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Mirror’s Edge DLC Dated

Along with the news that the PC version of the critically acclaimed first-person adventure Mirror’s Edge is now shipping to stores, EA delivers a late-January release date for the eagerly anticipated time trial DLC. When EA says late January, they really mean late January. In this case, January 29th is the planned release date for…

FusionFall Launches Tomorrow, Retail Version Packed With Extras

Cartoon Network’s first foray into the massively-multiplayer online role-playing world is set to launch tomorrow, as FusionFall for PC and Macs heads to stores with special retail-only goodies packed in. The Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Victory Pack for PC and Mac should be arriving in stores tomorrow courtesy of a partnership with Majesco. For $19.99,…

Fallout 3 Bug Fix Update Hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 Today

A patch to fix quite a number of bugs in Fallout 3 hits all versions of the role-playing game today, Bethesda says. The update is available for the English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish versions. The patch will also be required to play the downloadable content, Operation: Anchorage, coming to the Xbox 360 and Games…

Wii Music Coming to Classrooms

Nintendo is teaming with The National Association for Music Education to get the Wii and Wii Music into schools, the two announced today. The collaboration will have music teachers in 51 cities using Wii Music to help children with rhythm, temp and song structure. “The goal of Wii Music is to inspire people of all…

Vir2L Goes Medieval On The Wii

Vir2L Studios is bringing the sights, sounds, and smells (hopefully not) of the Middle Ages to the Wii with Medieval Games, which might have been more accurately titled Ye Olde Mini-Game Collection. Medieval Games will have you and up to three of your closest friends compete in a variety of medieval activities. There’ll be the…

NY Bill Seeks To Shield Children From Racist Sterotyping In Games

New legislation under consideration by the New York Assembly seeks to keep games that promote “racist stereotypes” out of the hands of the state’s children. Crafted lovingly by Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright, measure A01474 would prohibit underage sales of games that promoted racial stereotypes or negative actions towards specific groups. The wording, exactly: Prohibits the…

Indiana Jones Canned [Update]

The last time we heard about the Indiana Jones game was back in March when Vanity Fair mentioned it would use the same engine as The Force Unleashed. There’s probably a good reason for that. IGN is reporting that multiple sources both inside and out of LucasArts have told them that the game has been…

So I Hear This Season’s 24 Is Good… So Far

To: Crecente From Bash RE: All A Twitter Damn, Jason Chen at Gizmodo was telling me last night that this season’s 24 is g-reat. Do you watch 24? I always watch them on DVD here. Mrs. Bashcraft lurves 24, so we wait until the discs hit the video store — complete with Japanese subtitles so…

British Console Sales Figures: Wii > 360 > PS3

In a rare act of charity, British sales outfit ChartTrack have teamed up with retailer GAME to provide total lifetime sales figures (ie all sales, not just GAME sales) for this generation of hardware. And GUESS WHAT? The Wii is on top. Followed by the 360. Followed by the PS3. Shocking, surprising, the works, we…

Left 2 Dead Figures Were Built To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

Over the holiday season, Global420 was bored. Global420 likes toys, and he likes Left 4 Dead. So he combined the two, and threw together some custom Left 4 Dead figures. There are nine zombies (including a Hunter in DYNAMIC ACTION POSE), along with two survivors: Bill & Louis. Louis is almost perfect, barring an uneasy…

What The Hell Did Dead Rising Wii Do To Isabella’s Face? [Update]

That’s the Isabella in the original Xbox 360 version of Dead Rising — the one we know and love. The Isabella in the upcoming Wii version looks different. Want to see? Drumroll please… There you go, Dead Rising: Chop ‘Til You Drop Isabella. Now, there’s nothing wrong with having four (or five chins). Orson Welles…

British Sales Charts

Nintendo games at the top. So let’s move on. Get a look at the bottom of the charts! Halo 3! Call of Duty 4! Let’s party like it’s 2007, Britain. OK, back to the top now. See the two versions of FIFA? Now tell me how many versions of Pro Evo are up there. The…

Mold Some Lady Into A Sweat Mopping Bar Hostess

As with the previous titles, one of the key backdrops in Yakuza 3 is the night life — namely, hostess bars. Players enter into this business — known as the “water trade” in Japanese — and try to create the numero uno cabaret club lady. Here’s how it works: After “scouting” a girl, dress her…

EA Sports Gets Into The Sneaker Business

Game sneakers? Old news! But it’s new news for EA Sports and the Skate series, with skate company Etnies unveiling a new sneaker designed to cash in on the impending launch of Skate 2. They’re called the RVM Skate 2, and should be out in the US later this month at Zumiez stores, with an…

Nintendo Once Again Reminds Us Why It’s So Successful

Did you hear? The global economy is in the crapper. Don’t tell Nintendo! Nintendo is making oodles of money. In the time it took you to read this, Nintendo made a gajillion dollars. Nintendo of Korea exec Mineo Koda explains why: Regardless of (economic) downturns, consumers pursue something fun. Sales of our products does not…

Stream Whatever’s On Your PC To Your PS3

Golden Signals know you have a problem. You have an extensive porn digital movie collection, want to watch them in the living room but don’t have a PC connected to your TV. What to do? You buy Golden Signals’ $50 “Display Share”, that’s what you do. Display Share is a PC program that, once installed,…

What Game Characters Are On These UNIQLO Shirts?

Budget Japanese clothing retailer UNIQLO is previewing its upcoming collaboration: Shirts with SEGA, Capcom, Taito, Hudson, Namco Bandai and Sony Computer Entertainment. No word what the designs will look like — we’ve got hints. The collaboration rolls out this March in Japan. Fifteen dollar shirts for everyone! UTxJapan Game [UNIQLO Thanks DT!]

Yakuza 3 Will Punch, Kick, Punch You In The Face

Look at him go! Punch, kick, punch, Hulk Hogan leg drop…we may not be able to understand a word of Yakuza 3’s trailers, but combat like this speaks a universal language.

Japan Getting Street Fighter IV Fighting Sticks

Japanese peripheral maker Hori has released a pair of Street Fighter IV joysticks for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Note that there are differences. The Xbox 360 SFIV is a straight-up 6-button fighting stick. The PS3 SFIV stick (pictured) has an eight button lay-out — along with rapid fire that enables 20 presses-per-second. Both will…

PC Sales Charts

It was a good run, Lich King. What, seven weeks at the top? Well played. But even a WoW expansion could only hold out against The Sims for so long. Meanwhile, on the Steam charts, Valve’s decision to open up the store to EA’s wares seems to be paying dividends for all parties involved. NPD…