The fact that Japan gets Neo Geo games on the Virtual Console service starting in September is big news. Finally, a chance to play through Magician Lord again! What’s even more potentially exciting is the just announced release of Treasure’s Sin and Punishment: Successor to the Earth, originally released on the Nintendo 64 in Japan and China only. More »
Anyone still need convincing Jam Sessions on the DS is a must-buy? Song creation and Johnny Cash not enough for you? Behold. The Jam Sessions bundle. So called because it’s bundled with a guitar amp. A real one, for when the DS speakers just will not cut it. Course it’s not a full-sized one, as the whole bundle’s only coming in at $US69.99, but still, a small amp’s better than no amp. Jam Sessions Perfomance Bundle [Gamestop, via Go Nintendo] More »
Whoever decided that the Professor Layton movie will be live-action should be shot. Or at least severely beaten. OK, given a stern talking to. But still. Stupid call! Just look at this, the first trailer for the Professor Layton sequel on the DS. I could watch this for 93 minutes, rewind, then watch it again, provided the second viewing was in English and not this indecipherable moonspeak.
Americans, while you enjoy your long weekend and feast upon the PSN offerings Sony have lavished upon you, spare a thought for those less fortunate. Like the British. No EA Sports demos or Tekken 5 or Puzzle Fighter for them. No Jericho clips, no Heavenly Sword animated spots, not even a Bee Movie trailer. No, for Britain, they have a DiRT demo, and…that’s it. DiRT’s great, don’t get me wrong! But SCEE, what are you doing? You on a hunger strike? DiRT demo on UK PSN [Eurogamer] More »
The Hidden Fronts Map Pack for Gears of War now, right now, costs you money. Hold on for another few days and it’ll cost you bupkis, with Microsoft announcing that come September 3 it’ll be available as a free download. Included in the pack are the maps “Bullet Marsh”, “Garden”, “Process” and “Subway”. Not only do these four maps bring added variety to your multiplayer smorgasbords, they each bring have their own backstory! “Subway”, for example: Timgad ‘s Central Subway station used to serve as a central hub for commuters. Now the tunnels are crawling with Locust.
Only thing better than a good multiplayer map is a good multiplayer map that places its existence within the context of the game universe. Click on through for the press release. More »
It’s a miserable week for hardware sales across the Pacific as Japanese gamers shun hardware purchases in a major way. Only the Game Boy micro saw a jump in hardware sales week over week, with the Nintendo DS and Wii taking substantial drops. Surely, they’re both doomed. Yes, quite doomed.
This week’s depressing hardware figures, via Media Create, are below. Please don’t read them near open windows or train tracks. I don’t want your blood on my hands.
Nintendo DS Lite – 100,430 Wii – 46,283 PSP – 26,089 PLAYSTATION 3 – 16,393 PlayStation 2 – 15,139 Xbox 360 – 2,044 Game Boy micro – 423 Game Boy Advance SP – 163:( More »
The Virtual Console has been largely kind to us so far. Largely. Some weeks are pretty awful, yeah, but some have been pretty special too, so in the end, we’re aaaallll square. It’s about to get a whole lot kinder! Least for Japan, with the initial lineup of Neo Geo games announced for the Japanese VC. Starting sometime in September, Fatal Fury, Magician Lord and WORLD HEROES will be rolled out. World Heroes? And here I was thinking prayers were never actually answered. Virtual Console [Nintendo Japan, via Wii Fanboy] More »
To: Bashcraft From: Crecente
After being away from home for nearly two weeks I am finally nestled safely back in my cocoon at home. Leipzig was a blast, though I mean that purely in a work-12-hours-a-day-and-never-see-the-light-outside-of-a-hall sort of way. Don’t get me wrong, I still had fun, but I just didn’t really see much of Germany besides the train rides between hotel and convention centre. I suspect TGS will be very much the same. It’s too bad, because I do enjoy checking out other countries. More »
The newest version of Google’s 3D Earth mapping tool not only includes Google Sky, sure to be a hit with astronomy dorks, but it also contains a hidden flight simulator. Only two aircraft are currently available in Google Earth 4.2′s flight sim (an F-16 jet fighter and the Cirrus SR22 prop plane) but there are plenty of airports and real world locations for one to fly around.
Not a bad deal for zero dollars.
Google Earth Flight Simulator [Marco's Blog via Google Blogoscoped] More »
