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Eat Cake For The Fat Princess Beta
Fat Princess developer Titan has developed a rather novel process for selecting 250 beta testers for the PlayStation Network exclusive title – let them eat cake. Titan is looking for 250 real beta testers for Fat Princess, meaning folks actually willing to provide them feedback on the title, and all you have to do to…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Metal Gear Solid 2 Novel Due In November
The official novelization of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is due out in November, raising the question of how many different ways there are to say “hiding his crotch with his hands”. Perhaps author Raymond Benson will offer us some keen insight into Raiden’s mindset as he snuck naked through a heavily fortified…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Double Feature
Activision’s double preview feature of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen showcased two approaches to movie-game making that we ought to see more of. The first, used for Wolverine, is the “if you can’t beat ‘em, rip ‘em off” method of movie-game making. The second, seen in Transformers, is “if you need…
By AJ Glasser Published April 15, 2009 -
Lineage II Scores A Whole New Continent
Lineage II is nearly five years old in North America, and NCsoft is celebrating with details on Gracia Final, the upcoming free expansion that adds a whole new continent with a lovely aerial view. Players take to the skies in the Gracia Final expansion for Lineage II, using the aerial transformation skills Aurabird Falcon, Aurabird…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Virtual Reality: The Year Twenty-O-Nine In Video Game History
It is the year 2009. Killer robots rampage through the streets, aliens rain down destruction from the sky, and a two-millennium old prophecy which could determine the fate of the world is coming to fruition. The most unpopular President in America’s history has taken the White House, leading to heretofore unseen levels of civil unrest.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
SingStar Trophy Patch Tomorrow, Voice Control On The Way
SingStar fans will have even more reason to sing tomorrow, as SingStar patch 3.01 brings more than 30 trophies to Sony’s karaoke title, which they’ll soon be able to earn using only their voice. Tomorrow sees the release of the 3.01 patch for SingStar, an automatic free update to the title that adds PlayStation 3…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Two Weeks Til Banjo-Tooie Live Arcade
Now that Microsoft’s Days of Arcade promotion is just about over, Rare can finally get around to releasing Banjo-Tooie on Xbox Live Arcade at the end of the month. The super-sized sequel to the original Banjo-Kazooie on the Nintendo 64 finally joins its predecessor on Xbox Live Arcade on April 29th, bringing with it a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Bionic Commando Demo Hits Xbox 360 Soon
A multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando hits Xbox Live later this month, Capcom announced today. No word on when or if a demo will be coming to the Playstation 3, but when we hear back from Capcom on the matter we’ll update the post. The 360 demo will feature Vertigo, one of the game’s 16…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
Zen Plays Pinball On The PlayStation Network
The PlayStation 3 finally gets some downloadable 3D pinball goodness, as Zen Studios readies Zen Pinball for a spring release on the PlayStation Network. Zen Studios is the developer behind Xbox Live Arcade’s Pinball FX, which has proven to be one of the best 3D pinball games on any platform, as well as one damn…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Burnout Paradise Police Finally Catching On
After more than a year of ignorance, police in Burnout Paradise‘s Paradise City have finally caught on to the fact that the city is filled with dangerously irresponsible drivers. This is a teaser trailer for the new Cops and Robbers mode, the latest in a long string of attempts by Criterion Games to slowly turn…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2009 -
Final Fantasy XIII Demo Screens
As we reported yesterday, people who pick up a copy of the Blu-ray movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete also get a playable Final Fantasy XIII demo. Someone was lucky enough to land a copy early, and streamed playing the demo. Now we have a bunch stills from his play-through for you to pick…
By Brian Crecente Published April 15, 2009 -
Does The Hard Sell Work?
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Poker Ha! Do I meet up with other people? Not recently. I’m lucky if I leave the house. Seriously. I’m a hermit. My new place will turn me into more of a hermit, I fear. It’s up in the mountains — a nice neighborhood, swish, and all that. But a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009 -
Ex-Sony Europe Boss Moving To Crackdown Devs?
The press release announcing SCEE boss David Reeves‘ departure from the company said he was “retiring”. But a rumour on VG247 makes it sound more like he was “resigning”. According to sources, the site claims that, rather than retiring to spend his days on a beach sipping fruity drinks with umbrellas in them, David Reeves…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 -
Don’t Expect MotionPlus To Improve Your Old Wii Games
Do you think that – like trophy support on the PS3 – there is scope on the Wii for the new MotionPlus technology to be introduced for older games? Don’t be so optimistic. Responding to speculation that developers would be doing just that, Nintendo have told GameDaily “The Wii MotionPlus accessory is only for games…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 -
Go Play Scarygirl
Scarygirl is a game that…well, it’s hard to describe. It’s an adventure game, it’s a puzzle game, it’s a platformer. It’s also completely free to play. Oh, and it’s wonderful. You can play it here. Hard to believe that it’s a free game, what with it being more charming, imaginative (and enjoyable) than most $50…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 -
More DS Witching Touching
This spring, SNK’s witch touching series for the DS Doki Doki Majo Shinpan is getting another feely touchy title this summer with Doki Majo Plus. The series has players search for a “witch mark” on various junior high students by utlizing the touch pen to probe. Doki Majo Plus uses the first title Doki Doki…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009 -
Sony Europe Gets New Honcho
With David Reeves retiring, Sony exec Andrew House will assume the role of President, CEO and Co-Chief Operating officer of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe as of May 1. “I’m very happy to welcome Andrew back to the PlayStation business and to work closely with him again” said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, Sony Computer…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009 -
Shoko Nakagawa Thinking Of Buying A PS3, Otakudom To Follow Suit
Shoko Nakagawa (pictured, with cats) is a big star in Japan. She’s a TV personality, a singer and a nerd. She’s a very pretty nerd, but still, a nerd. The queen of the otakus! In Japan, the Xbox platform has traditionally been the one of choice for many otaku. As Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2009 -
Sony Europe Boss Retires
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe boss David Reeves has announced that he is retiring, having been with the company since 1995. “It has been a wonderful ride with PlayStation,” said David Reeves in a SCEE statement. “I have just two things to say on leaving: I want to thank all of those people who have supported…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009 -
Ace Attorney Limited Edition Is Fit For A Tea Party
Miles Edgeworth, star of upcoming Ace Attorney title Gyakuten Kenji, is a more…fashionable man than Phoenix Wright. Hence the purple suit. And the limited edition game featuring leather cases and a tea cup. Yes, hammering home the point that Edgeworth is half-Prince, half-Victorian gentleman, Capcom’s limited edition bundle for Gyakuten Kenji (the game, not the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 15, 2009