Tuesday, March 2, 2010

News

British Sales Charts: Torrential Downpour

11:30PM March 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

I’ve got to hand it to Heavy Rain. Or Sony’s marketing team. Although I thought the game was pretty good, I also thought it would be a tough sell to Average Joe. Guess not, since it’s gone #1 in the UK. More »


NSFW: Remember When Robot Games Were Promoted With Robots?

11:00PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

In the 1980s, robot video games were sold with robots. It’s not the 1980s anymore and robots alone are not enticing enough for in-store retail displays, it seems. More »


News

Gravity Hook HD, From The Makers Of Canabalt

10:30PM March 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Before they made the excellent Canabalt, Adam Saltsman and Danny Baranowsky made a game called Gravity Hook. It was like Bionic Commando vs Peggle. Anyway, they’re remaking the game in “HD”, and you can play it right now. More »


In Real Life

From Street Fighter To Reality Television

9:30PM March 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

What is it about Survivor and video games? First we get a Ghost Recon designer applying for a spot on the show, now we have a fighting game expert. More »


Chesty Jake Keeps Shirt On For New Prince Of Persia Trailer, Part II

9:00PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time? More like the shirtlessness of Jake Gyllenhaal. Though, like the last trailer, it was short on Chesty Jake. More »


In Real Life

A Very Expensive Collarbone

9:00PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

As part of a promotion to encourage repeat business, a “Film Bookmark Repeater Campaign” was launched for anime The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. This film bookmark just went for nearly US$4,000. More »


Blacklight Shooter Goes Downloadable

8:30PM March 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Blacklight is a shooter we first heard of around a year ago, and have heard little of since. It’s back now, however, and back as a downloadable title for the 360 and PS3. More »


March Is Yakuza 4 Month In Japan

8:00PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

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Well, not officially. But while the West is getting Yakuza 3, Japan is getting Yakuza 4 on March 18. Here’s a dude-heavy Japanese television ad, watch it! More »


News

Crysis Engine Goes 3D

7:00PM March 2, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Crytek announced yesterday that its upcoming CryENGINE 3 engine – which will power Crysis 2, among other things – will be jumping on the bandwagon and going 3D. More »


News

Activision Cites Infinity Ward "Insubordination"

6:45PM March 2, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

Jason West and Vince Zampella, two lead developers at Infinity Ward met with Activision earlier today. Then they seemingly disappeared and “bouncer-types” showed up at the studio. This Activision filing might explain why. More »