Saturday, December 19, 2009

In Real Life

Browser Pong More Fun That It Sounds

5:30PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Seriously. Fire this up. It’s a game of Pong, only, it uses browser windows. Clever, and surprisingly playable, all things considered. Just… when you boot it up, hit “S” right away. Like, right away. More »


News

Heavy Rain Gets A Collector’s Edition

4:30PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Heavy Rain’s pre-order DLC in the US won’t be pre-order DLC in Europe. Instead, it’ll be part of the Heavy Rain: Collector’s Edition box set. More »


News

Torchlight Goes On Sale, Gets New Stuff

4:00PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Runic’s quietly amazing Torchlight is due for a bumper few days this weekend, Valve announcing today that the game’s in line for some post-release improvements. More »


News

Rapstar Teases Song Selection

3:40PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

4mm’s Rapstar intrigued me at E3, but music games live and die by their tracklists, not their good intentions. And neither of these new “trailers” for the game give any hints whatsoever. More »


News

Nielsen’s US Gaming Market: By The Numbers

3:20PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Market research giants Nielsen have today released a report on the demographics of the video game industry, revealing things like total console ownership figures, gender division and statistics on the number of hours people play video games every day. More »


News

Some Advertisement Mentions PSP-4000

3:00PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

A PSP accessory advertisement in the latest issue of British trade mag MCV contains an odd selling-point: that it’s compatible with the PSP-4000. A console which does not exist. More »


News

NBA Live 10 DLC? It Must Be The Shoes.

2:40PM December 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Do you know what’s in the free DLC EA Sports just rolled for NBA Live 10? Do you know? Do you know? Do you know? About a zillion new varieties of Nike, adidas and Converse for your hoopsters’ hooves More »


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EA Sound A Little Shakier On Support For Tiger Woods

2:20PM December 19, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

When news of Tiger Wood’s “personal issues” first hit, EA Sports came out on the defensive, issuing a strong statement of support for their star. A couple of weeks (and a dozen ladies) later, however, things aren’t looking as solid. More »


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Mass Effect 3 Will End Story Arc

2:00PM December 19, 2009 | Owen Good

Mass Effect 3 is no secret; BioWare’s said for some time this is a trilogy. But we can expect that that sequel will be the final chapter – to this story arc, anyway. More »


In Real Life

Playboy’s Annual Batch Of Naked Game Girls Shows Surprising Trend

1:30PM December 19, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

It’s December. That means Playboy magazine dedicates a handful of pages from its end of year issue to naked video game characters, a marketing ploy typically reserved for the year’s more forgettable games. But not this year. More »