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Once believed to be a launch title for the Nintendo Wii, Disaster: Day of Crisis never eventuated and appeared to disappear into vapourware but we managed to track down some, yet again, Jap scans which show the game is alive and kicking. Now all we need is a confirmed date for Australia.
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Following on from an earlier post about forthcoming Wii title, Mario Super Sluggers, we managed to track down some Jap scans which we posted below. Check them out :)
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Back in the day when the first Devil May Cry was released pn the PS2, Capcom commissioned a commercial to run to advertise it. But in true Japanese style, the commercial takes dating to the extreme and to a whole new level!
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Sony PS3 will have to download another update for the Blu-ray monster but apart from the usual bells and whistles, it's been reported that the Playstation Store will receive an update that includes a new update for DTS-HD Master output for Blu-ray movies as well as DTS-HD High Resolution Audio.
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Elebits or Eledees (I know) as it was called here was a strange yet addictive game on the Nintendo Wii. News today that a sequel is in the making and will be replacing the alleged version that was supposed to be making an appearance on the DS. The game will have a longer development time to make up for the shortcoming of the first one. No News as yet when to expect this one.
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1up.com have managed to snag an import a copy of Mario Kart Wii and given it the once over. They've posted the results of their testing below in a video preview. Take a look.
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Japanese holy grail magazine, Famitsu, ran a dvd with their mag a few weeks back. On the dvd was an exclusive look at Resident Evil 5 in motion with producer Jun Takeuchi. Unfortunately the whole thing was Japanese rendering useless to some parts of the world. We can now bring you the same video but translated with an English dub making it so much easier to ogle and understand what's going on. Crazy video...simply awesome. Enjoy!
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Gaming ladies with attitude, Frag Dolls , have recently broken a World Record for ‘longest continuous play of a single FPS’. That game being Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for a period of over 24 hours during March 22nd. All the proceeds generated from the event went to charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and Guiness has already confirmed the record breaking attempt. The event was sponsored and created by Ubisoft while Frag Dolls members, Kitt, Sarin and Jam made the 24 hour journey into the record books. Doll...
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Hot on the heels of the news that Sony will be releasing a new Slim & Lite version of the PS3 as they did for the PSP is the news that a new gun metal colour for the PS3 will be making an appearance. At this point it's only the States but it's to be released as part of a MGS4 bundle. Bundles can vary from territory but the better, larger ones (ie. the ones that will make money) usually find their way over here. Fingers crossed for this one.
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In news today, Nintendo's iconic mascot, Mario, will be appearing in a new baseball game for the Nintendo Wii. Titled Mario Super Sluggers, the game will feature the predictable cast of Mario and friends playing around in the baseball diamond. The game will be similar to the baseball mini games foind in Wii Sports but with Nintendo characters instead of your Miis. There'll be the usual array of charged up power moves ala Mario Strikers to add to the fun and hectic gameplay. The game is basically...
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Japanese site, Famitsu have recently shaken things up in DS Land courtesy of big cheese, Hirokazu Hamamura, who believes that this year's E3 will be the time when Nintendo announces a redesign for the Nintendo DS Lite. Reggie Fils-Aime, even bigger cheese over at NOA, has previously gone on record saying that nintendo will be releasing gargantuan news at this year's trade show, E3. Nintendo does have a reputation for upgrading their handhelds every couple of years so this might not seem as...
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Robotnik or Eggman? A question that has plagued the minds of gamers all around the world since Sonic, the blue spiky Sega mascot, was first introduced into our consciousness. Since the sublime Sonic Adventure (the 1st one), gamers have been in a tizzle over what tocall Sonic's arch nemesis. After some research on always reliable Wikipedia, we managed to uncover the following. "Due to a split storyline between the Japanese and American/European Sonic games, the character of Robotnik/Eggman...
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In another set of news from the puritanical part of the world that is the USA comes the following weird and wonderful facts. Parents were asked the following question, "As a parent, "which would you find most offensive in a videogame?" 37% claimed that they would find "a man and woman having sex" not kosher , 27% claimed second spot with "two men kissing", and surprisingly only 26% they would be offended by a "a graphically severed human head." So does...
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Wiiware has already got a few strong titles for it and is building momentum with great game like newly released Dr. Mario. Now developer Telltalkes promises to build on that with their release of new game, Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People. With a strange title like that, we had to let the people themselves explain what it's all about. "In this particular first episode, you're really doing your best to make Homestar's life miserable, but then in future episodes you...
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Rockstar have released a video showing how the multiplayer aspect in upcoming roam and kill game, GTA IV will work. Looks pretty sweet at this point, no doubt if executed perfectly, the multiplayer could prove to be as popular as COD4. Funny video as well!