Monday, January 12, 2009
Age Of Conan Servers Closing, Game To Be Issued Last Rites
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | We’ve heard how Age of Conan is in a state of decline. Now let’s look at how it’s in a state of decline. In particular, how over half the game’s servers are to be shuttered. More »
Some Fat Princess Clips For Those Fancying A Piece Of Cake
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Would it be crass of me to say Fat Princess could well be the most promising PlayStation 3 game of 2009? Course not. Because it looks like an absolute blast. More »
Guitar Hero III Becomes Highest-Grossing Game Ever
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Guitar Hero’s big business. Multiple versions, multiple consoles, it’s a big hit. But are you prepared for just how big a hit it is, or for how important it is to publishers Activision? More »
One Man Zelda Band
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sure, the singing is spectacular, the violin playing is spot-on, but look at those hats? They’re fantastic! More »
IPTV On The 360? It’s Still Up In The Air!
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | 2007. CES. Microsoft get a few people excited with mention of an IPTV service for the 360. British Telecom will be the first to offer it. Years pass, however, and we hear nothing. More »
Braid Theme Costs Money, Braid Developer Sorry
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | The Xbox 360 has “premium themes”, which will tart up your 360’s menu in exchange for money. A premium theme based on Braid has just been released, and costs money. And Braid’s creator is sorry. More »
Blue Dragon Chinese Coincidence Or Not?
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Mistwalker’s Blue Dragon has a blue dragon in it. Chinese developed online title Kou dai xi yuu has a blue dragon in it, too. More »
The Joystick Is BACK, Yo
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | How we miss the humble joystick! Definitely our preferred control method, at least when it comes to X-Wing. Sadly, the peripheral has been on the wane in recent years…until Mad Catz went mad at CES. More »
News
Tony Hawk Creators No Longer Making Tony Hawk Games
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Few months back, there was a rumour Neversoft – creators and sole developers of the core Tony Hawk series – had been taken off the franchise by Activision and replaced by startup Robomodo. More »
Football Manager Live Is Now, Er… Live
5:01PM David Wildgoose | If World of Warcraft could ever be toppled in the MMO space, then surely a massively multiplayer football management game has as good a shot as any at taking the title. It’s only the most popular game in the entire world, after all. Sega sends word today that Football Manager Live, from CM and FM developer Sports Interactive, is now available for download, with a boxed retail version shipping in a few weeks. To celebrate, here’s my favourite goal of all time. 