Archive for November, 2008

Rare “may do” a new Killer Instinct Game

Tweet In an interview with Eurogamer, Rare studio head Mark Betteridge said that they were still thinking of making a new Killer Instinct game, but that the idea would only happen with some sort of market “revolution”.

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GameStop Selling GTA IV DLC Token Cards

Tweet GameStop has today begun selling redeemable tokens for the upcoming downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned. According to the product listing, the downloadable content is priced at $19.99. The code can be redeemed for the content when Grand Theft Auto: The [...]

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Gran Turismo 5 in time for Christmas 2009?

Tweet GTPlanet report that Sony’s chief executive in Southern Europe, James Armstrong, has stated that the release of Gran Turismo 5, the latest installment of the acclaimed series, is set for Christmas ’09. In a statement to Spainish newspaper El Financiero, Armstrong said that he is in the process of developing “the new version of [...]

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The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf set for PS3 and Xbox 360

Tweet We’re fans of The Witcher here at Ripten. We’re obviously not alone, as CD-Projekt, the Polish developer of the fantastic RPG, are bringing the game to both the Xbox 360 and the PS3, under the name The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf. Jakub Stilinsky, the game’s designer, had plenty to say about the [...]

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The Watercooler – Bruce Lee Ping Pong

Tweet Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If [...]

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Resistance 2 ads terrify residents of Dublin into buying

Tweet Kotaku has received some scans of a Dublin newspaper’s advertisement for Sony’s recently released Resistance 2. This isn’t particularly amazing. What is amazing is that the adverts pose as full front-page stories with the headline “America Under Attack” and an image of the giant Chimera attacking Chicago. The campaign includes an address from the [...]

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LittleBigPlanet Street Fighter Sackboys

Tweet Why not? It seems the best way to promote your game today is to dress up Media Molecule’s lead character as that of your own. If you’re a fan of the Capcom fighting series, you will apparently be able to pick up the character costumes shown above individually and as a package deal. No [...]

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Assassin’s Creed 2 Finally Confirmed, Ubisoft needs hype

Tweet Rumours of an Assassin’s Creed sequel have been spreading about since Assassin’s Creed came out, but Ubisoft have finally confirmed that they are “working hard on” the sequel. After the recent talk about the game being set in the 1700s, this may not be a surprise to many. However, the kicker in this story [...]

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Videogame Voice Actor Shot by Terrorists

Tweet Canadian actor Michael Rudder, best known in the gaming world by the various voices he provided to games like Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell, was shot three times yesterday during the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.

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The Watercooler – Macy’s Parade Gets RickRolled

Tweet Two in a row? It must be Christmas! Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, [...]

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The Watercooler – Fallout 3 Wasteland Dancin’

Tweet Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for work (NSFW). If [...]

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Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom New Wii Screens, Video of Gold Lightan

Tweet Every morning I go over to Famitsu to see if there is anything in Japanese that you guys may or may not be interested in. Today I found out more information for you guys about the upcoming Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom game. Inside is video and information on one of the “bigger” characters going to [...]

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Resident Evil 5 Demo For Japan Next Week

Tweet Shacknews reports that Capcom are releasing a demo of Resident Evil 5, the next in their line of acclaimed horror games (more recently: zombie shooters) on December 5. The demo is unfortunately restricted to those with a Xbox Live Gold Account- no signing up for a Silver account for a sneaky go at the [...]

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Nintendo Drops the Red, Fixes What Ain’t Broke

Tweet According to Kotaku’s mailbox, Nintendo of Europe has officially changed their logo from the well-known red ‘Nintendo’ to the one seen in the above picture. Yes, the only difference between the two is the fact that it is now gray instead of red. What gives?

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The Watercooler – Don’t Shoot the Puppy

Tweet Did you miss it? Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe [...]

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