Monday, August 10, 2009

News

British Sales Charts: 1-1, Baby

11:00PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The #1 game in the UK last week was a Nintendo title. No surprises there. But numbers two through four were not. Nor were they EA games, or even Activision titles. They were Codemasters games. Codemasters! More »

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Iwata Explains The Pitch For An Early Wii Vitality Sensor “Game”

10:30PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

You’ve had your laughs at the Wii Vitality Sensor, at least in part thanks to Nintendo’s utter inability to explain what the thing is actually for. Well, during a Q&A with analysts, Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata has shed a little light. More »

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Ever Wonder How Much Activision Honcho Made Last Year?

10:00PM August 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Last year, Activision had a good year. Activision boss Bobby Kotick had a very good year. More »

In Real Life

Gran Turismo Car Vs Real Car

9:30PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

While we can debate the merits of Gran Turismo as a game ’til the cows come home, nobody is going to argue against the fact it’s an excellent reference/shrine for car lovers. But just how good are Polyphony’s artists? More »

In Real Life

Silent Hill, The Haunted House. For Real.

9:00PM August 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s the dead of summer winter. Halloween is months away. The folks behind the official Saw haunted attraction are planning to scare the bejeezus out of you with a new one based on Silent Hill. More »

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Konami Re-Issuing Classic PS2 Titles (Metal Gear, ZOE, Etc)

8:30PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

With no announcement and no fanfare, Konami Europe have begun slipping brand new copies of some of the company’s finest PS2 games back onto shelves in the United Kingdom More »

A Better Look: No More Heroes 2 New Dual Beam Katana

8:00PM August 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Publisher Marvelous Entertainment has sent out “new” No More Heroes 2 screenshots. “New” because most of them showed up in a May issue of Japanese game mag Famitsu. More »

Six Days In Fallujah Devs Closing Down

7:30PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

When Konami said nothankyou to its publishing deal for controversial title Six Days In Fallujah, it placed not just the future of the game, but future of the game’s develpment studio—Atomic Games—in jeopardy. More »

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More Tales Of Vesperia Anime Images

7:00PM August 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Popular Japanese role-playing-game Tales of Vesperia is coming to the big screen on October 3 as Tales of Vesperia ~ The First Strike ~. More »

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Civilization Revolution Released For iPhone

6:30PM August 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Just as we were wondering why Apple’s touch-screen platform is so lacking in strategy games comes the weekend release by 2K of an iPhone version of Civilization Revolution. More »