Monday, June 29, 2009
Licensed Avatar Clothing Starts Rolling Out
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Over the weekend, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb confirmed that the mysterious “Xbox 360 Beta” that a bunch of Microsoft employees were “testing” wasn’t a game. Wasn’t Natal. It was… licensed avatar clothing. More »
News
Sony’s Exclusives Coming Up Short?
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | From the day of the PS3’s launch, Sony have pursued a bold strategy of constantly launching new, original IP as exclusive titles on the console. But while it’s a move that should be applauded on principle, it’s just not translating into sales. More »
Culture
Michael Jackson Spent Big Bucks On Gaming
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | We’ve all seen that clip from Living with Michael Jackson where he goes bananas buying stuff in Las Vegas. Jackson didn’t limit his spending sprees to tacky furniture. Oh no. More »
Media
The Making Of Earthworm Jim: Worms, Beasties, Rocky Mountain High
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | During the 90’s, Sega had a reputation for some fairly left-field (for the industry/time) marketing. Here’s a great example: the making of Earthworm Jim. WARNING: features John Denver. More »
News
Tetsuya Nomura On Kingdom Hearts 3
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | One new Kingdom Hearts game, KH 358/2 Days, has been released in Japan. Two more Square-Enix-meets-Disney mash-ups are forthcoming: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep for the PSP and Kingdom Hearts: Coded for cell phones. More »
News
Hey Look, Now, There Is A Dragon
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The countdown page for some game Square Enix is trying to hype. The large “4″ and the countdown clock are old, but the dragon drawing is new. More »
News
StarCraft II Beta Planned To Last 4 To 6 Months
7:30PM Michael McWhertor | Dustin Browder, lead designer on StarCraft II at Blizzard, says that the team is planning to have a publicly playable beta for the game that runs about “four to six months.” When that would go live, Blizzard still isn’t saying. More »
News
SEGA PSP Music Title Is Pantsu Heavy
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku, is coming to the PSP with Hatsune Miku -Project Diva-. So are her underpants! SEGA has been playing up the “3D modeling” of the Miku character. This is perhaps why? More »
Culture
What’s Inside Blizzard’s Library?
6:30PM Michael McWhertor | Blizzard’s main campus is home to what might be the coolest (and nerdiest) library you’ve ever seen. The employee library, from which Blizzard staffers can check out books, software and more, is a great place to lose oneself. More »
Culture
