#clips
Tired of Madden's arbitrary approach to contact? How its running looks, and feels, more like ice skating? Upcoming football game Backbreaker is, which is why it does things a little differently. More »
#crime
The teenager who got so miffed at Sony over a game of SOCOM that he hacked the company's website has been sentenced for his crimes. He will not be hung, drawn or quartered. More »
In the Hollywood version of video game Prince of Persia, Jake Gyllenhaal plays Chesty Jake Prince Dastan. How did he get ready to play the part? More »
#nintendo
When it was developing the upcoming Mario game, the character's creator Shigeru Miyamoto says that the game had a *slightly* different temporary title: More »
#xbox360
In an interview with Saudi television, Microsoft marketing guy Syed Bilal Tariq has given a release date for Microsoft's motion controller, Project Natal. More »
New DLC for Nier, expected to be available tomorrow, adds 15 new stages, new costumes for Kaine, Emil, and Nier, and new Shades, as part of a new time-traveling scenario. Perhaps more importantly, it also enables players to control the young version of Nier from the Japan-only, PS3-only Nier Replicant, effectively removing the single difference between the two versions.
The character model change is included as a bonus in the "World of Recycled Vessel" pack, whose main component is a world unlocked by a hidden diary, in which Nier and his companions find themselves in a "dreamscape" that combines the past and present of the game.
Square Enix didn't announce pricing for North America, but the price in Europe, where the release date is May 12, is €6.99 or 560.
#nintendo
The 3DS isn't the first Nintendo console to enter the public consciousness with a name that's never actually used. Plenty of other machines have also been revealed with names never destined for a retail shelf. More »
#sales
Courtesy of Nintendo, let's take a look at the thirty top-selling games in the United States so far this year. As a bonus, we'll look at the top 30 from Europe, too. More »
Backbreaker continues to promise a little innovation in the football genre, even as it tries to take on the mighty Madden juggernaut. In this new Training Camp video, you can check out the running game and how it works. In theory, it sounds great -- just use the right stick in an intuitive way to bump, stiff arm, and hurdle your opponents in the constant drive towards the end zone. In practice, though, it's tough to see how well the game will determine the gestures, like comparing a simple hurdle (pushing the right stick up quickly) versus an all-out leap (pushing the right stick up for a while).
Still, even though Backbreaker is starting out deep in its own territory against the long-lived, well-funded and officially-licensed Madden series, if there's anywhere a plucky young underdog with a big, physics-based heart can win, it's in the sports genre. The game will set, hut, hike on June 1 for a discount price of $49.99.
As of right now, that limited edition anniversary box is Japan only, and I have a feeling it’ll stay that way. That looks like a must-have for Mega Man fans, so keep an eye on import retailers. Keep your fingers crossed as well!
#halo
While the Halo: Reach beta is largely a blast, not everything is perfect. Thankfully Bungie knows this, and is letting us know the things that will be fixed by the time the final game rolls around. More »
“The plan was always to do more,” he said. “I always wanted to do a series or a movie and this ended up being the best [method]. If the fans get behind it — which they have — it’s going to make it all the more easy to get the real deal off the ground [...]
#nintendo
The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo's upcoming glasses-free 3D gaming handheld, does not yet have a finalized name. The "Nintendo 3DS" is a temporary moniker for the portable. So what will it ever be called? More »
A portion of a WiiWare review…
…when reality hits, anyone who purchases this will just be left with negative emotions, and for that reason, I have a hard time recommending this to even the most patient of gamers.
#pc
Bigfoot Networks has unveiled a PC network card that it claims is "the fastest network card available for online games". What does this mean for you? It means you may get an unfair advantage in online shootouts. More »
SouthPeak Interactive may be a little wobbly on paper and in the courtroom, but its My Baby franchise was born to run. The publisher's three My Baby games have sold over one million units in the US and Canada. Yes, one million units over three games may not sound so impressive, but we're talking about a series that retails for $30 and likely didn't cost much more to develop.
The games are meant to appeal to girls ages 6 to 11, allowing "gamers" to start with a newborn in My Baby Boy and My Baby Girl, then transitioning them to "experience the joys of parenthood through to the toddler years in My Baby First Steps" After that, they'll be all set for the real thing with 16 and Pregnant.
#indie
Last week, a pack went on sale that let you name your own price for five great indie games, all in the name of charity. Know what a ton of people then went and did? Pirated the thing. Wonderful. More »
#screengrab
Mario receives a brief respite from the copyright infringing small businessman as EA Carpet Cleaning speeds presumably towards John Madden's house to clean up another massive mustard spill. Thanks, Robby! More »
#callofduty
A few more details on Treyarch's Call of Duty: Black Ops popped up today, answering a few of the more pointed questions arising from the game's debut trailer. More »
Let us lay it out for you: in 2008, Square Enix released Dragon Quest Swords for Wii, a game based entirely around using the Wii Remote to simulate a sword. It used the normal Wii Remote/Nunchuk setup. Now, Square Enix is preparing a Wii port of Dragon Quest Monsters Battle Road Victory, an arcade game based on collectible cards. For that, peripheral company Hori is producing a controller shaped like a sword.
The optional controller, first shown off on VJump magazine's staff blog, features an exact replica of the arcade machine's layout, including two giant buttons and a replica sword hilt, which players push down to activate special attacks. The controller will retail for ¥12,800 ($137) and will be out in Japan this summer. Keep an eye on your favorite import retailer if you've been waiting for a controller with part of a sword sticking out of it.
You may have heard about the multiplayer customization features in Transformers: War for Cybertron, but now, thanks to the video above, you can actually see them in action. Before you ask, no, you can't create your dream Transformer that transforms from a Lamborghini into a totally sweet dragon. Instead, War for Cybertron allows players to select a character class and then customize that character with several different abilities. And, as we discovered during our reason hands-on session with the game, it's actually pretty fun.
