Saturday, April 4, 2009
Culture
Like Muppet Babies, Only For Street Fighter
3:30PM Luke Plunkett | There was a key hook for classic TV series Muppet Babies. They were Muppets, but they were babies. Can the same formula work for Street Fighter? More »
News
Galaga, Now On Your iPhone
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | Namco Bandai should, over the next few days, be releasing an iPhone version of classic shooter Galaga. Hurray? More »
Culture
Behold, Starcraft 2’s Terratron
1:30PM Luke Plunkett | Blizzard’s Starcraft 2 April Fool’s joke was never going to be confined to just a few screenshots. This is Blizzard we’re talking about. Blizzard don’t do things by halves. More »
News
Pornstar Tera Patrick Will Ride Shotgun With You
1:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Tera Patrick joined Saints Row 2 as a “special producer” giving hot developer “commentary“. Now, she’ll appear in game as part of new downloadable content. More »
News
EA: Wii MotionPlus So Accurate It Can Be *Too* Accurate
12:30PM Luke Plunkett | Hoping the new MotionPlus tech for the Wii will bring some added realism to console’s controls? You’ll like hearing what EA’s Grand Slam Tennis team have to say, then. More »
Culture
Zombie Slashing Bikini Cowgirl Game Movie Gets Sequel
12:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Last spring autumn, a movie based on D3’s cowgirl-in-a-hat-killing-zombies game Onechanbara hit theatres. It was even localised as Chanbara Beauty for Western audiences. More »
News
Shenmue Creator Yu Suzuki ‘Retires’ From Sega
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | The creator of titles like Virtua Fighter, OutRun and Shenmue has retired from his Creative Officer position at Sega of Japan, Sega announced this week. But the company isn’t done with Yu Suzuki just yet. More »
Media
The Mega 64 GDC Videos You Didn’t See*
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | *That is, unless you actually attended this year’s Game Developers Conference and the associate Independent Game Festival Awards, because these two skits aired during the ceremony. And they’re quite good. More »
Culture
Microsoft, Lionhead Settle Gay Discrimination Claim
11:00AM Luke Plunkett | Jamie Durrant, an ex-Lionhead employee suing Microsoft for £45,000 on the grounds he was harassed in the workplace for being gay, has settled the case out of court. More »
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