Archive for June, 2009
Mass Effect 3 will include your or at least a Shepard
Developer BioWare has explained that your character started in the first Mass Effect will carry through as the main protagonist straight through the entire trilogy up to Mass Effect 3. Well, it’s only “your character”, if you manage to keep Commander Shepard alive. The thing is that you’ll only get to carry your Shepard on…
Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 24, 2009
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report. Nintendo Wii North America: 1. EA Sports Active (Electronic Arts), 2. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 3. Tiger…
Blizzard honestly trying to release StarCraft II in 2009. Honest
Looks like StarCraft 2 may in fact make it THIS year. As opposed to next. Or the year after that. Or 2015. Do I kid? Well maybe. But in a return to form for Blizzard, they were recently asked about rumors that StarCraft 2′s open-beta is nearly here, which would suggest that the release isn’t…
Day of the Tentacle sequel might appear as episodic Day of the Tentacle series
A Day of the Tentacle revival in the form of an episodic series ala Sam & Max from TellTale Games may be possible, or simply next in the line of cards after they release The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition . . . . depending on how that game sells, of course. This was…
Samus Phazon Suit light-up figurine costs $225
*drools* Now that you have caught your breath, time for the bad news. See that amazing, incredible, mind-blowingly beautiful hand-crafted light-up Phazon Suit Samus collectible figurine that’s making your eyes water. $225 dollars! Wha-BAM! Created by First 4 Figures and delicately hand-crafted, the Phazon Suit Samus collectible figurine statue stands 11.5″ inches tall (about 25…
Diablo III statue costs $300
Boys and their toys . . . Their $300 toys. Yes that is the price of the infinitely crafted Diablo III “Overthrown” statue that you see before you. And just to put that number into some kind of perspective . . . for $300 you could buy a 40GB PlayStation 3 system, a 60GB Xbox…
Uncharted 2 voice actor interviews with Nolan North (Drake), Emily Rose (Elena) and Claudia Black (Chloe)
The voice acting stars of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves attended E3 2009 to promote the awesome sequel to the first Uncharted 1: Drake’s Fortune. Thankfully all three main voice actors from the game were on-hand to give interviews to PlayStation Blog. Including Nolan North, the voice of Nathan Drake; Claudia Black, the voice of Chloe…
Monster Hunter 3 Limited Edition box contents (Japan)
Monster Hunter 3: Collector’s Edition has been announced for Japan and boy is it sweet. As you can see in the picture above, it comes with a number of goodies, least of which is a very cool “treasure box” case. They will also get a Making of DVD, which also includes artwork, interviews and trailers….
Necessary Force game announced by Midway in hopes of selling it
Necessary Force is the name of an all-new game from Midway, in fact an all-new IP that is being developed by Midway Newcastle. And even though Midway is going through bankruptcy, they are developing the game anyway in hopes that someone will pick them up along with their new title. You can see the open-world…
Sam Witwicky (voice) actor Shia LaBeouf talks Transformers 2 game
Shia LaBeouf, who plays main human character Sam Witwicky, and voices him in the videogame, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen – The Video Game in a video interview below. In the interview he talks about how he is a big videogame fan in general and that this was…
Lucasarts might do more adventure remakes if Monkey Island sells
If you are a fan of Lucasarts’ classic adventure games, then make sure you do the right thing and buy The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition when it releases on Xbox Live Arcade and PC later this year. Because depending on how the game sells, that will determine whether or not Lucasarts decides to…
Trauma Team debut teaser
At E3 2009 Atlus was showing off the newest game in the “Trauma Center” series which is entitled Trauma Team. The game will be released exclusively for Wii in the second quarter of 2010. In Trauma Team, players will encounter unprecedented depth across six distinct fields of medicine. They can play as a general surgeon,…













