Thursday, June 25, 2009

News

Crackdown 2 Has “Entirely New Map”

11:00PM Luke Plunkett | I’ll tell you a funny story. For all the pomp, all the circumstance, all the celebrities present during Microsoft’s E3 keynote address, one game was more exciting to me than all others. And that was Crackdown 2. More »
News

Turn PlayStation Controller In Wii Remote

10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Don’t like the Wii’s Classic Controller? Not thrilled with the GameCube controller? Or the Club Nintendo SNES controller? More »
Culture

Jimmy Fallon’s Got The Scoop On New Celebrity Games

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Lots of hate out there for new Late Night host Jimmy Fallon. I don’t get it. You say he’s awkward? He is awkward. That’s what makes him so damn cute. I’ve never smiled at so many bad jokes in my life. More »
News

Sony To Provide More Details About Motion Controller

9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Sony’s new motion controller made its debut at E3. Sony Computer Entertainment of Europe will provide more details next month at the Develop Conference. More »
News

WoW Has Been Down In China For Nearly Three Weeks Now

8:30PM Luke Plunkett | As we’ve told you, Blizzard recently decided to change the company handling WoW for them in China. It was The9, and now it’s NetEase. Or, it would be NetEase, if NetEase could actually get the game running again. More »
Culture

Mummy, Where Do Tetris Blocks Come From?

8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Here, they come from right here. Animation by South Korea’s WooDUS. Music by Russians. More »
News

Retailers Interested In “Disc-Locking” Technology

7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While piracy is an issue for game publishers and retailers, so too is straight-up theft. Which is why GameStop and other retailers are taking a good, hard look at new tech that would lock a game disc until it’s paid for. More »
News

PC Erotic Game Art Redrawn For PS2/PSP Ports

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Erotic computer game Sengoku Hime has some truly amazing art. Just look at it! Are you not amazed? More »
Media

It’s Cave Story Time, Kids

6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Nintendo did some in-house promo vids during E3 for upcoming games. One of them is Cave Story! It has loads of gameplay footage! And appropriate recognition for the original developer! So let’s watch. More »