Archive for June, 2009

Can Jerry Bruckheimer attract female gamers? (Prince of Persia (next-gen))

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Although most guys know Hollywood uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer for summer action flicks like Top Gun, The Rock, Con Air and Armageddon, Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music & Logo Group, would love for Bruckheimer to take MTV Games out of its comfort zone of rhythmic gaming like The Beatles: Rock Band and attract more females. …

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (Review)

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After apocalyptic future worlds, there can be few settings less original than the Old West. Chuck in a desert, some dueling and a few authentic guns and you have yourselves a game, right? Well Techland don’t subscribe to that – Bound in Blood, like its predecessor, has ideas coming out the wazoo. …

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Review)

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The Guitar Hero series has usually had a stellar track list – seriously, how many people would be willing to shred out to a ridiculous looking plastic guitar if the tunes were lame? So on one hand, it makes sense for publisher Activision to release this compilation, which collects 48 songs from five previous Guitar Hero titles (Guitar Heroes 1 through 3 as well as Rocks the ‘80s and Aerosmith). …

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 cuts back on gore (Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma)

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Xbox 360 owners have been enjoying Ninja Gaiden 2 for a whole year already and until now PS3 owners have had to settle for their ‘Sigma’ version of the first game for their ninja killing fix. Finally an updated version of NG2 is heading to the Sony machine, but while it’s bigger and better in almost every respect, there’s one thing that’s certainly not. Gore …

New PlayStation Home Survey Hints at New Features (Home)

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PlayStation.com has sent out a new survey regarding PlayStation Home and TripleChat believes it’s a hint of possible new features we could or perhaps should expect from the service within the next year. Remember the old promise of the trophy room and feature length films? Well, the survey has it.

What else does this survey gives us ideas about? Read up on what the survey asks as well as our interpretations after the jump.

Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs Video Game Hits Store Shelves Worldwide Today (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs )

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It’s time for gamers around the world to embark on an all-new incredible adventure with their favorite sub-zero heroes in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs from Activision Publishing, Inc. And Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox Licensing).

These Girls Are Auditioning For A Part In The New Yakuza Game (Yakuza 3)

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SEGA have been auditioning nice young ladies to feature in an upcoming sequel to the Yakuza franchise. Between May 8 and June 19, there were over 1,500 applicants. Groups of 2-3 were interviewed by the game’s creators. They were asked to read lines and questioned things such as whether they liked karaoke. Apparently all this is an essential part of making a good game.

Dark Void to release simultanously on PC and console (Dark Void)

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VG247: Capcom’s confirmed to VG247 that Dark Void will be a simultaneous ship for both PC and console.

Tekken 6’s Clamp Costume Up Close (Tekken 6)

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Namco Bandai’s unveiled a big surprise for Clamp manga fans with the announcement a couple of weeks back of a special costume for Tekken 6 that was produced under the supervision of the well regarded manga studio. And now, for our first true look at the costume. Today, Namco Bandai shared a bunch of screens of Tekken 6’s home versions, and the Clamp costume features heavily.

Motorstorm: PR Home Gamelaunching now available (Home)

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The third major game update for MotorStorm Pacific Rift is available to download right now. One of the many additions include the ability to launch online races from PlayStation Home.