Tuesday, February 3, 2009
News
360 Avatars: Coming To A Game/Marketing Campaign Near You
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | As it stands, we’re getting new 360 avatars every, what, week or two? But soon, say Rare, we’ll be getting them with specific games, “just like achievements”. More »
Media
Slayer’s GH: Metallica Track Looks, Sounds Rather Difficult
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | As we’ve explained, Slayer’s contribution to Guitar Hero: Metallica is War Ensemble off Seasons of the Abyss. Slayer fans can probably imagine the song is difficult. Non-Slayer fans will need some video proof. More »
News
99 Percent of Games Are Advertised Responsibly
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Time to pat yourself on the back, UK game industry. The country’s Advertising Standard Authority states that over 99 percent of games are advertised responsibly. More »
News
Wardevil Is Now A Short Film As Well?
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Wardevil’s been on our radar since, what, 2005? For most of that time, we were under the impression that Wardevil was just a game. Now, though, it’s more than a game. More »
News
British Sales Charts
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Looking for a break from the Nintendopoly? Look elsewhere, as last week, the first four spots on the charts were occupied by games published by Nintendo. And the fifth? Ubisoft’s My Fitness Coach. More »
Rumours
Let’s Tap Is Bound For America
8:30PM Brian Ashcraft | While penguin-playable game Let’s Tap didn’t exactly set the Japanese sales charts ablaze, that doesn’t mean it, um, won’t set American sales charts on fire.
News
SEGA Finally Brings Boners To WiiWare
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Pole’s Big Adventure, a tongue-planted-firmly in cheek send-up of retro side-scrolling Famicom games, brings long overdue mushroom dick jokes to the Nintendo Wii.
News
Westwood Founder Forms New Studio For ‘Hip Cats’
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Brett Sperry was one of the co-founders of Westwood, developers of Dune II and Command & Conquer. Westwood, later bought by EA then disbanded, are no more. But Sperry is, and has founded a new studio. More »
News
SEGA Says ‘Ahoy!’ With Haruhi Suzumiya
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | What’s better than a pirate? A Haruhi Suzumiya pirate! SEGA’s upcoming Wii title The Parallel of Haruhi Suzumiya is getting its own limited edition “heroine collection.” More »
Culture