ESRB outs WWII-based opening of Bad Company 2 (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) -
The original Bad Company spinoff in the Battlefield series kept the franchise's setting firmly in modern times, but if the Bad Company 2 ESRB description is true, you'll be seeing a return to WWII in the sequel. At the very least, the game's opening will bring players back to the Pacific side of the War, with the ESRB description saying, "In single-player mode, players conduct missions on an unnamed Japanese island during World War II and then move into the modern day through jungles, deserts, and snowy terrain. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1059 | 6 months ago
Alpha Protocol Possibly Delayed to Summer, Sega Explains (via 1Up) -
Hey, remember Alpha Protocol? Sure you do. It's an espionage action RPG from Obsidian Entertainment? Originally planned for release way back in February 2009 before it was delayed twice, with the last setting it for a vague spring 2010 release? Well speaking to MTV Multiplayer, Sega explained why Alpha Protocol has been pushed back so much. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1050 | 6 months ago
Molyneux: Fable 3 news at X10 will make you 'super pissed off' (via Xbox 360 Fanboy) -
Speaking to Gamereactor, Lionhead maestro Peter Molyneux revealed that there will be some big Fable 3 news at the X10 event this week. "There's some very, very big things happening in Fable," said Molyneux, "Bigger than you think, and it's going to really upset people." Molyneux added that he is "really scared" about telling people the news, saying, "They're going to get super pissed off, they really are. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 1044 | 6 months ago
Gamers4Croydon Interview with David Doe (via Gamespot) -- Laura Parker talks to Gamers4Croydon Campaign Manager David Doe about the catalyst for the formation of Gamers4Croydon, his thoughts on the R18+ issue, what Gamers4Croydon hopes to achieve in the coming election, and their plans moving forward. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 987 | 6 months ago
Peter Molyneux: Natal as revolutionary as the PC mouse (via CVG) - But Fable developer says early Natal titles will be "the obvious stuff". Fable developer Peter Molyneux believes that Microsoft's Project Natal could prove to be as important to home technology as the PC mouse.Related StoriesFable II, Halo Wars go cheapBungie - 'Halo 2, Xbox Live and Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 924 | 6 months ago
Week in Games: Rapture and Hell New Releases (via Kotaku) - The wait is over for BioShock 2. The viral marketing is over for Dante's Inferno. 2010 gets its first big head-to-head multiplatform release date. Which one (if any) are you picking up?Star Ocean The Last Hope: International, Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity and Stargate Resistance are other titles highlighting the week. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 885 | 6 months ago
EA's Peter Moore Pt. 2 (via CVG) - Interview: The EA Sports chief talks OnLive, PS3 motion control and Madden... In the first part of CVG's Peter Moore interview, the EA Sports boss discussed the rise of FIFA, how he's brought EA closer to gamers - and looked back fondly on the huge challenges he faced at Xbox. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 885 | 6 months ago
Peter Moore Pt. 2 (via CVG) - Interview: The EA Sports man talks OnLive, PS3 motion control and Madden... In the first part of CVG's Peter Moore interview, the EA Sports boss discussed the rise of FIFA, how he's brought EA closer to gamers - and looked back fondly on the huge challenges he faced at Xbox. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 873 | 6 months ago
Microsoft drops price of Zune HD (via After Dawn) - Although it is unclear whether the price cuts are temporary or permanent, Microsoft has cut the prices of their Zune HD models from $220 to $200 for the 16GB model and from $300 to $270 for the 32GB version.
Amazon and Wal-Mart have taken the cut a bit deeper, dropping the prices to $190 and $250, respectively. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 438 | 6 months ago
On the Obligations of Video Games Weekend Reader (via Kotaku) - Steve Gaynor, a designer at 2K Marin, understands that he works in an entertainment field, and provides a product nonessential to basic human needs. That doesn't mean video games - and their makers - have no obligation to the public.News reports frequently mention studies that indicate some benefit to playing video games, whether in cognition or critical thinking skills, or physical benefits like hand eye coordination or therapy. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 438 | 6 months ago
BlackBerry update to add better Gmail, Open Office support (via After Dawn) - According to BBLeaks, the upcoming BlackBerry Internet Service (BIS) 3.0 details have been leaked, and it appears that BB owners will be getting better support for Gmail among other significant updates.
For Gmail, BlackBerry owners can now create labels, as well as use a plugin that will sync the unread/read status of your emails to Gmail wherever you are using it. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 420 | 6 months ago
Unsurprisingly, Dante's Inferno Not Available in Middle East Dante's Inferno (via Kotaku) - Electronic Arts has elected not to offer Dante's Inferno for sale in the Middle East, for reasons that should probably be obvious. That makes three of the first four big action games for 2010 officially unavailable in that region.Note that's "officially unavailable" because as Arab-language site GamesLatest notes, bans or other types of restrictions haven't really stopped people from getting their hands on a game. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
Grading Madden's Preseason Predictions Super Bowl XLIV (via Kotaku) - EA Sports is mighty proud that its Madden NFL simulation has correctly predicted the Super Bowl winner all but one time since it's run the promotion. But how did its predictions for the season, made back in August, turn out?To recap: On Aug. 4, a full month before the first regular-season kickoff, EA announced the division winners, playoff teams, MVP and all-Pro selections returned by a simulation using Madden NFL 10. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
Metroid: Other M to Focus on Samus's 'Human Side' (via 1up) -
There's still very little known about Metroid: Other M, the new installment in the Metroid franchise that's being developed in collaboration between Nintendo and Tecmo's Team Ninja. But in the pages of the latest Famitsu (via Andriasang), Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto explained a bit of what the game's focus will be. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Proto-Natal Edition Photoshop (via Kotaku) - McWhertor begged and pleaded and enlisted readers to get me to put this Johnny Five-looking Project Natal prototype into our latest 'Shop Contest, and I've willingly complied. I don't think I'm going to find a sillier, timelier starting image.Here is a prototype Project Natal camera, wearing an expression I expect to see on a shelter puppy. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
EA Sports Planning a Facebook Version of Madden (via 1up) -
Prepare to see messages like "First down! Rudiger Smith completed a 15 yard pass in Madden NFL!" flooding your Facebook news feed soon: Speaking to Bloomberg Television, EA Sports president Peter Moore revealed they're planning on making a version of Madden NFL as a Facebook app. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 405 | 6 months ago
Silhouette of New Pokemon Series Pokemon (via Kotaku) - Over the weekend, Pokémon morning variety show Pokémon showed the outline of the upcoming Pokemon series — that is, the "entirely new" series.
Already officially announced, the new Pokémon series will be out this year.
It will be getting a reveal in the upcoming March issue of CoroCoro Comic, on sale in Japan on February 15. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 402 | 6 months ago
This week on Rock Band: Megadeth's Rust in Peace (via QJ) -- Country fans have already gotten their share of the spotlight in the weekly Rock Band Music Store update, and now it's the metalheads' turn. Joining Megadeth's 1986 album Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying? this week is the Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 402 | 6 months ago
Register now for big bicycle tours in Colorado (via Biking Bis - Bicycle Touring and More) - Recreational bicyclists looking forward to getting their Rocky Mountain high this summer should be warned that registration for all four big Colorado bike tours are now open.
The oldest of the bunch, the Denver Post Ride the Rockies celebrating its 25th anniversary, announced its route this morning and began taking registrations. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 402 | 6 months ago
Kotaku Off-Topic: Old Hoaxy How Is This News? (via Kotaku) - That was the nickname of the Cardiff Giant, history's greatest humbug. If only Barnum had Photoshop and Internet access, who knows what he'd have pulled off. Some items making the rounds this weekend deserve a little skepticism, too.
Considering the subject matter this very likely could be a hoax, but a Polish newspaper publishes an image of Pedobear in an illustration of Olympics mascots. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 402 | 6 months ago
Heavy Rain ad splashes on the streets (via QJ) -- Heavy Rain has landed on the streets, that is. With just a couple more weeks before Sony's dramatic, suspense-action game hits the store shelves, they've decided to take it out for a spin first.
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