First run copies of Solatorobo come with soundtrack CD

XSEED has confirmed that customers who pick up first run copies of their upcoming Nintendo DS RPGSolatobo: Red the Hunterwill be getting a 24-track soundtrack disc along with their purchase. They also note that this is the full-length CD that was also released in Japan, so you’re not getting a dumbed down ‘mini soundtrack’ this time around. The game’s music is composed by Chikayo Fukuda who has worked extensively on the....

June 5, 2025 · 3 min · 630 words · Jason Hays

For that special survivor in your life, Left 4 Dead Valentines

Even as a child, Valentine’s Day was something of a disgusting affair for me. I’m sure it had nothing to do at all with being one of the nerdy, socially awkward kids all of the other children secretly harbored jealously of, knowing deep in their hearts that I would be more successful than they could ever dream of being. No, it probably relates to being one of the normal dorks that popular people who engage in the exchange of cards never even gave any thought to....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Joseph Fletcher

FPS trainer teaches you to shoot, mouse ‘n keyboard style

PC shooter fans have always crowed about how much more precise playing first-person games can be playing with a mouse and keyboard rather than a controller. Point at a dude, click, dude dies. Simple, right? Apparently not so, for many young console bucks raised suckling the twin sticks. That’s where FPS Trainer comes in. It’s a browser-based FPS whose objective is “…for players to rapidly improve their FPS skills based on sound training principles, to become more competitive at any online multiplayer FPS, such as Quake Live, Halo and Call of Duty....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 172 words · Lynn Harrington

Friday Night Fights: Return to glory edition

Longtime community member dyslixec, or as he now goes by, WastelandTraveler, has spearheadedthe movement to bring PC gamingback into Friday Night Fights in a huge way. For that, I am eternally grateful. If I have ever come off as insincere because of how hands off I tend to be with the planning of these weekly online get-togethers, I apologize. FNF started off as an idea from the community, and I’ve always wanted to move forward with that same sentiment in mind....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · James Gomez

FUEL has multiplayer, one mode detailed

Every good racer based in an “alternate present” where the Earth has been ravaged by global warming needs solid multiplayer. AndFUELjustmight deliver the goods. Unfortunately, Codemasters isn’t ready to blow the lid off their post-apocalyptic racerFUEL, but we were dropped a nice little trailer this afternoon that sums uponeof the game’s multiplayer modes, Free Ride. In Free Ride, you’ll team up with up to 16 other players and travel around Al Gore’s nightmare-Earth doing whatever you desire....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Sabrina Gonzalez

Games of the Week for 05/07/09: E3 is over edition

So, E3 has closed its doors for another year, and what a week it was! The most common opinion on the showfloor seems to be that this year’s E3 instilled a lot of enthusiasm in the industry, bringing back the sense of fun and joy that comes from writing about videogames. There was so much great stuff there, and I mirror the sentiments of those who say “E3 made me love writing about videogames all over again....

June 5, 2025 · 5 min · 928 words · Andrea Daniel

GC 10: Dragon Age II community follow-up

First of all, this video is a little bit of an experiment, but nonetheless, I hope you enjoy it!Dragon Age IIis one of my most anticipated games. I seriously cannot wait, and from the responses to myinterview, it looks like I am not the only one either. Lead developer Mike Laidlaw provided me with a VIP ticket so that I could finally get hands-on time with the game. I cannot tell you how excited I was when he produced said ticket from his blazer pocket, as I had previously been informed they were out....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 127 words · Jorge Ramsey

GDC 08: Nick and Linde rock Guitar Rising

A week or two ago, I was driving home from the bank and lamenting the fact that I have no artistic skill beyond my mediocre ability to sculpt with moldy mashed potatoes. “Why!?” I cried, nearly plowing into several pedestrians. “Why can’t my uselessGuitar Heroskills translate to a useful real-world activity that could, quite possibly, win me someladies?” Not a day later, I was introduced toGuitar Rising, which Nick Chester and I got to demo on the show floor at this year’s GDC....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 225 words · Adam Ortiz

GDC 2007: Star Trek MMO concept art revealed

I had the pleasure of visiting thePerpetual Entertainmentoffices yesterday to check out the concept art for upcoming MMOStar Trek Online. While the game itself is still in the early stages of development, I saw hundreds of amazing sketches and paintings that got me panty squirming over the future of this game. It’s been hard for any MMO to capture my attention lately as a lot of them seem to be level grinding disguised in different costumes, butSTOis putting a high level of detail into a a universe that is already much beloved by millions of fans....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Zachary Bond

Groovy: Army of Darkness: Defense hits iOS this week

Evil Dead‘s Ash Williams makes his return to videogames this week —Army of Darkness: Defenseis coming to iOS (in both mobile and iPad flavors) on May 12. Developed by Backflip Studios, the tower defense title sees Ash and his allies trying to defend the Necronomicon from an army of Deadites. What’sArmy of Darknesswithout Bruce Campbell, right? The game will feature 150 lines of dialogue delivered by the actor, so brace yourself for an onslaught of one-liners....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Matthew Roberts

GTA IV swag contest results are in: What does N.O.O.S.E. really mean?

Last week, I didn’t know what the letters in N.O.O.S.E. —Grand Theft Auto IV‘s version of S.W.A.T. — stood for. Today I have a better idea. We received a boat load of submissions in our“GTA IV Swag” contest— some funny, some serious, and a few were actually correct. Many of you have “oral” and “sex” on the brain — we’re not sure why. But we were able to confirm with Rockstar that N....

June 5, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · William Johnson

Holy hell, it lives! Rockstar announces Red Dead Redemption for PS3 and Xbox 360

You know thatRed Dead Revolversequel that’s been teased and rumored since 2005? Well, it’s still alive and kicking — it’s calledRed Dead Redemption, is being developed by Rockstar San Diego, and it’s scheduled for a fall 2009 release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. According to Rockstar Games, who announced the game today: [Red Dead Redemptionis] “set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · James Collins

ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection on Walmart.com

I’m just running out of words for how to explain that a PS3ICO/Shadow of the Colossuscollection is something that gets me really, really excited. The damn thing has been rumored since the PS3 launched so it’s hard to squeeze any more words out. Though I suppose I just used those words to say that … hmmm. Ah, the story. AnICOandShadow of Colossuscollection has been listed atWalmart.comfor $40. Not official confirmation, blah, blah, blah....

June 5, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Kayla Herrera