Thursday, February 4, 2010

News

Star Trek Online: One Million Served

11:30PM February 4, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Continuing a long tradition of MMO games based on established IP, publisher Atari has revealed that Star Trek Online has got off to a great start in life. More »


More Fist Of The North Star Screens, Yes Already Dead

11:15PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

A new spate of screens for the upcoming Hokuto Musou, featuring Juza, Fudoh and Shin. Have a look. More »


In Real Life

NSFW: Behold! The Underboob Gladiator Lady Body Pillow

11:00PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Not anyone can embrace, hump, whatever this Kentoushi: Gladiator Begins dakimakura (“hug pillow”). But maybe, you can! More »


In Real Life

Mario & Sonic’s Relationship Isn’t Quite What It Used To Be

10:30PM February 4, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

It’s entirely fair to say that, while once well-matched adversaries, the last 15 years haven’t quite worked out for Sonic the way they have for Mario. More »


In Real Life

What Happens On Xbox LIVE When You Press A+A+A

10:00PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

While at work, reader Mike got an email on his telephone from Xbox confirming his purchase of a LIVE Gold subscription. But Mike is an Xbox LIVE Silver Member. And he was out 40 bucks. More »


News

Meet The Biggest-Selling Games In The World For 2009

9:30PM February 4, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Collaborating like they do in times of great need, market research companies The NPD Group (North America), GfK Chart-Track (PAL) and Enterbrain (Japan) have combined to bring us the five best-selling games in the “world” for 2009. More »


Famitsu Accidentally Announces New Love Plus, New BlazBlue Console Version

9:00PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Whoops! Enterbrain, the publisher behind Japanese game mag Famitsu, has apparently put next week’s cover online. Then, it seems, yanked it from the internet. More »


News

PC Sales Charts: Return Of The Living Psychonauts

8:30PM February 4, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The PC charts were last week dominated by the likes of Mass Effect 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Star Trek Online. No surprises there. So we’ll instead focus our admiration on Tim Schafer’s Psychonauts instead. More »


News

How Does Konami Do Without Metal Gear Solid?

8:00PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Konami has a handful of big franchises, but its biggest are Metal Gear Solid and Pro Evolution Soccer. Last year, a Pro Evo game was released, but other than an iPhone game, no MGS. How did that effect the company? More »


Uncategorized

Project Needlemouse Is… Sonic 4, Episode I

7:20PM February 4, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

SEGA has announced Sonic 4: Episode I. It is, as GameSpot reports, a 2D downloadable game with 3D visuals. More »