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Our unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion-dollar game design industry. Details after the jump. You’ll learn how to design game play and background, create characters and their environments, and apply your knowledge of video and computer games to evaluate products. You will also learn to plan…

Dark Void Site Launches With Trailer

Included in Collector’s Edition of Resident Evil 5 is, among all the cool swag, a little brochure for upcoming Capcom action title Dark Void that includes the address to the now live website. In true Capcom fashion, the site is packed with odd symbols, obscured pictures, ominious music and a short trailer. The game is…

Lara Croft Now Available Without The Flaws

The Tomb Raider Underworld: Lara’s Shadow downloadable content is now available on Xbox Live, giving players a chance to play as Lara Croft’s harder, better, faster, and stronger doppleganger. In an interesting twist on Underworld’s main story, Lara’s Shadow gives us a chance to see what Miss Croft’s cleverly crafted copy would do if she…

Trivial Pursuit Invades All Gaming Consoles

Because there apparently aren’t enough trivia video games out there, Electronic Arts just released one based on Trivial Pursuit for all major gaming consoles. That means the board game is now on the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, Wii and Xbox 360. The PS2 version will sell for $30 and the rest will sell for $40.…

Online Gaming Jumps in 2009

Although PC online gaming has dipped slightly, a recent survey by the NPD Group shows that online gaming as a whole has increased from 19 to 25 percent this year. The console leader for online gaming is, not surprisingly, the Xbox 360 which dominates the survey with 50 percent. I was more than a little…

FigurePrints Making World Of Warcraft Statues For Europe

European World of Warcraft players can now order their own custom character statues, as FigurePrints announces the international expansion of their innovative service. Launched in 2007 by, The FigurePrints service, which takes game data from World of Warcraft and creates a 3D statue of a player’s character, has proven wildly popular with North American World…

Lit Devs Working on New DSi Game

WayForward, the developers behind Lit and A Boy and His Blob, are working on a puzzle game for the upcoming launch of the DSi. Mighty Flip Champs will be available through the DSi’s download service as a DSiWare game. In the game players control Alta as she warps through a stack of levels filled with…

Pretty Sure Anything Tastes Good Fried

To: Crecente From: Ashcraft RE: A Sad Passing Terribly sorry to hear about your colleague. My condolences to his family. Tonight’s dinner was eggplant. I hate eggplant. Eggplant is disgusting — it’s purple. (Yeah, so are grapes, but still.) Though, the eggplant dish tonight was fried eggplant with cheese. It was heavenly. I’m pressed to…

A Glimpse At The New Game From Castle Crashers Dev

The Behemoth will be unveiling their new game on March 18, the developers said today. The developers behind Castle Crashers and Alien Hominid also said they will be showing a very early version of the game off at the Tokyo Anime Fair on March 20 and 21. Until then they’ve posted this single shot from…

Watchmen Artist Does Bionic Commando

For a while now, visitors to the official Bionic Commando site have been able to read an online version of a Bionic Commando comic. So why bother with a real copy? It’s a damn good question, but one comics fans may want to actually ask themselves, as the man who drew the Watchmen (and Beneath…

British Sales Charts

Shame I used that “thin red line” headline in the PC charts, because it’d be more appropriate for these British ones. Ah well, the basic point remains: Empire Total war is #1 in the UK. Last week it managed to knock Killzone 2 off the top spot, push Halo Wars a further spot back and…

It Gets Harder To Press Buttons As You Get Older

Just ask game developer Hudson’s human mascot Takahashi Meijin. In his prime, he could press a controller button 16 times in a second, earning him the nickname “16 shot.” That was when Meijin was 27 years-old. He isn’t 27 anymore. “I will turn 50 in about 2 months,” says Meijin. “And I was 27 when…

Activision: Note To Self, Must Do Better On Wii

Like many other big-name publishers, Activision release most of their “big guns” on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Problem is, the Wii is where the money’s at. So it’s time for a change! While beating the same, tired, worn old drum of cheaper consoles that he’s been beating since 2007, Kotick took time…

Nintendo: Wii Motion Plus Not Delayed

According to game site IGN’s Wii podcast, the Wii MotionPlus is delayed. According to Nintendo, it’s not. The IGN podcast, which is often privy to Nintendo announcements before they’re announced, stated, “Nintendo is internally struggling with Wii MotionPlus, trying to figure out a few hiccups.” These “hiccups” would mean that Wii Sports Resort would be…

Guitar Hero Bundles vs Software In Sales Showdown

Activision sell a lot of copies of Guitar Hero. Ever stop to wonder, though, what the breakdown is between sales of the game’s band kit, guitar bundles and plain ol’ game discs? Course you have. And Gamasutra have the answer. Charting sales of all three versions of Guitar Hero: World Tour, they’ve found that, surprisingly…

Order Metal Gear Online SCENE Expansion Early, Get Cardboard Box Head

On March 16, Konami is releasing the SCENE Expansion for PS3 title Metal Gear Online. Previously, we featured a clip of the expansion, and now we’ve got screens. Besides adding characters Raiden and Vamp, the SCENE Expansion adds three maps: Ravaged Riverfront, Outer Outlet, and Hazard House. Starting today, it’s possible to pre-purchase the expansion…

Classic PC Adventure Game Re-Released As Cartoon

No, it’s not Day of the Tentacle. Sorry. But it’s something almost as neat: a playthrough of Jordan Mechner’s The Last Express, re-cut to look like an animated film. Poor Last Express was a PC adventure game from the 90’s, which nobody really played because the publisher’s marketing team didn’t market it. At all. Though…

19cm Of beatmania IIDX

Konami is releasing a limited edition beatmania IIDX Celica Mizushiro figure. The latest in its beatmania series, Celica is 19cm-tall statue is slated for an August 28 release. She’s priced at ¥5,985 (US$60) and comes with different sets of arms in various poses. 2,500の声集まり『beatmania IIDX』フィギュア第3弾「セリカ」発売 [Gpara]

Study Determines How Often The Princess Is Actually In Another Castle

The Princess is in another castle. The Princess is in another castle. GAH. Seems that stupid Toad says that every time you finish a level in Mario. But science shows he, in fact, doesn’t. No, it has now been proven – and this is proven by science, so it’s without refute! – that she is…

Stripes Make This Guy’s FACE Go Faster

Oh yes. Reader Gerrit went there. *applause* He writes: Easy one, it’s all in the contest briefing: “Put On Racing Stripes […] Racing stripes make race cars go faster. Face it, they do. […]” Reminder: Don’t put Gaffa on your face. We’re giving away a copy of Xbox 360 game Race Pro. Racing stripes make…