Wednesday, February 4, 2009

News

Rockstar’s Western Shooter, Red Dead Revolver Gets Sequel

10:47PM February 4, 2009 | Brian Crecente

The sequel to 2004′s Red Dead Revolver, Rockstar’s take on spaghetti westerns, is coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall, Rockstar Games announced this morning.

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NOW Are You Happy With Diablo’s Art Style?

10:30PM February 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You thought the hub-bub over Diablo III’s aesthetics was over? It’s not over. That said, Blizzard have moved on from the “hurt deep” stage, and are now in the “coping through humour” stage.

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In Real Life

Shhhhh… Pikachu Is Sleepy

10:00PM February 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Across Japan, Pokémon Centres, the official Pokémon goods retailers, are holding a “Sleepy Pikachu Festival.” That doesn’t mean they’re too tired to sell you things!

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In Real Life

Source Engine Moves From Games Into… Fire Escape Planning

9:30PM February 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Despite its advancing years, Valve’s Source engine still looks good, and is still pretty useful for making games with. But can it help with anything aside from games (or machinima)? You bet it can.

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Hands Down, The Best Dead Rising Wii Screenshot

9:00PM February 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Um. Okay. Yeah. New Dead Rising Chop ‘Til You Drop screens show just how the game makes good use of the Nintendo Wii’s waggle controls. We posted it here for posterity. Enjoy!


News

Hey Japan, Street Fighter IV Xbox 360 DLC Is More Expensive

8:00PM February 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The upcoming issue of Famitsu magazine details the DLC for multi-platform title Street Fighter IV. So, which SFIV DLC is more expensive: Xbox 360 DLC or PS3 DLC? (Hint: read the post’s title.)

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Some Sales Data For Left 4 Dead, Rock Band 2, Mirror’s Edge & Dead Space

6:30PM February 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

It wasn’t all bad news and leaky product announcements during yesterday’s EA conference call. Some good came of it. Like positive sales figures for some of EA’s riskier titles.

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Atlus Bringing Persona And Growlanser To PSP

6:00PM February 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Atlus is bringing two “new” PSP games to Japan: Persona and Growlanser. One is a remake, and the other is a port.

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In Real Life

You Seem To Have Got GTAIV In My Google Earth

5:30PM February 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Reader Sun Scramble was checking out Google Earth the other day and – on a whim, we’re sure – punched in 40°42’49.23″N, 73°59’51.44″W. Lo and behold, what did he see? A giant GTAIV ad.

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In Real Life

Nintendo Customer Service Training, 80′s Style

4:00PM February 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Confession: I used to work at EB Games. Helped people out with Nintendo stuff all the time. Nobody ever, ever offered to bring me a pie.

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