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Virtual Console: SUPER STAR WARS Released Today

Monday, August 10th, 2009

If you can’t tell from the CAPITAL LETTERS in the title of this post, I am geeked to the max, as Super Star Wars is released for the Virtual Console today. I am not even overstating when I say that when I first heard of the Virtual Console, this was one of the top [...]

Hands On: Batman: Arkham Asylum Demo

Friday, August 7th, 2009

The demo for Batman: Arkham Asylum dropped today. Short story: yeah, it’s definitely the real deal.
One of the most popular comic book characters ever, Batman’s poor run-ins with video games have been long documented. When Eidos and WB announced Arkham Asylum, I hoped for the best and expected the worst. Once I [...]

Watch Annoying TV Show Through Annoying PlayStation Home

Friday, August 7th, 2009

In a case of 2 crap tastes that taste crap together, the new season of Criss Angel: Mindfreak will debut early in PlayStation Home. According to PlayStation.Blog, you can head to the 10 screen theater in town and check out clips and what sounds like the first episode of the show, before its premiere [...]

Gran Turismo PSP Offers Exclusive Pre-Order Cars

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Remember the days when everyone scoffed at the idea of Gran Turismo PSP EVER showing up? First footage showed up at E3 in 1992 or something and no one really ever say the progress coming forth, except to hear developers say “it’s coming.” In the meantime, man discovered fire, invented sex, and even [...]

DSi Steals Your Face Off!

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

SETTLE DOWN DEAD HEADS. The title does not mean there’s a Grateful Dead game coming. But, if you’re a person with a DSi, a Facebook account, and happen to be a Dead Head, then you CAN get excited: Nintendo announced that at 8pm EST TONIGHT, you will be able to download a Facebook [...]

Avast, Ye Pirates! Man Gets Hefty Sentence For DS Downloads

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

When you have your own business, you need to advertise. You need to get the word out about your services, and you have to ensure people that you are the Wolverine of that industry – the best there is at what you do. Unfortunately, if what you do is illegal, you might get [...]

Miyamoto Doubts Future Of Digital Distribution

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Nintendo is a funny mistress. Back in the 90s, when the entire industry said “Hey, look at how cheap it is to produce games on disc, plus the storage allows for bigger games,” the Plumber’s Old Lady said “Instead of all that, how about we stay with cartridges, stall production on most of our [...]

Jonathan Blow Looking For Creators To Make His Next Awesome Game

Friday, July 17th, 2009

SCENE: Ext. School Playground, Early Evening. A MAN in a trenchcoat stands near a darkened alley, fedora pulled down so it creates a shadow over his face. Nearby, MATT plays unassumingly on a tire swing.
MATT: If I were a Pokemon, I’d be Bulbasaur, cuz that’s a funny name!
MAN: Pssst, hey kid!
MATT: Wha–?
MAN: I [...]

XBOX Live Grows Like A Ballplayer On Steroids

Friday, July 17th, 2009

If you’re a regular reader, then you know I’m a pretty big fan of XBOX Live. The interface, connectivity, and social networking features all pretty much line up with how I felt online gaming should go as we moved closer towards robots destroying us all and overtaking the Earth. Now, it looks like [...]

South Park XBLA Showing Up At Comic Con

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Last year at E3, Microsoft announced a South Park game, but since then, we’ve had nothing to show for it but all these doodles in my notebook of Cartman rescuing Princess Toadstool from Mecha Robert Smith and Mother Brain. Seems we have to wait no more, as the game will be unveiled at San [...]