There are many games well-suited to Apple’s iPhone. SimCity, for one. Advance Wars, that would be another (HINT). But first-person shooters? Hrm. But hey, maybe Prey – of all games – can change that. Yes, Prey. You know. American Indians, spike machines, assholes on the wall, that Prey. Somehow, somebody, somewhere thought porting the game…
Remember the 2008 BAFTA gaming awards? Liar. There weren’t any, because the organisers realised holding the awards in October – before many of the year’s biggest games are out – was silly. So they postponed them, with an eye towards holding the awards in early 2009. Now, it’s early 2009, and good to their word,…
Gears of War is a hugely successful franchise. It’s what the kids call a “juggernaut.” But don’t expect this juggernaut to fade like the summer sun. Oh no. Gears of War 2 writer Joshua Ortega dished during a recent New York Comic-Con Gears panel: “You will not be disappointed in the next ten years…It’s a…
Earlier tonight, we told you that Britain had overtaken Japan to become the world’s second-biggest games market. Last week’s sales charts are as good an example as any as to why. Look at those top 5 games. Just look at them. Then, if you’ve a few more seconds to spare, look at, oh, #17 &…
Contest time! We’re giving away a copy of multi-plat horror shooter FEAR 2: Project Origin. Here’s the contest: Masks are scary, so make a mask. You can make it out mask out of anything — but the key is that you must make it and not buy it. Take a picture of yourself and send…
Displaying the same kind of “throw that money away” attitude that won them exclusivity for the Grand Theft Auto IV expansions, Microsoft have announced that Xbox Live Gold will soon go (sort of) free. Between February 17 and February 22, anybody playing either Grand Theft Auto IV or its upcoming expansion, The Lost & The…
Companies are hemorrhaging money and jobs. Even Nintendo is cutting its profit forecast. That’s not to say the company is cutting back on everything, though. Nintendo’s expanding. It’s been revealed that the end of last year, the company forked over approximately ¥12.8 billion for a 40,000 square meter piece of property near the current Nintendo…
Sega just reported their financial results for the nine months ending in December 2008. And they’re not good reading. The company is losing money, and as a result, will be losing staff and arcades as well. Across Sega Sammy Holdings as a whole – which includes Sammy’s pachinko/pachislot machines, along with Sega’s arcade machines and…
Pokémon Centers are official retailers in Japan that sell, you guessed it, official Pokémon goods. Now there are five of these stores in Japan. Starting next month, there will be six. On March 6, a Pokémon Center will open in Sapporo, joining Pokémon Centers in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Yokohama. More info in the…
We’ve seen dodgy, unlicensed games on Apple’s App Store before. But rarely have we seen a dodgy, unlicensed game that takes the words “copyright infringement” to heart quite like CuBert. Yup, say that one out loud. Sound familiar? Course it does. But it looks even more familiar, with the “developers” (Italian outfit LagMac Studio) not…
Last week, Lara Croft model Alison Carroll appeared at an cellphone shop in London to promote Sony Ericsson phones — only one of which has anything to do with Tomb Raider. Um, yeah. Guess they need to fill her contract until the character gets an overhaul. Compared to previous Lara Croft models, poor Alison Carroll…
Street Fighter IV is coming, and Capcom knows you’re going to want to be prepared for it. So for those with both editions of Mad Catz’s Fight Sticks, they have prepared some faceplates. Yup. Faceplates. Blank faceplates. As things stand, when you take the sticks out of the box, you’re greeted with a rather bland-looking…
According to this supposed GameStop daily newsletter, the DS Lite Onyx handheld has been discontinued. The newsletter reads: DS Lite Onyx hardware systems have been discontinued and stores will no longer be replenished on this product. Once your store sells through its current stock of this item, please remove any empty DS Onyx display boxes…
The other Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li have all been missing one thing very important — no, two things. That’s right, thighs. There are blue eyes, this collection of faces and hot Vega claw action. Not thighs! The latest poster (for Japan) does its best to fill the void. FINALLY.
When it comes to gaming markets, the USA stands above all others. But who stands just below it? For the longest time, it was Japan, but as of January 2009, it’s the UK. Yes, as Japanese consumers grow increasingly weary of purchasing gaming consoles and software – even those made by Nintendo – seems Britons…
We’ve already touched on Famitsu‘s best PS3 titles of last year. Now, let’s have a look at the best PSP titles of 2008 according to the Japanese publication. Games are rated by four Famitsu critics on a scale of 1-10. Those scores are then tallied. Here’s the data: Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G: 9,9,9,9 36…
Like every other shooter on the market, Killzone 2 features things that are hidden. Where Killzone 2 differs from the rest, however, is that your rewards for findings these are tangible. How’s this work? When you find in-game Helghast intel files, you can then visit the game’s website and redeem real-world bonus items. Some of…
Lots of games came out last year in Japan. Lots of games means lots of games for Japanese magazine Famitsu to review. Here are the best PS3 games of 2008 according to Famitsu. Games are rated by four Famitsu critics on a scale of 1-10. Those scores are then tallied. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns…
Wii Fit has been an exercise in smart marketing by Nintendo. Doesn’t matter whether it actually makes you fit or not, you call it Wii Fit, it’ll sell! Oh, and it’ll also attract lawsuits. Slightly nutty fitness “guru” Michael Torchia has looked at Wii Fit, and as a slightly nutty fitness “guru”, does not like…
Last week, we broke word that Square Enix had shifted announcing its financials from February 6th to February 12th due to an accounting delay. Stocks tumbled, and there was concern about game delays. We contacted Square Enix, asking them why the 2009 third quarter financial announcement has been delayed, and if it was because either…
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