School always sucks, but having the yearly excuse to get new things like computers and clothing is always good. Well, unless you hate clothing. You could be that guy that wears generic jeans and a Fruit of the Loom hoodie every day. Still, new computer! Microsoft is working with participating retailers to give high school and college students a free 4GB Xbox 360 with the purchase of any Windows PC priced at $699 or more....
An anime forSuper Street Fighter IVis being developed by Gonzo and it looks pretty awesome. The movie is going to focus mostly on Juri and her robot eye but there will be plenty of otherStreet Fightercharacters making an appearance. The movie will have lots of fighting and from the looks of it, most of the fighting will feature plenty of girl-on-girl action. Bow chick-a bow wow. Above is the English dubbed trailer and the voice acting isn’t all that bad!...
Sure, Infinity Ward’sCall of Duty 4is turning heads with its stunning visuals and unprescendented levels of gameplay polish. But what about the music, man? Today, the developer has announced that the title will feature an original score by Stephen Barton, with the main theme and music production provided by Harry Gregson-Williams. Gregson-Williams is well-known and respected for his work on films likeEnemy of the StateandSpy Game, but you might know him best as the guy who scoredTeam America: World Police....
The merger between Tecmo and Koei brought about one interesting new development that I hadn’t been expecting — a fresh and rather large interest in Europe. The newly formed Tecmo Koei Europe is looking to become a powerful force in the PAL territories, and key to its victory will bethe developmentof fresh IP. “The European video game market is expanding very rapidly, while Japan has stood still,” says Tecmo Koei CEO Kenji Matsubara....
If our unbelievably awesomeAlso Cocks shirthas put you in the mood for wardrobe expansion, here’s something else to add to your list. Our buddyDan Zuccarellibrought this sweet piece of apparel to our attention today, confirming two notions we’d already had: That the good people atT-Shirt Hellare brilliant, and that Ms. Pac-Man is adirty whore. Best known for their controversial “Your mom is rated E for Everyone” shirt, T-Shirt Hell offers a chance to warn potential admirers about Ms....
As you no doubt heard already,Resident Evil 5isgetting re-releasedfor the PlayStation 3. It’s going to be calledResident Evil 5: Alternative Editionand is set to have some new content and will support the new Motion Controller from Sony. So it’s basically going to beResident Evil 4for the Wii, but in HD. The video (click the image above) shows off the new motion controlledResident Evil 5from yesterday’s press event and holy crap does that controller setup look dumb....
Like your 60 year old father who was raised in a small midwestern town before enlisting in the military, seeing combat in Vietnam, losing a thumb to a mishandled shell casing, and settling down to raise two children with his wife of twenty five years, Sony is completely unable to admit any failure. Call it masculine pride in your father, but as companies have been barred from having male genitalia since the 1987 Houghton-Mifflin rape scandal, there’s absolutely no excuse for Sony’s behavior....
Maybe I’ve just been desensitized from years of nsfw Google searches and the increasing lunacy on display in Western media, but I haven’t experienced the culture shock so many speak about when visiting Japan. Walking the show floor of TGS is like walking any other show floor, except all the models are Japanese posing as anime characters I’ve never heard about. It wasn’t until I stumbled upon theSerious Game: Mommy Tummybooth that I thought, “What in the hell is going on here!...
PSP owners may be feeling sad that they’ve missed out on at least seventeen firmware updates since the PlayStation Network went down, but do not despair! Sonyhas confirmedthat update 6.39 is coming soon, and you’re all invited to the update party. Hallelujah! The main point of the update is to allow users to reset their passwords, although it also includes “system software stability” improvements. Mostly however, it gives you the opportunity to sit and watch the PSP slowly updating itself, after demanding that you charge it for an hour because the battery died while it was switched off....
Hail, movers & shakers and welcome to another loot-filled bag o’ massively multiplayer madness. Let’s set those important delivery quests and faction grinds aside for a brief moment and get right down to it! “Screw your crew”In addition to the just-revealed announcement of a release date of December 20th for N. America and December 22nd for Europe, BioWarehas announcedamajor overhaulof the Companion Character system forStar Wars: The Old Republic. It’s long been known that players will have access to five NPC crew members to help with missions and crafting and offer up rich story options....
The above video is a quick compilation of death scenes from popular Nintendo games. Before seeing this, I really didn’t care how my character died in games. But now I’m much more appreciative developers take that extra step and make deaths scenes oh sopretty.What do you guys and gals think are some of the best death scenes in gaming?(Bonus: Can you name all of the characters in the video?) The above video is a quick compilation of death scenes from popular Nintendo games....
I was suffering the paroxyms of book fetishist rapture last week after finally getting a gander at theNinokuniin all its glory last week, but it seems that my day is not over yet when it comes to my hobby. As you may know, the much-awaitedMother 3English translation project wasrecently completed, allowing a whole new group of RPG fans to fall in love with the highly praised game. Now, to accompany those fans comes the unofficial Mother 3 Handbook, a beautifully bound guide including maps, statistics and some absolutely gorgeous typography....
It’s 4 a.m. in the morning where I am, and if you’re up right now you’ve either just gotten home from a fantastic night and can’t even read these words, live in a place where the time is different or you have insomnia. If you’re in the latter group, I’ve got a way to kill another 35 minutes before the sun comes up. Above is theAssassin’s Creedshort film,Assassin’s Creed: Lineage. It wasoriginally releasedin three short segments, but now you can see it all from start to finish....
