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What If Street Fighter IV Was Built On The Unreal Engine?

The characters would all wear giant shoulder pads! We kid. In reality, they’d be a lot more detailed, with a heavy emphasis on arm veins. And would look a little something like this. Some forum dwellers over on Game Artisans have taken it upon themselves to run a little competition, see who can come up…

Mario & Sonic To Meet Again, This Time In Canada

Fewer titles epitomise the gulf in potential and delivery on the Wii more than Mario & Sonic at the Olympics. I mean…Mario and Sonic? Together? With motion-sensing? How did this game end up rubbish? Who knows. All that matters is that it did. Though…actually, that not even that matters, since the game sold millions and…

360 Avatars Can Celebrate Valentines Day Too, You Know

Valentines Day is coming up, marketing teams need ways to somehow tie gaming into that most non-gaming of days…what to do? Romantic costumes are a good place to start, and Microsoft just signed up. Two new clothing options for your 360 avatars are now available, a “formal suit” for the gents and a “red dress”…

Ikaruga & Pong Swap Polarities In Pong-Karuga

“GoS-CPT-Stewart” is a student at game design school Full Sail. As part of his studies, he had to make a Pong clone. So he took Pong and mixed it with, of all things, Ikaruga. The results are as you’d expect. It’s Pong, except there are Ikaruga ships in the middle of the screen to blow…

How Uncharted 2 Hopes To Fix Uncharted 1’s Biggest Problem

We loved Uncharted. Loved it to bits. But it wasn’t without its problems! Chief amongst those being the fact shirtless men somehow took 117 bullets to kill. Thankfully, the sequel’s looking to remedy that. Speaking with MTV, Sony’s Sam Thompson promises that while “bullet sponge” enemies will be back in Uncharted 2, at least this…

New Wanted: Weapons of Fate Screens

Hot off the presses are eight new shots from Wanted: Weapons of Fate. Contrary to most movie-games, Weapons of Fate looks like it actually might be worth a damn. Among the many pluses: no driving segments. During my hands-on with the game yesterday, Associate Producer Ryan French announced that I had just come to the…

Finally, Zelda II Has Been Translated Into Latin

While I would prefer to play Zelda II: the Adventure of Link in the original Klingon, a full translation of the Nintendo classic in Latin can do in a pinch. The fan translation, dubbed Zelda II: Expeditio Linci, was created by ROM hacker “abw,” a fan of the dead language who’s also tackling The Legend…

Home Wardrobe Expands To Include Ninja Cosplay

Ninja fanboys have been bombarding forums asking for it, and finally, Sony have acquiesced. Given up fighting it. So starting this Thursday, ninja costumes are to be made available for your Home avatar. At the moment, Sony are only saying that the costumes are “sweet”, and by saying costumes, and not costume, we can assume…

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon: New Screens, Old Logo

The arrival of a new Fire Emblem is a frightening thing for me. Why? Well, while the prospect of playing this NES remake is exciting, the obsessive desire to keep every soldier alive isn’t. I’ll likely have to forgo that obsession Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, scheduled to move six spaces forward to retail next week.…

Wanted: Weapons of Fate Shows Promise

I thought I’d seen the last of Wanted after seeing falling asleep during the film — but, nope! Warner Bros. Interactive is determined to do better with the game than they did with the movie. Movie games tend to leave a bad taste in my mouth. They’re most often cheap cash-ins Hollywood studios use to…

Team Fortress 2 Demake Gang Garrison 2 Goes 2.0

When things go 2.0, it’s a big deal. Remember Web 2.0? Boy did we have some fun with that! Thankfully, the fan-made, Team Fortress 2-inspired 8-bit”demake” Gang Garrison 2 has reached such a milestone. The game’s creators, having officially flipped the 2.0 switch, feel Gang Garrison 2 “is now stable enough to start telling the…

Report: Game Industry Spent $823M Shilling Games In ’08

The video game industry racked up impressive sales in 2008, pulling in more than $21 billion in sales in the United States alone. That make for a similarly impressive marketing tab. According to researchers at the Nielsen Company and its Monitor-Plus advertising monitoring service, the industry spent an astounding $823 million promoting its video game…

Without Guitar Hero, We Might Never Have Had Brütal Legend

The fate of Double Fine Productions’ Brütal Legend has been in doubt before, but without the success of Harmonix and RedOctane’s Guitar Hero, it might never have seen the light of day. Double Fine founder Tim Schafer tells OXM that pre-Guitar Hero, when the team was pitching concept of a roadie turned savior of a…

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To: Ash From: Crecente Re: “I’ve Heard Warm Dr. Pepper With Lemon Helps” I’m going to the doctor tomorrow for a physical. Somehow I’ve managed to miss the last three year’s worth. Man I hope it only involves removing things and not inserting things too. What you missed: The Cosplay of NYCC (Part Two) Scholastic…

Ric Flair Knocked Out By Man In Bear Suit In The Name Of Red Alert 3 Marketing Confirmed

Seems that our sources at Electronic Arts are correct. Professional wrestler and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3: Uprising star Ric Flair was indeed fighting bears in Los Angeles. Here’s video proof. In part one of the “To be continued” series of Flair Vs. Bear spots, Mr. Flair is assaulted by a Russian bear, imagery…

Nintendo Magazine Delay Hints At Exclusive Game Reveal?

Subscribers to the UK’s Official Nintendo Magazine have suffered a momentary delay in monthly Nintendo news, possibly in the interests of exclusive new game info, which could hit as early as Friday. According to subscriber communication passed on to a GoNintendo reader, the Official Nintendo Magazine staff apologized for the long wait between issues, noting…

SpongeBob iPhonePants

iPhone game developers seem to be working through the genres in record speed. We’ve already seen action, shooters, racers, casual and now kids. Atlantis Treasures brings SpongeBob to the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game includes five themed rooms and a bevy of characters from the Nickelodeon show. Spin the 3D game board to match…

The Lost And Damned Soundtrack Gets More Death Metal, Hip Hop

When Rockstar Games ships Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned for the Xbox 360 next week, it will do so with an updated playlist tailored to serious fans and biker gangs. While we’d heard a few peeps about the new (and old) tunes from Busta Rhymes and Motorhead coming to The Lost and…

New York Comic Con: It’s a Wrap (Up)

That’s it, all our coverage, our pictures, our impressions and our stories from this year’s New York Comic Con. In case you missed something here’s our full run down: Cosplay The Cosplay of NYCC (Part 1) This Blue Dragon ‘Shu’ Mascot Is Really Creepy The Cosplay of NYCC (Part Two) Culture Square-Enix Brings Toys, Not…

The Best Way To Play F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

…and you thought your gaming chair was sweet. This was certainly the most immersive gaming display at the New York Comic Con. We got a look at this contraption a few weeks ago at a Gamestop in NYC, but now we’re finally able to see everything. The chair gives you real-time feedback on your heart…