Good news for those of you too lazy to create Japanese PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE accounts — Sega has announced that the demo for Platinum Games’Bayonettawill be hitting North America and Europe next week, on December 3. Jim Sterlingtook a look at both versions of the demonow long ago, and basically came to the conclusion that the Xbox 360 version was superior. Both, however, were good times. The Internet, of course, exploded anyhow....
Good news, gore whores! In keeping with its promise to deliver the “hardcore you’ve been waiting for” on the Wii,The House of the Dead: Overkillis hoping to beas gory as possible. Developer Headstrong is prepared to disregard the censors and deliver something truly splat-tacular on the Wii. “We’re not brutalizing any minorities. It’s good fun, tongue in cheek – nothing you wouldn’t see in a movie,” explainsproducer Neil McEwen.“We’ve really not restrained ourselves in any way....
The new version of SEGA’s lightgun zombie shooterHouse Of The Dead: Overkillhas beenrefused classificationin Australia, effectively banning it from sale. “A game banned in Australia? Is it lunch time already?” is probably what you’re thinking. But the banning of the upcomingExtended Cuthighlights a few confusing aspects of the Classification Board decision. The game would have presumably fallen under the new R18+ rating, which is set to be applied later this year....
I’m not sure if I’m going to make it guys. The Easter Bunny just got me good, and I’m fading. So I want to get this important piece of news out before I go. id CEO Todd Hollenshead does not see the justification for third parties to put out games on the Wii. It’s not that he doesn’t like the system, he just doesn’t think it has shown anyone much of a reason to develop for it outside of Nintendo, despite the system’s massive install base....
Look at the back of any videogame packaging, and you’ll likely see some marketing jargon about the length of the game or its replayability. Movies genearlly feature a run time hovering between two and three hours, and you’ll never see a book tout how long it is. For better or worse, videogames are a commodity, a medium from which we expect a certain amount of entertainment as a function of price....
Hell has frozen over, it is literally raining cats and dogs and pigs are flying. Activision has done something not evil, people. Yesterday it was announced that Activision, most likely behind the back ofSatanBobby Kotick, green litThe Silver Lining.That’s right, they are letting it get a release. If you haven’t heard ofTheSilver Lining, it is a rather impressive looking fan-madeKing’s Questgame that Activision shut down right as developer Phoenix Online Studios was about to release it....
Yesterday,Media Moleculelet fans know about something truly special. The #20 car took fifth place at the NASCAR nationwide. The driver, Joey Logano, was able drive around the racetrack a total of 6 billion times before not winning. After not winning, Logano probably chugged some wine (or milk) and spun in circles in his car while shouting things that any good cowboy would recognize. What makes this so special? Joey Logano was driving a car withLittleBigPlanetwritten all over it....
If you’ve turned on a television in the last week (something I strongly advise against), you’ve no doubt heard about the scandal regarding AIG executives being paid out massive bonuses using federal bailout money. Obviously AIG’s plan all along was to make quick money insuring bad loans then have taxpayers pick up the tab, because I can’t think of any other reason these scumbags deserve money that could be going towards education....
We are finally back from E3. Kicking off the week we haveDiRT 3to rev up our engines at the usual time, 4PM PST onJustin.tv. Stop by to check out our one of a kind, ginger powered engines. We will also be releasing our new Sonic technology tires and other Pico technologies. [Join us for Mash Tactics every weekday at 4PM PST onJustin.Tv/Destructoidto watch live streams of new game releases and crazy antics with industry guests....
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LucasArts has a several secrets it hasn’t shared with the citizens of Earth, but it does plan to give fans and press the dirt soon. In an e-mail sent to San Diego Comic-Con attendees, the studio behindSecret of Monkey Island: SEand a plethora of Star Wars titles teased that numerousStar Wars-related exclusive announcements would be given at its “Star Wars Spectacular keynote.” The e-mail says simply, “there will there will be several world exclusive announcements at the Star Wars Spectacular keynote....
For those who thought that Seattle Seahawks wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh was merely joking when he complained about his attributes inMadden NFL 10and said he wasboycotting the game, well, you were mistaken. But if you thought the media was making a mountain out of a molehill, you may have been right on that count. On Friday morning,Madden NFL 10developersIan Cummings(lead designer) and Donny Moore (ratings guru) appeared onESPN First Take, along with Houshmandzadeh himself via telephone, to try and sort out this mess once and for all....
Marvel vs. Capcom 2is hitting PlayStation Network later than we expected. Capcom sent word to us earlier this morning that the title would be available via the PlayStation store on August 13 — many moons from theJuly 29 Xbox LIVE Arcade launch date. While this isn’t a delay, we were surprised to learn the release date wouldn’t be closer to the XBLA date. Capcom released a PlayStation 3 exclusive demo for the title in late April, which to us indicated some sort of special brawler bond between Capcom and Sony....
