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Spore Creator Wants to Make Toys Fun Again
Will Wright, the man who launched a million sims, is broadening his horizons. The famed digital toy maker responsible for SimCity, The Sims and Spore, is leaving video game publishing behemoth Electronic Arts to dabble in every form of entertainment from robots and toys to television shows, movies and, yes, even more video games. Wright…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 -
Amazon’s Selling Punch-Out!! Boxing Gloves For Regular Macs
Online retailer Amazon.com is in full Punch-Out!! hype mode, looking to squeeze every last dollar out of the Nintendo fetishist. Today’s curious purchase: Punch-Out!! branded boxing gloves that you can’t box with. The Amazon.com exclusive Little Mac boxing glove isn’t very useful in its wood frame and casing, but it does have an engraved plate…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 -
New Dead Space Extraction Screens Show Old Enemies
The Lurker, the Slasher and the Leaper all make appearances in these new Dead Space: Extraction screens. Previously, we’ve seen the Infector (gigantic manta-ray bats) Necromorph and not much else besides Slashers. Executive Producer Steve Papoutsis has promised that there will be new enemies for the Wii exclusive prequel to EA’s flagship horror title —…
By AJ Glasser Published April 10, 2009 -
Report: New Xbox 360 Elite Bundles Up With Halo 3 & Fable II
Microsoft may be offering a much more valuable version of its Xbox 360 Elite package, one that packs in two of the console’s biggest games, all for the exact same price its charging now. Ars Technica‘s “mole” says that the Xbox 360 maker is planning to bundle Halo 3 and Fable II into a new…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 -
Raven Software Gushes Over Wolverine
While the second behind-the-scenes clips for X-Men Origins: Wolverine does include some nifty bits about sound design and camera work, for the most part it’s just the team at Raven using complimentary adjectives. According to Raven, Wolverine will be fast, furious, unleashed, and the game that everyone is pining for. It’s like no Wolverine game…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Dead Space Extraction Shakes Things Up
The first question everyone has about Dead Space: Extraction is: What does “guided first person experience” mean? To executive producer Steve Papoutsis, it means that gameplay in the Dead Space prequel is not a straight line through an alien-infested ship. Players will have the opportunity to choose diverging paths and pan the camera under certain…
By AJ Glasser Published April 10, 2009 -
Are These Your New King Of Fighters XII Fighters?
When The King of Fighters XII arrives on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this Summer, it’s bringing with it brand new fighters, ones not included in the arcade’s 20-strong roster. While SNK Playmore has yet to officially announce who those characters are, even releasing screen shots that still show a character select screen that…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 -
From Flash To Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Cash
The Rockstar Social Club is teasing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars with Mr. Wong’s Laundromat, a new flash game that will let players earn cash for their DS game playing Flash games on their PC. At first Mr. Wong’s Laundromat was a mystery, but the gaming detectives over at MTV Multiplayer soon cracked the case,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Law of the Game: GameStop Practice Appears Deceptive
Legal game site, Law of the Game, has weighed in on GameStop’s policy of selling games they let their employees play as new, unplayed, titles. Mark Methenitis, an attorney at Dallas-based The Vernon Law Group, says that there is both a legal and pragmatic approach to the answer of whether the practice is illegal. “From…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 -
First Footage Of Punch-Out!!’s Multiplayer Mode
Last night’s episode of GameTrailers TV debuted a new trailer for the Wii remake of Punch-Out!!. Said trailer reveals one new character, in a fashion, the hulked out Giga Mac. While the rest of the featured lineup consists of boxers we already knew about—Glass Joe, Von Kaiser, Disco Kid, King Hippo—this is our first look…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 -
Grudge Director Working on Game
Takahashi Shimizu, famed Japanese horror film director best known of his work on The Grudge, is working on a Wii horror game called Feel, according to the latest issue of Famitsu. According to the gang at Neo-Gaf, the game will be based on the original Grudge movie, known as Ju-on (or The Curse) in Japan…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
This week’s announcement of new Valkyria Chronicles content rekindled my interest in diving back into the PlayStation 3 role-playing game, so… that’s what I’m doing. That and playing with this new Nintendo DSi. This brand-spankin’ new Nintendo portable is still in the box, but I’m sure I’ll get around to cracking the thing open this…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 10, 2009 -
Sailor Shot Dead During Video Game
A gaming session ended in death on Wednesday, as Clinton Echols allegedly pointed a gun at his fellow sailor and fired it while playing an unspecified military video game. Authorities say that 25-year-old Echols was playing a war video game with fellow sailor Louis Urbana on Wednesday afternoon at a San Carlos, California apartment. Police…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
iPhone Owners Buy The Most Games
Low price points and ease of accessibility could be factors in the discovery that iPhone owners buy more games than owners of any other gaming platform. The findings of a survey conducted in February by E-Poll Research, indicate that iPhone and iPod Touch owners purchased an average of 4.57 games over the past 12 months,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Here’s What Borderlands Looks Like Now
Gearbox Software passed us the copy of the cover of the June issue of PC Gamer Magazine to show us exactly what they mean by “Borderlands is not cel-shaded“. According to Gearbox Software’s Steve Gibson, the cover art for the June issue of PC Gamer is an actual in-game screenshot, bereft of any post processing.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Rhythm Heaven Scratch Academy
Yesterday, Nintendo held a Rhythm Heaven Scratch DJ Academy event in New York to promote the release of the DS title. Gamers who showed up were able to check out the rhythm game and then received free DJ lessons from professional DJs. Did anyone here go? Looking at the photos it looks like attendance may…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 -
Bionic Commando Lab Report #1
The first in a series of "lab reports" Capcom’s Bionic Commando focuses on Nathan Spencer’s constant companion and best friend: his left arm. What would you do if you had a left arm strong enough to crush steel with the ability to shoot its hand out as a grappling hook? Would you swing, leap, grapple,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Rabbids Ditch Rayman, Go Home
Rayman’s no more, the Raving Rabbids are flying solo in the newly announced Rabbids Go Home, coming this holiday season to the Nintendo Wii. Hilarity surely ensues as the Rabbids cause havok in the human world as the desperately try to make it back to their Rabbid home world in Rabbids Go Home. The Rabbids…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009 -
Time Warner Revises Plans to Charge for Internet Bandwith Usage
Broadband internet provider Time Warner Cable seems to have caved slightly to the rising public sentiment against their plans to charge its subscribers for the amount of bandwidth they use. Yesterday, the company announced a revised pricing structure. While the new structure still charges for usage, it does seem a bit more accommodating. “Some recent…
By Brian Crecente Published April 10, 2009 -
Atlus Trots Out Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament
Atlus brings more Steambot to the PSP this summer, announcing a North American release for Irem’s Steambot Chronicles Battle Tournament. Released in Japan as Steambot Chronicles: Vehicle Battle Tournament, the new PSP title places players behind the controls of a Trotmobile mech, as a young gladiator looking to make a name for himself. Pick your…
By Mike Fahey Published April 10, 2009