If you’ve ever wondered what all of the henchman from beat ’em up games do on their time off, here’s you answer: nurse their wounds and cry into shot glasses of tequila. This is illustrated nicely in the trailer for the upcomingLucha Fury, a four-player cooperative beat ’em up headed to PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and PC this year. It’s being developed by Punchers Impact, whose last game wasCrasher, a vehicle combat game for the PC....
A man haspleaded guiltyto killing an 18-day-old baby so that he could finish his videogame in peace. On Jun 28, 2025,Rene Edward Barrios was trusted to look after his girlfriend’s newborn baby while it was sleeping. Leaving it in the next room, Barrios was playing an unspecified game when the baby started to cry. Enraged by the noise, the man went into the next room, where he violently shook the child and hit it in the head....
Whilelast month’sGears of War 2patch did remedy many of the issues players have been experiencing with the game’s online multiplayer, there’s still much work to be done in the lag department as well as a few other areas. The main Epic Games man himself Mark Rein made a reassuringforum poston the matter not too long ago saying, “Just relax folks. Wearegoing to make improvements to the multiple aspects of the multiplayer portion of the game over time....
Mega64 has a newlittle miniseries that just started up calledMarcus’ Corner. The star of the show is the one and only Marcus, Dr. Poque’s loud mouth minion from theMega64series. Every Friday for the next six weeks, Marcus will be talking about games, reading e-mails, and interviewing people from the videogame industry. For the first episode, Marcus interviews Cory Barlog from theGod of Warseries. Watch on as Cory talks aboutGod of War, his thoughts on women, and for some very funny awkward moments....
Here is the last part of thatMetro: Last Lightgameplay footage I got to see (and cream over) at E3. You can watch partsoneandtwoif you’ve missed them. In this video, Artyom and his pal concludes their escape from the Reich, fighting through a speeding train to reach the demo’s end. It’s all pretty thrilling, and a lot more action packed thanMetrofans are used to. So, who’s excited?
Metroid Metalis set to release a brand new album full of metal covers ofMetroidmusic. The album is called Varia Suite and will be out on September 8 for $8. There’s also a special bundlewhere you can buythe CD, a Metroid shirt and a sticker for $20. After the jump, you’re able to get a taste of the awesomeness that is Metroid Metal. You canalso download someof their songs from the official Web site....
With way too many LIVE Arcade titles, demos, various betas, videos,Rock BandDLC, and the forthcoming ability to install games directly onto your hard drive, I think it might be about time for me to upgrade my current 20 GB HDD. Like many of you who bought the Xbox 360 at launch, I haven’t gotten the 120 GB HDD primarily because it’s just too damn expensive. But now, to coincide with the latest 360price drops, the hard drive has also seen a cut in price....
If you have been longing for tiny versions of animals to romp around inMinecraft, then today is your lucky day.Minecraftdeveloper Jeb posted on his Twitter that you can now download and install the pre-release version of the 1.9 patch, which adds baby animals to the game. Minecraft1.9 adds an enchanting table, a new potion crafting system, and baby animals. BABY ANIMALS! They’re just little versions of the full-sized critters, but they are really adorable....
Not to long agowe told you about how former Hudson CEO John Greiner left to create MoneyPaw Games. His goal is to bring out all the cool Japanese games we’ve been cheated over the years. Now we know a bit more about what he’s planning to release, and it all sounds good. Greiner has announced that their first project will be to bring all the sweet Japanese PSOne classics to the west....
Don’t tell me you didn’t seethatcoming. Yes, it’s time for another Monthly Musings, the series that allows commenters and cbloggers to get their thoughts posted on the front page. Last month, we talked about the benefits and pains of playing with other people; this month, we’re talking about the emotions and ideas that come from singleplayer experiences. What does singleplayer gaming offer that multiplayer doesn’t? Is singleplayer a more, or less “pure” form of videogaming?...
Despite communicating that their treasuredMotorStormfor the PlayStation 3 would be in full HD at 1080p and 60 FPS, 1UP was ableto confirmthat this was actually not the case and the game would be clocking in at 720p and 30 FPS … ouch. Between a speech by Peter Dille, Sony Computer Entertainment America’s senior VP of marketing, and a Sony representative both indicating MotorStorm would debut in the US at 60 frames per second and supporting 1080p resolutions, the Internet’s been ablaze with speculation about the off-road racer....
Next week,MX vs. ATV Untamedwill be coming out for all the major consoles. The game is aiming to settle what’s better between Bikes, ATVs, Buggys, Sandrail, Blondes and Brunette. Well, the game is going to feature multiple type of vehicles, but in the case of this ad, the age-old question of blonde vs brunette is asked.As far as the game goes, it’s going to sell really well.Rainbow Studioshas a great track record (pun totally not intended) with MX and ATV games and these types of games always sell great....
One accumulates a museum of thoroughly ludicrous items when they’ve been in this job for a few years, but inevitably some swag always comes along that truly leaves cause for scratching one’s head. Today I received a black bag, courtesy of Capcom, that contained a number of handy travel items, including a sick bag, postcards and toiletry holder. The items are part of a promotional push forDark Void, the jetpack-themed shooter that’s looking really quite good....
