The Last Storyreleased this week in Japan, and it appears that the Wii exclusive RPG has sold like diapers in the Vatican. According to reports, the game’s first run was such a success that preorders couldn’t be met in several stores. A second shipment is being sent out today to meet demand. Apparently a roleplaying game with music by Uematsu and direction from the guy who createdFinal Fantasyis selling out in Japan....
“The Memory Card” is a seasonal feature that dissects and honors some of the most artistic, innovative, and memorable videogame moments of all time. Halloween is always such a fun time for me. Not necessarily because I like dressing up or eating a lot of candy (hey, I do that all year long!). No, Halloween is great because it is an excuse for me to go back and play some of my favorite horror videogames....
Words cannot express how much I wantCatherineright now. Famitsu, the world’s most prematurely-scanned game rag, has splattered a saucy new trailer and a sack full of screens onto the internet, and I’ll be damned if this game doesn’t look pretty f*cking awesome. Developed by the team behindPersona 3and4andShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, the new action-adventure title skews – as promised – towards the adult range of the spectrum, oozing style, sexiness, Japanese rap, and…walking lambs that wear ties....
We’ve already seen Bart and Homer’s take on World War II video games inThe Simpsons: Medal of Homer, so now let’s see what the female half of the family can do to parodyGrand Theft Auto.Eh, while it’s not as good as theMedal of Homertrailer, Marge and Lisa’s romp around the bad side of Springfield still looks to be fun.The Simpsons: Grand Theft Scratchytrailer has the girls putting the smack down on various enemies (thugs) while throwing out silly one-liners like “It’s cappin’ ass-poppin’ time” and “I gotta buy my baby mama an Escalade....
Back in early November when Harmonix invited us out to experienceRock Band‘s “World Tour” mode, there was one song that threw us for a loop. One song — that when it appeared in the middle of a mystery set-list — made us cock our heads to the side like confused little puppies … right before bouncing around like little kids. Finally, it has arrived — this week’s selection ofRock Banddownloadables includes the song in question, a cover of “Last Train to Clarksville,” the Monkees classic that will have you dancing on your couch....
Space Invaders are mean little bastards, but at least they’re predictable. That is until Aliens start popping out of their chest. Then you’rescrewed. Today’s Shirt.Woot combines one our favorite retro games,Space Invaders, with the classic movie series,Aliens. Aliens are dicks on their own, but Aliens that now have pew pew pew lasers abilites? Not even an army of Predators can stand up against that kind of a menace! As with everything on all of the Woot sites, there’s only a limited time to grab this shirt before they run out of stock....
So apparently, music games are popular. I didn’t notice, but maybe Ubisoft did. The developer’s San Francisco-based offices are seeking a lead designer to “help guide the creation of an exciting new cross-platform music based game.” The job listing, found onGamasutra, is very specific about seeking a “highly talented, motivated and experienced person.” So the folks who worked on the Hannah Montana plug-n-play guitar game need not apply. When they say “cross-platform,” they’re not kidding — the listing specifically mentions PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii among the platforms....
[Community member Stevil tells us why Cass fromFallout: New Vegasis so important to the overall game experience. Want your own work on the front page?Write something awesomein the community blogs. –Kauza] IfRed Dead Redemptionis a love letter toUnforgivenandThe Proposition, thenFallout: New Vegasmust be an ode to 50’s epics likeThe Searchers, by way of barmy cult classicsBattle Beyond The StarsandIce Pirates. Falloutis fantastical with its post-apocalyptic setting, to say the least....
Hey musicians, are you sitting down? MTV has announced a new initiative that will allow musicians to author and upload their own content toRock Band, in a service called the Rock Band Network that launches later this year. Currently in a closed beta trial, the service will allow bands, studios, and record labels to create and sell playable game content from their very own master recordings, using the same in-house tools currently being used by Harmonix developers....
EA DICE, like a good mother, takes care of its children. So, rest easy petition-wild PC folk: the PC version ofBattlefield: Bad Company 2has all sorts of additional features that its lowly console brethren doesn’t. For example, menus have tabs and the UI has been built “from the ground up” to support the mouse. On the severe end, this version also allows multiple monitor setups and has 32-player MP support....
In yet another instance of politicians pretending to be tough on shallow issues just to make themselves look better, Assemblyman Keith L.T. Wright has proposeda new billin New York aimed at restricting the sale of games with “racist stereotypes” and oh-so naughty language in them. Bill numberA01474“Prohibits the sale to minors of certain rated video games containing a rating that reflects content of various degrees of profanity, racist stereotypes or derogatory language, and/or actions toward a specific group of persons....
Warhammer fans might be knee deep inSpace Marineright now, but there’s another upcoming title on the horizon coming from the tabletop world of Games Workshop.Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroesis coming to PC by way of BioWare and Electronic Arts. Based on the 2008 MMOWarhammer Online: Age of Reckoning,this follow-up is an 18 player team-based PvP title. Oh and did I mention it’s free?
Marvelous Entertainment has delivered a hot new trailer forNo More Heroes: Red Zone. This PS3 version of the absurd Grasshopper action title boasts a whole range of new features, all of which are shown off in the included video. The features demonstrated include the new gore-laden Z-Rating, online rankings, five bosses fromNo More Heroes 2, ten brand new missions, PlayStation Move functionality.
