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Snowbound Mini Ninja Screens
A ninja is at home in any environment, as evidenced by these frosty screens for Eidos’ Mini Ninjas for the Nintendo Wii, DS, and Xbox 360. The screens truly show the full range of Mini Ninjas, both graphically and size-wise. Mini Ninja Hiro and his companions, the giant Futo and the musical female ninjette Suzume,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Nintendo DSi Review: Not Quite Yet
Nintendo has been on a winning streak since the original Nintendo DS hit stores in 2004. That was followed by the redesigned DS Lite and then the insanely popular Wii. The new Nintendo DSi, sporting two cameras and the ability to download games, has quite a lot to live up to. But it’s not such…
By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009 -
Will Wright Leaves EA, Does Something Stupid
The designer behind The Sims and Spore has left Electronic Arts, the publisher announced today, starting a new “think tank” known as Stupid Fun Club, a venture that has EA’s backing. “The entertainment industry is moving rapidly into an era of revolutionary change,” said Will Wright. “Stupid Fun Club will explore new possibilities that are…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 8, 2009 -
Black Prophecy, The Other Online Space Shooter
For your viewing pleasure, here’s seven minutes of gameplay footage from Black Prophecy, Reakktor Media‘s answer to the massively multiplayer online space shooter. Black Prophecy is a 3D real-time combat space MMO that takes place in a dark universe crafted by German science fiction author Michael Marrak. The game premiered during the 2007 Game Convention…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
THQ Enters Chinese Import Scene With Dragonica Online
THQ kicks off their joint venture with Chinese online game operator ICE with Dragonica Online, with a new website and new screens filled with near-fatal cuteness. First announced in September of last year, Dragonica Online is to be the first game released on the THQ*ICE online gaming platform. Originally released in China as Dream Dragon,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Fable II Heroes In All Shapes And Sizes
A massive gathering of heroes on the Lionhead development blog shows just how customizable the main character in Fable II really is. Lionhead has assembled more than 70 images posted on their forums into one giant scrolling tribute to their mighty morphing main character. From the most nefarious evil to the purest good; the manliest…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
The Conduit’s All Seeing Eye
Sega has dropped a new trailer and screens featuring the All Seeing Eye, Michael Ford’s key to unraveling the mysteries pervading Washington D.C. in The Conduit. The All Seeing Eye, or ASE, is a device that reveals hidden objects and enemies in the upcoming first-person shooter for the Nintendo Wii, kind of like Rowdy Roddy…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Man Finds Ecstasy In Used Copy Of Grand Theft Auto
A man purchasing two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a store in Gloucestershire, England, over the weekend got more than he bargained for, to the tune of four tablets worth of the drug ecstasy. Richard Thornhill purchased two used Grand Theft Auto titles from a Gamestation store in Cheltenham on Sunday. Upon opening one…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Stargate Worlds Bravely Soldiers On
Addressing concerns raised by Stargate television show producer Brad Wright, developer Cheyenne Mountain has issued a statement assuring everyone that development on Stargate Worlds is still underway. Wright voiced his concerns over the game’s development last Friday in an interview with fan site GateWorld, calling the lack of progress on the project “a terrible shame.”…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Prototype Preview: My Type of Game
The last thing Prototype is trying to be is a modern day version of Assassin’s Creed set in Liberty City, so stop making those comparisons right now. Oh fine, there’s parkour and it’s set in New York City. But the game has more in common with its cousin The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction than it…
By AJ Glasser Published April 8, 2009 -
Konami Brings Silent Scope To iPhone
Konami continues to relentlessly march its franchise through the iTunes App store, announcing the classic arcade sniping game Silent Scope, coming soon for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Silent Scope was originally released in 1999 in the arcades, featuring an oversized joystick shaped like a sniper rifle, complete with an LCD screen in the viewfinder…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Square Enix Dives Into MySpace Gaming
Square Enix sinks to the very depths of casual gaming with the launch of Dive II Hunt: Sorbet’s Great Adventure, a java-based game on the company’s MySpace page. The game follows the adventures of adorable Sorbet, the brother of prolific Final Fantasy XII Moogle Montblanc, as he embarks on a quest to catch a whole…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Sam & Max Nominated For An Eisner Award
For those who don’t read/follow comics that closely, know that the Eisner awards are, for want of a better metaphor, the Oscars of comics. Know also that Sam & Max are up for one! The 20th anniversary edition of the duo’s Surfin’ The Highway is one of four nominees in the running for this year’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 -
Rock Band Unplugged Trailer Shows How Easy Love Can Be
Harmonix lays out the ABCs of Rock Band Unplugged in this first official trailer for the PSP take on the popular rhythm game. I doubt they could have picked a better song to use to officially announce the release date for the PSP version of Rock Band. Even Kevin Smith agrees: Nothing brightens the day…
By Mike Fahey Published April 8, 2009 -
Soup? That’s No Lunch. Forget It.
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: That’s Lunch Tonight is a late dinner. Really, really late. I am so hungry. Like, I don’t ever remember being this hungry. Speaking of lunch, I had soup for lunch. Why did I do that? Soup isn’t a proper lunch. Mental note: Don’t eat soup for lunch. What you missed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 -
Prototype Ships on June 9
Prototype, Activision’s open-world action game, will ship on June 5 in Europe and June 9 in North America, the publisher confirmed this morning. Activision also says that they’ve updated the game’s official website to include the first half of Prototype’s intro cinematic, though as of this morning I couldn’t seem to find it there. In…
By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009 -
Amazon Selling Xbox 360 Digital Games, Wii, PS3 Incoming?
Amazon today launched the Amazon Xbox Live Store which allows people to purchase Xbox Live digital games through the online store. Rumors have it that similar stores may soon be arriving for Sony and Nintendo. Customers purchase the games for cash, not Microsoft points, and then receive a download code which they have to enter…
By Brian Crecente Published April 8, 2009 -
Game Suing Movie Studio Over Name
TimeGate are working on a game called Section 8. Paramount Pictures announced a web series called Section 8 only three days after cancelling a meeting with TimeGate about, yes, Section 8. Co-incidence? Hardly. So TimeGate are suing Paramount. And good for them! After all, they’re on a roll, as last year ABC tried to call…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 8, 2009 -
Rock Band Unplugged Dated
Rock Band Unplugged, the Harmonix co-developed PSP take on Rock Band, is coming to PSPs this summer. It’s trading pricey plastic peripherals for free ones: your hands. The first portable console Rock Band, Rock Band Unplugged tracks will be broken down into “phrases” which the player must beat-match perfectly to score multipliers and use the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009 -
Cheap Bastards Can Play Final Fantasy XIII Too
The upcoming issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu has an interview with Final Fantasy XIII director and scenario writer Motomu Toriyama. According to Toriyama, the in-development game is currently running at a resolution of 720p with a frame rate of 30fps. Square Enix is doing its best to make sure as many people as possible…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2009