Mr. Driller coming to XBLA
by Dylan Duarte on March 31, 2008
The phallic puzzler Mr. Driller is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, April 2nd with some nifty features. Hit the jump for details. Read more…
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Microsoft Owns Patent for In-Game Custom Soundtracks
by Patrick Steen on March 31, 2008
Playstation 3 Am Cry?
One of the most wanted features missing from the Playstation 3 is the ability to use a custom soundtrack during gameplay. Movement has been made in this area with some games beginning to offer support, notably Super Stardust HD and High Velocity Bowling, but it’s yet to be offered for all games.
Though many expect the inclusion to come when Sony supports an in-game version of Playstation 3’s cross media bar, the implementation of this feature might just stay with the developers, since Microsoft owns a patent for this very functionality. Read more…
The Incredible Hulk Gets Its Incredible Trailer
by John Kershaw on March 31, 2008
Sega have released the first trailer for The Incredible Hulk game, due for release the same time as the film in June. Although it gives away little of the plot or any other characters in the game, the trailer does give us some clear indication as to what we should expect– destruction.
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MS Paint a Picture; Win Some Swag
by Patrick Steen on March 31, 2008
Want to win some swag? Hop this way! We have some leftover stuff to give to two of our lucky U.K. readers. All you have to do is show off your Microsoft Paint skills, like my sorry attempt above. Find out what you can win after the jump. Read more…
EA/Take-Two Merger - Sports Gaming Monopoly
by Chad Lakkis on March 31, 2008
Justin Blankenship, a former FTC lawyer, expresses concern regarding the potential EA and Take-Two merger. Specifically, he believes that the merger may violate antitrust laws due to the hold the company would have on the videogame sports sector. Read more…
Call of Duty 4 DLC - 9 New Map Screens
by Chad Lakkis on March 31, 2008
We just received an email from Activision’s PR department containing 9 new screenshots of their upcoming DLC map pack for the hit game, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, due to hit XBL on April 10th. The four maps included in the pack are Kill Creek, Broadcast, Chinatown, and Killhouse. Read more…
U.K. Tabloid Solicits Stories of Gamers Turning to Crime
by Wade Larson on March 31, 2008
We all know that the media likes to blame video games for everything, from people shooting each other to kids stealing cars. But this reactionary approach has been used on sex, drugs and rock and roll for years. Read more…
Buy GTAIV Music Using Fancy In-Game System
by Dylan Duarte on March 29, 2008
What’s the name of this song? I like it.
XBLA Rejected Cave Shooters
by Geoff Haugan on March 29, 2008
At the beginning of the month I was puzzled why 5pb, in bringing Cave shooters Ketsui and DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label to the Xbox 360 in Japan, would choose retail as their distribution medium when digital download seems so much more fitting. As it turns out, they were given no choice… by Microsoft. Read more…
This Week’s Japanese Hardware Rankings
by Kat Bailey on March 29, 2008
Expect this game to put the PSP at the top next week.
Is anybody else impressed that the Wii has managed to hang with gaming’s portable darlings for so long? Neither of Nintendo’s next-generation competitors have managed to even come close. Read more…
GTA 4: Everyone’s A Rat
by Geoff Haugan on March 29, 2008
A fourth (and fantastic looking!) GTA IV trailer is now available if you aren’t already begging for its release April 29th, and Rockstar has announced a new online social club for Xbox Live and PSN that will track all kinds of usage data surrounding the game– plus more in the future. Read more…
DS Review: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
by Kat Bailey on March 27, 2008
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is the kind of game that can only come out well into in a system’s life cycle. Like many launch titles, early Nintendo DS games were generally ugly, clunky games that featured tacked on stylus support. But, as Dragon Sword demonstrates, the difference between games like the hand-cramping Super Mario 64 DS and latter day titles can be startling. Read more…
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Review
by John Robertson on March 27, 2008
If you felt a little cheated by the cliffhanger ending of the original Rainbow Six Vegas, you may be surprised, frustrated perhaps, to find out that Vegas 2 doesn’t pick up immediately where the previous game left off. In fact, it’s set before, during, and after the events of the first game. Read more…
Chrono Trigger: A Better Investment Than Apple or Microsoft?
by Wade Larson on March 27, 2008
He wasn’t the buyer, but I bet he wishes he was.
If you happen to be a connoisseur of RPGs, you know Chrono Trigger is widely considered to be the Pièce de résistance of the Super Nintendo era. Memorable characters, a cool time-traveling hook and a smorgasbord of endings made Chrono Trigger the pinnacle of 2D sprite RPGs. Read more…
Take-Two: We’re For Sale, If The Price Is Right
by Wade Larson on March 27, 2008
This is it?! This is insulting.
Take-Two Interactive told stockholders at a recent meeting that the buyout offer from Electronic Arts wasn’t good enough. Not that they’re not for sale, it’s just going to cost a potential buyer a bit more than $2 billion. Read more…
