#japan
In spring 2009, the Western media caused a brouhaha over computer game Rapelay. The game was released in 2006, and CNN is only now covering the controversy. Why? More »
Bill Cosby had that show about kids saying cute stuff for a while, but there seems to be an even more entertaining trend emerging on the internet: kids singing super awesome stuff. First, there was that chorus that sang Phoenix's "Lisztomania" and now (via GameVideos) we have the Gifford Children's Choir singing Jonathan Coulton's wonderful "Still Alive" (also known as "that song from Portal").
You can check out the video past the break, which is kinda dark but you're not really watching it for the visuals so that's okay. Seriously, for as much as we're sick of Portal memes, out of the mouth of babes comes a great version of this song. Of course, it's worth mentioning that the whole song is basically one spoiler -- so if you haven't played the game, you should probably stop reading the internet and fix your situation.
#3ds
The manner in which Nintendo chose to tell the world of its new handheld, the 3DS, was a strange one: a crudely-worded press release in the middle of the night. No pictures. No logo. Ever wonder why that was? More »
#thesims
Will Wright, creator of The Sims and SimCity, hasn't worked on a video game since 2008's Spore. What's he been keeping busy with in the meantime? How about making a TV show. More »
#australia
Last year, Australian gamers protested against the government's lack of an adults-only video game rating by...dressing up like zombies and shambling through Sydney. This year, they did it again, only with more zombies. More »
#screengrab
A "mysterious image," as seen on the official Bungie Twitter today, with "word that something big is dropping this week." A dangerous tease to make so close to April Fools Day. More »
Atlus announced the price point for Trauma Team today, and we believe it improves the game's retail prognosis: It's $39.99. That's less than the retail price of most Wii games for a game with six different, interesting modes of play. Trauma Team will be out May 18.
To mark the announcement, Atlus sent out a dramatic new trailer for the game. It's oddly conflict-oriented, with lots of talk about "final battles" and "wars" and "fights." Such destructive language for a game about helping sick people! That's no kind of bedside manner.
#tomonobuitagaki
Former Team Ninja lead Tomonobu Itagaki has set up shop at Valhalla Game Studios, aligning himself with numerous ex-developers of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden games, all working together to focus on just one game... for now. More »
#trophies
Rockstar has published the list of achievements and trophies for Red Dead Redemption, giving a few more clues as to the kind of low-down no-good son-of-a-bitch-bastard deeds you'll be doing in the upcoming Western sandboxer. More »
It appears someone has snuck a free movie onto the PlayStation Store. Armored, which is still playing in theaters right now, can be downloaded to your PS3/PSP with a minimal amount of cleverness. Go to the PlayStation Video Store and click the "Search" icon at the top right. Search for "Armored" and you'll find a free download of the movie, compatible with both the PSP and PS3.
If the price of entry (free) isn't incentive enough, consider this: the cast features Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne. That's gotta count for something right? See the trailer after the break.
[Thanks, Ryan!]
wat? didn't this movie just come out in the theater?
We can't imagine there being a good enough reason why you don't own Mass Effect 2 yet but, despite that bleak and joyless world you're living in, now's the chance to right the wrongs. Amazon has both the Xbox 360 ($40) and the PC ($30) versions on sale and, in the case of the latter, even the special edition ($38) has had its price reduced. It's like probing a planet and finding a whole bunch of Element Zero!
... oh, you don't get that reference? Well, if you owned a certain game, you'd probably know what we're talking about. Just saying!
[Via Shacknews]
Source - Xbox 360 Source - PC Source - PC (special edition)
#wii
Don't let the first 30 seconds of this new Metroid: Other M trailer fool you. Wedged in the middle of more pre-rendered Samus Aran action is actual gameplay of the new Wii adventure (and *ahem* Zero Suit Samus footage). More »
#nintendo
The Wii is getting a new family-friendly party game—at least in Japan—dubbed And Kensaku that features an unusual partner: Google. Nintendo and developer Shift will be releasing the Google search-powered game next month. More »
#oddities
Just because this ... whatever it is has no practical application (yet) doesn't mean it's not awesome. But it does need a use. Cuckoo clock? Alarm clock? Piggy bank? More »
THQ and Vigil announced today that Darksiders is bringing its apocalyptic brand of action adventure to the PC. The game will hit the platform this summer, with THQ offering only a June release window. It's being optimized for the PC, with Vigil's David Adams promising "key features such as user-defined resolutions, interface and both keyboard and game pad control sets."
Darksiders released earlier this year on Xbox 360 and PS3. It received decent reviews -- from both Joystiq and the industry at large -- and it enjoyed healthy sales, something THQ was quite keen to announce. No doubt THQ hopes to see some of that success repeated on the PC.
#wii
We're just a month away from the Japanese release of The Last Story, the first Wii game from role-playing game specialists Mistwalker, so it's time to look at... more concept art? This time, we get a preview of the game's ships. More »
#madden
EA Sports is putting nearly everything about Madden NFL 11 up for a vote. First came the cover athlete, then the game's demo matchup. Now the ratings for first-year players will be based on community feedback. More »
