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Sony: We Won’t Drop Blu-Ray For The PS3
In February, analyst Mike Hickey indicated a PlayStation 3 price drop would hit near the end of the month. Didn’t happen. He also passed on speculation that Sony would drop the PS3’s Blu-ray drive. Wait. What? Drop the thing that makes the entirety of the PlayStation 3’s physical game library playable? That’s what he said.…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 12, 2009 -
Toronto Killzone 2 Ads Pulled Due To “Menacing Head”
Complaints about images of war and violence have caused Sony to pull around 300 Killzone 2 advertisements from bus shelters in Toronto, Canada. School teacher Davis Mirza is partially responsible for the ads being removed, having emailed Sony Computer Entertainment Canada after seeing shocking images of a “menacing head with glowing eyes” and scenes of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Japanese Residents Snatch Up Massive Amounts Of Evil
Long lines at electronics stores in Japan translate to big sales of Resident Evil 5, with the survival horror game selling just shy of 400,000 copies in its first week on the market. About 80% of those were of the PlayStation 3 variety, which topped the Media Create charts by a considerable margin. The Xbox…
By Michael McWhertor Published March 12, 2009 -
Shocking New G.I. Joe Screens
New screens have surfaced for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, EA’s game of the movie of the cartoon of the toy. The shots depict Snake Eyes doing various things, because Snake Eyes is pretty much G.I. Joe’s main draw. The rest of the original toy characters just looked like the extended cast of The…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Red Alert 3: Uprising’s Yuriko Campaign
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising is now available. and EA has released this helpful video detailing the Yuriko campaign, which turns the real-time strategy title into a dungeon crawler. By far the most interesting addition is the Yuriko campaign, which follows the story of the little psychic Japanese girl who was kidnapped as…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Lionsgate Sees Wii Movie Streaming In The Near Future
A top executive for Canadian film and television distributor Lionsgate thinks that the Nintendo Wii could be streaming movies by the end of this year. Curt Marvis heads up the digital media division of Lionsgate, so he knows all about the digital distribution of movies and televisions shows. The question is, how well does he…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Three More Fallout 3 Screens Emerge From The Pitt
Bethesda continues it’s fine tradition of releasing three screenshots at a time, with a trio of shots depicting life in the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 3’s The Pitt downloadable content. The top screen has to be my favorite of the three. The one depicting the arena is nice, and you can never have too many…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
New York Drops DLC Tax Plans
New York Governor David Paterson‘s December tax proposal that would see the state nickel and diming downloadable content has been scrapped in favor of large amounts of federal stimulus money. Paterson’s proposal, issued in December, included a section titled “Close Digital Property Taxation Loophole”, which would impose taxes on all digitally-delivered items, including iPod songs,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
New Fable II Downloadable Content In The Works
A post on the Fable II development blog reveals that Lionhead is currently hard at work on new downloadable content for their award-winning role-playing game. Lionhead’s Sam Van Tilburgh tipped us off to the blog post, perhaps in order to make sure that you all weren’t simply trading in Fable II after you finished the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Red Faction: Guerrilla Weapons and Vehicles Trailer
In this latest video for Red Faction: Guerrilla we get a better look at the upcoming destructible shooter’s weapons and vehicles. We also get a look at some pretty explosions and the hammer, oh the hammer action.
By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2009 -
Capcom Brings The Darkside Chronicles, Resident Evil Classics To The Wii
Capcom has big plans for Resident Evil on the Wii this year, officially announcing Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles as well as two classic remakes coming via the Resident Evil Classics line. Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles is the sequel to last years on-rails shooter The Umbrella Chronicles, this time based around Resident Evil 2.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Capcom Confirms, Prices Versus Mode for Resident Evil 5
Capcom today confirmed that a new multiplayer mode will be coming to the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Resident Evil 5 in a few weeks. The Versus mode will cost $5 on the Playstation Network and 400 Microsoft Points on the Xbox 360 and pits players against each other in a contest of survival,…
By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2009 -
MadWorld Hoodie
Check out this amazing MadWorld hoodie, found over on the official Sega Blog. The bad news is that you can’t buy these, the good news is that Sega plans to give a few of them away to fans. They haven’t announced how yet, but expect the details soon.
By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2009 -
Red Baron Rules The PlayStation Network Skies
The skies over the PlayStation Network get a bit more dangerous today, as Sierra Online releases Red Baron Arcade, an action-oriented remake of the classic PC combat title. Voted the 4th best PC game of all time by Computer Gaming World in 1996, the PC version of Red Baron was World War I air combat…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Army Of Two: The 40th Day Is Official
After a lovely week and a half of rumor and speculation, EA Montreal pulls back the curtain on Army of Two: The 40th Day, now under development for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PSP. Yes, the name has been confirmed, as well as several of the details leaked last week, including the new setting…
By Mike Fahey Published March 12, 2009 -
Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Get New Play Control
Nintendo is rereleasing Pikmin 2 and Donkey Kong Jungle Beat with new Wii-friendly, remote control features, the publisher announced today. These two games will be the latest to get the New Play Control treatment, which adds motion-sensing controls to classic Nintendo games. The original Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis were the first to hit the…
By Brian Crecente Published March 12, 2009 -
This Weekend’s Mission: Library Card
To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Wedbush Reveals Do you have a library card? I sure don’t. The last time I went to the library was college. Kinda have a hankering to go back, dunno why. This weekend, I plan on going to the library and making a library card. According to the library’s website, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009 -
Call Of Duty: World At War DLC Gets A Release Date
There’s a Call of Duty: World at War map pack on the way. Three new multiplayer maps will be offered, but we know why you’re still reading. It’s the new zombie map. Yes, there’s finally going to be a bit more variety in the game’s main multiplayer attraction, with (as promised) the addition of “Verrückt”.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 -
Russian Dolls 4 Dead
We love Left 4 Dead. We love arts & crafts. So do we love these Left 4 Dead Russian dolls? You bet your economic crisis-devalued bottom dollar we do. Kotakuite Laserfire sends us these pics of his birthday present, lovingly crafted by his friends Mark and Abi Baker. There are five dolls, each modelled after…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 12, 2009 -
Metallica Guitarist Has Played Guitar Hero “Once”
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett calls Guitar Hero: Metallica calls the game collaboration a “no brainer” and a “match made in heaven.” We know Hammett has played the real guitar, but Guitar Hero? Once, he has played Guitar Hero once. The reason for this is that he was once “addicted to video games.” Hammett adds, “At…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2009