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Nintendo Won’t Comment On DSi Pricing Differences For Outside Japan

This year, the already-out-in-Japan Nintendo DSi will be released in North America and Europe. What kind of pricing should overseas expect? In a recently released Q&A from Nintendo’s Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing in Tokyo, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata said this about DSi pricing: “This time, considering the current foreign currency exchange rates, there is…

PS3 Moving To Smaller, Cheaper Chip

Yes, last night, SCEE boss David Reeves made a silly boxing analogy. But he also said some other stuff. Namely, about how the PS3 will, later this year, start using smaller, cheaper Cell chips. The Cell being, of course, the thing that runs the PS3. The Cell currently residing in retail PlayStation 3 consoles is…

Sony Responds To Microsoft’s Netflix Numbers, Regrettably

Microsoft’s public bragging about its success with Netflix adoption among Xbox Live subscribers did not go unnoticed by the press release conjurers at Sony. Which is unfortunate, really. So how does Sony respond? In a media “highlight,” one which gave us horrible flashbacks to this episode, Sony attempted to chip away at the Netflix service’s…

No, World Of Warcraft Has Not Been Banned In Australia

In the wake of reports earlier in the week, a lot of people are under the impression that massively-multiplayer online games are now barred from sale in Australia. Off the shelves. Well, they are not. Let’s clarify what’s happened, and look at things from a more practical point of view. At the moment, most MMO…

PlayStation Store Update: Big Head Party!

This week’s North American PlayStation Store update is no slouch, bringing a little something for everyone. Downloadable games, demos, freely downloadable goodies and… a little bit of sadness, better known as “Evil Clown” premium themes. But let’s focus on the positives, like the new Phantasy Star Portable demo (where’s my PSP charger?!) and the Burnout…

Dawn of War II Co-op Campaign: An Identity Crisis?

Campaign mode in Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II feels more like a role-playing game than an real-time strategy one. But with a little co-op action, it starts to feel more like a trading card game. The campaign in Dawn of War II differs from other RTS games by cutting out base-building gameplay, creating a…

Left 4 Dead, Lost And Damned Exclusives Hitting GameTrailers TV

This Friday’s episode of GameTrailers TV promises us a look at two highly anticipated downloads for both Grand Theft Auto IV and Left 4 Dead, including exclusive footage of “what’s next” for the latter. We really hope that means that Valve will explain what that recently announced “Survival” gameplay mode is all about and clear…

New York Comic Con and Previews

To: Bash From: Crecente Re: Time To Get Excited For Valentine’s Day! New York Comic Con doesn’t technically start until Friday for us, but we went to Activision’s event tonight to check out a slew of their games. Hopefully those impressions will be going up tonight or tomorrow. Then we have Friday, Saturday and Sunday…

New Dawn of War II Co-op Campaign Screens

I’m not convinced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II co-op campaign screens look all that different from campaign screens — but they’re pretty either way, so what are you waiting for? Click away!

First Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Trailer

Ubisoft’s upcoming Wii fighter Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up may be trying a little too hard to capitalize on its Game Arts pedigree in this new trailer. But, hey, this is Ubisoft. This teaser for the four-player waggle-filled brawler — from the developers of Super Smash Bros. Brawl and just recently officially announced — is…

Saw Video Game To Torture Us Thanks To Konami

Konami is expanding its horror franchise stable, reports Variety, picking up the orphaned video game based on the Saw movie franchise, abandoned by the closure of Brash Entertainment. Do try to contain your enthusiasm. Variety writes that the Saw video game, developed by Zombie Studios, is expected to ship alongside the sixth (sixth!) Saw movie,…

No, Blizzard Will Not Be At E3 This Year

Sorry, but we won’t be playing StarCraft II, Diablo III or World of Warcraft at this year’s E3 expo. Activision will be there, but corporate sibling Blizzard, and its many in-development wares, will not. The Giant Bomb crew received a potent quotable confirmation from Blizzard reps today on the matter, clearly indicating that the developer…

Sega Makes Virtua Tennis 2009 A Reality

Fans of Sega’s Virtua Tennis have one more reason to love 2009: Virtua Tennis 2009. According to Sega, not only does it have new players, but crocodiles, fruit and pirates as well. Those pirates will appear in the series’ trademark “Court Games,” the surreal mini-games that make Virtua Tennis so beloved. Fruit and crocodiles will…

Guitar Hero Car Repeatedly Turning Left At Daytona 500

Activision will once again throw tons of cash at the Guitar Hero franchise via NASCAR endorsement, as it sponsors cars at the Daytona 500 race and beyond promoting “upcoming Guitar Hero titles.” One of those titles, Guitar Hero World Tour, will get the NASCAR treatment courtesy of Aric Almirola #8 Chevy, which is expected to…

The Punisher: No Mercy Hits PSN This Spring

Zen Studios released a half dozen screens and a trailer today for their upcoming “arena-based” first-person shooter The Punisher: No Mercy. The game is set for a spring release on the PlayStation Network. The online multiplayer shooter runs on the Unreal Engine 3 and allows players to choose from Punisher allies and villains. The areas…

Insider Trading: You Give Us Data, We’ll Give You Money

We could make some clever comment about the economy, but we’ll spare you. Take our survey, and someone will win a $300 AMEX card. Survey ends Wednesday at 6pm EST, so get at it. [Rules]

Newest ‘Tales’ Tops Japanese Charts As ‘Ninja Blade’ Bombs

Namco Bandai’s latest game in the Tales series, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 rocketed to the top spot in Japan in its debut week, while From Software’s Ninja Blade showed poorly. The Xbox 360 may have experienced a brief resurgence in Japan, following a series of high profile role-playing game releases late last…

New Tekken 6 Trailer Full Of Pandering Angles

Namco Bandai’s latest media update for Tekken 6 included more than just new screen shots. There’s a new trailer too! And, in the interest of luring in horny boys, its filled with inappropriate angles. We’ve rarely seen this many slow motion crotch shots (in a video game trailer), but we’re willing to overlook them in…

LittleBigPlanet’s Co-Creator Speaking at DICE

Alex Evans, co-founder of Media Molecule and co-creator of PS3 gem LittleBigPlanet, will be talking about the design philosophy behind the gamer-drive title at this year’s DICE Summit. “Our take on ‘Creative Gaming’ is that it’s an incredibly broad church, and Little Big Planet represents our particular first take on User Generated Content,” said Alex…

Inevitable Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Video Game Officially Announced

Activision has officially, undeniably announced that Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will be given a video game adaptation, bringing Michael Bay’s two-hour Summer explode-a-thon to every platform it currently has license to develop for. IGN writes that the game, currently slated for a June release alongside the movie, will be coming to Xbox 360, PlayStation…