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Harmonix, MTV Games Give $50,000 plus 650 Rock Band Bundles to Sick Kids

The Starlight Foundation has been using gaming as part of their charity operation for years — but it looks like they’ve struck it big with a Harmonix/MTV Games partnership and a hefty donation. Fifty-thousand dollars is described as a “generous minimum donation” by Starlight, but they’ve got to be thrilled about the 650 Rock Band…

PlayStation Store Update: Noby Noby Noby

“Spring Fever” continues this week with two new downloadable titles for the PlayStation Network, Zuma and Noby Noby Boy, the latest from Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi. Those two will serve as most people’s highlights, though the Mirror’s Edge DLC is probably also worth a serious look (though the emphasis on floating islands, and not…

See a Slew of Persona PSP Vids

Boy, St. Hermelin High is a lot more lightning-y now than it was back in 1996 — I guess that’s the power of the redrawn cinema in action. Siliconera dug up these four vids from YouTube for your viewing pleasure. The first contains the aforementioned lightning and a glowing child. The rest are long, drawn-out…

New Resident Evil 5 Trailer Builds Character

The latest trailer for Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 goes much deeper into the story and characters in the game then ever before, ending on a note of mysterious mystery. This is more exposition on the story of Resident Evil 5 than I’ve received in a year of watching trailers, playing demos, or writing about the…

Bonfire Rises From The Ashes Of Ensemble

Robot Entertainment isn’t the only development house rising from the ruins of Halo Wars developer Ensemble Studios, as 35 ex-Ensemble employees join together as Bonfire Studios, already hard at work on an original title. Days after Ensemble co-founder Tony Goodman announced the formation of Robot Entertainment, former management team members of Ensemble announce Bonfire Studios,…

Deadly Halo Sand

To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Japanese Newspapers FIGHT! My trip through Halo Wars is progressing nicely. I’m hoping to finish it up tonight, though I really have no sense of how long it is or how far in I am. Really impressive cut scenes, by the way, really impressive. After that I think I’ll be…

Bonk Energy Drink, Now With Scout Achievements

The latest daily update to Valve’s special Scout class update page contains a list of the 35 new Scout achievements being introduced to the game, sponsored by Bonk Energy Drink. From the text on the page I am assuming that Bonk Energy Drink is a power-up item for scouts that temporarily makes them even faster…

New Killzone 2 TV Ad “Playable” In March

With Killzone 2 a little more than a week away, the marketing engine is in full drive. Take, for instance, this amazing commercial for the upcoming PS3-exclusive shooter. It was, the Sony folks tell us, created in-engine to show off the game’s technology. The idea for the commercial centered on telling the story of war…

Fallout 3: Welcome To The Pitt

Bethesda formally welcomes you to post-apocalyptic Pittsburgh, PA, with three new screenshots from the upcoming Fallout 3 add-on The Pitt. Did somebody say auto-axe? The Pitt content opens with the players responding to a desperate radio message. Someone in The Pitt has created a cure for mutations, and the player must travel there and retrieve…

The Return of American McGee’s Alice Set For PC, Consoles

Electronic Arts is teaming up with Spicy Horse and American McGee to create a sequel to Electronic Art’s PC classic from 2000. Currently titled The Return of American McGee’s Alice, the game is still in pre-production and “won’t be completed for some time.” The game is in development for the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox…

NASA Goes Massively Multiplayer With Astronaut

NASA wanted a massively multiplayer online game, and now they’re getting one, signing three separate development studios to work on Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond. While video game players have long dreamed of traveling into the stars and meeting exotic alien species, real outer space is relatively boring. Now NASA seeks to change all of…

EA Announces New American McGee’s Alice Title

Talking at DICE 2009, Electronic Arts John Riccitiello announced that there would be another Alice game coming from American McGee to the PC and consoles. More details, he said, would be coming later today. Live Blog: DICE 2009 – John Riccitiello, Electronic Arts [The Feed]

Operation Flashpoint 2 Strokes Its Ego

Here’s a new developer diary-style clip from Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising developer Codemasters, proving that their EGO game engine can handle more than racing games. Until now, Codemasters has limited their utilization of the EGO game engine to their racing titles, such as the stunning Colin McRae: DiRT and Race Driver: GRID games. Now…

Why You’ll Never Be Happy With Video Game Films

The Resident Evil: Degeneration movie features plasticine characters, impossible situations, a nonsensical storyline full of plot holes you could drive a truck through. It’s fun to look at, and the action is pretty absorbing — but ultimately, it’s vapid. Finally, a perfect Resident Evil movie. Say what you like about Degeneration. I’ll say I like…

Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi on the Rise of Western Gaming

Speaking at this week’s DICE conference in Las Vegas, Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi talked about Japan’s shrinking importance in the global gaming market. Japan only makes up six percent of the total global market for game software, he said. Sales, Capcom decided, are made in North America and Europe, so Capcom has started…

Win a Life-Sized Blood Raven Space Marine Statue

To celebrate the release of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II UK retailer Gamestation is giving away a life-sized Blood Raven Space Marine statue. To win the more than two-meter tall statue you just have to visit a participating store, photograph yourself with the marine and upload it to the fan photos section of their…

The Ships Of Galactrix

Following up on last week’s exploration of the various factions in the upcoming puzzle role-playing game Galactrix, this week we take a look at the ships you can collect and customize in the game. Puzzle Quest: Galactrix doesn’t simply stick you in one ship and send you off against the universe. The game allows you…

Nyko’s Wii Wand Gets Rumble Nunchuck

Nyko shows off exactly what their Trans-Port technology can do with the introduction of a vibrating nunchuck attachment and gun controller for their Nintendo remote alternative, the Wand. Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, Nyko’s Wand is a replacement for the standard Wii remote that uses electronic triggers instead of mechanical ones…

50 Cent’s New Trailer and Screens

So I was watching this new trailer for 50 Cent Blood on the Sand and suddenly realized that the entire game is about one rapper’s fight for his gone-missing, jewel-encrusted skull. Seriously. I don’t know if I can ever get past that.

Half-Naked Woman Launches UK X-Blades

With last week’s North American release of anime-inspired action title X-Blades going largely unnoticed, SouthPeak falls back on that old marketing standard to help liven up the UK launch – bare model bottom. The hack and slash action of SouthPeak’s X-Blades hits PAL territories tomorrow, so they’ve hired young model Jodie Dart, dressed her up…