Wednesday, August 5, 2009

In Real Life

Zangief Statue Won’t Win Any Beauty Pageants

11:00PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The latest in PopCultureShock’s line of Street Fighter statues is this Zangief piece, which is as angry, crazy and hairy as you’d expect/hope it to be. Oh, and also as expensive. More »


Xbox 360 Pro Being Phased Out Pretty Soon

10:30PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The staple Xbox 360 – the Xbox 360 Pro – looks set to march straight off retail shelves and into the history books, if new console packaging is anything to go by. More »


News

Crytek Threatens To Leave Germany

10:00PM August 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

With titles like Far Cry and Crysis, developer Crytek is one of the biggest studios in Germany. That may change, though, because German interior ministers aim to outlaw the production of violent games. More »


News

EA Unveils FIFA 10 Box Art, Release Date

9:30PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Many Americans care deeply about who appears on the front cover of Madden. Many Europeans, on the other hand, do not. They instead care about who ends up on the front cover of FIFA. More »


News

Once Again, $300 Twin Stick Controller Redesigned

9:00PM August 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Japanese peripheral maker Hori has revamped its Xbox 360 dual joysticks. Again. More »


In Real Life

French Game Mag Needs An English Version

8:30PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

When it’s not perched too high upon its high horse, Britain’s Edge magazine is a good read. How many other mags do we read? Uh… none. We would, however, read Amusement. If we could. More »


News

Final Fantasy XIV Jobs, Races Revealed

8:00PM August 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Final Fantasy XIV is different from Square Enix’s previous MMO Final Fantasy XI. In the upcoming game, FFXIV seems to have a skill-based system. More »


In Real Life

Time Donkey Bears Witness

7:30PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Flashbang teases their new game; see this for reference.


News

Koei Makes Subsidiary In Vietnam

7:00PM August 5, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Best known for the hack-and-slash Dynasty Warriors, Koei is setting up a Koei branch in Hanoi, Vietnam. More »


News

PC Sales Charts: Funny What A Sale Can Do For Sales

6:30PM August 5, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Here’s a very good reason why Valve now base their Steam sales charts on revenue rather than sales: last week’s Relic sale, which saw Dawn of War, Dawn of War II and Company of Heroes going for a song. More »