Monday, July 20, 2009
News

New Dashboard Commercials Bring Ad Breaks To Your 360

As many of you have no doubt probably seen by now if you’ve been connected to Xbox Live, Microsoft’s new dashboard advertisements have begun appearing for Xbox 360 owners.


News

Streets Of Rage, Now On IPhone

Open up. Time for your weekly dose of “let’s port a game to the iPhone for a quick buck”, this time featuring Sega, and a re-release of Streets of Rage.


In Real Life

Your N64 Case Mod Is In Another Castle

As seen on Technabob.


In Real Life

BioShock Meets Warhammer In Tremendous Fansplosion

Guy by the name of Robert Sakaluk has re-written the books when it comes to magical cultural pairings, taking some Warhammer miniatures and turning them into BioShock miniatures.


News

Steam Launches “Family” Section, Please Don’t Roll Your Eyes

Valve announced on Friday the launch of the “Family Gaming” genre on their online store Steam, an entire new wing of the digital shopfront dedicated solely to games your mum, dad or gran might enjoy.


These Screenshots Are Different, We Think

When Famitsu announced computer tactical role-playing-game Moe Moe Niji Taisen Deluxe, the Japanese game site showed a rather revealing screenshot of a female in a ripped outfit.


In Real Life

Serve The Public Trust, Uphold The Law, Clean The Living Room

As seen on Flickr & Tiny Cartridge


News

Valve Predicts Fan-Funded Game Development Future

Kotaku AU

Valve Software disrupted the traditional retail model with Steam. Now they plan to disrupt the traditional funding model for game development… thanks to you.


News

Hinting At Western Release Of Tales Of Vesperia PS3

Former Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia is coming to the PS3 in Japan later this year. But it might be coming to the English speaking world, too.


In Real Life

Splinter Cell Mission Briefings, 8-Bit Style

One area in which the latest Splinter Cell game differs from previous outings is that mission briefings are being integrated into the game world itself. As in, “KILL SOME GUY” will be written on the side of an in-game building.