DS homebrew - fb4nds v1.0 (via PSP Updates) -- Homebrew coder Lino has released the final version of fb4nds, a Facebook client application for the Nintendo DS. Version 1.0 of fb4nds includes some code cleanups and a few bug fixes.
Download: fb4nds v1.0 (http://dl.qj.net/nintendo-ds/homebrew-applications/fb4nds-v10.html) Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
Google slashes Nexus One early termination fee after FCC investigation (via After Dawn) - Following an FCC investigation into the overall industry, Google has slashed the fee for Nexus One owners who decide to drop their contract early.
The early termination fee, or as Google calls it, the "equipment recovery fee," is now dropped from $350 USD to $150 USD for T-Mobile users who purchased the phone but no longer want their T-Mobile contract. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
EA Reports $1.3 Billion Revenue, $82 Million Loss in Q3 (via 1up) -
EA has been feeling pressure from the economic crunch lately, and their Q3 financial earnings report shows the company navigating it reasonably well. The company earned less revenue than the prior Q3, but lost less as well, and saw the first signs of their gamble on digital distribution properties paying off. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
PSP homebrew - PMPlayer Advance v3.0.8 (via PSP Updates) -- Here's a new version of Cooleyes' PMP Advance Player, the ever-popular alternative media player for the PSP. Notable features of the latest release includes support for flv1 format and a avc decoder memory bug fix.
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NeoGAF Bringing Dudebro: My S*** is F***ed Up, Etc. to PC (via 1up) -
In what must be the greatest escalation of a silly message board meme in the history of the Internet, Grimoire Assembly Forge today officially announced they're developing Dudebro: My S*** is F***ed Up so I Got to Shoot/Slice You II: It's Straight-Up Dawg Time for the PC. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
Plants Vs. Zombies iPhone Blooms February 15th Release Date (via Kotaku) - From seeds planted back in August of last year springs Plants Vs. Zombies for the iPhone, ready to grow and groan all over your phone on February 15th.
PopCap Games' garden defense game Plants Vs. Zombies seemed tailor made for the iPhone, so when the company announced the portable version of the smash PC hit last August, we weren't surprised at all. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
Blaster Master, Fieldrunners Explode Onto Nintendo Downloads (via 1up) -
Today's biggest release snuck up on us. After a quiet weekend announcement of Blaster Master: Overdrive, the game has already hit the Nintendo download service. This Sunsoft-produced sequel to the NES classic costs 1,000 points ($10), and seems to hit the right pitch of what made the original game so revered. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
Crate Digging: Machinarium Music (via Kotaku) - Machinarium isn't just a great game, it's got one hell of a soundtrack, which although already available digitally and on CD, can soon be purchased on something a little more collectible.
This limited release of the game's soundtrack is a full vinyl LP, containing 14 songs (though not the ones on the game's bonus EP), will sell for €12. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 414 | 6 months ago
PwnageTool 3.15 for iPhone OS 3.1.3 released (via PSP Updates) -- Heads up, iPhone users! The iPhone DevTeam has released a new version of PwnageTool, a handy tool that let's you jailbreak your iPhone and iPod Touch safely. The latest update, available only for Mac OS X users, Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
EA: Something Far-Reaching Coming From Mass Effect In 2011 Ea (via Kotaku) - Developer BioWare has a busy 2011 ahead of them, with a new Dragon Age title, Star Wars: The Old Republic and, according to EA execs "something far-reaching coming from Mass Effect" in early 2011.
Electronic Arts COO John Schappert added that "something far-reaching" from the Mass Effect franchise to the list of upcoming titles due in the fourth quarter of the company's 2011 fiscal year. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
Download Armored Core: Silent Line PSP for $14.99 (via pspWorld) -- Anime fans rejoice: Giant fighting robots have returned to the PSP system. From Software announced today that Armored Core: Silent Line Portable, the latest installment of its popular mecha action game, is now available on the North American PlayStation Network....
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Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses New Nintendo Hardware (via 1up) -
After ages of speculation and rumors, Nintendo has finally confirmed that they're developing a new gaming system... sort of. During this year's Annual Japan Media Arts Festival, beloved game designer Shigeru Miyamoto talked up the projects he's currently working on: the next Legend of Zelda for the Wii, some kind of Motion-Plus-enabled game, and Nintendo's next hardware release (via Andriasang). Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
Love - Exciting and New Love (via Kotaku) - With Valentine's Day creeping up on us, ax in hand, we've decided to take a moment here on Kotaku to examine all things Love.
What does that mean?
It means along with our full slate of reviews, news, opinions and features, you'll be treated to a cornucopia of stories examining the topic of love, in all of its forms, and video games this week. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
Battlefield: Bad Company 2: historic warfare? (via PS3 vault) - It has come to our attention that the explosive and epically atmospheric sequel to Battlefield: Bad Company might not be as ‘with the times’ as we originally thought. According to the ESRB synopsis of DICE’s first-person shooter, the first few missions of Battlefield: Bad Company 2’s single player campaign will be set in Wold War II. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 411 | 6 months ago
Report Mentions Nintendo's New Hardware, Miyamoto's New Game Shigeru Miyamoto (via Kotaku) - From website 4Gamer.net comes the news that Nintendo is developing new hardware, and Shigeru Miyamoto is working on a new Wii Motion Plus game.
The news is from a recent symposium in which Miyamoto discussed things like hamsters. 4Gamer does not quote him directly, but does state that Miyamoto revealed he is working on a game that uses Wii Motion Plus. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
Bikes Belong February 2010 News (via Bicycle News Wire) - <B>The Next Transportation Bill: A Quick Review and Update</B>
The multi-year federal transportation bill - the primary source of U.S. funding for bicycling facilities and programs - remains in limbo. The current legislation, SAFETEA-LU, technically expired at the end of September 2009. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
Fret Nice Review (via 1up) -
It's been almost five years since Guitar Hero first brought plastic guitars into our living rooms, but we still haven't seen the peripherals make their debut outside of a rhythm game. Sure, we can all dream up a scenario where its awkward button placement would lend itself perfectly to a puzzle game or shmup, but it takes a team like Tecmo and Pieces Interactive to create a platformer that fits the bill. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
These Mario Tunes Will Never Make It Onto The Rock Band Network Clips (via Kotaku) - These custom Mario 64 music tracks from YouTube user TheGrinz might never make it past the Rock Band Network's copyright violation checks, but they're still impressive as hell.
Kotakuite Nick pointed me towards these videos, created using Harmonix's tools for porting songs to the Rock Band Network, and Koji Kondo's Mario 64 music really seems to work well in the format. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
Halfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel Game Announce (via Kotaku) - Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis.In an industry chock full of games involving zombies, how does one small developer stand out? Well I suppose this post helps. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
BioShock 2 Review (via 1up) -
BioShock 2 has a big reputation to live up to. The critically acclaimed BioShock put together a stylized, provocative world; it wasn't a perfect game, but the story -- a red-herring-filled plot mixed with existentialist (and objectivist) philosophy -- turned the game into much more than a shooter; BioShock was a game that made you think. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
iPhone Chart Toppers: Rock Band Still Untoppled Igaming (via Kotaku) - I guess dropping a few new songs in the Rock Band store and releasing a free version really boosts sales.
Rock Band continues its position as king of the hill for iPhone games, this week. What do you think should topple it?
Here's the full list:
Which do you think should be the top game?
Check out all of our iPhone game reviews. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 408 | 6 months ago
Trade In Old Games and Earn Big Rewards with Swagbucks (via pspWorld) -- Swagbucks is an interesting new company that awards users points for visiting its internet search engine. Simply by surfing using the toolbar or by referring friends, users can quickly accumulate points. Those points, which are called Swagbucks, can then be...
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White Knight Chronicles Review: Workin' On Our Knight Moves Review (via Kotaku) - White Knight Chronicles: International Edition presents the classic coming-of-age tale of a teenager learning what it truly means to be a thirty foot-tall killer robot.
Dark Cloud developer Level-5's first foray onto the PlayStation 3, White Knight Chronicles tells the tale of a teenaged orphan named Leonard, who through a series of unfortunate circumstances makes a pact with the White Knight, a powerful weapon of war from the distant past. Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 405 | 6 months ago
Peter Moore excited about PlayStation 'Arc,' unsure about OnLive (via PS3 Fanboy) -
In a time-honored Peter Moore tradition, the EA Sports head recently opened up for an interview on a variety of subjects in the game industry. This time, the oft fake-tattooed gentleman exposited on the future of OnLive and his company's investment in the upcoming PlayStation Motion Controller (supposedly named "Arc"). Discuss (0) | Login to recommend | Popularity: 405 | 6 months ago
