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Racing Stripes Make Dogs Go Faster

Our stripe contest continues! Reader Okor sends this, writing, “Believe me, this picture was NOT easy to get, what with my dog being super-fast and all.” No stuffed dogs were hurt while taking this picture. What’s going on? We’re giving away a copy of Xbox 360 game Race Pro. Racing stripes make race cars go…

Ensemble: We Were A Victim Of Our Own Success

Ensemble made the Age of Empire series. Which was hugely successful. Ensemble were, however, recently shut down. Was it because they were too successful? A former employee thinks so. David Rippy – who is now in charge of Bonfire Studios, and leading a team of other ex-Ensemble employees – says the former Age of Empires…

New Professor Layton Game Announced, First Of New Trilogy

Fans of puzzle franchise Professor Layton, solve this: What’s coming out on the DS in Japan this fall from developer Level 5? Professor Layton And the Demon God’s Flute is the first of a new Layton trilogy. The mysterious story recounts a legend in which giant destroyed a village. The game is set three years…

360 Avatars Go A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Western

It’s OK, Americans. Those European football shirts weren’t your thing. This, then, is your thing, a new “Western Wear” collection of avatar clothing that’ll have you reaching for an official Microsoft-branded six-shooter. Least, we wish it did. Something Deadwood would have been nice. Some big moustaches, gun belts, maybe a poncho or two. Maybe Lee…

Star Ocean Producer On Erotic Games And Multi-Platform

Yoshinori Yamagishi, Square Enix’s Star Ocean series producer, really wanted to make erotic games. We brought word of this back in January. When asked about this, Yamagishi can explain: This is actually a quotation from a conversation I had when I was still talking with Enix before the company merged with top management people. I…

Let’s Learn About Japan! (With Mega Man)

You know how when you were at school, you’d sometimes have to watch some boring, stuffy old video about foreign lands? This is one of those. Except it’s got Mega Man in it. So sit back, relax, and learn all about Japan (circa 1993) courtesy of the Blue Bomber, the NES 2/AV Famicom, Capcom and…

Wii Getting Another Resident Evil Shooting Game

The latest issue of Japanese game magazine Famitsu announces a new Resident Evil (AKA Biohazard in Japan) game for the Nintendo called Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. The Wii light gun game is a continuation of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles and set in the world of Resident Evil 2. Resident Evil 2 is set…

Elderly Actress Wants More Dragon Quest Before Death

We’ve been waiting for Dragon Quest IX for a long time. For most of us, we can wait a little longer for the game to come out, but not Japanese actress Keiko Awaji. For her, it’s a matter of life or death. Japanese film actress Keiko Awaji, now in her 70s, wants to play new…

Another Country Gets Club Nintendo

Congratulations, Australia. Your long, long, nigh-on-insufferable wait for a Club Nintendo of your very own is at an end. The redemption website launched today, offering a grand total of…five items. Yup. Five. Count ’em! One. Two. Three. Four. Five. There’s a couple of DS holder things, a Mario face towel, a Wii Remote box and…

Something(s) About The Valkyria Chronicles Anime Is Different, But What?

That’s 19 year-old heroine Alicia Melchiott from the Valkyria Chronicles PS3 version. We’ve seen her wielding a gun like this before. This is nothing out of the ordinary. Let’s compare with her anime version. Hrm. Still Alicia, and she’s still brandishing a weapon. Or should that be weapons? We don’t want to make mountains out…

Rock Band’s 591 Songs By The Numbers

As you can see, there are 591 songs available for Harmonix’s Rock Band “platform”. But did you ever wonder how many are hard and how many easy? Or which genre is most represented? Pwn or Die did, so they sat down and started taking notes. At the end of it, we have not only statistics…

Closer Look At Monster Hunter CG Art Book

To mark the 5 year anniversary of Monster Hunter, Capcom has released Monster Hunter CG Art Works, a book about, well, the CG art in MH. The Japanese-language book has concept art, developer interviews and promotional materials. Even if you are not into Monster Hunter, this does look to be a beautiful book. It’s over…

Here Are Your BAFTA Winners

After a year off in 2008 to sort themselves out, the British Academy Video Games Awards are back. With proceedings in London now done and dusted, let’s see who took home a golden mask! Congratulations to Super Mario Galaxy, which took out best overall game. Other big winners were Call of Duty 4, which took…

First Peek At EA’s Grand Slam Tennis For Wii

Electronic Arts has been pretty coy with deep details on its tennis effort for the Wii, giving us glimpses of character designs only. Today we get a good look at EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis. The Wii tennis game, which is slated to use Wii MotionPlus for more serious racket control, goes for a nice…

No More Heroes Slumming It With Red Steel For New Wii Bundle

Say, Wii owner. Did you pass on No More Heroes? Well, shame on you! But if you have no taste, maybe you’d like to pick up Red Steel while you’re remedying that, thanks to Ubisoft. The French publisher is bundling both Wii titles in one package, a practice we’ve not seen much of this generation,…

See Valkyria Chronicles Anime Early (If You Are Lucky)

The upcoming anime based on PS3 exclusive Valkyria Chronicles looks great. Those who live in Japan could win a chance to see it a few weeks early. On March 28, a “premium event” is being held for the anime in Tokyo. The first episode will be screened, and there will also be a talk with…

BBC Talk Show Man Mentions Fable III

And the Twitter madness continues. Latest to let something slip? British television and radio presenter Jonathan Ross, who says he was just asked to do some voice work for a third Fable game. Or, as he puts it, “Goodnight all. Must go to bed. Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight. Subarashi. Oyasuminasia.…

Grand Theft Auto Creators Just Hit Paydirt

The Houser brothers (and other top Rockstar personnel) are, no doubt, already rich. Filthy rich. But today it was announced they’ve all become a lot richer. You may remember in December 2008, Rockstar’s top talent (including Sam & Dan Houser, Leslie Benzies and “several other key members of the creative team”) signed a deal with…

Metal Gear Solid Touch Duck Hunts Itself A Release Date [UPDATE]

Really, Konami, the best you could manage for an iPhone Metal Gear game was a re-skinned Duck Hunt? How depressing. Still! There are enough Metal Gear tragics out there who just won’t care. For you, then, in the absence of help, comes information: the game will be out on Apple’s App Store next week, March…

Britain Jumps on Violent Video Game Tax Bandwagon

Britain’s top authority on knife crimes is telling his boss — Prime Minister Gordon Brown — to tax violent video games just after Pennsylvania legislators considered the same thing. It’s not clear that there is a connection between violent video games and knife crimes in Britain, but knife crime adviser Richard Taylor says that young…