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• Third Comic Book Icon Joining DC Univers... Third Comic Book Icon Joining DC Universe Online Event Announced (DC Universe Online)
01/29/2009
Sony Online Entertainment today announced that the third comic book icon to join Jim Lee and Geoff Johns for the production of DC Universe Online will be unveiled during the New York Comic-Con panel. This mystery guest will join Jim Lee, Geoff Johns and SOE developers Jens Andersen, Wes Yenagi and Jared Carr as they discuss their experiences bringing the DC universe from comic book pages to an online virtual world. Sony Online Entertainment will also showcase a new demo during Comic-Con, allowing fans to experience instanced combat as a villain. (7 h ago)
• Sideshow Collectibles Vote Call: 30% Off... Sideshow Collectibles Vote Call: 30% Off World of Warcraft Diorama (World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade)
01/29/2009
Sideshow Collectibles is offering a $100 discount on the World of Warcraft Diorama if it wins their poll. The discount would be valid exclusively on Friday, January 30th. (7 h ago)
• Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge... Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge DLC on Thursday; delayed until February (Mirror's Edge)
01/29/2009
People who have been waiting for the Time Trial DLC for Digital Illusions' recent first person action game Mirror's Edge will have to wait a bit longer. Big Download has learned via a spokesperson for the game's publisher Electronic Arts that the Time Trial level pack, originally scheduled to be released on Thursday, has been delayed. According to the statement from the EA spokesperson we contacted, "To offer a completely smooth experience for players, DICE announced today that the DLC map pack for Mirror's Edge on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC will be delayed until February. However, the free exclusive map for PlayStation 3 players will be available to download on January 29 as previously announced. " PC owners of the game will still spend $10 to get the level pack when it is finally released. (7 h ago)
• DC Universe Online at New York Comic Con... DC Universe Online at New York Comic Con (DC Universe Online)
01/28/2009
BeefJack writes, "Fans jonesing for a chance to take control of their favorite be-spandexed DC Comics superheroes in the upcoming PC/PS3 MMO DC Universe Online will be able to try out a demo at this year's New York Comic-Con. That's in New York, in case you didn't know..." (1 d ago)
• Activision-Blizzard Updated Release Sche... Activision-Blizzard Updated Release Schedule (Secret Service)
01/28/2009
Electronic Theatre writes: The new schedule contains both Pimp My Ride 2 and X-Men 4 – which we can assume represents X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (1 d ago)
• COD:WAW 1.2 patch update (Call of Duty: ... COD:WAW 1.2 patch update (Call of Duty: World at War)
01/28/2009
JD has posted an update about the 1.2 Patch for COD:WAW. "For those of you familiar with the PC Patching Process announcement at the top of this forum (linked below), we are currently in Phase 4 of the PC Patch 1.2 production. All items we intended to fix for PC Patch 1.2 have been fixed, and the fixes are being tested. As the process explains, this Phase can be iterative, and we may need to iron out some wrinkles as the testers hammer away at it. We suspect the patch will be finished within 2 weeks presently. I'll keep you updated if that changes. Regards, -JD" (1 d ago)
• Rumour: Leaked Alan Wake Footage (Alan ... Rumour: Leaked Alan Wake Footage (Alan Wake)
01/28/2009
Gamezine: Alan Wake is that really you? You're looking impressive, but different. Could this really be Alan Wake? In this viral advertising on youtube, user puffdaddysucks claims that this is leaked footage from the PC and Xbox 360 title Alan Wake, to be shown at GDC '09. (1 d ago)
• Design the Cities XL Collector's Edition... Design the Cities XL Collector's Edition (CITIES XL)
01/28/2009
Monte Cristo writes, "Monte Cristo, developers of the upcoming next-generation city-building game, CITIES XL, is offering fans a unique opportunity to help design the Collector's Edition of the game. Visitors to the official Web site can submit suggestions and vote on current ideas for the Collector's Edition, which Monte Cristo is planning to release alongside a standard retail package in Q2 2009." (1 d ago)
• Funcom Overhauls Secret World (The Secr... Funcom Overhauls Secret World (The Secret World)
01/28/2009
Age of Conan developer Funcom has revealed it has made "big changes" to its upcoming MMO, The Secret World. However, Funcom's Ragnar Tornquist assures fans that the overall concept remains unchanged. (1 d ago)
• X-Blades: New Details and Screenshots (X... X-Blades: New Details and Screenshots (X-Blades)
01/28/2009
PlayTheGamez.com writes, 'New details and screenshots have been released regarding the upcoming action-adventure game which will be released February 10 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and on PC in North America.' (1 d ago)
• Capcom Announce Street Fighter IV UK Tou... Capcom Announce Street Fighter IV UK Tour (Street Fighter IV)
01/28/2009
Starting in Edinburgh, the machines will sweep down into England crushing all other games that fall before them. The tour is expected to continue beyond release, with further dates to be added, but the current dates and locations are as follows – (1 d ago)
• Police coming to Burnout Paradise? (Burn... Police coming to Burnout Paradise? (Burnout Paradise)
01/28/2009
In a trailer released yesterday for Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Criterion has hinted that police will be returning to Burnout in a future DLC pack. At the sixty second mark the trailer shows Burnout Paradise's new 'Burnout Store' with a mouse hovering over a button marked with a PCPD badge, which we presume to be an abbreviation of Paradise City Police Department. Underneath the button are the words 'Coming Soon'. (1 d ago)
• Analyst: WoW Made Up Half of Acti-Blizz ... Analyst: WoW Made Up Half of Acti-Blizz Earnings (World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King)
01/28/2009
Blizzard's subscription-based World of Warcraft business made up about half of Activision Blizzard's earnings for fiscal 2009, one analyst estimated on Wednesday. Arvind Bhatia with Stern Agee said in a Wednesday research note that he expects WoW subscriptions amounted to earnings per share of about 30 cents out of a total 60 cents, or around $400 million total, in the fiscal year ended in December. (1 d ago)
• Starcraft 2: Technology and engine disse... Starcraft 2: Technology and engine dissected (StarCraft II)
01/28/2009
Website PC Games Hardware explains the technology and engine specialities of Starcraft 2 in depth. (1 d ago)
• Team Fortress 2 Scout Update Coming Soon... Team Fortress 2 Scout Update Coming Soon (Team Fortress 2)
01/28/2009
Over at the Team Fortress 2 blog Valve's Robin Walker posted an update regarding the next round of content additions and tweaks. Adjustments to the Scout class are essentially finished at this point, says Walker, and work on the next update is underway. "The weapons and achievements are all nailed down, and we just have to finish up the final artwork on them," said Walker. "We like to do the final art as late as possible to ensure that we don't waste any work, which turned out to be a good decision this time around due to the large number of unlockables we tried out as alternatives to the Scattergun. Balancing his replacement weapon has been very tricky due to large threat difference of the Scout between skilled and non-skilled hands. More on that soon." Read more by following the link below. (1 d ago)
• Crysis Warhead Getting 64-bit Treatment ... Crysis Warhead Getting 64-bit Treatment (Crysis Warhead)
01/28/2009
GamingShogun writes, "...Crytek is readying a new patch for Crysis Warhead that will, among other things, enable 64-bit support! While there is no word on an exact release date for the patch, Crytek states it will be ready 'very soon'..." (1 d ago)
• Team Fortress 2 Scout Pack Almost Done (... Team Fortress 2 Scout Pack Almost Done (Team Fortress 2)
01/28/2009
A little update about the upcoming Scout pack. (1 d ago)
• Sins of a Solar Empire Expansion Dated (... Sins of a Solar Empire Expansion Dated (Sins of a Solar Empire)
01/28/2009
The Entrenchment expansion to PC strategy game Sins of a Solar Empire has received a new release date. The expansion was initially expected in November but due to a delay, will now be available next month. (1 d ago)
• MMOABC BattleForge Closed Beta Giveaway ... MMOABC BattleForge Closed Beta Giveaway (BattleForge)
01/28/2009
MMOABC, a social network for gamers who play MMO games, is giving away beta keys for EA Phenomic's next-gen, online-focused real time strategy game. You you fight epic battles against evil along with your friends. What makes BattleForge special is that you can assemble your customizable army yourself: the units, buildings and spells in BattleForge are represented by collectible cards that you can trade with other players. (1 d ago)
• Update: New 'Section 8' trailer, screens... Update: New 'Section 8' trailer, screens & info (Section 8)
01/27/2009
Official Field Communiqué From: Grand Marshall William Mulcahy, Commander – Task Force 33 To: Members of 8th Armored Infantry Re: New Madrid Offensive (2 d ago)
GamesRadar - Xbox 360 News Tagline:
• News Roundup: Dead Rising 2, Keiji Inafu... News Roundup: Dead Rising 2, Keiji Inafune, and the UK's Rising Dominance (Mirror's Edge)
01/29/2009
All of the news that really mattered today. (7 h ago)
• Capcom: Dead Rising not all about high z... Capcom: Dead Rising not all about high zombie count (Dead Rising)
01/29/2009
Capcom's Christian Svensson has stated that Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is not all about high zombie count and that the point of Dead Rising is picking up/using hundreds of objects to defeat enemies. (7 h ago)
• Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge... Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge DLC on Thursday; delayed until February (Mirror's Edge)
01/29/2009
People who have been waiting for the Time Trial DLC for Digital Illusions' recent first person action game Mirror's Edge will have to wait a bit longer. Big Download has learned via a spokesperson for the game's publisher Electronic Arts that the Time Trial level pack, originally scheduled to be released on Thursday, has been delayed. According to the statement from the EA spokesperson we contacted, "To offer a completely smooth experience for players, DICE announced today that the DLC map pack for Mirror's Edge on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC will be delayed until February. However, the free exclusive map for PlayStation 3 players will be available to download on January 29 as previously announced. " PC owners of the game will still spend $10 to get the level pack when it is finally released. (7 h ago)
• Capcom Announces Unique New Features for... Capcom Announces Unique New Features for Resident Evil 5's Kijuju Site (Resident Evil 5)
01/29/2009
Capcom announces an exciting update to Resident Evil 5's Kijuju site. (7 h ago)
• Capcom Announce Street Fighter IV UK Tou... Capcom Announce Street Fighter IV UK Tour (Street Fighter IV)
01/28/2009
Starting in Edinburgh, the machines will sweep down into England crushing all other games that fall before them. The tour is expected to continue beyond release, with further dates to be added, but the current dates and locations are as follows – (1 d ago)
• Alan Wake footage "not real" s... Alan Wake footage "not real" says Remedy (Alan Wake)
01/28/2009
VG247: Remedy Games has told videogaming247 that the supposed leaked Alan Wake footage is "not real." "No Mike, this is not real!" said senior representative to VG247 just now. (1 d ago)
• Rumour: Leaked Alan Wake Footage (Alan ... Rumour: Leaked Alan Wake Footage (Alan Wake)
01/28/2009
Gamezine: Alan Wake is that really you? You're looking impressive, but different. Could this really be Alan Wake? In this viral advertising on youtube, user puffdaddysucks claims that this is leaked footage from the PC and Xbox 360 title Alan Wake, to be shown at GDC '09. (1 d ago)
• News Roundup: Fallout 3, Iwata, Dawn of... News Roundup: Fallout 3, Iwata, Dawn of War 2, and Megaten (Fallout 3)
01/28/2009
Fallout 3, Megaten, Satoru Iwata and Dawn of War 2 hit the headlines today in TGRs news roundup. (1 d ago)
• Resident Evil 5 figures (Resident Evil 5... Resident Evil 5 figures (Resident Evil 5)
01/28/2009
The clock is ticking down until Resident Evil 5 releases this March. The demo landed this week to give us a taste of what's to come and now Capcom has got us salivating even more with news of these ultra cool Resident Evil 5 figures. The figures of Chris, Sheva and the executioner have been created by NECA. You can get a closer look at the detail, weapons and poses at Capcom's blog. Resident Evil 5 releases on the Xbox 360 and PS3 on the 13th of March. The figures will be available in retail stores across the US in March and you can also pick them up online at the Capcom store. (1 d ago)
• Rock Band to Get Spectacular! Songs for ... Rock Band to Get Spectacular! Songs for Free (Rock Band)
01/28/2009
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced that Spectacular! will be the first DVD movie to offer tracks for Rock Band. A Nickelodeon Original movie, Spectacular! will premiere on February 16, 2009. Two songs from the film will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace starting next week, but with the March 31 DVD release of Spectacular!, consumers that buy the movie will get a redemption code for a free download of the two songs. "We think this is the first-ever DVD tie-in of this kind with Rock Band," said Marc Rashba, Sony Pictures VP of marketing. (1 d ago)
• Fable II, Banjo Kazooie Sales Are Chalk ... Fable II, Banjo Kazooie Sales Are Chalk & Cheese (Fable II)
01/28/2009
Kotaku writes: "Microsoft released three first-party games towards the end of 2008. Gears of War 2, we know, is a smashing success. But what of the other two games, Fable II and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts? Sales data released by the NPD Group today reveals that the games' experience on store shelves couldn't have been more diffierent. Fable II was a surprising success, by January 1 selling a respectable 1.2 million copies in the US. Not too shabby. But Banjo? Seems Rare's stab at innovation by introducing customisable vehicles to the game was a flop with consumers, as the game had only sold a meagre 140,000 copies by new year's day." (1 d ago)
• New Final Fantasy XIII trailer - see it ... New Final Fantasy XIII trailer - see it here! (Final Fantasy XIII)
01/28/2009
There's a new trailer for Final Fantasy XIII being shown on the game's official website. But with such a huge volume of traffic trying to get a glimpse of it, the site is virtually inaccessible. Fortunately, some bright spark has uploaded a copy to a video sharing website and you can see that version right here, right now. Enjoy. ... (1 d ago)
• Best Buy offers members $9.99 PS3, Xbox ... Best Buy offers members $9.99 PS3, Xbox 360 title (Midnight Club: Los Angeles)
01/28/2009
Best Buy Co. Inc. stores this week began offering Rockstar Games' Midnight Club: Los Angeles for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 for under $10 to select members of the retailer's Reward Zone program. In the offer, Premier Silver Reward Zone members this week can purchase Midnight Club: Los Angeles for the PS3 or Xbox 360 for $9.99 after a $30 instant savings. (1 d ago)
• L4D In Austin TX (Left 4 Dead) L4D In Austin TX (Left 4 Dead)
01/28/2009
As reported on Fox News, Transportation officials in Texas are now scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, "Zombies Ahead." While the Texas officials believe this to be a hoax, I live in Austin, and I'm preparing for the Zombie Holocaust. This was a warning sign, everyone should go out and buy all the supplies you can, the world is coming to an end the zombies are coming! (1 d ago)
• New 360 bundle "Best of Halo Editio... New 360 bundle "Best of Halo Edition" for Europe (Halo Wars)
01/28/2009
Available on February 27, the same day as Halo Wars, the bundle will consist of a Xbox 360 60GB Console, a wireless controller, Wired headset and a copy of Halo 3 and Halo Wars.Priced at 2795 Krona (~260 Euro) (1 d ago)
• Australian Cyber League's 1st Halo 3 Lan... Australian Cyber League's 1st Halo 3 Lan for 09 (Halo 3)
01/28/2009
OXCGN Writes: "Saturday January 17th '09 saw one of the biggest Halo 3 events in Australia take place at the Chifley At Lennon's hotel in the centre of Brisbane. Among the twenty four teams who attended the event were some of the most talented and skilled in the Australian Halo 3 community. They included: Best BR who came fourth at the World Cyber Games finals in Cologne, Germany last year, Nuke and Pave who were there to prove that they could go toe-to-toe with the best and come out on top, Team Evolution, who were previously ranked number two in Australia, with their new team line-up, and old-school Sydney based team, Battle Rifle Precision (BRP)." (1 d ago)
• 24 carat Lancer (Gears of War 2) 24 carat Lancer (Gears of War 2)
01/28/2009
Get yourself a Golden Lancer (1 d ago)
• Risk: Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Hal... Risk: Halo Wars Collector's Edition (Halo Wars)
01/28/2009
Loot Ninja writes: "This will be a must-have item for all Halo super fans, Risk: Halo Wars. I can't even begin to explain how great of an idea this is. Who doesn't love Risk and Halo? Risk: Halo Wars will allow players to be in control of one of the three Halo factions. The three controllable factions are the UNSC, the Covenant and the Flood. Yes, the same Flood that isn't controllable in the Halo Wars video game is available in the Risk version." (1 d ago)
• Police coming to Burnout Paradise? (Burn... Police coming to Burnout Paradise? (Burnout Paradise)
01/28/2009
In a trailer released yesterday for Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, Criterion has hinted that police will be returning to Burnout in a future DLC pack. At the sixty second mark the trailer shows Burnout Paradise's new 'Burnout Store' with a mouse hovering over a button marked with a PCPD badge, which we presume to be an abbreviation of Paradise City Police Department. Underneath the button are the words 'Coming Soon'. (1 d ago)
• X-Blades: New Details and Screenshots (X... X-Blades: New Details and Screenshots (X-Blades)
01/28/2009
PlayTheGamez.com writes, 'New details and screenshots have been released regarding the upcoming action-adventure game which will be released February 10 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and on PC in North America.' (1 d ago)
GamesRadar - PS3 News Tagline:
• Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Batt... Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars Heads to Europe (Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars - PS3 Network)
01/29/2009
Psyonix Studios announced today that Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is now available across Europe for download on the PlayStation Network for the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. (7 h ago)
• No, Rock Band Isn't Getting 5000 Songs (... No, Rock Band Isn't Getting 5000 Songs (Rock Band 2)
01/29/2009
A recent Billboard article raised eyebrows by stating that Rock Band's downloadable song catalog would grow to a whopping 5,000 by the end of the year. However, Blend Games has learned that this just ain't so. (7 h ago)
• Hoodies take over Home (Home) Hoodies take over Home (Home)
01/29/2009
PlayStation Home hasn't been around for too long but it's already attracting the wrong sort of crowd. Sony Computer Entertainment America's published a load of new PSN stats which reveal that, aside from sex pests doing the running man, Home's also populated by loads of hoodies - you know, the ones that scare your gran. (7 h ago)
• Killzone 2 Coming To Bravo (Killzone 2) Killzone 2 Coming To Bravo (Killzone 2)
01/29/2009
Playr, the video game TV show on Bravo is dedicating a whole 30 minute program to the forthcoming massively anticipated Killzone 2 this coming weekend. Filmed entirely on location at Guerilla Games in Amsterdam, the 30 minute TV spectacular will reportedly feature never before seen multiplayer maps, new single player campaign, brand new vehicles and game features such as automatic sentry turrets, and a complete illustration of the game's 6 character classes. (7 h ago)
• Guitar Hero Metallica: Fact Sheet (Guita... Guitar Hero Metallica: Fact Sheet (Guitar Hero Metallica)
01/29/2009
Activision Publishing, Inc. has released a fact sheet on Guitar Hero: Metallica, due for release on Xbox360, PLAYSTATION3, PlayStation2 and Wii in Spring 2009. The complete release follows below: (7 h ago)
• Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge... Big Download Exclusive: No Mirror's Edge DLC on Thursday; delayed until February (Mirror's Edge)
01/29/2009
People who have been waiting for the Time Trial DLC for Digital Illusions' recent first person action game Mirror's Edge will have to wait a bit longer. Big Download has learned via a spokesperson for the game's publisher Electronic Arts that the Time Trial level pack, originally scheduled to be released on Thursday, has been delayed. According to the statement from the EA spokesperson we contacted, "To offer a completely smooth experience for players, DICE announced today that the DLC map pack for Mirror's Edge on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC will be delayed until February. However, the free exclusive map for PlayStation 3 players will be available to download on January 29 as previously announced. " PC owners of the game will still spend $10 to get the level pack when it is finally released. (7 h ago)
• Square Enix Won't Let Us Show You Their ... Square Enix Won't Let Us Show You Their [Final Fantasy XIII] Trailers (Final Fantasy Versus XIII)
01/29/2009
Blend Games writes: "Because of legal complications we're not able to go into full details here, but you should know that Blend Games will no longer cover Square Enix game trailers. Not because we don't want to, but because they won't let us. All we can say is that our recent coverage of Final Fantasy XIII was not something that Square Enix wanted. It wasn't anything we said, they simply didn't want us showing you their trailer. At all. We were forced to remove the video which, in fact, we didn't have anyway since we were merely pointing to the trailer on YouTube, where you can still view it. Square Enix doesn't care, bottom line, they don't want us sharing their trailers with all of you." (7 h ago)
• Killzone 2 Reviews Coming February 2 (No... Killzone 2 Reviews Coming February 2 (Not Tomorrow) (Killzone 2)
01/29/2009
Expect reviews of Killzone 2 from the established gaming sites on Monday next week (not tomorrow as has been reported) - explanation in the article. (7 h ago)
• Third Comic Book Icon Joining DC Univers... Third Comic Book Icon Joining DC Universe Online Event Announced (DC Universe Online)
01/29/2009
Sony Online Entertainment today announced that the third comic book icon to join Jim Lee and Geoff Johns for the production of DC Universe Online will be unveiled during the New York Comic-Con panel. This mystery guest will join Jim Lee, Geoff Johns and SOE developers Jens Andersen, Wes Yenagi and Jared Carr as they discuss their experiences bringing the DC universe from comic book pages to an online virtual world. Sony Online Entertainment will also showcase a new demo during Comic-Con, allowing fans to experience instanced combat as a villain. (7 h ago)
• Mandatory install confirmed for Yakuza 3... Mandatory install confirmed for Yakuza 3 (Yakuza 3)
01/29/2009
Kazuma Kiryu returns to clean out Japan's criminal underground in Yakuza 3, but not before a lengthy 5GB install. (7 h ago)
• News Roundup: Dead Rising 2, Keiji Inafu... News Roundup: Dead Rising 2, Keiji Inafune, and the UK's Rising Dominance (Mirror's Edge)
01/29/2009
All of the news that really mattered today. (7 h ago)
• Clarification: Killzone 2 Review Emargo ... Clarification: Killzone 2 Review Emargo Lifts On February 2 (Killzone 2)
01/29/2009
The long wait is almost over, but it's not going to end quite as soon as some may have hoped. (7 h ago)
• Capcom Announces Unique New Features for... Capcom Announces Unique New Features for Resident Evil 5's Kijuju Site (Resident Evil 5)
01/29/2009
Capcom announces an exciting update to Resident Evil 5's Kijuju site. (7 h ago)
• Killzone 2 ranking system explained(Expo... Killzone 2 ranking system explained(Exposed) (Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare)
01/29/2009
I will explain Killzone 2 ranking system from top to bottom with a easy to read graph. This is a very hot topic all over gaming forums and blogs everywhere so I hope this answers alot of questions people have so enjoy this exclusive info,brought to you by Kouppa-Networklive ~ KoUpPa (7 h ago)
• Ask the Dev: Killzone 2 and 1080p (Killz... Ask the Dev: Killzone 2 and 1080p (Killzone 2)
01/28/2009
Seb Downie of GG explains: "Ok, this is the deal: If Killzone 2 detects a TV that is set to 1080p or 1080i and cannot switch to 720p (our preferred resolution, for if your TV supports it), then it will render in 960x1080 and horizontally scale that to 1080i/p. The advantage of doing this (over rendering 720p and then upscaling it to 1080i/p) is that you don't have *any* vertical scaling, and analog TV's don't even have a horizontal resolution. The result is a much clearer picture with much less artifacts for those who have a 1080i/p only set. Killzone's adviced resolution is 720p, we just made sure that if you have a 1080i/p only set, it looks much better than the 'naive' implementation of upscaling 720p" (1 d ago)
• 5 Reasons Why Killzone 2's Campaign Rock... 5 Reasons Why Killzone 2's Campaign Rocks (Spoilers) (Killzone 2)
01/28/2009
Since everyone seems to think I have an unnatural hatred for all things Killzone 2 (I don't), I've decided to compile a list of the highs of Killzone 2's campaign. Beware of spoilers. Source: UGO (http://gamesblog.ugo.com) (1 d ago)
• Mirror's Edge Exclusive (and free) Time ... Mirror's Edge Exclusive (and free) Time Trial Map Available Tomorrow (Mirror's Edge)
01/28/2009
Tom Farrer, Producer of Mirror's Edge writes: Hi there, I'm Tom Farrer the Producer on Mirror's Edge and with the release of the free and exclusive PLAYSTATION 3 Time Trial map on the 29th looming ever closer, I thought I would share some of the thinking behind it. (1 d ago)
• Euro fans get confrontational: SOCOM del... Euro fans get confrontational: SOCOM delayed to March? (SOCOM: Confrontation)
01/28/2009
Fans eagerly awaiting for SOCOM: Confrontation's already-delayed-as-it-is release in Europe next month may get burned even more. Now, reports are coming in that UK retailer GAME is sending out emails about a delay. The emails from GAME were sent to customers who have already pre-ordered the SOCOM even as far back in 2008. And now, GAME's letting them know that the shipping date has been moved to March. (1 d ago)
• Savage Moon Coming to PSN Tomorrow (Sava... Savage Moon Coming to PSN Tomorrow (Savage Moon - PS3 Network)
01/28/2009
Ana Kronschnabl on US Playstation.Blog writes: "Hello readers! This is Ana (the producer) and Tomas (the designer) from FluffyLogic. We're a digital media development studio based in Bristol, UK. The home of trip-hop, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and John Cabot who set sail and discovered America in 1497 (Though I don't think the Native Americans had reported it lost…) bubum… For the last few months we've been hard at work on our take on the Tower Defense genre. Although here in the UK we spell it 'defence' ;-). If you've not played any tower defence games, you're missing out. They are a great off-shoot of real-time strategy games where the player can only build static defences and the enemy is the one on the move. Our art director, Stuart, introduced us to a few of the games on the net and needless to say, work around the office dropped to zero as we got hooked. At the time we had been given a couple of PS3 development kits by Sony to play around with and we thought, "Wow, we'd love to do our own take on this." We threw around a few ideas then went up to see Sony and surprisingly enough, it turned out that they had been thinking exactly the same thing. Thus Savage Moon, our first game for the PS3, was born. It is due for release on the PlayStation Network store this week for $9.99…we're very excited." (1 d ago)
• Trivial Pursuit Trophy List Rewards Game... Trivial Pursuit Trophy List Rewards Gamers for Wrong Answers (Trivial Pursuit)
01/28/2009
PS3Trophies.org have just published the list for the upcoming Trivial Pursuit game. The list contains 45 trophies (14 silver, 2 gold, 1 platinum and the rest bronze) but we couldn't help but notice the "secret" trophies which reward players for ... wait for it ... wrong answers. One of which is a silver trophy. Kind of defeats the object of "winning" a trophy if you ask us ... (1 d ago)
GamesRadar - Wii News Tagline:
• Media Create Sales: 01/19 - 01/25 Softwa... Media Create Sales: 01/19 - 01/25 Software (Wii Fit)
01/29/2009
01. [WII] Wii Play: Mario Tennis (Nintendo) 31,000 / 88,000 02. [WII] Fragile (Namco Bandai) 26,000 / NEW 03. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco Bandai) 25,000 / 316,000 04. [PSP] Zill'O (KOEI) 25,000 / NEW 05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 25,000 / 357,000 06. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 20,000 / 1,614,000 07. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 19,000 / 3,196,000 08. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 18,000 / 866,000 09. [NDS] Devil Survivor (Atlus) 18,000 / NEW 10. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo) 17,000 / 684,000 (7 h ago)
• No, Rock Band Isn't Getting 5000 Songs (... No, Rock Band Isn't Getting 5000 Songs (Rock Band 2)
01/29/2009
A recent Billboard article raised eyebrows by stating that Rock Band's downloadable song catalog would grow to a whopping 5,000 by the end of the year. However, Blend Games has learned that this just ain't so. (7 h ago)
• New Rock Band 2 Songs Coming Soon for Pu... New Rock Band 2 Songs Coming Soon for Purchase on the Wii (Rock Band 2)
01/28/2009
Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the addition of six new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii home videogame console from Nintendo. The line up includes Smashing Pumpkins, Red hot Chili Peppers, The Cars and more! (1 d ago)
• Pic: Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero (Guit... Pic: Megan Fox playing Guitar Hero (Guitar Hero World Tour)
01/28/2009
Uber sexy movie starlet Megan Fox has been snapped playing Guitar Hero, apparently in someone's house. Foxy Miss Fox, star of Hope and Faith and the Transformers movie, could probably have charged the world for promoting the game, but it's nice to know that she's keen enough a gamer not to let dollar signs cloud her vision. ... (1 d ago)
• High Voltage considering preorder bonus ... High Voltage considering preorder bonus for The Conduit, wouldn't mind an M rating for the game, more (The Conduit)
01/28/2009
High Voltage's Eric Nofsinger has spoken about possible preorder bonuses for The Conduit, advertising behind the game, a possible M-rating and the game's high-quality audio. (1 d ago)
• Activision-Blizzard Updated Release Sche... Activision-Blizzard Updated Release Schedule (Monsters vs Aliens)
01/28/2009
Electronic Theatre writes: The new schedule contains both Pimp My Ride 2 and X-Men 4 – which we can assume represents X-Men Origins: Wolverine. (1 d ago)
• iPhone to get WiiWare shooter Wild West ... iPhone to get WiiWare shooter Wild West Guns (Wild West Guns - WiiWare)
01/28/2009
Pocket Gamer reports on Gameloft's second WiiWare conversion for the iPhone, Wild West Guns. The game was announced via the company's Twitter feed - a first for gameloft. (1 d ago)
• Wii DLC gets 6 more Rock Band tracks (Ro... Wii DLC gets 6 more Rock Band tracks (Rock Band)
01/28/2009
The line up includes "Siva"from Smashing Pumpkins, "Tell Me Baby" from Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Cars' classic hit "Just What I Needed." The offering also features the hit single "Gimme Three Steps" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Live Forever" from Oasis and the 30 Seconds to Mars hit "Attack." (1 d ago)
• Ubisoft Announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Tu... Ubisoft Announce Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 25th Anniversary Videogame -Smash Bros. Brawl Developer On Board (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Virtual Console)
01/27/2009
Ubisoft have today announced that it will launch an all-new, original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) videogame – the first that is not tied to a TMNT movie, television show or comic book – which will be a four-player action fighting title. The game is being developed by Game Arts, noted for working on the critically acclaimed Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii. (2 d ago)
• House of the Dead: Overkill Pre-Order Bo... House of the Dead: Overkill Pre-Order Bonus Mini-Comic (The House of the Dead: Overkill)
01/27/2009
For a limited time only when you pre-order The House of the Dead: Overkill, you'll receive a copy of "Prelude To An Overkill" as a special bonus. This exclusive graphic novel is only available while supplies last from their retail partners listed. (2 d ago)
• MadWorld : PEGI rating confirms no censo... MadWorld : PEGI rating confirms no censorship in Europe (MadWorld)
01/27/2009
LiveWii : "The PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) has just classified MadWorld for Europe zone and has confirmed that the game will be published in its director's cut. It means no censorship for the blood or the 'fatalities' A great news for Wii gamers who expect from MadWorld to be the beginning of a more mature line-up." (2 d ago)
• World Tour Doubles US Sales of Rock Band... World Tour Doubles US Sales of Rock Band? ?2 (Guitar Hero World Tour)
01/27/2009
GameSpot writes: "Last week the NPD Group, the industry standard of game-industry research firms, released its US sales figures for 2008. However, the company's top 10 game rankings only tracked individual products, or SKU (Stock Keeping Units), sold at retailers in the US. As a result, it was unclear how two of the year's biggest rivals--Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2--fared against one another. Besides being multiplatform releases, the two solidly reviewed rhythm games each came in various retail configurations, such as a la carte or with one or more instruments." (2 d ago)
• Wii to Feature More M Rated Games (No Mo... Wii to Feature More M Rated Games (No More Heroes)
01/27/2009
BeefJack writes, "The Wii is the best selling system currently and it shows no signs of slowing down. It's already common knowledge that everyone wants a Wii. Grandparents, small children, famous celebrities, everyone wants a piece of the Wii. With games like Wii sports and Mario Kart Wii, who wouldn't want one? With all these "fun for everyone" games out and about, where does it leave all of us hardcore gamers?... Nintendo, with SEGA, has decided to release a few more M (Mature) rated games and give the hardcore gamers what they want, blood guts, gore, and some humor on the side..." (2 d ago)
• Wii Power Pad Game Sells A Million (Acti... Wii Power Pad Game Sells A Million (Active Life: Outdoor Challenge)
01/27/2009
Kotaku writes: "Namco Bandai Wii title Active Life: Outdoor Challenge (aka Family Trainer: Athletic World in Japan and Family Trainer in Europe) has sold over a million copies worldwide. The game is bundled with a Power Pad style matt, which was also originally developed by Bandai for Famicom title Family Trainer. The updated pad and game first went on sale May 29, 2008 in Japan. It went on sale in North America and Europe this past September." (2 d ago)
• Oasis: "Playing a guitar is not a f... Oasis: "Playing a guitar is not a f***ing videogame" (Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)
01/27/2009
Oasis lead guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher has his knickers all up in a bunch about Guitar Hero, scoffing at the idea of the game and exclaiming that "playing a guitar is not a f**king videogame." "Don't look back in anger." Yeah, right. Oasis lead dude Noel Gallagher, who, ironically enough, penned that song which was featured prominently in Rock Band, has looked back at what he sees in the music gaming landscape, and well, he's kinda angry. "When I meet kids I always say to them that playing a guitar is not a f**king videogame, there is no level to get to," he said. "You'll never master it and you'll never complete the game." (2 d ago)
• Gamefly Charts: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Orig... Gamefly Charts: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin On Top (Street Fighter IV)
01/27/2009
Gamerdeals.net writes: "For the week of January 27, 2009, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin takes the top spot on the cross-platform Gamefly Top Ten 'Most Queued' list. Following close behind is Skate 2 (PS3/Xbox 360). Mario Kart Wii is at the top of the Nintendo Wii Queue as well... Queue up the complete Gamefly Top 10 most requested lists:" (2 d ago)
• Rock Band to get 5,000 songs in 2009 &am... Rock Band to get 5,000 songs in 2009 & Guitar Hero gets weekly DLC (Rock Band)
01/27/2009
From the article: "An article in the latest issue of Billboard all about the upcoming year has laid a few predictions for 2009 at the feet of the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises. According to the article, an unnamed MTV spokesman has said that the Rock Band Store will increase its catalog from 500 songs to 5,000 songs in 2009." (2 d ago)
• Guitar Hero World Tour - Three New Track... Guitar Hero World Tour - Three New Track Packs (Guitar Hero World Tour)
01/27/2009
Having already delivered fans over 70 rockin' downloadable tracks for Activision Publishing, Inc.'s Guitar Hero World Tour since the game's October 2008 launch, three new Track Packs spanning a variety of musical genres and multiple artists will be available throughout February 2009 to Guitar Hero fans across the globe. (2 d ago)
• Nintendo Unveils Wii Fit Body Check Chan... Nintendo Unveils Wii Fit Body Check Channel (Wii Fit)
01/27/2009
Nintendo announced today the development of Wii Fit Body Check Channel, a new Wii Channel program that will shortly be used by NEC, Panasonic and Hitachi for various health products and services. The channel serves two purposes. In addition to providing a simple interface for users to receive health instruction, it also connects to the internet to send Wii Fit player data to health professionals. (2 d ago)
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01/28/2009
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01/28/2009
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01/28/2009
The Blizzard Fan Art Section has been updated with new artwork. (15 h ago)
• Breakfast Topic: Uh, yeah, patch day Breakfast Topic: Uh, yeah, patch day
01/28/2009
Filed under: Patches , Breakfast topics Ok, so I didn't call it right. Adam did over chat, though, saying that changes needed to be made client side which indicated a patch. Of course, since I'd written everything up and because I'm lazy and didn't offer to eat my hat, I went ahead and said it's not a patch day . As it turns out, it was a patch day, although most definitely not one of those newfangled patches with bells and whistles and cool new features. It was a patch that resembled an honest-to-goodness patch, the kind that you sew on to holes in your pants. The kind of patch that's intended to cover up something embarrassing. Because Patch 3.0.8 had a few holes that needed some patching, we got a nice little build to fix it yesterday. Like the Warlock's Ritual of Summoning. It really is fixed . How do like that flasher demon thing? Of course, they also nerfed Arcane Mages a little (more like a love tap, really). Is there anything you found in yesterday's, ah, patch that you found interesting? Since it wasn't a big patch, it didn't come with extensive patch notes . In fact, most of the stuff in there you'll probably have to discover yourself. Kind of like a mini-game. So how are you in this post Patch 3.0.8.9506 world? Breakfast Topic: Uh, yeah, patch day originally appeared on WoW Insider on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• Guildwatch: Topping meters on every char... Guildwatch: Topping meters on every character, every night
01/27/2009
Filed under: Items , Analysis / Opinion , Odds and ends , Blizzard , Raiding , Guildwatch , Bosses It is a kind of poetry, really: the lament of the shunned looter. Bullgrim was clearly unhappy that after all of his hard work, his strat sharing, his walking of the guild through old raids, his bringing of 110% every night, and his passing up of "numerous offers from better guilds," the RNG decided to keep him from getting the piece of loot he really wanted. A shame. But great art comes from great suffering, and this is definitely great -- well, it's kind of art. Kind of. Lots more art (depending, once again, on your definition of "art") in this week's GW -- we've got guild drama, downs, and recruiting notices from all across the realms. We're almost cleared through the backlog of guild notices (sorry if we had a delay on yours there -- we got a ton of them all at once), so we'll give out the email once again: to see your guild here, drop us a note (and please keep it short, sweet, and clear) at wowguildwatch@gmail.com . Click on to read on! Continue reading Guildwatch: Topping meters on every character, every night Guildwatch: Topping meters on every character, every night originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• Many free US character transfers opened Many free US character transfers opened
01/27/2009
Filed under: Realm News , News items Good evening, US WoW players. I've just received a priority message from Zarhym , your favorite floating skull: many North American PvP, RP, and RP-PvP realms now have transfers available! The following transfers are scheduled to run until Tuesday, February 3, at 5:00 PST: Source A (PvP): Azgalor, Bloodscalp (Horde transfers only), Cho'gall (Horde transfers only), Crushridge, Dark Iron, Darkspear, Deathwing, Drak'Tharon, Dunemaul, Firetree, Gorefiend, Nathrezim, Shadowmoon, Smolderthorn, Spinebreaker, Stormscale, Tortheldrin, WildHammer Destination A (PvP): Malorne, Scilla Source B (RP): Argent Dawn, Cenarion Circle, Earthen Ring, Feathermoon, Moon Guard, Scarlet Crusade, Shadow Council Destination B (RP): Wyrmrest Accord Source C (RP-PvP): Maelstrom, Twisting Nether Destination C: Scilla (PvP), Wyrmrest Accord (RP) Hey, that includes my own native realm, Shadow Council. But I'm never moving; I love that place. In addition, the following PvE transfers will be enabled this Thursday, January 29, at 6 PM PST, and are scheduled to run until Monday, February 2, at 6 PM PST: Source D (PvE): Arygos, Alestrasza, Shadowsong, Eonar, Hyjal Destination D (PvE): Winterhoof As ever, transfers may close early if the desired population levels are reached, so go ahead and transfer early if you intend to do it. Many free US character transfers opened originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• Swift Flight Form in ink Swift Flight Form in ink
01/27/2009
Filed under: Druid , Analysis / Opinion , Fan stuff Zeerah wrote in earlier today to send us a pretty awesome addition to our WoW tattoo gallery . They took their love for their class to the next level, and have emblazoned their leg with one of the coolest looking (in my opinion) Druid forms in WoW thus far. Personally, I think it's a pretty good choice for a tattoo. I don't have a problem with gaming tattoos, but I do think that if you're going to get one, get one that looks awesome (while also meaning something, of course). This one is pretty good I think, not that it's my place to judge. Congratulations on your ink, Zeerah! Looks like they did a pretty good job on it. It's an Alliance Druid form too, which is a plus in my book. I love both factions equally, but we're a little Horde heavy in our gallery, don't you think? Gallery: WoW Tattoos Swift Flight Form in ink originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• 15 Minutes of Fame: House party! 15 Minutes of Fame: House party!
01/27/2009
Filed under: WoW Social Conventions , Features , Interviews , 15 Minutes of Fame 15 Minutes of Fame is our look at World of Warcraft players of all shapes and sizes - from the renowned to the relatively anonymous, the remarkable to the player next door. Tip us off to players you'd like to hear more about. Wrath of the Lich King marked a turning point for WoW guild life. In a raiding environment based on smaller groups, Wrath allows players to gobble up endgame content in much more intimate groups. Many guilds have grown smaller, and many friendships have grown tighter. Many gamers who've been around the block with MMOs a time or two care a little less now about being in it to win it (with a rotating cast of a thousand relatively anonymous guildmates) and a little more about kicking back for some good times with their buddies. Meet the members of Vivid (Frostwolf-H, US) - literally. Meeting in real life is the glue that has cemented the friendships in this energetic young guild. Vivid has gathered four times over half as many years, from a "small kegger at Chico State" to a recent New Year's house party with more than 20 guildmates cozying up at a cabin in North Lake Tahoe. We visited with some of Vivid's real-life friends to find out why their meetups have become integral to their guild life. Continue reading 15 Minutes of Fame: House party! 15 Minutes of Fame: House party! originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• Undocumented Arcane Mage changes in patc... Undocumented Arcane Mage changes in patch 3.0.8a
01/27/2009
Filed under: Mage , Patches , Analysis / Opinion , Bugs , Inscription From the first moments that the servers came up today there were unconfirmed reports of an undocumented Arcane nerf to Mages flying around. Not so long ago, those reports were confirmed via some commentary on the issue from Ghostcrawler . There were some changes made to how Arcane Barrage , Arcane Missiles , and the Arcane Blast buff interact to prevent a fun little trick that was being used to get the most out of the buff. Second, the Arcane Blast glyph received a flat nerf, losing 2% damage per stack. Unfortunately, along with those changes came a potential bug to that glyph. Arcane Missiles may not be receiving the additional damage bonus at all. Overall, these aren't terrible nerfs, and probably should've been expected at some point. Arcane Mage is one of the class/spec combos pulling far, far ahead of the competition, so some changes had to happen eventually. Probably the only real issue here is the fact that once again, there should have been some documentation beyond hoping Ghostcrawler bopped onto the forums to confirm or deny. Undocumented Arcane Mage changes in patch 3.0.8a originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• A license plate fit for an epic frame A license plate fit for an epic frame
01/27/2009
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion , Fan stuff , Odds and ends , Blizzard , Wrath of the Lich King , Fan art Hauru on Area 52 sends us this WoW -related license plate -- he says that he and his girlfriend were at BlizzCon last year (he can apparently be seen in our badge pickup gallery , but did you come to the WoW Insider Meetup ?) and bought a Blizzard license plate frame. But when he got home, he realized he didn't have an epic enough license plate, so a quick trip to the DMV later, that situation was remedied. Very nice, we like it. We've added Hauru's pic into our license plate gallery, which you can browse through below. Seen a great World of Warcraft -related piece of car art or license plate? Send it in to our tips line , and you might see it posted here soon. Gallery: WoW License plates A license plate fit for an epic frame originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
• Ritual of Summoning is actually still br... Ritual of Summoning is actually still broken [Updated]
01/27/2009
Filed under: Warlock , Patches , News items The article's image expresses how I, and I'm sure many others, feel about this . Ghostcrawler posted last night that Ritual of Summoning would be fixed today. Nethaera posted small, but important, patch notes saying that it had been fixed . "Ritual of Summoning no longer has a 2 minute cooldown and will now function as intended." However people are reporting that it still isn't working correctly. Ghostcrawler now comes out and says that it'll be fixed sometime later today. " We are still on target to get this fixed today (Tue, Jan 27). I did not mean to imply that it would be fixed when the servers came back up. " Left hand, let me introduce you to right hand . Right hand says things like "We'll fix this today." Left hand says things like "These are the patch notes for this patch, which is now live." Right hand should tell left hand that not everything is live just yet, and update the patch notes accordingly. Now that I got my tenses all screwed up, we'll update when Ritual of Summoning actually is fixed. Update: It is now fixed , for real this time . Ritual of Summoning is actually still broken [Updated] originally appeared on WoW Insider on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments (1 d ago)
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• House Of The Dead: Overkill Developer Vi... House Of The Dead: Overkill Developer Video (Rd. 2)
01/28/2009
A couple of days ago I posted a video of the developers in charge of making House of the Dead: Overkill. I was impressed with the way they handled the video and talked about some of the design choices behind the shooter. This is their second video, which actually shows us more of the game [...] (17 h ago)
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Cr... Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers (Trailer)
01/28/2009
The latest Final Fantasy CC: The Crystal Bearers’ trailer has left a mix of flavors in my mouth. First, the gameplay looks very intriguing, and action oriented. The graphics looks rather impressive, with some nice looking effects in the trailer. What really left me puzzled was the decision on what music to play in the background. [...] (1 d ago)
• Iwata Headlining GDC 2009, Rumors Begin ... Iwata Headlining GDC 2009, Rumors Begin Pouring In
01/28/2009
The GDC (Game Developers Conference), has become “the” conference to keep an eye out for these past couple of years. As E3 slowly fades into the distance in terms of importance, other conferences specifically GDC have begun to absorb the limelight. The past two years, Microsoft and Sony have delivered the keynotes at the GDC and [...] (1 d ago)
• House Of The Dead: Overkill Developer Vi... House Of The Dead: Overkill Developer Video
01/27/2009
Its been sort of a common trend as of late to give gamers an inside look at the developer studios behind the games that are coming out. Generally, this is met with some akward interviews because these are game developers we’re dealing with, not celebrities or talk show hosts. But every once in awhile, one [...] (1 d ago)
• Indiana Jones Coming To Wii (Almost Excl... Indiana Jones Coming To Wii (Almost Exclusively)
01/26/2009
In the recent episode of South Park, I think the creators touched upon how most of us felt when we saw Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. What had they done to our beloved hero? CGI gophers? Shia LaBeouf swinging on tree vines? Oh, why George Lucas? Why!?! Now that the hurt and anguish has [...] (3 d ago)
• Niki - Rock ‘n’ Ball and Wonder Boy Hit ... Niki - Rock ‘n’ Ball and Wonder Boy Hit Wii Shop Channel
01/26/2009
Wonder Boy is so old school that the box art has the grey colored grid for the background. If you ever see SEGA box art with grey lines in the background, you know you’ve got a piece of history. It’s one of the classics, and at the time was supposed to be the rival to [...] (3 d ago)
• de Blob Sequel Will Be Made de Blob Sequel Will Be Made
01/26/2009
For those who played through de Blob and found enjoyment, I have some great news to report. According to IGN, the THQ platformer, de Blob will be receiving the sequel treatment. This news comes by way of NPD data released about de Blobs sales performance from September, until the end of December. de Blob went on [...] (3 d ago)
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• LGP Announces New Game and a Blog LGP Announces New Game and a Blog
01/28/2009
Linux Game Publishing sent two press releases, the first regarding a new game, Shadowgrounds Survivor, and the second to announce the launch of their blog: A new game is on the way! Shadowgrounds Survivor, a third person Sci-fi RPG shooter has been in the works behind the scenes for the last few months, and we are [...] (22 h ago)
• Vendetta Online 1.8.55 Vendetta Online 1.8.55
01/27/2009
The Vendetta Online news page has an update regarding version 1.8.55 of the space combat MMORPG: Five new missions, appearing in Itani territory. 7 items now have greatly enhanced trade destinations in grayspace: Silksteel, Consumer Robotics and others. EULA now displays the date it was last modified. Mute votes no longer accumulate if the votee is already muted. Jettison menu [...] (1 d ago)
• Insanerz Shooter Insanerz Shooter
01/27/2009
Insanerz Shooter is a 2D space shooter game with invading extraterrestrials you must duel in the blackness of space. Download: [ googlepages.com ] (1 d ago)
• Free Arena Shooters Free Arena Shooters
01/26/2009
Slashdot recently had a discussion about free multiplayer first-person shooters. Being a vanilla Quake 3: Arena fan, I’ve tended to stick to OpenArena more often than not; what are your favorites? (2 d ago)
• Lincity-NG 2.0 Lincity-NG 2.0
01/26/2009
LinCity-NG, a city simulation game, is at version 2.0. Changes: water management bridges changes in savegame format, saves to ~/.lincity-ng/ improved images Updated translations (cs, de, nl, pt_BR, ru, sv) Use language specific font if fonts/-<Language>.ttf exists.</p> Screenshots: [ View ] Download: [ berlios.de ] (2 d ago)
• Arkanoid: Space Ball 1.3 Arkanoid: Space Ball 1.3
01/26/2009
The creators of Arkanoid: Space Ball sent in the following: “Arkanoid: Space Ball” will be a surprise for the amateurs of unusual and picturesque games as Arkanoid and space games. Everybody who wishes to spend time perfectly will take a pleasure in “Arkanoid: Space Ball” too. A futuristic atmosphere, modern techno-style graphics, a dynamical gameplay and [...] (2 d ago)
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• PlayStation 3 tackles black hole vibrati... PlayStation 3 tackles black hole vibrations
01/28/2009
Astronomers have figured out how long it takes black holes to stop vibrating after they've been rattled, and as usual, they did it by running a simulation. But instead of a supercomputer, they used a batch of Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles wired together. (20 h ago)
• Top 5 reasons we love game consoles Top 5 reasons we love game consoles
01/27/2009
Today’s game consoles are better than those of yesteryear. In addition to playing fancy-pants games with Pixar-quality graphics and motion controls, modern consoles can even play old 8-bit favorites, plus a whole lot more. (1 d ago)
• Video: 'Halo' goes to war Video: 'Halo' goes to war
01/26/2009
Halo isn't just for first person shooter games anymore. "Halo Wars" is a real time strategy game set in the Halo universe.  Msnbc.com's Todd Kenreck spoke with Lead Writer Graeme Devine about the game from Ensemble Studios. (msnbc.com) (2 d ago)
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• Media Create Sales: 01/19 - 01/25 Softwa... Media Create Sales: 01/19 - 01/25 Software (Dissidia: Final Fantasy)
01/29/2009
01. [WII] Wii Play: Mario Tennis (Nintendo) 31,000 / 88,000 02. [WII] Fragile (Namco Bandai) 26,000 / NEW 03. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Namco Bandai) 25,000 / 316,000 04. [PSP] Zill'O (KOEI) 25,000 / NEW 05. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom) 25,000 / 357,000 06. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 20,000 / 1,614,000 07. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo) 19,000 / 3,196,000 08. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) 18,000 / 866,000 09. [NDS] Devil Survivor (Atlus) 18,000 / NEW 10. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion: Girl's Mode (Nintendo) 17,000 / 684,000 (7 h ago)
• PSP hit LocoRoco coming to mobile (LocoR... PSP hit LocoRoco coming to mobile (LocoRoco)
01/27/2009
Pocket Gamer has picked up on exclusive information that Glu is currently localizing the hit PSP game, LocoRoco, for the European mobile market. Titled LocoRoco Hi, Pocket Gamer has more details and screenshots on the biggest new mobile announcement this year. (2 d ago)
• 411mania's Release List for the Week of ... 411mania's Release List for the Week of January 26, 2009 (God of War: Chains of Olympus)
01/27/2009
411mania gives a rundown on this week's game releases. Highlights include The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity, DJ Max Fever, and Ninja Blade. The Chase: Felix Meets Felicity "Despite still being in pre-alpha, the glimpse that I got of The Chase at last year's E3 was already looking pretty good. Unfortunately, more high-profile 2D platformers like Mega Man 9, Bionic Commando, and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia were getting most of the attention. So, it's understandable that this game was overlooked." DJ Max Fever "What's surprising is that PM Studios decided not to follow in Konami's footsteps by bastardizing the series with crappy songs from 2nd-tier US bands that nobody has ever heard of. Granted, most of the people who pick this up will not have heard of any of its songs either, but one of the game's main strengths is its song selection, and changing what works would kill the series before it has a chance to plant its feet." Ninja Blade "Ninja Blade is a 'Cinematic Action' game developed by the people who brought us the Otogi series" "It looks to be a cross between Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, Heavenly Sword, God of War, and Onimusha." (2 d ago)