Sony announces Madden NFL 09 PSP bundle

Let's say for the sake of argument that you are a fan of American football, and in this purely hypothetical scenario you also like to get your gaming fix while on the go. If this is the case then Sony's latest PSP bundle is likely right up your alley, grouping together the portable version of EA's upcoming ...

Rich Nerds Want To Build A Utopian City In The Ocean And...Wait A Minute... [Traces Of Nuts]

We all know what happened to Rapture. Nutty smart folks thought they could build a utopian world under the ocean, they couldn't, whole thing went to the dogs, everybody died. We all learned a lesson. A lesson lost on three super-rich SIlicon Valley types (including the founder of PayPal), who have ...

The Associated Press "Disappointed" By WiiWare Games [Nintendo]

While the buzz on the initial WiiWare games has been pretty good, the Associated Press isn't have any of it. No siree! The PSN and Xbox Live Arcade are given good marks for a "consistent supply of fresh software," Nintendo's effort is pooh-poohed. According to AP: Nintendo's WiiWare games are disappointing... ...

Avatar Game Already Running In Stereoscopic 3D [Avatar]

Anyone seen a movie in stereoscopic 3D? I caught Beowulf a few months back, thought it was great. Partly for the 3D, but mostly for the glasses, because the ones my cinema were handing out were replica Buddy Holly specs, with not a blue or red piece of cellophane in sight. Classy. I mention this because ...

These Are the Five Worst DS Games [Nintendo]

Man, there are so many great games for the Nintendo DS. It's silly! But with all those great games, there are some real stinkers. Really bad games that are pure uncut shovelware. Game site Infendo has a good round-up of not so good DS games. Here they are, are you ready, the five worst games according ...

You're One Step Closer To Playing Home-Made Games On Your 360 [Xna]

The XNA team announced earlier today that a beta program's just begun for the "Community Games on LIVE" program. The bedroom coders amongst you will remember this service was announced back at GDC, and is aimed at getting user-generated games into the hands of 360 owners worldwide. If you're interested ...

Xbox Live "Gay" Crackdown MIGHT Be Getting A Little Out Of Hand [XBL Bans]

Last week, Microsoft banned a user from Xbox Live for having the gamertag theGAYERgamer. Things did not end well. Now, tonight, we get an email from another Xbox Live user whose gamertag has been barred because it violates XBL policies (remember, you can't have a sexual term in your name, regardless ...

First Look At Tekken Movie Costume [Hollywood]

Another game, another movie adaptation! Here's a first look at the upcoming Tekken movie. No, better yet, a look at an actor in the movie wearing his movie costume! That's world champ martial arts fighter Cung Le as Marshall Law in his Marshal Law garb. The movie is being directed by Marked for Death ...

E3 Floor Plan Revised To Match Your Inner Cynic [E308]

That E3 floor plan released a couple days back? Looked pretty! And yeah, I guess it's accurate, but what's accuracy compared to a tandem bike that's being propelled by cynicism in the front and comedy in back? It's nothing, that's what. Here, then, courtesy of the-minusworld is an alternative E3 ...

Odd Famicom Controllers, So Friggin' Great [Gallery]

Nintendo's Famicom, that was a great console. A great console with some crazy peripherals! While our presence was graced with the badass of the Power Glove reached foreign shores, some of the truly nutty ones (like the Coconuts Japan pachinko controller or the JoyBall thing) never did. Just think ...

Buy Brucie's Car, It's Genetically (Mechanically?) Superior [Gta Iv]

Oh Brucie. Brucie, baby. You've gotta lay off the bullshark testosterone. It's fucking you up. Upstairs. Like, you need to be aware of some things, things you're forgetting. You're a fictional character. You live in a videogame. You are not a real person, and you most definitely should not be popping ...

Castlevania Dude On Kojima's MGS4 Decision [Konami]

Konami's official Castlevania guy Koji Igarashi has been involved in something like 11 games in that franchise. What does Iga think about fellow Konami colleague Hideo Kojima closing the chapter on Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid 4? Says whip-carrying Iga: [Metal Gear] is something that Kojima-san ...

The Inevitable, Adorable GTA IV Papercraft [Gta Iv]

Oh, hi tubbypaws! You guys remember tubbypaws, right? She's a whiz with the ol' papercraft, able to turn even the most adult and depressing of titles into bright and wonderful dioramas. This is her latest work, and yes, it's GTA IV, complete with cute little paper Niko, cute little paper buildings ...

Capcom vs. Legendary Anime Company! [Japan]

This. Is. Cool. The upcoming issue of Famitsu announces an interesting 2D fighting game match-up: Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes. Yes, that Tatsunoko, you know, the studio behind TV anime Speed Racer, Casshern and what Westerners know as Robotech. The game is being developed by Capcom ...

Europe Gets Three New DS Colours [New DS Colors]

Oh, of course it wasn't a rumour. It's fact. Europe will be getting three new shades of DS next month, with Nintendo confirming that a red, lime green and light blue DS Lite will go on sale on June 13. The light blue's not much of a surprise, since it's been available in other markets for a while, ...

Dragon Quest IV DS Coming to America [Square Enix]

It hasn't been officially announced, but a Square Enix Dragon Quest IV teaser site has popped up online. That's kind of official! Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen is getting an American September 16th release. That's not all! The Square Enix site also lists Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly ...

This Is Nintendo's Excuse For Smash Bros' European Delay [Smash Bros]

Laurent Fischer is senior marketing director at Nintendo Europe. Laurent knows why Smash Bros. Brawl will be released five months later in Europe than it was in Japan. The answer? Exactly what you thought it would be: localisation timeframes, along with some bonus, very vague stuff about Nintendo's ...

Lucky Star Used For Prostitution Advert [Maximum Risky]

Manga Lucky Star is pretty popular in Japan! The manga's characters play video games, and Lucky Star itself has already gotten a couple of DS games as well as a PlayStation 2 visual novel. Nerds love Lucky Star. Probably why the owner of this Osaka "delivery health" shop (think outcall call girl ...

Hang-On Shirt Bundled With Class, Not Master System [King Of Games]

What better way to show your love for the world's finest pack-in game than with these Super Hang-On shirts, the latest in King of Games' "Get Ready" line of Sega tees. It comes in a fetching shade of black, like you can see above, but also in white, should you be the type to make it all the way through ...

A Wii Game You Can Watch [Sega]

Sure, the Nintendo Wii can't play movie DVDs, but it will soon be playing a SEGA published "sound novel" 428. Developed by Chunsoft, the interactive suspense yarn is set in Shibuya and is told from the point of view of several different characters. "Sound novels" typically show images or clips and ...