Unlike the last time I tried to review a set if iPhone games, the experience of downloading the titles and installing them went perfectly. I was a little taken aback after the nightmare of the previous attempt, and I wondered to myself if this was a good omen for the games to come. Of course, I really can’t tell you that now, so allow me to digress for a second and talk about peanut butter....
Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3Dis out in Japan, and right on schedule, gameplay videos and spoilers are hitting the internet in droves. First up, we have a smattering of what the game’s unlockable EX costumes. That looks like Jill representing someResident Evil 3pride, Chris’s decked out in something like his original S.T.A.R.S. outfit, Rebecca dressed like a maid/nurse/fetish worker, and Krauser dressed like some sort of douche. This makes me wonder what Barry, Wesker, Hunk, and Claire’s alternate outfits will be....
It’s been far too long since we’ve talked about beta sign-ups for a big-name MMO. Sure, there’s been plenty of discussion about console betas — the kind that are essentially demos and used primarily for marketing purposes; MMO betas, though? Not so much. What better game to help us break that silence than NetDevil’sLEGO Universe? By all accounts, it could be the hot new thing foranyone who grew upplaying with LEGOs, not just today’s kids....
Aswe learned this morning, studios are chattering about the possibility of porting their Wii titles to the PS3 post-motion sensing wand. While we take Capcom’s Jun Takeuchi at his word, his omission of specifics — a developer or a game — left us with a few questions. None of them we can answer yet, but we do now know of a specific case in which a developer is considering bringing its Wii title to the PS3 or even the Xbox 360 after their respective motion control devices hit....
We’ve seen some despicable rip-offs appear on iTunes in the past months. Most recently,The Blocks Comethfell pray to one of the worst straight rip-offs in gaming history — thankfullyfixedby Apple eventually after an Internet outrage. But this, this is a new low. The worst kind of piracy imaginable. “Developer”iCoderhas taken the GPL-released source code from Wolfire’sLugaru, originally meant for fans tocreateand have fun with, and packaged the whole thing to put on the iTunes App Store as their own game....
Atlus is buttering us up for the November 18th release ofLuminous Arc 2. We recently showed you anew trailerfor the epic DS strategy role-playing game, and now we have some details and art onLA2’sbaddies. JOSIEAn undead kitty thing who uses dark magic and serves Fatima. He uses golems to wreak havoc upon Carnava. KARENShe’s the leader of the Rosetta Rosso, a mysterious band of thieves. She’s searching for a Lapistier, and since Roland’s travelling with Witches, she becomes an annoying foil to him....
From now on, NFL fans will have to wait a bit longer than usual to get their virtual football fix. EA’sMaddenseries traditionally launches in the second week of August, about a month before the NFL season begins. But EA Sports president Peter Moore announced yesterday thatMadden NFL 12will be released on May 29, 2025, which is three weeks after the usual launch window. Initial speculation on the reasons behind the decision centered on the uncertainty behind the ongoing NFL lockout, as well as the news (first reported byPastapadre, and as yet unconfirmed by EA) that key members of theMaddenteam — including creative director Ian Cummings — are leaving EA Tiburon, perhaps to join a newly formed social-game studio called Row Sham Bow....
Sega of America sent us this “Happy Holidays” trailer for Platinum Games’ hyperviolent upcoming action gameMadWorld, and they made sure to let us know that it was censored for “graphic content.” That alone was enough to annoy me, but then they rubbed salt in the wound by noting that Sega Europe would be sending out anuncensoredversion. But we’re only allowed to post the censored version. Fiddlesticks. Remember howEurope got the uncensored versionof The Joker’s Fatality inMortal Kombat vs....
“The Lair of the Shadow Broker,” BioWare’s latest digital offering forMass Effect 2, is on the all-too-near horizon. Of course, that means it’s about the time when they start nailing down the specifics. This add-on hits PC and Xbox 360 on September 7 with a standard $10 asking price. It’s going to take us through Illium and, naturally, explore the Shadow Broker’s not-so-secret hideout. Perhaps more important than anything else — I know you guys too well — isthe following tidbit: “fans fromMass Effect 1” can “continue a relationship with Liara....
“Who you gonna call?” Anyone with their pulse on the 80s and pop culture knows the answer to that — the Ghostbusters, of course.LittleBigPlanetdeveloperMedia Molecule is askingthe same question on its blog, which may hint atGhostbusters-related content coming soon toLittleBigPlanet. What could it be? We haven’t a clue, but the idea of a little Sackboy running around with a proton pack has us giddy. Whatever it is, we’ll be keeping an eye on this one, for sure....
With Blu-ray now kicking HD DVD’s proverbial, you’re able to forgive Microsoft from wanting to distance itself somewhat from the ailing format. While Microsoft rarely gives any comment of substance when it comes to answering rumors, it hasaddressed the gossipof a future Xbox 360 with a built in HD DVD drive quite emphatically: We have reiterated multiple times since launching the Xbox 360 HD DVD Player that we have no plans to integrate an HD DVD player in to the Xbox 360....
Second Skinis a documentary about MMO players. It lacks the pyrotechnics of a Michael Moore probe, but it isn’t a stale watch. The subjects ofSecond Skinare a fascinating group of uber-dedicated denizens of perpetual digital worlds. You’ll watch lives crumble, potential being realized, and see the disconnect addicted players have with the real world. It’s not pretty, but it the film does allow you to draw your own conclusions. And now you can do that for free....
If you thought that Activision was bad when it came to game prices, you should take a look at the scalpers who are currently charging ridiculous prices forModern Warfare 2: Prestige Edition. The limited edition package, which includes night vision goggles, is already sold out around the United Kingdom, which means that shifty-eyed con-merchants have descended upon eBay with their ill-gotten wars. The worst part? People are actually PAYING the prices!...
