If you haven’t noticed, there are multiple versions of a lot of specific numbered Final Fantasy titles. It’s almost incredible how many times Square-Enix has released some of these games. According to the president of Square Enix, it’s about to happen again.
OOO the suspense! In case you live under a rock, PC’s Steam digital distribution service offers a new game every weekend that you can download and play until Sunday night. This week’s offering is Unreal Tournament 3 Black. No, the “black” moniker doesn’t mean it’s a reboot, it’s just the original game patched to 2.0, and the UT Titan Expansion Pack.
Read on for the full press release, including some details on the recent modding contest Epic just hosted. Read more… »
Picture this – you’re in the midst of a car chase being pursued by gun wielding baddies in an assortment of vehicles. Do you a) repeatedly smash them into deathly submission b) shoot them in the face whilst driving in stylish slow motion or c) leap out of your moving vehicle and commandeer another, tossing the driver out in the process?
This is a recurring dilemma in Wheelman, the latest in a long line of open world mission based titles. It may pride itself with Hollywood infused car chases, but is there any substance beneath its Hollywood veneer? Read more… »
If you know our founder, Colin, and feature editor, James, you’ll know that Australia has a lot more to worry about than Sexy Poker being a little bit too much to handle. Wait, why is this game coming to the Wii anyway? Kind of a strange choice. Either way, hit the jump to see why the OFLC said no on Sexy.
We all knew that it was going to be a smash hit, but I don’t think even Capcom realized the far-reaching effects that Resident Evil 5 would have on their bank accounts. As part of the Reuters Global Technology Summit in Tokyo last week Capcom’s chief financial officer Kazuhiko Abe gave an update on RE5 sales, saying that the survival-horror game sold 4.4 million units globally by the end of March.
Making the logical leap from leather biker garments to homosexuality, Rockstar has announced that the new GTA IV episode follow up to The Lost & Damned is The Ballad of Gay Tony. Assuming the role of Luis Lopez, an errand boy for nightclub manager Tony Prince, the player will confront the standard qualms of any GTA protagonist. Determining loyalties, deciphering hidden plots, mediating feuds, the whole works.
The game will be 1600 Microsoft Points ($19.99) when it is launched on XBLA, and also as a $39.99 Lost & Damned 2-in-1 bundle which will not require the GTA IV disc. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will release this fall. Hit the jump for a full press release about The Ballad of Gay Tony. Read more… »
It may be just Ken and you for a long time. Capcom’s Seth Killian has been quoted recently saying that there are no immediate plans to bring new downloadable characters to Street Fighter IV. Hit the jump for more on why it isn’t happening, and what Killian thinks new characters would do to the SFIV community. Read more… »
Is Best Buy burning up Sony’s E3 fire before the show even begins? There is a lot of speculation to be done, because at this point in the game we’ve got rumors of a PS3 slim, rumors of a price drop, and now this. What in the world is going on over in the world of Playstation?
With less than a week out, games are already being announced and lineups are almost constantly being revealed. We all know Sega is bringing its big hits like Alpha Protocol and Lost Planet 2. What else is the House of Sonic bringing? Check this latest press release out for all the juicy details! Oh, and remember this list does not include unannounced, or secret games! Which ones are you excited for?
An ESRB listing popped up for a new game called Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron and instead of denying it, LucasArts goes ahead and backs up the ESRB and confirms that the game is in development.
Even though everyone is very excited for the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise, Modern Warfare 2, we should not forget the original. Call of Duty 4 has now had thirteen million unique users play Call of Duty 4 on Xbox LIVE. Folks, this does not even include the PS3 or PC. Read more… »
The very successful Drawn to Life doodled its way into our hearts and onto the Nintendo DS over a year ago. The sketchtastic adventures of the hero of your own creation are coming again, and this time bringing life to the DS and the Nintendo Wii.
