Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Gears 2 *Should* Be Fixed Later This Month

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | We loved Gears of War 2. Nearly gave it our game of the year award! But one thing we don’t like is that, for some people, the game’s online play is all screwed up. More »

Microsoft Suing To Get Some 360s Back

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | For non-British readers, know this: British retailer Woolworths are done for. They close up shop today. But out in Woolworths warehouses across Britain are tons of Xbox 360 consoles. And Microsoft want them back. More »
Culture

See Patapon March Across Human Flesh

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Masatomo Ueda likes Patapon. A lot more than you or I like Patapon. He likes it so much he’s not only got himself a Patapon tattoo, but made himself Patapon prey in the process. More »

Microsoft Announces More Platinum Collection Titles, New iDOLM@STER

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | In Japan, next February sees three more titles to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 budget Platinum Collection line. They are: More »

Tart Up Your PS3 With This Gunstar Heroes Theme

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Been looking for months now, but I just haven’t found a PS3 theme that beats the original wavy lines one that comes with the console. Well, I hadn’t. Have now. More »

Two Guys Go From Racing Games To Racing Real Cars

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Last year, Sony and Nissan teamed up to hold a Gran Turismo competition. GT racers would compete for a spot on a real race team. The winners are in, so let’s go meet ‘em. More »

Limited ‘Dragon’ PlayStation 3 Console Is For Japanese Eyes Only

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Yes. It’s another fancy PlayStation 3 for the Japanese market. Not content with lording it over us with their white and silver consoles, Japan will now also be getting this dragon-emblazoned Yakuza machine. More »

Here Are 15 Famitsu.com Stories That Shook Japan In 2008

6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | While print mag Famitsu ran the ten biggest stories of 2008 according to it’s readers, Japanese website Famitsu.com has listed its most accessed stories from 2008 according to page views. More »
News

Silent Hill: Homecoming Unbanned In Australia?

5:42PM David Wildgoose | Fallout 3 got banned, then unbanned. F.E.A.R. 2 got banned, then unbanned. And now it appears Silent Hill: Homecoming just got unbanned, having been banned back in September.