Posts

You know the old joke: what’s black and white and red all over? The final box art forBatman: Arkham City! Warner Bros. released the artwork for Rocksteady’s upcoming title, and I figured you’d want to see what it looks like. Because I know you’ll be storming into Best Buy on October 18 demanding the game, and I wouldn’t want you to accidentally pick up the wrong thing. Is it me or does the Dark Knight look like he’s reeling back to punch the game’s logo?...

As Rockstar’s appeal to haveManhunt 2unbanned in the UK gets going,the BBFC has admittedthat no evidence of a connection between videogames and real-world violence exists. It has, however, maintained that such a connection has not been outright disproven — it’s just that no proof has been found yet. “The board’s position is that there is insufficient evidence to prove, as a fact, there is a causal connection between violent games and behavioural harm,” declared a BBFC spokesman....

Activision CEO and rust-flavored harbinger of Hell’s eternal night Bobby Kotick has said something that isn’t evil. In fact, he’s criticizes the rather sleazy “online pass” initiative that Electronic Arts and THQ have recently embraced, because the scheme isn’t in the best interests of the consumer. “We can do some of these things that EA and others have done,” he explains. “We actually don’t think it’s in the best interest of the gamer, and so we’ve chosen not to....

While politicians and pundits have jumped at the chance to attackMedal of Honor, the military advisor who worked with Activision onCall of Dutyhas defended EA’s upcoming shooter. Claiming that Taliban soldiers are “hard little f*ckers,” Hank Keirsey goes so far as to say that he has to admire them to a degree. “Those are hard little f**kers,” he says. “From a soldier perspective, I gotta admire certain qualities in those guys....

Apparently that whole “showing reveal trailers for the first time during sporting events” thing is working out for theCall of Dutyfranchise, because they’re doing it again with Treyarch’sCall of Duty: Black Opson Tuesday, May 18. If you want to see the first non-teaser trailerfor the game, that’s when you’ll need to tune into ESPN. The video will premier as a commercial during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. According to Samit, the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic are playing — thanks, Samit!...

[Update:We guess you’ll want to know where you’re supposed to be going, eh? If you’re headed to the “Fight Club,” you’ll want to put this address in your GPS: 437 N Wolcott AveChicago, IL 60622 We’ve also been told that theMarvel vs. Capcom 3build Capcom will be bringing to “Fight Club” next week will be the very same one that made its debut in Tokyo this week, meaning it’s the first time it’ll be playable in the United States....

Based on the popular global community, Capcom will be bringingNeopets Puzzle Adventureto the Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC this holiday. Wait, come back! Please, don’t go anywhere. I had the same reaction. Neopets? For real? When I looked at my schedule, the game was listed among the likes ofResident Evil 5,Street Fighter IV, andBionic Commando. What on Earth could Capcom be thinking trying to show us — jaded videogame journalists — a game based on cutesy, online pet monster trading community?...

Jakks Pacific’s “Plug It In & Play TV Games” are nothing new; the standalone controller units that plug directly into your television have housed games likePac-Man,Mortal Kombat, andStreet Fighter IIfor years.In 2009, the manufacturer intends to release some new products in its “Plug It & Play” line — the karaokeSing Scene TVgames; an exercise title calledJump Camp Fitness; and the popular deer killin’ simulatorBig Buck Pro, complete with plastic rifle. But what I found most interesting was the prototype they had on display for their new “TV Games Motion” series....

Capcom’s Seth Killian offered to let me play against him as a way to show off their latest,Super Street Fighter IV. “Screw you,” I said. “I’m not playing againstyou!” I think he got where I was coming from. He watched me playTatsunokoearlier. Yeah. So instead, he had me jump up and down and move around so he could kick my ass to show off some of the new moves and features of this follow-up toStreet Fighter IV....

NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice is making a game. It is a football game, as you’d guess, but would you guess it would be adogfootball game? Would you guess that there is going to be dog bone Wii Remote casings? I had a chance to giveJerry Rice & Nitus’ Dog Footballa try tonight at a pre-CES event. You’ll see in the video after the jump how well that worked out....

We don’t know much aboutTitmouse Games’Seven Haunted Seas. But we do know four basic things: it’s an action RPG, it’s coming to consoles, the artwork has some serious style, and the protagonist, Scurvy Pete, is a pirate zombie. Actually, scratch that number. After you watch the video post-jump, you’ll know a fifth fact:Seven Haunted Seaswill have ninjas. Possibly zombie ninjas. The footage you’re about to watch was cutfrom the end of the trailer revealed yesterday....

Metal Gear Solid 4is finally out this week. Is there really anything more to say here? If you own a PS3, you’re getting this game (and if you’re not getting it and own a PS3 … then what the hell are you playing?!)I’ll be randomly picking a comment tonight when the contest ends at 12 AM Pacific. You can only enter once and if you make more than one comment, your previous comment will be nullified....

Why hello there! I’m sure you were expecting to see Hamza here, but he’s busy PAXing up Seattle. So you know what that means, right? We talk about tentacles, of course! Actually, my favorite bit of news today was Mr. Tominodecrying games as evil. I’ll try and push him on his comments when he appears at New York Anime Fest. Want to challenge him yourself? We’vegot a couple of ticketsto give away!...