Best extended trailer ever: Disgaea 3

Disgaea 3’s extended trailer is just as over-the-top as the game is supposed to be. This Japanese trailer combines 5 minutes of attack-heavy game footage, wacky song sing-a-longs, and the best announcer voice I’ve ever heard in my life.We’ve been keeping our eye out fornews on the Nippon Ichi PS3 strategy RPGslated to hit Japanese shelves in early 2008. We’ve seen plenty of pictures and even a trailer, but getting to really see the extent of the over-the-top attacks is what will sell this game....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Chelsey Norton

BlipFest storming New York again this December

The annual festival of all things Chiptunes related returns once again! BlipFest will be taking place on December 17 through the 19 at theBell Housein Brooklyn. The show is open to all ages and tickets go on sale on September 28. Tickets will be sold at the door too, until they’re all gone. This is the fourth year BlipFest is going down and each year the show sees an amazing group of Chiptune performers....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Jose Hamilton

BloodRayne: The Shroud coming to 3DS!

This is one of those stories that got buried under the slew of news that tumbled from E3, but I am nevertheless kicking myself for not hearing about it sooner. As a huge fan ofBloodRayne, it gives me great pleasure to declare that the franchise is getting its first new game in six years, and it’s coming to the 3DS. Majesco is bringingBloodRayne: The Shroudto the 3DS, although so far no further details have been announced....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 144 words · Stephanie Clark

Blur has advanced tactics

This video highlights some of my favorite bits aboutBlur.Namely, the versatility of power-ups. In the advanced tactics tutorial, you’ll be shown how weapon power-ups can also be used defensively as well as some other neat tricks. Yeah, it’s a lot likeMario Kart, but I don’t mind one bit.Blurfeels faster and, frankly, less mocking over what utter crap I am at playing it. Plus, I really like having to think about the proper use of my power-ups....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 92 words · Brad Palmer

Bulletstorm PC demo coming, not before launch

PC fans who felt stung by the lack of aBulletstormdemo have some good news and some bad news today. The good news is that a demo is coming, but the bad news is that you won’t be able to get it until after the game releases. “BulletstormPC demo is in the works,” declared Epic’s Mark Rein. “Won’t make it in time for ship date but should be available shortly after.”...

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 114 words · Jennifer Riley

Bundle time: PixelJunk Monsters, Racers, and Eden for $20

A recent poston PlayStation.Blogby Dylan Cuthbert has seemingly slipped under everyone’s radar — specifically, it’s about aboutPixelJunk Shooter— but wait, there’s more. Right at the end, he mentions a deal Q-Games will be soon be offering. Beginning on December 22, anyone who missed out on the studio’s games can get a bundle that shaves off a few bucks. The PlayStation Store will havePixelJunk Racers,Monsters,andEdenpackaged together for $19.99 as a temporary promotion....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Kenneth Dudley

Bust-A-Move Live! coming to your 360? It’s highly likely

If you’re a fan of the Bust-A-Move series, you likely already own several versions of the puzzler, but what’s one more? TheESRBhas ratedBust-A-Move Live!for Xbox Live Arcade, and unfortunately there’s little information beyond that, but it does look likely we’ll see some sort of version coming our way later this year. From the ESRB website: Rating summary:This is a puzzle game in which players must line up a device and shoot out bubbles in an attempt to match three or more same-colored bubbles....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 118 words · Mary Bennett

Call of Duty: World at War sales are strong

Surprise!Call of Duty: World at Waris a popular buy. According to theofficialCall of DutyWeb site, the title has exceeded eleven million units sold since November 2008. But that’s not all: that hefty sales feat sits on top of thereported two million units soldofWorld at War’sfirst downloadable expansion, “Map Pack 1.” By our calculations, the roughly eleven million owners of the game have collectively had around forty trillion grenades thrown at them and been tea-bagged at least sixty billion times....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 171 words · Jill Garcia

Capcom plans to increase release rate for Resident Evil

The games industry has had a rough year, and few publishers would know that better than Capcom. To help combat this, the company hopes to increase the output of titles in popular franchises, such asResident Evil. According to a report from Nikkei, Capcom is aiming to achieve a release rate of three to four titles yearly in its biggest IPs. This would be an increase of 30% over their current model....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 183 words · Megan Landry

Capcom’s Captivate round-up: Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Dead Rising 2, and more!

Capcom held its yearly Captivate event last week in Hawaii, and today I’m finally able to reveal what we were shown. Damn, it’s a lot of stuff. Yes,Marvel vs. Capcom 3was revealed along with a sexy trailer and art work. Yes, there’s aBionic Commando Rearmedsequel, and yes, you can now use your legs to (are you sitting down?) jump. Yes,Okamidenis coming to North America next year. Now that those questions have been answered, here’s your handy guide to all of our coverage in one place....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 128 words · Brian Sparks

Capcom’s Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law also coming to the Wii this November

What’s this? A PSP and PlayStation 2 game that’salsobeing ported to the Wii? Unheard of! Today, Capcom has announced thatHarvey Birdman: Attorney At Lawis now coming to the Wii this Fall. ThePhoenix Wright-esque title features the popular Adult Swim character in five interactive cases. Players will go to crime-scenes, gather evidence, and confront other ridiculous cartoon characters, all in the name of justice. The cases will be unique to the game, and is being written in collaboration with the sexy and hilarious Adult Swim writers....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 122 words · Karen Carson

Catherine breaks Atlus sales records

Catherine‘s still new but the action title has already become Atlus’ biggest launch title ever. There’s no solid sales numbers yet, but it’s still safe to say that in Atlus’ 20 year history, no game has moved more copies at launch. Go, Cathy! “Catherinehas exceeded our highest expectations,” Tim Pivnicny, VP of Sales and Marketing at Atlus, toldIGN. “It released last week to tremendous critical acclaim and fan response, bolstered by the release of a demo a couple weeks prior, and continues to generate discussion among fans for its mature themes, engrossing subject matter, and frantic, challenging gameplay....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 153 words · Gabriel Stewart

Check out the first two Madden NFL 11 developer diaries

EA Tiburon is makingMadden NFL 11“simpler,” “quicker,” and “deeper,” and they’re here to tell you all about how they’re doing it. EA Sports sent over the first two videos from theMadden 11“Developers Series” this afternoon; you can watch the first one (“Simpler. Quicker. Deeper.”) above, and check out the second one (“GameFlow. Gameplanning. Locomotion.”) after the jump. Sadly, unlike the game’sdebut trailer, both of these videos are devoid of a Gus Johnson voice-over....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 143 words · Jamie Orozco