Interesting example of “different horses, different courses” at work here. While companies in Japan are trying to erase the very thought of the R4 flash cart, in Britain, the R4 can advertise on the Telegraph! You can see the proof above. The ad – proclaiming the device to be a “featured partner” of the paper’s…
It’s a Halo game without Bungie! It’s a real-time strategy game on a console! Halo Wars is all kinds of unexpected. So with a demo now out, feel to try before you buy/vomit opinions. It’s well over 1GB, and while at time of writing there were still a few kinks in downloading it (namely, despite…
Even as the global economy craters, Konami is recording strong revenues during the nine month period ending December 31, 2008. Thank soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, stealth game Metal Gear Solid 4 and Metal Gear Online for that! Both revenues and income were up for Konami, who reports: We hereby announce that our consolidated…
SEGA is famous for its arcade system boards like the LINDBERGH and the NAOMI. These are the computer systems that run arcade games. If SEGA’s latest trademark filings are indication, the company might be ready to roll out new arcade boards. Three trademarks popped up for use with video game software, arcade game boards, stand…
PS3 sales have dipped slightly. Sony as a whole is hurting. But don’t go counting Sony out. Sony’s a fighter. And more importantly, Sony’s Sony. “We simply have to suffer a little,” Sony Europe honcho David Reeves tells The Guardian, “go down in market share and mind-share. It’s like Ali vs. Foreman — go eight…
A recent street survey polled Akihabara folks about which female Dragon Quest character they wanted to get very close with. It doesn’t get more scientific than this. Here are the results: 10. Queen of Isis (Dragon Quest 3) 9. Gerda, AKA “Red” in English (DQ8) 8. Female Warrior (Dragon Quest 3) 7. Flora (Dragon Quest…
I like the feel of the Wii Remote. Not too big, not too small. But I’ve got man hands! If you’ve got smaller digits, you might want/need a smaller Wii Remote. Which is where the Mini-Mote comes in. Designed and built by DHREK – the same guy who made that hemp Remote & Nunchuk combo…
Netflix on Xbox 360 is big business. Today Microsoft announced that one million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the Netflix LIVE application. This application was launched last November. Since then, 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV have been watched by LIVE members. “Netflix continues to provide its 9.4 million subscribers unprecedented…
As it appears we’ll see with every major (and minor) holiday the world over throughout 2009, Sony have announced that there will LittleBigPlanet downloadable content to help commemorate Valentine’s Day. On offer is a Valentines Day theme pack, which includes romantic stickers and decorations, and a Sackboy costume, unfortunately titled “McLovin Sackboy”. He’s a little…sparse,…
Osaka based game company Capcom has released its financial statement for the nine month period ending December 31, 2008. So, how’s Capcom doing? Net sales dipped 8.6 percent to ¥47,223 million, and net income dropped 95 percent to ¥179 million. Capcom explains that the reason for this performance is that the company’s flagship titles like…
They can’t do this. Yes they can, apparently! The latest update for Daletto‘s computer fighter Street Fighter Online: Mouse Generation brings a special Valentine update with DLC for sale. There are Valentine chocolate brown avatars (above, in the heart) available for purchase as well as a “Yes We Can!” avatar pack that includes, and we…
There’s a map pack for Halo 3 coming soon, and after that, there’s a singleplayer expansion, but after that? Is there anything more planned? Probably not, as Bungie are saying “goodbye” to the game. Chatting with IGN, Bungie’s Brian Jarrard says: Overall though, we are viewing the ODST campaign and the included multiplayer maps as…
What were you doing on February 3rd? Let us tell you what you should have been doing, you should have been celebrating Entertainment Software Day. Oh yes. The State of Texas has dubbed the day to recognize the impact of video games on the Texas economy. This is the first time the gaming has been…
EA own Mythic, the team behind Warhammer Online. EA are cutting 1100 jobs. How many of those are at Mythic? We don’t know. We do, however, know where Mythic are cutting jobs. Responding to persistent rumours concerning the scale of layoffs at the company, GM Mark Jacobs has posted on the game’s official site, confirming…
Atlus U.S.A. announced today that DS action RPG Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier will be release in North America on April 28. Packed with giant mechas and giant other things, Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier with its customized turn and time-based attacks features characters features characters from other titles Xenosaga and…
Lucasfilm make movies. Lucasarts make games. Rarely do the two ever actually meet, but today, they meet in these fantastic mock-ups, showing what Lucasarts games would look like as movie posters. Some do little but stretch the game’s cover art out into movie poster dimensions. But others? These Day of the Tentacle and Fate of…
Contestant on TV’s America’s Next Top Model, Asperger’s sufferer and rock climber Heather Kuzmich didn’t go from modeling to game design, but, as she puts it, from game design to modeling. Kuzmich is currently enrolled at the Illinois Institute of Art, majoring in Video Game-Art design. “At first I wanted to get into costume design,”…
Warner Bros. today continued their push into the video game market, buying Snowblind Studios, the development studio behind Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance and Champions of Norrath. Kevin Tsujihara, Warner’s Home Entertainment boss, says of the move: This is a good fit for Warner Bros. and Snowblind Studios. The arrangement broadens our portfolio with quality games…
Last fall, word first broke of the SEGA VISION, which was rumored to be a PSP rival and a re-entry into the portable hardware gaming sphere. That is, until SEGA shot down those rumors. A SEGA spokesperson stated last year, “The VISION is primarily an MP4 video player with some basic games functionality, and not…
Oh, look. Namco Bandai has another kick and punch packed video game on the way, announcing Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network today. As Han Tao, you’ll attempt to reclaim the Star of Destiny from the ever-so-descriptively named Evil Overlord, kicking, punching and generally beating the stuffing…
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