Monday, January 26, 2009

Media

Want To Take A Real Quick Look At Pandemic’s Batman Game?

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Then take a look at these. Don’t expect much – the two clips are using raw character models and little else – but hey, it’s not like you’re ever going to see anything better. More »
News

So Which Is Faster: XP, Vista Or Windows 7?

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Windows 7 is out and up for download, provided you’re OK with using a beta operating system. It promises a raft of improvements over Windows Vista, but how’s it shaping up for games?
Culture

GlaDOS & Shodan, Sitting In A Tree…

10:00PM Luke Plunkett | OK, maybe not a tree. More like a tangled mess of cables, wiring and cold steel. And maybe not kissing. What they’re doing looks a little more “after dark” than a childhood rhyme could manage… More »
News

World Tour Outsells Rock Band 2

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | News flash. The NPD Group have compiled the all-format sales of 2008’s biggest music titles, Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band 2, and found that the Activision franchise was the winner. More »
News

Tecmo Koei Merger Creates Koei Tecmo Holdings

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | It’s official. Tecmo and Koei announced today that the two companies have merged, giving birth through stock transfer to a joint holding company called Koei Tecmo Holdings as of April 1. More »
News

Presenting The Lost & Damned ‘Box Art’, Halo Wars Gold Membership Card

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Two pieces of Xbox Live-related cardware on show for you today. The first is the redeemable points card you’ll receive when you buy Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & the Damned. More »
Culture

Teeny Tiny Retro Arcade Cabinets

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | How tiny? O scale. How small is that? Model train small — 1.75 inches to be exact. More »
Culture

A Giant Ken Action Figure, For The Street Fighter Fan Who Has Everything

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | This Ken figure is big. Real big. Like, quarter-scale big, which translates to a figure that stands 18″ tall. Due in June, there are only 300 being made, which may explain the US$250 price tag. More »
Culture

Another Iroha Figure For The Fire

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | SNK previously let Samurai Shodown character Iroha get ravaged [embedded link NSFW] in “combat picture book” Queen’s Gate. Now, SNK is letting her do the ravaging in figure form!
News

Dynasty Warriors PSP Getting Carnival Colour PSP Bundle

6:30PM Brian Ashcraft | New PSP carnival colour “Radiant Red” is getting bundled with Shin Sangoku Musou MULTI RAID, the PSP version of Koei’s popular Dynasty Warriors franchise. More »