Saturday, March 14, 2009

Culture

Soccer JRPG Anime Moving Into Prime Time TV

3:40PM Brian Ashcraft | The upcoming Professor Layton film isn’t the only anime from Japanese developer Level 5. More »
Culture

Bashcraft Penned Arcade Book Getting French Edition

3:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Arcade Mania, the book on Japanese arcades I wrote, will be translated for an upcoming French version. More »
Culture

Tomatoes Can Play Asteroids Too, You Know

2:30PM Luke Plunkett | From the same people that brought you the history of gaming (in Sauerkraut) comes this: a game of asteroids. Played with tomatoes. Don’t ask why. Just ask “Zaxxon with celery next, please”. More »
News

Capcom Explains Paid DLC Multi-Player Patch

2:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Resident Evil 5 has three new multi-player modes, which will be available via paid DLC. The new Versus modes are called Slayer and Survivor. More »
Culture

The Mario Paint Strategy Guide Is So 1992 It Hurts

1:30PM Luke Plunkett | These days, strategy guides are big business, but it hasn’t always been this way. In the early 90s, for example, magazines and cheat lines ruled, leaving strategy guides to, well. Do their own thing. More »
News

Meet The 007 Of Wii Gun Accessories

12:30PM Luke Plunkett | Or the Transporter of Wii accessories. Depending on your standards. Our standards, well, we don’t much care for the gun. We do care for the fact it’s a Wii accessory that’s putting some effort in. More »
Culture

Street Fighter For Crate Diggers

12:00PM Luke Plunkett | Most of you reading this are not DJs. Those who are, this is for you, because Capcom have just released the The Street Fighter II Turbo Battle Vinyl. More »
Rumours

Secret Agent Clank Also Getting The PSP To PS2 Treatment?

11:40AM Michael McWhertor | Looks like Sony will be bringing former PSP exclusive Secret Agent Clank to the PlayStation 2, one those 70 games coming to the last-gen PlayStation, according to a new listing from GameFly. More »
Culture

Nike’s Nintendo Shoe Blitz Continues With Wii Blazers

11:20AM Michael McWhertor | The checklist of Nintendo-themed Nike brand sneakers gets a 1-UP today, with the first peek at another Wii-inspired shoe, this time of the Nike Blazer variety. More »
News

Even In-Game Advertising Is Hurting, IGA May Be Up For Sale

11:00AM Michael McWhertor | IGA, one of the companies that serves up dynamic in-game ads for games like Burnout Paradise, is feeling the advertising pinch, reeling from a recession that has spawned mass layoffs and closures. More »