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God of War 3 Dev's Message to Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, etc.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:12:31 GMT

Split-Screen: "Bruno Velazquez is Lead Game Animator for SCEA and working on God of War 3, and not too long ago, he delivered a message to all upcoming action/adventure contenders, namely Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, Darksiders and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow."

New Advert confirms Sony PSP 4000

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:13:26 GMT

The Lost Gamer writes "The advert, from Accessories4Gamers Ltd., details that it is suitable for 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 and PSP Go models too… wait… 4000?! Uh oh, seems like someone has maybe confirmed recent rumours too soon!"

G4TV's Best of 2009 winners

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:39:59 GMT

Check out the list of winners from G4's Best of 2009 awards, which just aired on TV (including Game of the Year).

Recently Deceased Actress Brittany Murphy was Secretly a Video Game Voice Actor

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:30:08 GMT

Britany Murphy dabbled in voice acting for video games. Learn which titles she was a part of.

Five Reasons Why Halo: Combat Evolved is the Most Important Game of the Decade

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:48:39 GMT

What makes the most important game of a decade? Most many units sold? Best critical rating? Most swear words per sentence/nude pixelated women? I think we can take it one step farther. How about most consoles sold?

Individual game don't sell consoles. That's a general rule that you find for game consoles, something PC gamers don't have. If you wanted to play Doom 3, you bought a brand new videocard, and that was final. But if a game comes out on the N64 and you have a PlayStation, screw it, you'll play it at a friend's house.

And then there was Halo.

Mo. video gamer sentenced in Sanger teen sex case

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:28:10 GMT

A man has been sentenced to more than 10 years in jail for having sex with a 14-year-old he met on Xbox Live; after traveling 30 hours to get to her.

10 Most Overhyped Games of 2009

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:16:27 GMT

Joystick Division writes: "Hype is a funny thing. It can refer to the amount of chatter in the gaming community about a game, the amount of praise heaped upon it by the gaming press, or the amount of marketing support it receives from its publisher. However you define it, hype is everywhere in the gaming world. However, sometimes a game can't live up to its own hype, like these ten games here. None of them are bad games, but for various reasons none of them lived up to either the sales or quality expectations created by the massive amounts of hype they received. "

Gears of War Tattoo

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 12:17:32 GMT

DualShockers writes:

Are you a big fan of Gears of War? Really? Not as big as DMZilla, the Community Coordinator over at Xbox LIVE. He just got himself a brand new tattoo of the lancer from Gears of War, complete with blood effects.

The Graphical Most Impressive Games of 2009

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:06:37 GMT

Videogameszone has chosen it's five graphical most impressive video games of 2009. Are you surprised about number one?

How Linear Is Too Linear? Final Fantasy XIII Map Looks Like A Shoestring

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:46:22 GMT

AnalogHype ran across an area map of Final Fantasy XIII and compares its shape to that of a shoestring.

Sony Finally Kills Mario Welcome To Modnation Racers HipHopGamerShow 12/20/09

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:53:48 GMT

1. Spec Ops: The Line Outshines Halo: Reach
2. ModNation: Guest Stars On The HipHopGamerShow
3. Xbox360 Slim To Be Announced Next Year
4. ModNation Racers: Offical Game Demonstration

EDGE review scores

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:50:41 GMT

The scores from the latest issue of EDGE magazine (210) have been released.

Keighley Defends Jersey Shore Cast VGA Appearance

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:38:57 GMT

There are some among you who probably don't think the Jersey Shore cast should've been let anywhere near the Spike Video Game Awards. Spike VGA producer Geoff Keighley has an explanation for their seemingly pointless appearance, though.

'Natal lag issues will hurt game development'

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:55:48 GMT

Microsoft has invested significant money and time to ensure its upcoming motion controller Natal is as accomplished as its host console, yet suspected "lag issues" may curb the peripheral's chances of success.

That was the view offered by Traveller's Tales company director Jon Burton, who told Develop that his own experience with the hands-free controller raised doubts.

"I was actually more impressed with Sony's motion capture solution than Microsoft's Natal," he said.

"[Natal is] exceedingly clever, but the lag on the input and lack of physical buttons is really going to restrict the kind of games that can be done with it," he added, before going on to praise Sony's (currently nameless) alternative.

Former Killzone 2 Dev's Opinion on ODST: "Applaud Bungie's Decision for Two Discs"

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:39:27 GMT

Split-Screen: "Aaron Butler, a former Senior Game Designer at Guerrilla Games responsible for the SixAxis systems and gameplay mechanics of Killzone 2, got his hands around Bungie's Halo 3: ODST around the time of launch. Surprisingly, he's found many of the intended new features as plus points in the overall scheme of the game's design. He especially approved the use of two separate discs for single- and multi-player modes, which had become a point of criticism for Bungie's inclusion of all previous Halo 3 MP content."

FPS games you should look out for in 2010

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:59:39 GMT

2009 has been a pretty good year for gaming, while not as good as good as other years as far as quantity there were many high quality games such as Uncharted 2, Dragon age: Origins and Forza Motorsport 3 to close the gap and next year looks no different. 2010 has a VAST amount of stellar and high quality looking games coming our way, in fact the list is so great, I have narrowed it down to the most promising games releasing next year in each Genre. Today we are looking at First Person shooters. They may be cliche alot of the time but you cannot deny how fun the genre is and thats is what next year's line up is all about.

Sony Gets Serious About 3D TV

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:36:10 GMT

Watching a spectacular movie on the big screen is one thing, but what about more pedestrian applications like video games and cable news? It has taken a long time to perfect the technology and make it practical for use in the living room, but Sony is dedicated to making 3D TV a reality as early as 2010.

Zelda Producer Reveals Big Secret

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:03:56 GMT

In an interview with Eiji Aonuma, the producer of The Legend of Zelda, the German based magazine Videogameszone has adept a big secret about The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The question was, why Link got an item without doing anything. Were more temples intended for Ocarina of Time? Hit the jump to learn more.

Gran Turismo 5 vs Forza Motorsport 3 - 1080p60 Comparison Video

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:14:27 GMT

PSInsider writes: "The GT Academy time trial demo was recently released by Polyphony Digital. We decided to compare this demo with Turn 10's latest addition to the Forza series, Forza Motorsport 3. You can check out the comparison video here, at PlayStation Insider."

BioWare co-founder: JRPGs suffer from 'lack of evolution'

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:50:29 GMT

Destructoid writes: While up at BioWare's headquarters in Edmonton, I had the opportunity to throw some questions at company co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk. I was curious about how the duo felt about the current RPG landscape in general, and why we're seeing more and more western-style RPGs while JRPGs have, at least among North American audiences, fallen somewhat to the wayside

"The fall of the JRPG in large part is due to a lack of evolution, a lack of progression," Zeschuk said. "They kept delivering the same thing over and over. They make the dressing better, they look prettier, but it's still the same experience.