Saturday, January 10, 2009
Here, The Ten Best-Selling Games In The UK For 2008
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | We’ve seen Japan’s. America’s will be in, oh, next week. So for now, let’s all take a look at the ten best-selling games in the UK for all of 2008, shall we? More »
CES 09: Hands On With Mad Catz’s Street Fighter IV Tournament Sticks
2:30PM Michael McWhertor | Get ready to change your opinion about Mad Catz. The third-party controller maker may have made one of the best arcade sticks to ever grace these shores, thanks to its Tournament Edition Arcade FightStick. More »
Media
New Dawn Of War II Trailer: Tyranids!
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | THQ have released this new trailer for Relic’s upcoming RTS, Dawn of War II. Shows the Tyranids. And how they’re going to a royal pain in the Imperium’s ass. More »
Final Fantasy Versus XIII Site Also Opens Today
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s not just Final Fantasy XIII that is just getting a site with new stuff, but also Final Fantasy Versus XIII — minus the new stuff. More »
Nintendo, Microsoft Sued Over Parental Control System
12:30PM Luke Plunkett | All three current generation consoles have a form of parental lock-out controls. They’re a good idea. A good idea that has, however, landed Nintendo and Microsoft in court. More »
Culture
Xbox 360 Helps Japan’s Greatest Sumo Stay Fat
12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Mongolian-born Asashoryu is sumo’s most successful yokozuna. When not injured or playing soccer in Mongolia, he keeps his 300 pound plus sumo weight by eating chankonabe, sleeping and, apparently, playing Xbox 360. More »
News
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Site Launches
11:40AM AJ Glasser | Invitations to “slash it up!” on the freshly-launched X-Men Origins: Wolverine site make me distinctly uncomfortable. More »
Dissidia, White Knight Keep Sony’s Japanese Hardware Sales Up
11:00AM Michael McWhertor | Japan’s best-selling Dissidia: Final Fantasy helped the PSP outsell the Wii this week, even though it couldn’t muster enough sales to dethrone the Nintendo DSi. Also seeing a big boost was the PlayStation 3. More »
Final Fantasy XIII Site Opens, Has New Stuff
10:40AM Luke Plunkett | Square Enix have gotten around to opening up a dedicated website for Final Fantasy XIII. Within? Aside from the soothing piano score, there are more screenshots (not scans!) than you’ll know what to do with. More »
