Monday, December 29, 2008
Wow, Metal Gear Solid 4 Sold Out Today At Some Store
11:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Early Metal Gear Solid 4 reviews might have been too flattering, and the cutscenes might have been too long. But MGS4 is a solid title. And months later, it’s selling out today in Akihabara. More »
Sure, LittleBigPlanet Can Do First-Person, Why Not
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | You may have heard whispers a few months back about LittleBigPlanet and the first-person perspective. Well, whispers be damned. Media Molecule already have the game running in first-person. More »
Former Capcom Employee Talks Sexuality of Street Fighter IV Developer’s President
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Developer Dimps is responsible for developing Street Fighter IV for Capcom. Dimps president Takashi Nishiyama? “Pretty sure bisexual,” outs former Capcom employee Yoshiki Okamoto. More »
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Best Game Ads? No, These Are The Worst Game Ads
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sure, video game ads are (generally) a classy, expensive affair these days, but in previous days, things weren’t so high-brow. They were dorky, they were cheap, they were low-brow. More »
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Fallout 3 To Show 19 Other Nations What Post-Apocalyptic America Looks Like
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | North America, Europe, Japan. Those are the three major gaming regions in the world. Fallout 3 being released there, no big deal. But Fallout 3 in the Balkans and Middle East? More »
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Lorne Lanning Vaguely Talks Hollywood CG Film Project
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Last we heard, Oddworld creator Lorne Lanning had inked a deal with Hollywood to bring his vision, sci-fi actioner Citizen Seige, to life in a CG flick. More »
Halo Wars Features Royal Dancing, Party Games
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Halo Wars is an easy sell. It’s Halo, it’s real-time strategy, it’s on the Xbox 360. Don’t tell Amazon that, though. They’ve got their own idea of what the game’s like. More »
Xbox 360 Getting Lots of Shelf Space
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Before we start, things to keep in mind: This is at one store in Osaka’s electronics district, Den-Den Town. At this same store, something like ten people showed up for the Xbox 360 launch. More »
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Luc Bernard Founds New iPhone/WiiWare/PC Company
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Last we heard from Eternity’s Child creator Luc Bernard, he was in a huff, and then out of a huff. Seems he’s past huffs altogether now, as he’s establishing a new game studio.
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