stepped into the Tweeter race between actor Ashton Kutcher and CNN to be the first user to reach a million followers. Earlier this week Kutcher challenged CNN to Twitter race in a video. If he wins, Kutcher promises to ding-dong ditch CNN founder Ted…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
Square Enix Braces For Vanguard Storm
A recent trademark filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office indicates that Square Enix is planning on releasing what appears to be a new title, one dubbed Vanguard Storm. Unfortunately, Square Enix’s protection of Vanguard Storm is extremely light on details. But the title could be related to the publisher’s rumored “yet-to-be-announced action game,”…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
The Darker Side Of Aion
The latest batch of Aion: The Tower of Eternity screenshots focus on some of the more twisted, darker places in NCsoft’s upcoming massively multiplayer role-playing game. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows in Aion, and this latest batch of teasing screenshots features some rather dismal-looking places and twisted creatures. Of course they still deliver more…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
DSi Includes New Anti-Piracy Protection?
The DSi doesn’t just include some hardware upgrades and the ability to download games directly to the system, it might also include more robust anti-piracy software as well. Reports of some DS games, perhaps bootlegged copies of these games, not working on the DSi have started to show up in our mailbox and on several…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
The Conduit Preview: Calling Do-Overs
Last night’s The Conduit multiplayer event was plagued by major server issues, leaving developer High Voltage Software no choice but to call do-overs. “We know it’s a letdown to you,” High Voltage Chief Creative Officer Eric Nofsinger told crestfallen journalists. “It’s definitely a letdown to us.” So, with little else to do with 10 completely…
By AJ Glasser Published April 15, 2009 -
Bane Goes Wild In Arkham Asylum
Once again one of Batman’s most intelligent villains is reduced to a ravening juggernaut of destruction, as Bane makes a smashing appearance in Batman: Arkham Asylum. He looks good and all, but I’m a bit tired of video game developers and Joel Schumacher using Bane as a mindless powerhouse enemy. He is a powerful guy,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Groening’s Life in Hell Gets Video Game Trademark
Last week a trademark was filed for Simpson’s and Futurama creator Matt Groening‘s Life in Hell comic strip for, among other things, a potential video game. Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Groening created in 1977 and renamed Life in Swell in 2007. The strip stars anthropomorphic rabbit Binky and also includes…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
New Tekken 6 Screens Full Of Fat, Flexibility
Your mid-month helping of new Tekken 6 screen shots are here, giving us a closer look at the pliable Zafina and the portly Bob, two new additions to the King of Iron Fist family. Both Zafina and Bob look like capable contenders, whether they’re backhanding Armor King or uppercutting boxing kangaroos, respectively. Speaking of Armor…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
Frankenreview: The Godfather II
EA takes another stab, several gunshots, and possibly a severe clubbing at Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film trilogy, with The Godfather II. All of the hard work that the player did in The Godfather: The Game is undone in its sequel. The first game’s main character, Aldo Trapani, is dead, and players assume the role…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Rock Band Unplugged Hands-On
Harmonix is letting you start a band and rock the world on the go with Rock Band Unplugged, the PlayStation Portable spin-off that builds on the developer’s rhythm game pedigree. We got a chance to go hands on with the PSP game at MTV’s offices in Santa Monica, hoping that our Rock Band and Amplitude…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 15, 2009 -
The Conduit Multiplayer In Action
The latest trailer for High Voltage Software’s Wii shooter The Conduit gives a glimpse at the game’s robust online multiplayer gameplay. Of course robust online multiplayer is all relative when we’re talking the Nintendo Wii, but High Voltage is packing as much as they possible can into The Conduit. The originally promised 16-players online had…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009