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Square Enix Execs Take Self-Imposed Pay Cut
Financial forecasts slashed, stocks plunging. Times are hard for Japanese role-playing-game maker Square Enix. While some other execs might pass the buck and make cuts everywhere except for their own salaries, Square Enix’s Yoichi Wada is not some other exec. In a recently released briefing from last month, Wada explained, “In recognition of the latest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Now You Too Can Play Resident Evil 5 Dress-Ups
Sensing that there will be grown-ups willing to part with serious cash money in the wake of Resident Evil 5’s release, Capcom are continuing a long-running trend of theirs: releasing Resident Evil dress-ups. They’ve been a mainstay of Capcom’s Japanese marketing strategy for years now, and with Resident Evil 5 now out over there, it’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
I Am Alive Developer No Longer Developing I Am Alive
Upcoming disaster game I Am Alive was being developed by independent French Darkworks for publisher Ubisoft. Was because Ubisoft has yanked Darkworks off the project and is finishing the game itself. Multi-platform I Am Alive is set in Chicago after a major earthquake. It’s a more realistic take on the survival genre, showing in first-person…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
The Red Steel 2 That Never Was
Red Steel 2 is coming. But did you know the version we’ll be getting sometime in the next 12 months or so is the second Red Steel 2 that’s been in development? Yes, before the current version – in development at Ubisoft Paris – there was an older one, being worked on by Ubisoft Montreuil.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Police Warning Parents About DSi
Watch out parents! The DSi could put your kids at the mercy of child predators alert Arkansas police. A local news report points out the the DSi doesn’t only have a web browser, but it has a web browser and an embedded camera. Cue the hyper-active alarm bells! “Now not only can the children be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
One Last Chance To Break EA’s NFL Monopoly
EA’s exclusivity deal with the NFL is bad news. Why? Competition is good for the consumer. FIFA only got better as a soccer game, for example, because of competition from Konami’s Pro Evo. So those hoping to see a return to the days when other companies could make games that not only competed, but outperformed…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Use Stripes, Win Race Pro
We’re giving away a copy of Xbox 360 game Race Pro. Racing stripes make race cars go faster. Face it, they do. Just look at Race Pro’s box art. Here’s the contest: Put racing stripes on something – anything*! Racing stripes on a phone? It goes faster. Racing stripes on a cat? It goes faster.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Tekken Dev Reckons Game Will Influence Design Of Next Xbox
Need a new reference point for the old saying “delusions of grandeur”? Look no further than Tekken 6 head Katsuhiro Harada, who thinks his game might help influence the way Microsoft makes the next Xbox. Yes, really. Speaking with British magazine X360, Harada said: It is a challenge to fit this game onto one DVD…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Nintendo To Let Market Decide Fate of DS Lite
When Nintendo introduces a new product, it phases out the older model. Presently, though, handheld consumers have two choices: the DS Lite or the DSi. Does that mean eventually we’ll only have one choice? When game site MCVUK ask Nintendo’s David Yarnton if the company was planing on phasing out the DS Lite, he replied:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Guitar Hero Metallica Characters Are Actually Metallica.
Yeah, you knew the members of Metallica did some motion-capture work for Guitar Hero: Metallica, but did you know they did it while performing every song from the game "live"? So why didn’t they just film them, save themselves a few months of animation work? Probably as a courtesy. Digital James Hetfield is far spunkier…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Halo Wars Gets Korean TV Show
Korean gamers don’t just love playing, but watching others play games, too! Korean network MBC Game has been broadcasting real-time-strategy game StarCraft matches for year. So broadcasting RTS Halo Wars makes sense. MBC Game also broadcasts Warcraft III, Tekken and Counter-Strike. As game site Siliconera points out, all three home consoles are available in Korea;…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
“Video Game Storytelling Can Surpass Books Or Film”
Star Ocean 4 producer and frustrated erotic game developer Yoshinori Yamagishi really has faith in the power of video games to tell a story. Sure, there are challenges, but Yamagishi thinks game storytelling can eventually superseded other mediums. “As opposed to films, books and TV, as a medium it is more of a challenge to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Washington State Officially Salutes Penny Arcade
The Washington State Senate has gone to the trouble of approving a bill that serves as nothing but a tip of the hat for the creators of Penny Arcade, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Senate resolution 8640 – introduced on March 5 and passed on March 5 – honours the contribution the pair (both originally…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
PS3 Red Alert 3 Might Be Worth The Wait
PlayStation 3 owners looking to get their hands on Red Alert 3 have been a patient bunch. And their patience looks to have been rewarded with a superior version of the game. Along with a bunch of free stuff that was only previously available to those who picked up the special edition of the PC…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2009 -
Dubai Airport Getting Microsoft E-Zone
The Dubai bubble might have burst, but don’t tell Microsoft. The company is rolling out an Xbox 360 corner of Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 3 Emirates Business Lounge. The new “e-zone” is slated to get a custom Xbox 360 racing simulator — along with Microsoft Surface. At least business execs have something to amuse themselves…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2009 -
Here Are Your Latest Team Fortress 2 Changes
Valve are like master chefs: always dabbling, always sticking their fingers in the pot, making sure everything is just right. Which is why they released a big Team Fortress 2 patch today. There are bug fixes, there are gameplay tweaks, and there are slight changes to the Spy’s abilities, for whom side-stabbing has returned and…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 -
Street Fighter IV Sparks Street Fighter Tournaments
With the release of Street Fighter IV, many places are seeing something they haven’t in a long time: Street Fighter tournaments. Take Malaysia, the country just hosted its first Street Fighter IV tourney, which apparently also marks the first SF tournament in ten years. While Street Fighter tournaments never died in places like Japan and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009 -
Sigourney Weaver Said “No, Thanks” To Ghostbusters
Re: the Ghostbusters game, Sigourney Weaver is on record as saying she was never contacted about a Ghostbusters game. The game’s developers, however, tell a different story. Speaking at a press event in Stockholm, Sweden yesterday, Brendan Goss – from developers Terminal Reality – revealed that the Aliens star was indeed offered a part. Which…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2009 -
Catch The New Pokemon Anime Trailer
Summer means one thing in Japan: school kids on summer break. What does summer break mean? A new Pokémon movie, that’s what. Titled Arceus: To the Conquering Space-Time, the film is the final saga in the Diamond & Pearl trilogy and the twelfth animated Pokémon feature film. Dialga, Palkia and Giratina are slated to appear…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2009
