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Mirrors Edge Gets A Level Editor (Of Sorts)

I’m not happy with the direction DICE took with the Mirror’s Edge downloadable content. I want more rooftops, not weird floating islands. Thankfully, users can now make their own new levels. If you own a copy of both Unreal Tournament III and Mirror’s Edge, all you need to do is perform a quick folder copy…

Gundam In Cardboard

Fun with cardboard! They’ve built giant Gundam robots at the Fukuoka Science Museum in Fukuoka Prefecture. And not just one of them, but four. Staring April 18, the 3-and-a-half meter high bots are part of the “Cardboard Dream Park” exhibit at the museum. Sure, just because these aren’t life-sized, that doesn’t make them any less…

Doom 4 Is So Not A Sequel

Doom 4 comes after Doom 3. But is Doom 4 a sequel to Doom 3? According to id’s Todd Hollenshead, no, it is not a sequel to Doom 3. Speaking to GameSpot, the id boss said: It’s not a sequel to Doom 3, but it’s not a reboot either. Doom 3 was sort of a…

How’s Ninety-Nine Nights II Coming Along?

Announced last October, N3: Ninety-Nine Nights II is currently 50 percent done and coming to the Xbox 360 sometime this year. The game system, the graphics, the production, the action and pretty much every thing has been polished up since the previous title. (What does that say about the first game?!) Ninety-Nine Nights, the first…

Sorry, You Cannot Buy Michael Jackson’s Arcade Cabinet Collection

Bad news for those hoping to purchase a piece of Michael Jackson‘s arcade collection. Julien’s Auctions was planning to sell off various Neverland Ranch possessions owned by the gloved one. Keyword is was. “The auction isn’t going to take place,” said auctioneer Darren Julien. “We wanted to reach an agreement (with Jackson) and we have…

Another Game “Banned” In Australia

Necrovision – which, to be honest, we’d forgotten all about – has been effectively banned in Australia, after the local Classification Board deemed it unsuitable for an MA15+ rating. Those in the know will know that, in Australia, MA15+ is as high as the ratings for video games go, with no legal grounds (yet) to…

This Pretty Lady Is Promoting Puyo Puyo 7

SEGA has wrangled in another attractive human to help sell Puyo Puyo. Previously it was model Yuri Ebihara, and this time it’s not. Instead, actress Erika Toda will be the face of the new Puyo Puyo game, Puyo Puyo 7. Toda is best known for her role as Misa Amane in the feature films based…

Yup, MotionPlus Ships Inside A Rubber Prison

Those whispers were right on the money: as you can see from the new Wii accessory’s packaging, MotionPlus will ship not as an elegant little add-on, but as a cumbersome rubber straitjacket. Yes, Nintendo needed to get a “new” jacket out there for insurance/legal reasons. And yes, like the old jacket, we’re sure MotionPlus just…

PC Gaming Alliance Loses Activision, Picks Up…SecuROM

If only that were a joke headline. When we told you yesterday that Activision had left the PC Gaming Alliance, we were told that other parties had at the same time signed up. In a perfect world (at least for the PCGA), those other parties would have been prominent PC publishers. Like Valve, or maybe…

Sega Plans Another Shining Force For An Unexpected Platform

The nearly twenty-year-old Shining series from Sega may be best known for its turn-based strategy roots, but the publisher has focused on more action RPG oriented entries recently like the brand new Shining Force Cross. The newest issue of Famitsu reveals Sega’s latest entry, announcing Shining Force Cross for arcades. The game, due to hit…

Here’s Your Beatles: Rock Band Box Art

Beatles: Rock Band isn’t just pitched at “gamers”. It’s pitched at Beatles fans, which is, well, most people. So the box art had to be classy! Does it succeed? I think it’s classy. Though some Yellow Submarine art on the big pack would have looked nice.

Watch Some Person Play FFXIII Demo Right Now

Click to viewThe FFXIII demo isn’t available in Japan until April 16 when Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete goes on sale — the demo is bundled with the movie. However! It seems some folks are already playing. Folks like this guy. esegk’s ch [Justin.tv Thanks x!]

The First End of Eternity Trailer

We’ve already seen Sega and tri-Ace’s upcoming role-playing game End of Eternity in screen shot form, but those screens failed to capture the magic of subsequent images running at approximately 24 frames per second. The debut trailer from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 RPG is full of things you’d expect from your teasers, including…

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Site Is Shia Free

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen isn’t due in theaters for another two months or so, but Activision endeavors to tide you over with this movie-game website. Revenge of the Fallen will be on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS and PSP in various gameplay formats. I’m sure they would have put…

Nintendo Strangling Profits For WiiWare Developers

According to “multiple developers” speaking off the record to news site Gamasutra, Nintendo are operating a “minimum sales” policy on their WiiWare service, where developers only see profits if their games sell a certain amount. These developers claim that, in the US, a WiiWare title is tasked with selling “in the mid-four figure range”, while…

Braid For PC Also Comes With A Level Editor

The recently released PC version of Number None‘s time-shifting platformer Braid comes with an unexpected surprise: a built-in level and graphics editor. Developer Jonathan Blow says documentation and a developers kit is due shortly. Blow confirmed that the PC version—and, eventually, the Mac version—comes with an unannounced editor, allowing players to swap out graphics, sound…

This Is What The End of Eternity Looks Like

Japanese developer tri-Ace, largely responsible for the Star Ocean series, is working with Sega on its newest role-playing game, End of Eternity. Sega showed off the game in Japan today, releasing all-new, all-pretty screens. While tri-Ace’s pleasantly androgynous characters are par for the JRPG course, End of Eternity mixing things up with its focus on…

Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed Add-on Delayed

THQ has pushed back the release of the Saints Row 2 downloadable content pack “Ultor Exposed,” moving its arrival to April 23rd. Hope you didn’t plan that sick day just yet. The Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed DLC will hit both the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Store next Thursday, bringing with it an all-new…

Konami Gamers Night Round-Up

Konami’s annual “Gamers Night” press event is known among video game journalists as being one of the longest nights of the year. Between scads of game demos to play, a mandatory social hour and the opening speeches, it almost feels like a mini Game Developers Conference. Only, it’s all Konami all the time. This year’s…

Activision Accused of Stealing From DJ Hero Rival

The publisher and peripheral maker of upcoming DJ game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ have filed suit against developer 7 Studios and Activision for “intentional interference with contract, breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets.” Yes, the publisher is suing its own developer, claiming that the two parties have interfered with efforts to complete the…