Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Rumours
Rumour: RIP Pandemic Studios, 1998-2009
11:30PM Luke Plunkett | Pandemic Studios – the developers behind Star Wars: Battlefront and Mercenaries – will today be closed down by owners Electronic Arts, according to several sources close to the situation. More »
News
Gearbox Said Nothankyou.jpg To A Blade Runner Game
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Here’s a story close to our hearts. Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has revealed that his studio recently wanted to develop a Blade Runner game. A game that, sadly, never saw the light of day. More »
Culture
Video Games To Dominate Christmas Gift-Giving
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | When December 25, 2009 rolls around, and wrapping is torn to shreds under Christmas trees across the United States, it’s estimated nearly half of all “transactions” will have involved video games. More »
Culture
Bringing A Little MMO To The Real World
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | With the real world lacking in loot, Marc Owens set forth on a project to make it appear more like an MMO, by crafting himself a suit that would look more at home in WOW than on the BUS. More »
News
More American Homes Play WoW Than You Probably Think
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | Terrifying statistic incoming. According to research performed by the NPD Group, 14 per cent of American homes have an online game subscription. Not 14 per cent of homes connected to the internet; 14 per cent of homes. More »
News
New Kingdom Hearts PSP Fit For Japan
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sony have just unveiled a new custom PSP for the Japanese market. And it’s a silver PSP-3000, covered in all kinds of stuff that will make sense only to fans of Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep. More »
News
3D Dot Game Heroes Gets An American Publisher
6:00PM Luke Plunkett | You may have heard: 3D Dot Game Heroes is getting an American release. But did you know who, exactly, was publishing it? Or when it’ll be out? You do now. More »
News
There May Be More Wii Music
5:00PM Luke Plunkett | It’s easy to make fun of Wii Music, but remember, it still sold over two million units. Which probably explains why Nintendo are still talking publicly about the possibility of more of the things. More »
Hands On
4:00PM Michael McWhertor | Things go south in Valve’s uncharacteristically quick follow up to last year’s cooperative multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead, as the walking dead creep below the Mason-Dixon line — where four new Survivors, immune to zombie-ism — seek solace from the infected hordes. More »
Left 4 Dead 2 Review: We Don’t Care How You Did It Up North
4:00PM Michael McWhertor | Things go south in Valve’s uncharacteristically quick follow up to last year’s cooperative multiplayer shooter Left 4 Dead, as the walking dead creep below the Mason-Dixon line — where four new Survivors, immune to zombie-ism — seek solace from the infected hordes. More » 
