Thursday, April 9, 2009
News
Nielsen Drops the Ball on Console Usage Numbers
11:53PM Brian Crecente | Remember that study of video gamer habits Nielsen released earlier this week showing the Wii in third place and the Playstation 3 in seventh, last even after the GameCube and original Xbox? It was wrong. More »
Culture
D&D Co-Creator Dead At 61
11:40PM Mike Fahey | Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons and one of the founding fathers of the role-playing genre, Dave Arneson has passed away at the age of 61. More »
News
Grand Slam Tennis Cover Features Tennis Star Triple Play
11:20PM Mike Fahey | Instead of focusing on just one athlete for the cover of Grand Slam Tennis for the Wii, EA plasters three of the biggest names in tennis across the front of the box. More »
News
Play Crysis Wars For Free Starting Today
11:00PM Brian Crecente | Starting today players can play all of Crysis Wars online for free, including each of the game’s three multiplayer modes and all 23 maps. More »
Rumours
What Were Big Huge Games Working On (And Have They Found A Buyer)?
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | Big Huge Games used to be THQ’s baby. Now they’re on the chopping block. What got them to that stage? Maybe it was these two games, recently canned, that the company were working on. More »
Culture
OK, THIS Is A Racing Rig
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Earlier in the week, we posted a rather nice-looking racing rig. Thought it was pretty swish. All that did, though, was prompt reader The Dude to email in, saying “You call that a racing rig?!” More »
Media
Monster Hunter Takes Over Fake Evening News
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Capcom’s Monster Hunter series is huge in Japan, but not in the West. This faux news broadcast is very heavy on PR spin, but does explain the whole phenomenon. Or at least tries to. More »
News
Brave Little Publisher Bringing Japanese Indie Games To The US
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Bless you and your big hearts, Rockin Android. The new company, based out of LA, exist for a sole purpose: to publish Japanese indie games on the PC in the United States. More »
Culture
This Akihabara Electronic Billboard Is For Gaming
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | YouTube users vs. cell phone owners, FIGHT! Recently in geek paradise Akihabara, electronics giant Toshiba tested an interactive billboard game. More »
Media
