Tuesday, August 4, 2009

News

Namco Bandai’s Best-Selling Games Are…

11:00PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Namco Bandai today released their Q1 2010 earnings report. And buried amidst the boring money stuff (net sales are down 15.8%) is something a little more interesting: game sales data. More »


News

Guy Mods Consoles, Could Do 10 Years In Prison

10:30PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

There are some people who modify their own consoles so they can play imported games. That’s fine. There are others, however, who do so for reasons of piracy, and commercial gain. Those people are not fine. More »


News

Over 3 Million DSi Units Sold In Japan

10:00PM August 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

As of August 2, Nintendo has sold 3,062,920 DSi units domestically in Japan. The DSi went on sale in Japan last fall on November 1, 2008 for ¥18,900. More »


Sony Ramping Up PS3 Production For… Something

9:30PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

According to Taiwan’s DigiTimes, Sony have recently “placed significant orders for key Sony PS3 components” from local manufacturers, waaaaay above the quantities they normally source. Interesting. More »


News

What Games Did Japan Buy In July?

9:00PM August 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

July may be over, but it’s not forgotten. It lives on as the month that follows June, and at the same time the month that proceeds August. July. Say it with me, July. More »


News

Sony Scrap WipeOut HD Loading Ad

8:30PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The people have spoken. Spoken angrily. And Sony have listened, removing the worst of the in-game advertising from WipeOut HD only 24 hours after it was first officially announced. More »


In Real Life

Hitman Actor Returning For Hitman 2?

8:00PM August 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The Hitman movie sequel is still very much in the early stages. More »


News

LittleBigPlanet Does The Time Warp

7:30PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Media Molecule, we fully endorse this continued move away from game characters and national holidays towards making LBP content a little more unique. A little more interesting. Case in point: this “history kit”. More »


News

Company Renames Rape Game Category

7:00PM August 4, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

As the fallout from the Rapelay controversy continues, one Japanese erotic game distributor has, for better or worse, figured out a work around. More »


In Real Life

Handmade SFIV Sticks Don’t Skimp On The Heavy Stuff

6:30PM August 4, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Mekishiko916 likes Street Fighter, and is handy with circuits and a soldering iron. Combining those two, he’s come up with these amazing hand-made arcade sticks that aren’t just heavy-duty, they’re wireless as well. More »