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Nintendo’s President Explains Christmas To Some Japanese Guy

If you could ask the President of Nintendo a question, would you blow it on “why do sales in America spike during December?” No. Some Japanese guy did, though, and got this for his troubles. The largest reason is Christmas. Americans buy a lot of presents during the Christmas holidays. Christmas gift guides, which I…

Bashcraft Profiled By Dallas Morning News

Ever wonder why I’m in Japan? Or how I got this super duper job? No? Well then, don’t click past the jump. If so, hey, clicky-clack away. A few weeks back, tech journo Victor Godinez from my hometown paper The Dallas Morning News did a profile on me — and I was finally sent the…

Ex-Lucasarts Man’s Adventure Game Out Now

Oh dear. Here we were, all excited at the prospect of playing Vampyre Story – by ex-Lucasarts man Bill Tiller – and then we went and forgot all about it. Lucky TIGS reminded us. Because the game is now out! You can pick it up over on Amazon. To remind you why we’re reminding you…

And Your Favorite Game Music Is…?

Look! It’s Friday. That means one thing: Tomorrow is Saturday. Oh wait, it means another thing: Time for TELL US DAMMIT. Here’s who it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes, we’re interested in knowing…

Halo MEGA Bloks Have Us Wishing For Halo LEGO Instead

MEGA Bloks are kinda like LEGO in the way a Daewoo is kinda like a Mercedes. Ah well! MEGA Bloks got the license to produce little Halo toys and LEGO did not. So we have to move on, forget what could have been. As we said when the line was announced, MEGA Bloks are renowned…

A Week In Comments

Bungie Says Goodbye To Halo 3 Comment by: ShaggE Nominated by: RealitySucks If you listen closely at the night wind, you can hear a faint, delicate sound. That sound is millions of angry 14 year olds screaming “OMG GAI” in unison. The resulting deluge of soundwaves are currently causing an avalanche on a mountain somewhere,…

Rare Teasing User-Generated Avatars For The 360

The 360’s avatars are, all copy-cat jokes aside, surprisingly endearing. Only problem is, some of the wardrobe and body options are a little…limited. That’s something user-generated content could address. So, uh, will it? According to the team behind the little guys, the answer is a resounding maybe. Rare’s Dale Murchie says: User-generated content is a…

Country’s President Wonders Why South Korea Can’t Be Nintendo

During a recent visit to South Korea‘s Ministry of Knowledge Economy, the country’s president Lee Myung-bak (pictured) wondered why Korea couldn’t make products like Nintendo. “A lot of our elementary school children have Nintendo game machines,” the president informed senior policymakers, “Why can’t our companies develop products like that?” Nintendo recently announced that the DS…

Rock Band and Guitar Hero Conquer Summer Camp

Amateur musician summer camp Power Chord Academy is using Rock Band and Guitar Hero in two new courses designed for “the new age of musicians,” those who happen to play Rock Band or Guitar Hero. GameRockers is a three-day program that has kids competing for prizes by forming bands, writing and recording songs and finally…

Both Fallout 3 DLC Packs Delayed

There are two pieces of Fallout 3 DLC on the way. One called “The Pitt”, one called “Broken Steel”. They were due soon, but according to Bethesda, they’ll now be here a little later. Don’t worry, though. It’s nothing drastic. “The Pitt” will now be out in March, with “Broken Steel” out a month later,…

Velvet Assassin Gets the Aeon Flux Treatment

Peter Chung, creator of the avant garde sci-fi cartoon Aeon Flux, is signed up with SouthPeak Games to pen a 15-page Velvet Assassin digital graphic novel. The comic will be available as an exclusive bonus item for people who get the game at GameStop. The events in the comic will cover the life of Velvet…

Nintendo Sends Thank Yous To My Nintendo Überfans

You might think that Nintendo doesn’t care about you, long-time Nintendo customer, but it does. That’s what reader (and Nintendo überfan) Chris discovered, when a thank you note from president Reggie Fils-Aime arrived this week. Why was this particular Nintendo fan singled out? His 118 product registrations filed at the My Nintendo fan club. The…

New Splatterhouse Trailer Not Horrific (In A Good Way)

.html Namco Bandai’s gory, 3D re-imagining of ye olde Splatterhouse series might… actually be pretty good, based on the newest trailer. Sure, it may lack some bitmap charm, but its better than we expected. We’d advise you to give it some time, as the trailer starts off a little slow, without a single demonic purple…

Bethesda’s Next Project: An iPhone Game

At the New York Comic Con today, Bethesda Softworks executive producer Todd Howard, responsible for overseeing Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls series, said that one of his company’s next project is an iPhone game. Howard dropped the news of pursuing Apple’s portable platform during today’s “Vs. Mode Live” panel, in which he, BioShock lead…

Reportage

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Good Night Baby Milk Barf And Snoring 5 Year-Old So today was slightly, just slightly more hectic than usual. Fahey was out on vacation. The New York Comic Con was busy churning out screens, videos, news and impressions. I had to finish playing around with, what turned out to be,…

God of War III Exposed In New Game Informer

Game Informer, uncontested print kings of the video game “exclusive,” score another reveal with the mag’s March issue. It promises a look at the next, next, next big PlayStation 3 sequel, God of War III. After Killzone 2 and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, one of the biggest announced games to hit the PS3 will be…

Rock Band Weekly Update: The Fratellis At It Again

Next week’s downloadable additions to Rock Band and Rock Band 2 come courtesy of Scottish rockers The Fratellis. The trio will be hitting us with a triple shot of tracks from their debut album. Three jams from The Fratellis’ Costello Rock will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on Tuesday, February 10th, the PlayStation Store on the…

Electronic Arts Won’t Run From Risk

Despite the cuts, despite the layoffs, despite the economic apocalypse, Electronic Arts will continue to take chances with its upcoming games. That was the message Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello delivered to the more than 9,000 employees earlier this week at the company’s annual town hall meeting. The company-wide meeting came just a day after…

DC Universe Online Screen Shot Crisis Averted

With the New York Comic Con in full swing, Sony Online Entertainment has taken the timely opportunity to dispatch new screens of DC Universe Online to Earth-Two. This is Earth-Two isn’t it? While I’ve never been able to get on board with this ridiculous Lex Luthor power suit look, DC Universe Online is no slouch…

The Sims 3 Lets You Tap Into Your Inner Undead

Fire up the Ministry, because every day will be Halloween in The Sims 3. Electronic Arts and Maxis are reaching out to the “black ocean” market with new vampire looks for the upcoming life simulation. While it’s certainly bad news that The Sims 3 has officially been pushed back, the good news is that romantic…