Saturday, June 27, 2009

Nikkei: Sony To Build Gaming Phone

According to Japan’s Nikkei business daily, Sony will next month begin the process of designing a “cellphone-game gear hybrid” which it’s hoped will give Apple’s iPhone a run for its money.


In Real Life

Sexy Ladies Do Street Fighter For… Department Store Ads

This is as unexpected as it is brilliant; the ad firm running a campaign for posh British department store Harvey Nichols have decided to sell the sale using sexy ladies in a 2D fighting game.


News

Some Facts, Figures On Music Game Players

Ever wonder how many Americans played a music game during the month of April? Well, we can tell you. 25 million Americans played a music game during the month of April.


Madden 10 Screens Go West, Life Is Peaceful There

EA Sports today released a ton of new Madden 10 screenshots, focusing on the teams from the NFC West. And here they are.


Further Confirmation That Spielberg’s LMNO Is D.O.A.

Way back in October, we brought word that Spielberg’s “ultra-real” game, code-named LMNO Project, had been shelved — a rumour EA said was “incorrect”.


News

BioWare Boss On Future Mythic Collaboration

So, EA decided to roll both their big RPG houses – BioWare and Mythic – together under the one command structure. It only took about 30 seconds before people started wondering: could the two ever work together on a game?


In Real Life

Hey, Who’s Going To Supanova Today?

Because if you are, take some photos and send them to us. We’ll publish everything we receive.


In Real Life

World Of Warcraft Freak Out Kid: The Japanese Remix

Now, we’re hardly convinced that the original is real, we are convinced that this Japanese remix is UTTERLY AMAZING. More phony freak-outs for brilliant remixes, please!


News

Maybe That Toshinden Wii-boot Won’t Be So Bad

Takara Tomy’s been pretty quiet on the rebooted Toshinden that it announced last October. We don’t know that much about the 3D Wii brawler, but at least we know now who is developing it.


News

Next Hitman Game Due “Late 2010″, Movie Sequel Will Tie In

The sequel to the Hitman movie, which is still in its early stages, won’t be just a sequel to a pretty crummy movie. It’ll also be a marketing tie-in for the next Hitman game, which is due out next year.