Monday, September 14, 2009

News

British Sales Charts: We Did Not See This One Coming

11:00PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The British charts are a mostly predictable thing. Nintendo games most of the time, football games when applicable, shooters at Christmas. But last week threw up a little surprise. More »


Forza 3′s Intro Video Short On Gameplay, Big On Car Porn

10:30PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Here’s the intro cinematic for Turn10′s Forza 3, due out in a little over a month. There’s nothing here showing how the game will play, but there’s plenty here showing the variety of cars and events on offer. More »


News

Square Enix Bringing More Dragon Quest To Tokyo Game Show

10:00PM September 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Dragon Quest IX may be out, but that doesn’t mean Square Enix isn’t done with DQ games. More »


New Okamiden Screens

9:30PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Here are some new screens for Capcom’s Okamiden, on the Nintendo DS. They’re looking a little rough, but then, most screens on the DS look a little rough. It looks much better in motion. More »


News

Wikipedia Warns Tecmo To Stop Editing Wiki Page

9:00PM September 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Last year was messy for Tecmo. The company’s president Yoshimi Yasuda resigned amid controversy, and it’s most recognisable developer Tomonobu Itagaki left the company. More »


In Real Life

Bomberman’s Castle In The Sky

8:30PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Bomberman does Laputa, by Sakkan, as seen on Tiny Cartridge.


News

China Rips Off Pokemon, Naruto And Digimon

8:00PM September 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

The country’s state-run television channel China Central Television is airing an anime that appears to be ripping off Japan’s Pokémon, Naruto and Digimon franchises. More »


Check Out That New Fat Princess Level

7:30PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

There’s a “whole host” of new content on the way for Fat Princess, but first to be made available is New Pork, a new map for the game. Here it is, with people moving around in it and stuff.


In Real Life

Super Mario Fingernails

7:00PM September 14, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

As seen on Boing Boing.


News

Valve Wants To Sell Mods On 360, Pay Creators

6:30PM September 14, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Valve are known for giving away DLC on PC. Microsoft are known for charging money for avatar t-shirts. Doesn’t seem like there’s a good way to bring the two together, but Valve may have an idea. More »