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Cobain Attorney Calls For Activision To Limit Musician’s Use In GH5

2:20AM Brian Crecente | Earlier this week the appearance of a digital Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 irrupted into controversy with Courtney Love and former Nirvana band members calling for Activision to patch the title. Now Love’s attorney is involved. More »

Raiden IV Flying Onto Xbox 360

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | If you need further proof that the Xbox 360 is your shooter console, here ya go: Raiden IV has been announced for the Microsoft machine. Developer Moss is porting the arcade shmup to the home console and will offer new aircrafts via DLC. For a limited time, the game’s soundtrack will be included as well. Raiden IV is out September 11th in Japan. シリーズ最新作『雷電IV』がXbox 360から9月11日テイクオフ! [Dengeki Online] More »

XBLA This Week: Commando 3, Frogger 2 – Commando Wins!

3:20AM Mike Fahey | It’s sequel week in the musty old Xbox Live Arcade, with two classic arcade games making their relatively triumphant returns. First off we have Capcom’s Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3, which features all of the scrolling, shooting, POW rescuing action of the original, along with online multiplay and a free beta version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, all for 800 Microsoft points. Also coming this Wednesday is Frogger 2, which includes 15 levels of action, boss battles, two new online multiplayer modes, and no free beta version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, all for 800 Microsoft points. I am sensing a clear winner here. This week on Arcade: Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 and Frogger 2 [Xbox Live's Major Nelson] More »

Not Planning DS or Wii Price Cuts This Year

9:30PM Brian Ashcraft | Hoping for cheaper DSs and Wiis? Hope some more, and then after that, hope some more. Ain’t gonna happen says Nintendo. While Nintendo’s competitors have slashed prices, Nintendo is being conservative. Nintendo doesn’t need to cut no stinking prices! Says company president Satoru Iwata: More »