A creative Nintendo DS puzzle game, long exclusive to Japanese players, goes on sale worldwide. Gamers everywhere delight in the devious mind-benders and investigative antics. When all is said and done, how many copies of the game have been sold?
OK, that was a tough one. Here’s the answer:
It would appear that Nintendo made the right [...]
There have been some recent whisperings creeping around the blog world about a possible new Nintendo handheld. Since a number of previous Nintendo projects were all originally introduced largely by accident, many are giving credence to this larger-screen edition of the DSi. But Nintendo of Japan wants you to understand that they have made no [...]
Capcom’s Keiji Inafune is one of the veterans of the game industry. His name might not be as recognizable as Sid Meier or Shigeru Miyamoto, but Inafune has essentially been there since the beginning. His career with Capcom goes as far back as Mega Man, and he’s been a key member of the team ever [...]
Consoles modded to play import games or offer increased portability are pretty sweet. It takes some real technical know-how to crack open the pearly white shell of a 360 and introduce capabilities outside the system’s original design. The whole culture of console modification is pretty interesting–there are people out there with a huge degree of [...]
Video games, as a medium, have cultural relevance and mass appeal pretty much anywhere. I like to think the fun of controlling a virtual person (or vehicle, or little yellow incomplete circle) is truly universal. But some nations have a gaming culture all their own. We already talked about Russian cosplayers celebrating S.T.A.L.K.E.R., so today [...]
Ever wanted to just lose your mind, grab the nearest table and turn it over with a rage-fueled, superhuman shove? Now, you can realize that primal fantasy without ruining your household furniture or permanently scarring your loved ones:
Japan will make a videogame out of anything it seems, including domestic violence and anger management issues. The [...]
As an alternate-reality game player, I’m all for creative, mysterious advertising. I remember when the TV show Chuck was first coming out, I spent an afternoon trying to decode the rapid-fire subliminal messages used in the initial ads. Looks like I’ve got something new to decode. Sony has put up a web site for a [...]
Talk about taking a stand: Chinese gamers opposed to a bastardized remake of the beloved Hot Blooded Legend effectively shut down the title’s relaunch by engaging in an online protest. GamePolitics reports:
Several days ago, Shanda published some screen captures which the players sadly found to include class restrictions and commercial stores… if a player has [...]
