Friday, November 5, 2010 - Page 2
In Real Life

15-Second Schoolgirl Spot Gets Making-Of Documentary

Seventeen-year-old idol Karin Aiba is promoting PSP game Dangan-Ronpa in 15-second TV ads. The making-of documentary is 20 times longer and has added curry eating. Mmm curry!


News

New Battlefield Game Lets You Blow Up Crap For Free

As expected, EA today revealed a new game in the Battlefield series, and as expected, it’s part of the publishers Play4Free line of PC games that let you, well, play for free.


News

The British Library, Preserving Books And… Video Games?

The British Library, which catalogues every book ever published in the UK for posterity’s sake, is keen to start keeping copies of old video games too.


News

Lame iPhone Joke Turned Into Actual Video Game

Back in August, obnoxious PSP spokesboy Marcus Rivers went to town on iPhone gaming, the ad team mocking up a crummy mobile game called “Lame Castle”. It’s no longer a mock-up.


News

Which Part Of Japan Is Bonkers For Xbox 360?

And which prefecture part is keen for the Wii? And what regions heart the PS3? All three consoles were put through Google Insights for Search to get the tally for the console searches with the most buzz.


In Real Life

Conquer World Of Warcraft With Tanks And Spearmen

We’re surprised it’s taken this long, but somebody has finally gotten around to recreating World of Warcraft’s land of Azeroth in PC strategy game Civilization V.


The Fire-Breathing Tanks Of Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam

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This look at the Vietnam-themed download expansion back for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 gives us a good look at the fight for hill 137 where GI recon have discovered NVA regulars defending an outpost.


News

Hollywood, Not Playing Video Games Is So ‘Disrespectful’

When filmmaker Mike Newell was promoting the Prince of Persia flick, he readily admitted that he didn’t play the game. No wonder, says Resident Evil: Afterlife director Paul W.S. Anderson, the movie didn’t live up to expectations.


In Real Life

Halo’s Spartans Are Not Made, They Are… OK, They’re Made

Popular Halo web series Red vs Blue just got a little more real, with this veritable army of real-life Spartan suits built to honour the machinima.


News

Faith In Fantasy Fantasy XIV Needs Resurrecting

Players aren’t happy with online game Final Fantasy XIV. Square Enix, the company behind the title, knows this and wants to make things better. “Currently, the service isn’t satisfactory,” says Square Enix boss Yoichi Wada. He’s right. It isn’t.