The 12th annual Interactive Achievement Awards wrapped up late Thursday night in Las Vegas. Hosted by comedian Jay Mohr, the awards recognised the best of the game industry in 2008.
We’ve a soft spot for Resistance 2 and Japan. Why? Because the game’s marketing there was vastly superior, and also because it’s led Sony Japan to come up with adorable little bundles like this.
As of February 20, Sony Computer Entertainment have announced that the number of PlayStation Network accounts has surpassed 2 million.
True story. If Canadians pick up select packets of Cheese Heads brand mozzarella cheese, they’ll not only get a bag of delicious cheese, they’ll also get a copy of Beyond Good & Evil.
Kanye West. Rapper, producer, fashion designer, former erotic game designer.
Nothing beats a good “Room Escape” game to keep you entertained on a tedious Friday afternoon in the office. Luckily, Bars Of Black And White is a good “Room Escape” game. The title refers to the way you can scan barcodes on various objects, in addition to the genre’s standard click-on-stuff-to-see-what-happens gameplay. Can you escape?
Like many companies, Electronic Arts is having a rough time. Earlier this month, EA exec John Riccitiello called the lower than expected earnings “a clear disappointment,” announcing additional, extended layoffs.
Apparently Microsoft conducted a search for the UK’s “hottest” Halo fan. Despite what was undoubtedly a thorough vetting process, when they found 25-year-old Amanda Johnstone of South London sitting in her Halo-covered bed, surrounded by Halo Wars posters, wearing a Halo Wars singlet and playing Halo, Microsoft knew they’d found their girl.
Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, was the richest man in Japan last year with a net worth of approximately US$7.8 billion. What about this year?
Do you still hold high hopes for the Street Fighter movie? Really? This might dash them a touch. Turns out the movie won’t be screened for film critics. Which is rarely a good thing.
