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| Kojima Countdown Flashes Big Boss
May 26, 2009 at 9:23 pm
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|   The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake. Or rather, Big Boss, due to the eyepatch. As for the letters, they join the two "E"s and the number "3" on the countdown.  The last Kojima Productions countdown clock wasn't exactly climatic. This one will hopefully make up for it. The lighting and rain return, but the letters "R" and "P" flash on the screen.  Speaking with The Guardian, Microsoft's Chris Stevenson has announced that the Zune Marketplace - and everything available on it - is to be made available to Xbox 360 owners.  Back in January, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said that Final Fantasy XIII would hit North America "in April 2010 or later." Much of the ensuing speculation has put an emphasis on "the later...
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| Kojima Productions Updates Site With... Big Boss Image
May 26, 2009 at 9:17 pm
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|  The last Kojima Productions countdown clock wasn't exactly climatic. This one will hopefully make up for it. The lighting and rain return, but the letters "R" and "P" flash on the screen...along with? What looks like a close-up of Big Boss. The lighting and rain return, but the letters "R" and "P" flash on the screen...along with? What looks like a close-up of Big Boss. Big Boss is, of course, Solid Snake's commanding officer in the original Metal Gear, and it is later revealed Snake is his son-slash-clone. The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake.  Kojima Productions' countdown clock? Blergh. This Kojima Production Famitsu teaser ad? Gimmicky, but in an un-frickin-believable way. Just watch this clip. Yep, that's right, augmented reality advertising.  Konami's cryptic online teaser for Hideo Kojima's next project has fittingly done to countdowns what the Metal Gear Solid series did to videogame storytelling -- made them absurdly convoluted and impenetrable (oh, we kid, we kid).
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| Return To Mysterious Island Coming to iPhone
May 26, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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|  Chillingo and Tetraedge Games areproud to announce the impending availability of its new game: Jules Verne’s“Return To Mysterious Island” for iPhone and iPod touch on the Apple App Store. “Return to Mysterious Island” is acontent rich adventure game, part of the Microids catalog, the leader inadventure games standing at approximately 420Mb in size, possibly the biggestgame to launch on the iPhone in the Apple App Store. The game, inspired by thegreat Jules Verne’s novel, puts you in the shoes of Mina,  MTV Games' Rock Band series shrinks down and drops the plastic instruments for the PlayStation Portable release Rock Band Unplugged, which turns the band video game series into a break out solo effort.  At another Electronic Arts event, this time down in Los Angeles, we got another opportunity to check out Spore Hero for the Nintendo Wii. This is an entirely new game built specifically for the Wii...  With E3 quickly approaching, we're getting a better and better sense of what to expect to see at the show -- and unfortunately, what not to. In his latest video update (via VG247)...
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| Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s
May 26, 2009 at 9:00 pm
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|  Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios' safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. According to IGN, Natsume has picked up publishing duties where National Geographic Games and Sony Computer Entertainment America appear to have left off...  November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results...  Sony may have just one more PlayStation announcement pre-announced before its E3 showing, as retail sources are indicating that another "new" PlayStation 3 bundle is en route to Best Buy.  Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market...  The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That's right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we're expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America.
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| Rock Band Unplugged Review: It's The Frequency, Kenneth
May 26, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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| MTV Games' Rock Band series shrinks down and drops the plastic instruments for the PlayStation Portable release Rock Band Unplugged, which turns the band video game series into a break out solo effort. There's no singing or plastic drum controller to smack in Rock Band Unplugged, as players use the PSP's default controls to beat match notes scrolling down the familiar note highway...  Another 19 downloadable tracks join the previously announced DLC from Ministry, The Cranberries, and The Zombies in this week's assemblage of Rock Band downloads for the Wii.  Rock Band addicts have a three-pack from industrial rock pioneers Ministry to look forward to next week, in addition to DLC from The Cranberries and The Zombies. The Ministry bundle will set you back $5.  Pepsi has always been keenly interested in youth culture, adopting slogans like "The choice of a new generation," "Generation Next," and most recently, "Every generation refreshes the world.
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| Hudson Entertainment Launches First Sudoku Games for DSiWare in North America
May 26, 2009 at 8:08 pm
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| Prepare for puzzle mania! SudokuStudent and Sudoku Master, the first downloadable Sudoku games for NintendoDSiWare published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South Americanpublishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, will provide challenging puzzles for all playersof all levels. Due this summer, both games feature individually hand craftedpuzzles made by celebrated Sudoku innovator Nikoli. Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios' safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results...  Do you long for the days when video game ads were designed to attack or undermine competitive products? Don't despair. We can confirm such days are still here. EA's got a Wii fitness game.  Personal Trainer: Walking comes with two activity meters that track your day-to-day movements, but the tiny device is not without its quirks. The activity meter is a small digital pedometer of sorts.
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| Six Classic TAITO Titles Announced for Nintendo Platforms
May 26, 2009 at 8:06 pm
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| TAITO Corporation announced todaythat it is bringing six addictively fun, classic titles to Nintendo’s WiiWareservice and Nintendo DS in the coming months. These all-new sequels and revampsof fan-favorites will provide endless fun for the entire family this summer andbeyond. Launching first is BUBBLE BOBBLEPlus! for WiiWare, now available for download...  Gearbox Software's first-person shooter Aliens: Colonial Marines is apparently still alive and kicking in some capacity, but who knows when it will be released. The same is true for the.  If you like the recently released Bubble Bobble Plus! for WiiWare, then brace yourself -- there's plenty more where that came from.Taito has announced Bust-A-Move Plus... November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results...  This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding.
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| Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony for Download on Xbox LIVE
May 26, 2009 at 8:05 pm
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| Rockstar Games is proud to announcethe fall release of both the second episode of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad ofGay Tony - exclusively for download on Xbox LIVE, and Grand Theft Auto: Episodesfrom Liberty City, which will include both episode one The Lost and Damned, andepisode two The Ballad of Gay Tony together on a single disc exclusively forXbox 360. Speaking with The Guardian, Microsoft's Chris Stevenson has announced that the Zune Marketplace - and everything available on it - is to be made available to Xbox 360 owners.  While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. Today...  In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word "Beaterator," a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation.  Take-Two Interactive announced delays for two of its upcoming open-world games today, pushing back the release dates of Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption and 2K Czech's Mafia II.
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| Zune Marketplace Comes To Xbox Live
May 26, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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| Speaking with The Guardian, Microsoft's Chris Stevenson has announced that the Zune Marketplace - and everything available on it - is to be made available to Xbox 360 owners. The move is part of a growing effort by Microsoft to bring their two "entertainment" devices closer together, and is one which will no doubt heighten speculation that the upcoming ZuneHD, also confirmed by Stevenson (due out in the US this fall), will be a bit more serious as a gaming device. The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake.  How does Neversoft follow up on Guitar Hero World Tour, the game that introduced full-band instruments to the Guitar Hero series, which represented the single biggest... November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results...  Your Liberty City adventures will continue this Fall on the Xbox 360, as Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony as the game's second downloadable episode.
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| Monday Part Deux
May 26, 2009 at 7:40 pm
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| To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Daily Or Two Week? That Is The Question Today felt like a Monday and the long weekend didn't help. Gloomy, overcast, packed, busy and stressful. I can't wait until E3 kicks off and we can get down to the covering. What you missed: LucasArts Confirms Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron  Worries about being bitten by infected pigs at E3 2009 may have put a damper on the giant video game expo, but those fears haven't affected Nintendo's plans to exhibit its wares next week. While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. Today... In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word "Beaterator," a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation. Take-Two Interactive announced delays for two of its upcoming open-world games today, pushing back the release dates of Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption and 2K Czech's Mafia II.  Today's newly announced The Ballad of Gay Tony episode for Grand Theft Auto IV was only half of Rockstar's GTA news. The other half could usher in a new approach to downloadable content.
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| The Kid Stays In These Army of Two: The 40th Day Screens
May 26, 2009 at 7:20 pm
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|  Who doesn't love the introduction of a pint-sized sidekick who cracks wise in established franchises? I know I do. So I hope these new screens of Army of Two: The 40th Day are telling. When I played the Army of Two sequel a few weeks back—more about that later—I certainly don't remember any precocious kids hanging out with Rios and Salem. But in a game where you can kill armed soldiers and civilians, you need a third, tinier smart ass to offer additional comic relief.  We continue our week-long tribute to the video game robots that we love with a Star Wars droid that loves you too, meatbag. Original characters created for video games set in the Star Wars universe rarely earn the sort of love we hold for HK-47... Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market...  In two days, the sequel to "soul breeding" game Record of Agarest War ZERO is released in Japan. Let the merchandising begin! Priced at ¥12,600 (US$133), this is a lycra Record of Agarest War ZERO "hug pillow" cover.
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| We Get It, Terminator Salvation Movie Is Just Like A Video Game
May 26, 2009 at 7:00 pm
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|  In trying to describe how much they disliked the new Terminator movie, many movie reviewers decided that comparing it to video games would do the trick. Terminator Salvation, the fourth Terminator movie, opened last weekend to cranky reviews. Unimpressed with actor Christian Bale and director McG's take on the evil-android series, movie reviewers eviscerated the film. And in the process, they lobbed the grandest of insults: We continue our week-long tribute to the video game robots that we love with a Star Wars droid that loves you too, meatbag. Original characters created for video games set in the Star Wars universe rarely earn the sort of love we hold for HK-47...  Terminator Salvation: The Machinima series uses footage from Terminator Salvation the video game to tell the story of pilot Blair Williams and how she joined the resistance years before the events of the movie.  Hey! Did you hear? Spike Jonez, director of Being John Malkovich, made a movie based on the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are. And it looks amazing. And...  Purple sneakers? Hah. Nothankyou. Oh! Unless they're custom purple Cons covered in Grim Fandango artwork. Now that, that we can consider. Reader Tonks - who also made those Noby Noby and Phoenix Wright kicks - sends us his latest work...
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| Swine Flu Fears Won't Affect Nintendo's E3 Appearance
May 26, 2009 at 6:40 pm
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| Worries about being bitten by infected pigs at E3 2009 may have put a damper on the giant video game expo, but those fears haven't affected Nintendo's plans to exhibit its wares next week. The company told Kotaku today it has not restricted international travel for key Nintendo employees due to concerns over swine flu, which may not actually be transmitted via pig bites. Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and president Satoru Iwata will make E3 appearances as planned. The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake. With E3 quickly approaching, we're getting a better and better sense of what to expect to see at the show -- and unfortunately, what not to. In his latest video update (via VG247)... This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding.
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| Xbox 360 | Guitar Hero 5 First Look
May 26, 2009 at 6:32 pm
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|  How does Neversoft follow up on Guitar Hero World Tour, the game that introduced full-band instruments to the Guitar Hero series, which represented the single biggest advancement for any game in the franchise to date? If you're worried that the answer to that question involves adding yet more instruments to the mix, don't be. It seems that Guitar Hero 5 is all about taking the existing social experience of World Tour and refining it to a new level. Speaking with The Guardian, Microsoft's Chris Stevenson has announced that the Zune Marketplace - and everything available on it - is to be made available to Xbox 360 owners. November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results... Your Liberty City adventures will continue this Fall on the Xbox 360, as Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony as the game's second downloadable episode.
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| Rockstar, Obama Put Latinos Front And Center
May 26, 2009 at 6:20 pm
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| While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. Today saw the announcement not just of the first Latino protagonist of a Grand Theft Auto adventure but the nomination by President Barack Obama of the woman who could be the first Latino Supreme Court Justice. In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word "Beaterator," a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation. Take-Two Interactive announced delays for two of its upcoming open-world games today, pushing back the release dates of Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption and 2K Czech's Mafia II.  Liberty City is about to get a little more fabulous -- Rockstar Games has announced The Ballad of Gay Tony, the second episode for "The team at Rockstar North have yet again surpassed themselves... Today's newly announced The Ballad of Gay Tony episode for Grand Theft Auto IV was only half of Rockstar's GTA news. The other half could usher in a new approach to downloadable content.
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| Unreal Tournament 3 Black Getting Another Free Weekend
May 26, 2009 at 6:15 pm
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|  Epic seems to have realized that they're on to something with these free weekends. Starting Thursday, May 28, Unreal Tournament 3 Black will once again be free to play on Steam this weekend.As Epic notes, the previous free weekend saw Unreal Tournament 3 Black claim the number one spot on the bestseller list, with simultaneous players jumping by more than 2000 percent.  Nearly 24 hours after it went out in mid-April, John Warner checked on the numbers for Raycatcher - a game he and a partner designed and distributed over Steam. The first day, it sold 1,000 copies for $5.  A new App on the iPhone serves up details from the Steam community to your iPod Touch or phone. Gears includes three pages of information from Steam accounts for $3. The App has you type in a Steam nickname and then displays the user's avatar...  Say hello to the Ambassador, the newest addition to the Team Fortress 2 Spy class' arsenal. What's unique about this new, unlockable pistol? It's big. The Spy's third...
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| Take-Two Q2 News:$10 Million Loss, Beaterator Hype, More
May 26, 2009 at 6:00 pm
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| In an earnings call today, Take Two executives worked revenue drops, the word "Beaterator," a denial of a digital distribution sea-change and praise for Rockstar into one conversation. This is how they did it: Highlights from Take Two's second quarter earnings call follow, minus the big BioShock and GTA stuff, since we covered that already... While it's unlikely that the White House coordinated with the makers of Grand Theft Auto, the two parties managed to make May 26, 2009 a significant date for Latinos. Today... Take-Two Interactive announced delays for two of its upcoming open-world games today, pushing back the release dates of Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Redemption and 2K Czech's Mafia II. November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results... Your Liberty City adventures will continue this Fall on the Xbox 360, as Rockstar Games has announced Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony as the game's second downloadable episode.
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| Delta Force: Xtreme 2 Now Available from NovaLogic
May 26, 2009 at 5:51 pm
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| The world’s most deadly fightingforce is back in all new multiplayer combat, as action game developer andpublisher NovaLogic Inc. announced today the release of Delta Force: Xtreme 2(DFX2) game for the PC. Hey! Did you hear? Spike Jonez, director of Being John Malkovich, made a movie based on the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are. And it looks amazing. And...  Jack Black hams it up in the first of a series of live-action shorts promoting Brutal Legend, with a guest appearance by insane game developer Tim Schafer.I don't know about you...  For years, EA held the license to the Lord of the Rings movies. So only EA could make games using the likenesses of Seans Astin and Bean. But no more. EA's deal is up...  From Software's Demon's Souls is heading West, with Japanese role-playing game specialists Atlus picking up the slack for North American PlayStation 3 publishing duties.  This batch of new screens shows off SouthPeak and Evolved's upcoming tactical action game, Raven Squad. Raven Squad hopes to blend the first-person shooter experience...
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| THQ Ships UP to Retail
May 26, 2009 at 5:50 pm
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| THQ Inc.today announced that the Up video game, based on the highly anticipatedDisney•Pixar film, has shipped to retail outlets throughout North America forWii™, Nintendo DS™, Xbox 360®, PLAYSTATION®3, PlayStation®2, PSP®, and Games forWindows® and Mac. November 3 is the date for BioShock 2 in North America, but Europeans will get a head start. During the company's conference call to discuss second quarter financial results... Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market...  Playstation 3 exclusive inFamous is the AAA highlight for the coming week; it releases on Tuesday. Codemasters' alternate-reality Damnation leads a light week for 360.
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| Mindfuse Opens Beta Registration for Gatheryn
May 26, 2009 at 5:42 pm
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| Mindfuse, a leading independentdeveloper of online virtual worlds, today unveiled the completely redesignedcommunity website for Gatheryn, a casual virtual world set to launch later thisyear. With the unveiling of the new community website, Mindfuse also officiallyopened registration for Gatheryn's beta phase. To register, players can go towww.mindfusegames.com,and click on "beta registration." The latest cycle in the mindf*** that is the Kojima Productions "NEXT" countdown page went live this evening, and beyond flashing two new letters ("P" and "R"), those who wait long enough can get startled with the face of a younger-looking Snake. Sony Computer Entertainment and Rhino Studios' safari and photography sim Afrika is finally coming to North America, publisher Natsume has announced, giving PlayStation 3 owners a chance to experience the gorgeous game on Western shores. The last Kojima Productions countdown clock wasn't exactly climatic. This one will hopefully make up for it. The lighting and rain return, but the letters "R" and "P" flash on the screen. MTV Games' Rock Band series shrinks down and drops the plastic instruments for the PlayStation Portable release Rock Band Unplugged, which turns the band video game series into a break out solo effort.
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| What Sega Is Bringing To E3 2009
May 26, 2009 at 3:20 pm
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|  Sega is bringing its A game to E3 2009. Two A games, in fact, along with a B game, a C game, two Olympic titles, and a movie tie-in. Sega's official E3 line-up announcement doesn't hint at any big surprises, but it does mention a fair number of titles we're definitely keeping an eye on. It's all about alphabetical convenience this year, with Aliens Vs. Predator, Alpha Protocol, Bayonetta, and The Conduit making up the core titles in Sega's line-up this year. Three completely original IP to one licensed title is a very welcome ratio indeed. Sony may have just one more PlayStation announcement pre-announced before its E3 showing, as retail sources are indicating that another "new" PlayStation 3 bundle is en route to Best Buy.  Majesco is bending the very fabric of space to bring us Flip's Twisted World, an upside-down platformer for the Nintendo Wii, which they'll be showing off next week at E3 2009.  David Jaffe of developer Eat Sleep Play talks about the chances of him showing something at E3. And they are? Jaffe, best known for creating hack-and-slash God of War and vehicular-combat Twisted Metal...
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| NinjaTrick Celebrates Launch of New Ranking System with a Contest
May 26, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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| CyberAgent America, Inc.,a publisher of free-to-play online games, today announced a new ranking systemfor free-to-play multiplayer action game ™.Currently in open beta, NinjaTrickis a Flash-basedgame for everyone that is easy to pick up and play, but deep enough to rewardplayers who employ clever strategies on the battlefield. A new App on the iPhone serves up details from the Steam community to your iPod Touch or phone. Gears includes three pages of information from Steam accounts for $3. The App has you type in a Steam nickname and then displays the user's avatar... For years, EA held the license to the Lord of the Rings movies. So only EA could make games using the likenesses of Seans Astin and Bean. But no more. EA's deal is up... From Software's Demon's Souls is heading West, with Japanese role-playing game specialists Atlus picking up the slack for North American PlayStation 3 publishing duties.
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| Thirteen Million Playing Call Of Duty 4 On Xbox Live
May 26, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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|  We're a year and a half removed from Call of Duty 4, and on the verge of a true sequel to boot. But the shooter that has largely defined a generation is still going strong, with Infinity War revealing that 13 million players are playing on Xbox Live alone."The thing we learned the most probably is how much focus goes into multiplayer," Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling told Major Nelson on his podcast. Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market...  Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom not withstanding, the Wii isn't really known for its fighters. Nabi Studios hopes to change that somewhat when they bring their own brand of fighting to WiiWare.  If your house loses internet, or you're taking your 360 on the road, connecting to Xbox Live can be a hassle. Oh, unless you have a 3G phone and follow this handy guide! It'll show you how to configure your phone...  We've been seeing a lot of very short glimpses of Modern Warfare 2 lately, but tonight's trailer, broadcast during the NBA playoffs, is a full two minutes.
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| Who's Keynoting For Nintendo At E3?
May 26, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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| This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding. Yes, Nintendo of America executive vice president of Sales & Marketing Cammie Dunaway will be there.  The Entertainment Software Rating Board hasn't been as reliable as it has been in year's past when it comes to inadvertently revealing publisher's upcoming new releases. Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom not withstanding, the Wii isn't really known for its fighters. Nabi Studios hopes to change that somewhat when they bring their own brand of fighting to WiiWare.  The Nintendo Wii and DS obviously won't last forever -- certainly not in their current forms. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted as much in an investor call (via Eurogamer)...  For a long time, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has maintained a stance that the Nintendo DS and Apple's iPhone aren't competing. A stance he seems to have let slide for a day.
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| World of Warcraft Getting Updated Druid Forms
May 26, 2009 at 2:49 pm
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|  Blizzard revealed on the official World of Warcraft community site that they're finally addressing one of the more cosmetic complaints held by many players of the Druid class: Every character in the game has the freedom to customize their appearance, but Druids are stuck looking identical to every other Druid when they shift to bear or cat form. Furthermore, a shapeshifted level 80 Druid looks exactly the same as they did four years ago at level 10. As of the next major content update, that should no longer be the case.  Spore Creatures did extremely well for Electronic Arts last year, so it's no surprise that the company would want to continue the trend by bringing Spore once again to Nintendo's handheld.  LucasArts confirmed recent rumors today by announcing Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the PlayStation Portable and DS. The game is due out this fall, and will let players move across multiple fronts. David Jaffe of developer Eat Sleep Play talks about the chances of him showing something at E3. And they are? Jaffe, best known for creating hack-and-slash God of War and vehicular-combat Twisted Metal...
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| Epic Says Photorealistic Graphics Only Ten Years Away
May 26, 2009 at 2:38 pm
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| Photorealism in a video game -- we know it's inevitable, but in many ways it still seems like an untouchable standard. However, if Epic is right, that won't be the case for much longer, though it will also open a host of new challenges."We're only about a factor of a thousand off from achieving all that in real-time without sacrifices. So we'll certainly see that happen in our lifetimes; it's just a result of Moore's Law," Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney told Gamasutra, saying that it's mostly a matter of brute computing power.  San Diego Comic Con is just around the corner. There will be loads of toys there, and in 2009, that means loads of video game toys. Here's a few of them. Toy company NECA...  Xbox Australia have just revealed this new Xbox 360 hardware bundle, which will include an Xbox 360 Pro along with a copy of both Gears of War and Gears of War 2. It'll go on sale down under on June 4, and will retail for AUD$449 (USD$350).  You'll never forget the first time you ducked behind cover in Gears of War or swung a bat in Wii Sports. Innovative features tend to create the most memorable gameplay experiences (and the biggest game sales).
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| New PlayStation 3 Bundle Arriving Week After E3
May 26, 2009 at 2:30 pm
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| Sony may have just one more PlayStation announcement pre-announced before its E3 showing, as retail sources are indicating that another "new" PlayStation 3 bundle is en route to Best Buy. That's "new" in double quotes. Because this doesn't sound like a new new hardware bundle for the PS3. Sorry, this retail listing is not "slim" model confirmation quite yet. But Joystiq's reporting that Sony will be offering up a previously unavailable PlayStation 3 bundle at Best Buy with two games, something that sounds awfully similar to the Target bundle released earlier this year. Majesco is bending the very fabric of space to bring us Flip's Twisted World, an upside-down platformer for the Nintendo Wii, which they'll be showing off next week at E3 2009. David Jaffe of developer Eat Sleep Play talks about the chances of him showing something at E3. And they are? Jaffe, best known for creating hack-and-slash God of War and vehicular-combat Twisted Metal...  Heavy Rain's tagline--"How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love?"--is the real message behind this upcoming story-driven thriller, according to writer and director David Cage.
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| DS | Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron deploys this fall
May 26, 2009 at 2:23 pm
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| The Entertainment Software Rating Board hasn't been as reliable as it has been in year's past when it comes to inadvertently revealing publisher's upcoming new releases. However, the industry rating board did slip up last week, listing the as-yet-announced Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the Nintendo DS and PSP with an E10+ ratings as well as fantasy violence descriptors of the lightsaber and blaster rifle kind. This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding. We continue our week-long tribute to the video game robots that we love with a Star Wars droid that loves you too, meatbag. Original characters created for video games set in the Star Wars universe rarely earn the sort of love we hold for HK-47... LucasArts confirmed recent rumors today by announcing Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the PlayStation Portable and DS. The game is due out this fall, and will let players move across multiple fronts.  LucasArts backs up the ESRB listings for Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the Nintendo DS and PSP with an official announcement, promising to take the multiplayer battles to several new levels.
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| Toribash Creators Want To Improve Wii's Fighter Lineup
May 26, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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| Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom not withstanding, the Wii isn't really known for its fighters. Nabi Studios hopes to change that somewhat when they bring their own brand of fighting to WiiWare.Speaking with Eurogamer, ragdoll fighter Toribash creator Hampus Soderstrom had considered bringing his title to Xbox Live Arcade, but ultimately settled on Nintendo's console. This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding. We're a year and a half removed from Call of Duty 4, and on the verge of a true sequel to boot. But the shooter that has largely defined a generation is still going strong... Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market... If your house loses internet, or you're taking your 360 on the road, connecting to Xbox Live can be a hassle. Oh, unless you have a 3G phone and follow this handy guide! It'll show you how to configure your phone...
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| Robots We Love: HK-47
May 26, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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| We continue our week-long tribute to the video game robots that we love with a Star Wars droid that loves you too, meatbag. Original characters created for video games set in the Star Wars universe rarely earn the sort of love we hold for HK-47, the homicidal droid who rose to fame in BioWare's Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic... The Entertainment Software Rating Board hasn't been as reliable as it has been in year's past when it comes to inadvertently revealing publisher's upcoming new releases. Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market... LucasArts confirmed recent rumors today by announcing Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the PlayStation Portable and DS. The game is due out this fall, and will let players move across multiple fronts. LucasArts backs up the ESRB listings for Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the Nintendo DS and PSP with an official announcement, promising to take the multiplayer battles to several new levels.
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| Are you hungry for the challenge? Restaurant Empire 2 released today!
May 26, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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| Paradox Interactive are pleased toannounce that Enlight Softwares Restaurant Empire 2 has been released todayworldwide. Restaurant Empire 2 builds on the highly popular Restaurant Empirefranchise, a title that has already sold over 300,000 units in the United Statesalone. With two handfuls of cash and adream of creating a legacy, build, cook and hire your way to the very top of theculinary world, where tasty food is king and smart management reels in thedollars... Blizzard revealed on the official World of Warcraft community site that they're finally addressing one of the more cosmetic complaints held by many players of the Druid... We're a year and a half removed from Call of Duty 4, and on the verge of a true sequel to boot. But the shooter that has largely defined a generation is still going strong... Sony may have just one more PlayStation announcement pre-announced before its E3 showing, as retail sources are indicating that another "new" PlayStation 3 bundle is en route to Best Buy.  A detonation in the fictional Empire City of newly-released inFamous jacked gas prices, as seen in this shot we took. Yesterday in Brooklyn, 87 octane was $2.55. In Liberty City, last year, it was $3.59.
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| Raiden 4 Coming to North America
May 26, 2009 at 1:43 pm
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| Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market, also for Microsoft's system (UFO previously published Raiden III for the PlayStation 2). We're a year and a half removed from Call of Duty 4, and on the verge of a true sequel to boot. But the shooter that has largely defined a generation is still going strong... Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom not withstanding, the Wii isn't really known for its fighters. Nabi Studios hopes to change that somewhat when they bring their own brand of fighting to WiiWare. If your house loses internet, or you're taking your 360 on the road, connecting to Xbox Live can be a hassle. Oh, unless you have a 3G phone and follow this handy guide! It'll show you how to configure your phone...  Raise a little hell and command an army of 50 menacing minions. As the last hope for evil you have two choices in Overlord II: be moderately evil or be extremely evil.
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| The Price of Gas In inFamous
May 26, 2009 at 1:40 pm
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| A detonation in the fictional Empire City of newly-released inFamous jacked gas prices, as seen in this shot we took. Yesterday in Brooklyn, 87 octane was $2.55. In Liberty City, last year, it was $3.59. This year, Nintendo's E3 media briefing will be all "about the games," with promises from the Wii maker that we won't be subjected to tales of Mother's Day cards and on-stage snowboarding. Sega is bringing its A game to E3 2009. Two A games, in fact, along with a B game, a C game, two Olympic titles, and a movie tie-in. Sega's official E3 line-up announcement doesn't hint at any big surprises...  May 26, 2009 - Each and every Tuesday between 8 AM and 8 PM Pacific time, a random question about IGN, our editors or videogames will be asked on the IGNcom Twitter. The 50th person to email skrause@ign.  Capcom ended its 2009 fiscal year with a bang in March, seeing total revenues near $1 billion as early-year releases Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV compensated for the publisher's weak holiday-quarter lineup.
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| SEGA Unveils an All-Star Line-Up for E3 2009
May 26, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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|  May 26, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO - SEGA of America, Inc. today announced their roster of titles to be presented at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 2009). SEGA will feature numerous titles across six different platforms, including legendary icons and dazzling new stars, as the company continues to develop both original and high-profile licensed properties on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Wii system from Nintendo, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Windows PC, and the Nintendo DS... Playstation 3 exclusive inFamous is the AAA highlight for the coming week; it releases on Tuesday. Codemasters' alternate-reality Damnation leads a light week for 360.  This week's Japanese hardware contest wasn't a proud one, with total hardware unit sales just barely cracking the 100,000 mark. Not good. But it was a winning week for the Nintendo DSi and Wii. Rock Band addicts have a three-pack from industrial rock pioneers Ministry to look forward to next week, in addition to DLC from The Cranberries and The Zombies. The Ministry bundle will set you back $5.
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| Battleforge Now Free To Play With Very Minor Limitations
May 26, 2009 at 1:25 pm
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|  It wasn't so long ago that Battleforge received a major price reduction, dropping to $29.99. Since then though, it's dropped even further -- so far, in fact, that it's now free to play.Word has been sent via Twitter that Battleforge is now free to play, with more details available at Battleforge.com.  Real-time strategy title BattleForge is now free, Electronic Arts announced today. To download the Play 4 Free version of BattleForge you just need to visit www.battleforge.  Hey! It's more drip fed PR. This time, it's Capcom's turn to tease and tantalize its E3 new game announcement with the help of Twitter. Let's look at the clues, via website Cubed3: Is it Devil May Cry 5? DOH.  Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everything—vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate.
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| Free DLC for Rock Band 2 on Wii
May 26, 2009 at 1:22 pm
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| Another 19 downloadable tracks join the previously announced DLC from Ministry, The Cranberries, and The Zombies in this week's assemblage of Rock Band downloads for the Wii. Originally scheduled to arrive today, a post on the official Rock Band forums suggests that these songs will turn up either Wednesday or Thursday instead... Super Smash Brothers Brawl and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom not withstanding, the Wii isn't really known for its fighters. Nabi Studios hopes to change that somewhat when they bring their own brand of fighting to WiiWare.  Hudson doles out a tiny bit of street justice on the Nintendo Channel today, with a downloadable demo of their DS action-adventure title Miami Law. Miami Law is a game that wants to be a police drama...  Conduit developers High Voltage mustn't have got the memo. E3 is next week, not this week. Regardless, they've chosen today to announce their latest project, Gladiator AD.
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| Kotaku Robot Wars Round 1: From The Ashes
May 26, 2009 at 1:20 pm
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|  A nuclear explosion has whittled down our list of thirty-five video game robots to a mere eight, their ultimate fate resting in the hands of our readers, a real-life robot, and random chance.
 Kotaku's newfound obsession with robots hs drawn mechanical video game characters from throughout time and space to do battle in the Robot Wars - and only you can decide...  Remember that bizarre story about former president Bill Clinton being approached for the role of the president in Fallout 3? Well as it turns out, that was more about an overzealous casting agent than anything Bethesda actually wanted.  If you had any doubts about just how well the DSi was going to sell in its first month, the NPD sales numbers for April go a long way in proving that the DS can weather any storm.
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| Twitter Tuesday May 26, 2009
May 26, 2009 at 1:18 pm
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| May 26, 2009 - Each and every Tuesday between 8 AM and 8 PM Pacific time, a random question about IGN, our editors or videogames will be asked on the IGNcom Twitter. The 50th person to email skrause@ign.com with the correct answer will get to choose one item taken from our schwag closet. You must include your name, mailing address, date of birth and the correct answer in your email to be eligible to win. It wasn't so long ago that Battleforge received a major price reduction, dropping to $29.99. Since then though, it's dropped even further -- so far, in fact, that it's now free to play. Hey! It's more drip fed PR. This time, it's Capcom's turn to tease and tantalize its E3 new game announcement with the help of Twitter. Let's look at the clues, via website Cubed3: Is it Devil May Cry 5? DOH. Zombie apocalypse survivor Francis hates everything—vans, woods, boomers, kittens, sunshine. Now, in yet another Twitter/Left 4 Dead mash up, he can hate whatever you and the tweeting public hate.  Volition Inc.'s Saint's Row 2 was one of the few bright spots in THQ's otherwise grim fiscal year. The title sold 2.6 million units through the end of THQ's fiscal year, pushing the franchise to more than 5 million in sales.
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| NecroVisioN available now in North America
May 26, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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| Aspyr Media, under license fromleading Eastern and Central European publisher 1C Company, announced today thatNecroVisioNfor PC is now available at North American retail outlets and viadigital download at www.gameagent.com. North American gamers will enjoyNecroVisioN'sintense FPS action without the hassle of DRM software. The firstfive titles published by Aspyr under license from 1C in North America - Men ofWar, Death Track: Resurrection, Cryostasis, NecroVisioN, and 4X4 Hummer - willall be DRM-free. Hot on the heels of Valcon Games' release of Raiden Fighters Aces for Xbox 360 comes UFO Interactive giving us word that they'll be bringing Raiden 4 to the American market... The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That's right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we're expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America. Back in January, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said that Final Fantasy XIII would hit North America "in April 2010 or later." Much of the ensuing speculation has put an emphasis on "the later...  Damnation hits store shelves tomorrow everywhere but North America, and to celebrate Codemasters has released a new multiplayer trailer to show us Americans what we'll be missing.
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| Sumthing Else Music Works Announces Release of Resident Evil 5 Original Soundtrack
May 26, 2009 at 1:10 pm
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| Sumthing Else Music Works, Inc.,through its licensing relationship with Capcom®, proudly presents Resident Evil5 Original Soundtrack featuring the original music score from the new generationof the fear-inducing video game series. The Resident Evil 5 Original Soundtrack3-CD set is released today to retail through Sumthing Else Music Works. Thephysical CD is distributed by Sumthing Distribution and the digital release isavailable on Sumthing Digital and iTunes®. Capcom ended its 2009 fiscal year with a bang in March, seeing total revenues near $1 billion as early-year releases Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV compensated for the publisher's weak holiday-quarter lineup.  Speaking at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo last week, Capcom CFO Kazuhiko Abe has revealed that Resident Evil 5 has sold just shy of 5 million copies worldwide since launch.  Or, he does in this new figure from Hong Kong artisans Hot Toys, the third in their Resident Evil 5 series that so far also features our heroes Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar.
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| John Carmack: Criminal Mastermind (And Apple Fanboy)
May 26, 2009 at 8:30 am
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|  They say you learn something new every day. For today? You learn that when he was only 14, id's John Carmack broke into a school to steal some Apple II computers. Apple IIs! He was arrested, and sentenced to a year's detention in a juvenile home. Now, we don't point this out to somehow shame the man. He's an industry great, it's a matter of public record, and it was decades ago.  So, we've had S.T.A.L.K.E.R., we've had S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky, and now we've got S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat. Won't running around the same palce for a third time seem a little, well, boring? Course it would.  After a week's worth of largely entertaining Team Fortress 2 "Spy Vs. Sniper" updates, Valve has officially released new content for two of the game's classes. But things aren't exactly going as planned.  EA's Boom Blox Bash Party is out and people are already making levels for download featuring famous stuff to wreck. Crystalline II - A level made by EA's Boom Blox team.  The recent announcement of a PlayStation 3 release of Fallout 3 content that was previously announced as exclusive to Microsoft sent us searching for answers about what constitutes an "exclusive.
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| Evangelion Game Coming To PS3 (Does It Involve The Father of PlayStation?! Yes.)
May 26, 2009 at 8:00 am
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|  A Blu-ray disc version of mecha anime Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone includes a fold-in which what appears to be a new game announcement: an Evangelion title for the PS3. The announcement reads, "The shape of a new report. Misato Katsuragi info plan. News will change with the PS3..." There's a Namco Bandai Games logo on the same page — Namco Bandai is releasing an action adventure Evangelion game for the PSP this summer. One would assume that if there was an Evaneglion game, Namco Bandai would be handling that as well.  And the carrot-roping continues! The new issue of Famitsu's PlayStation imprint hints at the upcoming game announcement from Kojima Productions. The text reads, "The latest work from Metal Gear franchise maker Kojima Productions approaches. Conduit developers High Voltage mustn't have got the memo. E3 is next week, not this week. Regardless, they've chosen today to announce their latest project, Gladiator AD.  Despite the inherent goodness of their previous games, Q-Games' upcoming PixelJunk 1-4 was never going to sell with a name that sounded like a Mario Stage. So it's been changed to something more marketable.
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| Now Square Enix Will Milk Eidos Properties To Death, Too!
May 26, 2009 at 7:30 am
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|  Square Enix are notorious for bleeding their intellectual properties dry. You like Final Fantasy? Here's 119 Final fantasy games, etc etc. And now that Square owns Eidos, things are only going to get worse. Addressing shareholders following Square's purchase of Eidos, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada told of the company's success in creating a "number of deliverables from one worldview" for their franchises. Which is corporate speak for "we make a fuckton of money from Final Fantasy spin-offs, anime and toys". The build-up has been immense. These games have been years in the making. That's right, Dragon Quest IX and Final Fantasy XIII But we're expecting Dragon Quest IX this summer in Japan and later this year in North America. Back in January, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said that Final Fantasy XIII would hit North America "in April 2010 or later." Much of the ensuing speculation has put an emphasis on "the later...  The News: Eidos has announced on their forums that an update is coming to Tomb Raider Underworld for the PlayStation 3. Next Thursday, May 28, the game will be patched to add Trophy support.
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| David Jaffe: "We're Not Showing Anything At E3"
May 26, 2009 at 7:00 am
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| David Jaffe of developer Eat Sleep Play talks about the chances of him showing something at E3. And they are? Jaffe, best known for creating hack-and-slash God of War and vehicular-combat Twisted Metal, said that he will be there on the show floor, but the project he is working on doesn't seem as though it will be.  Australia, May 25, 2009 - It's nearly that time again. After last year's empty halls, no-shows and waggle-centric press conferences, gamers are once more being given reason to get excited about E3. Conduit developers High Voltage mustn't have got the memo. E3 is next week, not this week. Regardless, they've chosen today to announce their latest project, Gladiator AD.  Big companies make big promises at big shows like E3. We recently rounded up the promises made by Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony from last year's E3. Who can you trust going into E3 2009? Here are last year's performances.  You better sit down for this one, folks, because we just made E3 matter (you know, besides all the cool games and announcements): 1UP has joined forces with G4 for a live broadcast of our Listen Up! podcast, happening on June 4, the last day of E3.
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| Someone Turned Those Classy Game Covers Into Classy Book Covers
May 26, 2009 at 6:30 am
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|  To recap: few months back, members over at Something Awful came up with a glorious collection of game covers done in the style of classic novels. Now, someone has actually made them. At the Pixel Hail exhibition in Brighton, England last week, there was a gallery on-hand, part of which showcased some of the best of those game covers printed and applied to actual books. And now just any books, either: dusty, crusty old yellow ones. You know, the kinds that smell like dirty old libraries. A Blu-ray disc version of mecha anime Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone includes a fold-in which what appears to be a new game announcement: an Evangelion title for the PS3. They say you learn something new every day. For today? You learn that when he was only 14, id's John Carmack broke into a school to steal some Apple II computers. Apple IIs! He was arrested, and sentenced to a year's detention in a juvenile home. Square Enix are notorious for bleeding their intellectual properties dry. You like Final Fantasy? Here's 119 Final fantasy games, etc etc. And now that Square owns Eidos, things are only going to get worse.
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| PS3 "Soul Breeding" Game Gets Suggestive Pillow Case
May 26, 2009 at 6:00 am
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| In two days, the sequel to "soul breeding" game Record of Agarest War ZERO is released in Japan. Let the merchandising begin! Priced at ¥12,600 (US$133), this is a lycra Record of Agarest War ZERO "hug pillow" cover. Huge pillow covers are nothing new for anime or manga characters, but are largely lacking for PS3 games.  Shanghai is looking rather worse for the wear in Army of Two: The 40th Day. Panicked civilians scurry through the streets as buildings come toppling down seemingly at random.  We've already gotten the first third-person look at BioShock 2 Big Daddy — in the sequel players get to be this "new" Big Daddy. New to us, but not the in-game world.  Thanks, Lisa Kudrow. You're selfless shilling of Nintendo's DS puzzler Professor Layton and the Curious Village may have guaranteed the American appearance of the sequel.
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| Activision Bosses Dump $60 Million In Activision Stock
May 26, 2009 at 5:30 am
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|  Activision CEO Robert "What, Me Worry?" Kotick, and Activision co-chairman of the board Brian Kelly, last week sold off around $60 million in Activision stocks. Of that 60, Kelly sold $42 million worth, while Kotick "only" made $17 million from ditching some of his stocks. Stocks in the company he, and Kelly, run.  In less than two weeks, the Electronic Entertainment Expo will shirk off two years of stripped down shows with an event expected to draw roughly 40,000 attendees. The shindig is being put on by the Entertainment Software Association...  Bizarre Creations' Blur is "completely focused on making racing 'fun' again," according to its creators. You know the details, but do you know what Blur looks like? Well, it looks like this.  Today, Activision pulled the trigger on its own official announcement for Guitar Hero 5, following on from Friday's inadvertent reveal by one of the publisher's European publicity partners.  Determined to deliver more than just another band game sequel, Neversoft gives Guitar Hero 5 a brand new look, innovative new features, and introduces more than 25 new artists to the rhythm game genre.
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| SNK's April Fools Joke Is Real (Sorta)
May 26, 2009 at 5:00 am
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|  This past April 1 was, like the year before it and the year before that, April Fool's Day. Osaka-based game company joined in the fun and launched a website for faux retro shooter Star Radish. The game really exists. Well, as an in-game game, that is. The game will be making an appearance in upcoming DS witch touching game Doki Majo Plus. It lives! Despite the inherent goodness of their previous games, Q-Games' upcoming PixelJunk 1-4 was never going to sell with a name that sounded like a Mario Stage. So it's been changed to something more marketable.  A damned newsy week deserves a huge roundup: Capcom chickened out over pigs, and Fallout 3's DLC is at last coming to PS3. If nothing else, it neuters some clichéd flamebait from Fallout 3 comments.  It's safe to assume that James Bond isn't a big massively multiplayer online game player. Sure, he has probably dabbled with World of Warcraft on one of those long flights from England to Russia, but we doubt orcs and paladins are really his thing.  Battlefield Bad Company 2 doesn't reinvent anything, but it doesn't really need to either.Earlier this month I had a chance to sit in on an 12-on-12 multiplayer match of the game in the spacious and snowpacked Snowbound level.
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| The Nintendo DS Can Also Draw Amazing Pictures Of Cars
May 26, 2009 at 4:30 am
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|  Christian Pearce works at special effects workshop WETA (Lord of the Rings, King Kong). Christian Pearce also enjoys drawing cars, which he does on his Nintendo DS. Using nothing but the sketch program Colors, Pearce completed the pics shown in the vid to your left, which then formed part of an exhibition in his native New Zealand (held this past February).  Nintendo does not rest, Nintendo does not stop. Even with the success of the Wii and the DS, Nintendo keeps going. "We do not think that Nintendo DS and Wii will last forever," Iwata told investors in a recent financial briefing. For a long time, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has maintained a stance that the Nintendo DS and Apple's iPhone aren't competing. A stance he seems to have let slide for a day.  It appears that LucasArts has more droid-slaying, lightsaber-swinging action planned in the Star Wars Battlefront fashion, as the ESRB has rated Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron for the PSP and Nintendo DS.
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| How To Get Real Cars For Combat Racing
May 26, 2009 at 4:00 am
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|  Blur, the upcoming combat racer from Bizarre Creations, features licensed automobiles. How'd the Project Gotham Racing developer snag them? According to Bizarre, it's choice of vehicles helped — meaning, there aren't Ferraris or Lamborghinis. "If someone doesn't want to do what we want to do then we just won't put it in the game," says Bizarre Creations' Gareth Wilson. "There have been a couple of big manufacturers, can't tell you who, that have gone you can't set the cars on fire, and we've gone, OK we won't use your cars then." Bizarre Creations' Blur is "completely focused on making racing 'fun' again," according to its creators. You know the details, but do you know what Blur looks like? Well, it looks like this.  Activision's post-earnings conference calls are always worth a listen. Aside from getting updates on just how the publisher continues to rake in gobs of cash--$981 million...  The team behind Project Gotham Racing hopes "make racing fun again" with Blur, a racer that features photo-realistic car and the ability to blast competitors out of the way with bursts of energy, Bizarre Creations said today.
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