Saturday, December 27, 2008
Media
Wind Waker Wishes You A Belated, Merry Christmas
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | I’m sick of fanmade renditions of Nintendo themes. Sick to death of them. But fanmade renditions of the heartwarming Wind Waker theme? Performed as a one-man band? That shit gets a pass. More »
Reminder: Japan’s Virtual Console Is Better Than Yours
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Nintendo Japan have released the list of games that will be appearing on the country’s Virtual Console for the month of January. It makes for good reading, especially if you like Smash Bros. More »
This PETA Game Is More Fun Than The REAL Madonna
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | Oh no, a politically-motivated flash game! Decry it, kids, decry it! Before you do, though, realise that Holiday Snowball Fight lets you attack zombified Olsen twins, Sarah Palin and the grinning corpse herself, Madonna. More »
These Are The Ten Stories That Blew Japan’s Mind
1:20PM Luke Plunkett | OK, maybe not all of Japan. But for what we’re talking about, it’s close enough. Famitsu have asked both their readers and select retailers what they thought were the 10 biggest stories of 2008. More »
Art Style: Decode Looks Like My First DSi Ware Purchase
11:30AM Michael McWhertor | Hot on the heels of the recent launch of the Nintendo DSi and even more recent launch of DSi Ware comes… gameplay videos! Art Style: Decode looks the most interesting of the bunch. More »
News
Folklore Dev Was Working On Tom And Jerry For Brash
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Game Republic, (in)famous for its work on Genji and Folklore, as well as its founder Yoshiki Okamoto, was working on a Tom and Jerry game tie-in with an upcoming movie, according to a new interview. More »
Bungie Teases Us With Halo 3: ODST Concept Art
10:40AM Jim Reilly | Bungie must have been in a good mood when they decided to put out some nice concept art for us to salivate over. More »
Interview With A Mother 3 Fan Translator
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Who do you have to thank for that fan-translated Mother 3 patch that made the Game Boy Advance release all English-y? Clyde ‘Tomato’ Mandelin for one, part of the DIY Mother 3 localisation team. More »
Media
New Demon’s Souls Trailer Not At All Horrible Looking
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | When we played From Software’s Demon’s Souls at Tokyo Game Show, we walked away less than impressed. Bland visuals, clunky controls, uninspired gameplay — the kinds of things one doesn’t want from a demo.
