David Braben: App Store quality is high — as in a ‘high pile of rubbish’
Even if Apple’s App Store recently passed the 2 billion downloads mark, not everyone is impressed. David Braben, respected LostWinds and Elite creator…
Actual EA Sporting Goods Arrive in October
The first fruits of the recent partnership between sports game developer Electronic Arts (Madden NFL, NBA Live, NHL, FIFA) and Toy Island will be on North American store shelves within the next week or so–”by early October”–the two announced today.
Among the various lines of EA SPORTS-branded “innovative sporting goods” are ...
Modern Warfare 2 DLC Coming Spring 2010
The collaboration between publisher Activision and Monster Beverage Company brings us more than just Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2-branded energy drinks–it reveals when one of the game’s downloadable content packs is due.
That map pack has a “planned release [of] Spring 2010,” going by the specially marked “Monster Assault ...
200 Game Crazy Stores to Close, Liquidation Sales Begin This Saturday
Movie Gallery has announced that it will soon close around 200 of its 680 Game Crazy retail stores.
In a statement to Joystiq, the company blamed an “unprecedented consumer/retail environment” for the closures.
While the doomed stores have been reportedly been directed to redistribute all systems and many recently-released games to ...
Dead Space Sequel Entering Production Soon
A sequel to Visceral Games’ original horror game Dead Space is entering production in the coming months, according to a job listing noticed by superannuation.
“The game is in the later stages of pre-production, ready for production in the next few months, with many of the navigational and combat mechanics in ...
Fort Zombie Screenshots Hit the Streets
A ripe batch of Fort Zombie screenshots has risen, showing more of the post-zombie apocalypse action RPG from Sword of the Stars developer Kerberos Productions.
Fort Zombie might not win any beauty contests but it might be right up your alley if you’re eager to put your zombie survival plan to ...
Releases for Sept.29/09
New releases for September 29, 2009.
Katamari ForeverPS3 (E)
A terrible event has occurred causing the stars to disappear from the night sky and the King of All Cosmos to fall into a coma. The Prince must use his finely tuned Katamari rolling skills once more to re-create the absent celestial bodies, save his royal father and restore order ...
Tornado OutbreakPS3 (E 10)
Harness the power of a raging tornado and battle the forces of evil in an effort to save to world! Sinister forces have deceived you to believe that your destructive behavior will save an epic hero. In reality, you’re working for evil. Take control of a dynamic tornado as you ...
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2PS3 (M)
The most intense, challenging, action-packed ninja adventure is back, exclusively on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system! Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is the “ultimate” Ninja Gaiden, featuring characters from the previous installments that have defined the franchise. It radiates a striking visual appeal in high resolution display, featuring character and ...
Cabela’s Big Game Hunter 2010PS3 (T)
Become the ultimate Big-Game Hunter! Travel the globe across five continents as you hunt the world’s greatest trophy animals. Your hunting and survival skills will be put to the test as you face dangerous game, treacherous environments and more!
Comprehensive reward system will give instantaneous feedback for your performance. Use cover ...
Paperboy: The Movie
Here we all went through life thinking that Paperboy: The Video Game was just a bland tale about a jack ass kid that threw newspapers through people’s windows. Little did we know there’s a deep and dark drama behind the madness. Enjoy the trailer.
Stan Lee Calls Video Games ‘Miracles’
Leave it to Stan Lee to have us reach back into our childhood spirits and realize how much of a blessing video games really are. We’re so obsessed with putting games under a microscope and counting polygons we forget how much of a miracle they are. Luckily, we have Stan ...
X3F TV — XBLA in Brief: Military Madness, Football Genius, Bust-A-Move Live!
There are three new titles available to anxious Xbox Live Arcaders this week, and even though your usual host is off gallivanting around some spooky hotel, we wouldn’t dare dream of not highlighting them in a new XBLA in Brief video. So strap yourself in and prepare for quite the ...
Watch the making of Halo 3: ODST live-action short
Like us, you’ve probably been wondering what sort of work (apart from directing people in costumes and laying on the special effects) went into Microsoft’s now-legendary Halo 3: ODST live-action short, “The Life.” Its creators must have anticipated our curiosity because they’ve put together a short-but-sweet behind the scenes video, ...
Preview: Crackdown 2
A hands-on preview of Crackdown 2 at TGS last week came with a catch: deathmatch only. No matter how much potential for greatness a game might possess, it’s hard to gauge it’s true character when limited to a boring multiplayer mode. That’s not to say that my time with Crackdown ...
Australian attorney general refuses to support 18+ game rating
Australia has a long, sordid history when it comes to banning the sale of mature games. Titles which exceed the limits of the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s MA15+ rating are refused classification, preventing them from being sold in the Land Down Under. Following such a ban on Valve’s ...
