Too Human
Beginning the 2008 Holiday Editorial Blitzkrieg for GamePartisan is Griffin Queen. Milton would surely approve of this effort.
Game Details
Developer:
Silicon Knights
Publisher:
Microsoft
Release Date:
08/19/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Too Human, the new action-adventure game for the Xbox 360, has led a troubled life in development, and it shows in the game. The project, started in 1999 for the original PlayStation, has gone through [...]
Dynasty Warriors 6
We’re back. Again.
Game Details
Developer:
Omega Force
Publisher:
KOEI
Release Date:
02/19/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Dynasty Warriors has always been a series that either garners a lot of love or a lot of hate. Some argue that not enough is added in each installment. Others argue that there’s enough change to keep everything fresh and enough new to make fans crave for more. I [...]
“I’m one of the world’s great survivors. I’ll always survive because I’ve got the right combination of wit, grit and bullshit.” – Don King, boxing promoter
the Fro: Persistence Personified
The ever-charming Gavin Greene returns with this, the second episode of his promising young column on GamePartisan.
Feature Details
Author:
Greene, Gavin
Class:
Column
Bent:
Eclectic/Gaming
In a generation with Cell processors, HD, and wireless connections more abundant than things to connect them to, it’s perplexing at first to imagine that anyone would bother developing and releasing titles for a last-gen console. This [...]
Mario Super Sluggers
Fear not, for here is a baseball league where you can use all manner of goodly power-ups and never dread a Congressional inquisition.
Game Details
Developer:
Namco-Bandai
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
08/25/08
ESRB Rating:
E
In 2005, Nintendo let, at that time, Namco take a swing at creating their own sports game featuring the world-renowned characters of the Super Mario franchise. This title was known [...]
Mercenaries 2 video review
Bennett White strikes again, this time with a video review of Mercenaries 2. Filled to the brim with his classic charm and timeless wit, this is the epitome of the kind of quality feature we’ve come to expect from this talented young man.
Feature Details
Author:
White, Bennett
Class:
Custom
By now, you know the drill. Click the image below to [...]
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Curiosity killed the cat, but created a village.
Game Details
Developer:
Level-5
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
02/11/08
ESRB Rating:
E
Level 5 is well-known for its sea of RPGs such as Dark Cloud, Rogue Galaxy, and Dragon Quest VIII. Now, teaming up with puzzle master, Akira Tago, professor of psychology at Emeritus Chibi University in Japan and writer of several best-selling puzzle books, Level [...]
Video Special: the Top Ten Video Game Villains
We return with another outstanding feature to celebrate our comeback from six weeks worth of collective ailments: Bennett White’s video feature on the ten most infamous villains in video game history.
Feature Details
Author:
White, Bennett
Class:
Custom
As the video says it all, we’ll keep the text brief: click on the image below to view the second video feature to [...]
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
With 10 out of 14 editorial staff members injured and/or ill in the past month, it has been a rough stretch for GamePartisan. No longer, as Phil Stortzum brings us swinging back into form with this review.
Game Details
Developer:
Clap Hanz
Publisher:
Sony
Release Date:
03/18/08
ESRB Rating:
E
Before there was Mario Golf, We Love Golf, Outlaw Golf, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Golf [...]
Soul Calibur IV video review
The first feature of its kind for GamePartisan, herein lies Bennett White’s video review of Soul Calibur IV. Just how much ground will we break this year? Who knows. The year’s still young.
Feature Details
Author:
White, Bennett
Class:
Custom
Executive Decision 08: Griffin Queen
Thanks to Griffin Queen’s offering (the third in our staff-wide series of political endorsement articles) the vote finally shifts slightly away from Obama.
Feature Details
Author:
Queen, Griffin
Class:
Custom
When asked to write an essay on who I plan on supporting in the coming election, I was a little bit surprised. While I did know when I joined GamePartisan that [...]
Executive Decision 08: Gavin Greene
In the second part of our staff-wide election series, Gavin Greene picks up where Jeremy Bennett left off. Will the trend continue? Will Obama really receive the overall endorsement of GamePartisan?
Feature Details
Author:
Greene, Gavin
Class:
Custom
Cynicism is the most effective tool to utilize in making political decisions. It essentially boils down the White House race to a game [...]
Executive Decision 08: Jeremy Bennett
Kicking off our political series on the 2008 Presidential race is columnist Jeremy Bennett, lively and entertaining as always.
Feature Details
Author:
Bennett, Jeremy
Class:
Custom
The election this fall is going to be a historic one, as everyone in America knows. Who knows, this may even bring the country out to vote for its own leader for once. So when [...]
Comic Con 2008: A Few Impressions
Gavin Greene made the journey to the San Diego Convention Center, and the content herein consists of his report on his experience(s) at Comic Con 2008.
Feature Details
Author:
Greene, Gavin
Class:
Custom
I hadn’t gone into “Star Wars Day” at Comic Con expecting much on the game front, and for the most part, it was a just assumption. The trip [...]
the Fro: Fragmented Inspirations
"Find a moral in this and I’ll kill you." - Gavin Greene introduces his inaugural work on GamePartisan in style.
Feature Details
Author:
Greene, Gavin
Class:
Column
Bent:
Eclectic
My parents lied to me, as I am sure yours have to you. My folks encouraged this love for books that I developed at a young age, I was devouring Ronald Dahl books like [...]
Ninja Gaiden II
"…Ninja Gaiden 2 is an improvement on its predecessors in almost every way."
Game Details
Developer:
Team Ninja
Publisher:
Tecmo
Release Date:
06/03/08
ESRB Rating:
M
Going into Ninja Gaiden 2, I had the basic gist of what to expect. A veteran of the series, I had played Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Gaiden Black, and while I wasn’t the best at these games, I had gotten [...]
A Game Reviewer’s History: An Introduction to Bennett “the Sage” White
This is the intro article by editorial staff newcomer, Bennett "the Sage" White.
Feature Details
Author:
White, Bennett
Class:
Custom
I never thought I was any good at writing. My grades in middle school were all the proof I needed. I barely scraped by in English during high school, where writing essays about J.D Salinger were the equivalent of bamboo under [...]
NCAA Football 09
EA, you ought to be terribly familiar with the score given this year’s game: it’s like deja vu all over again! Just think back to November 2004. Yes, the bell’s gotta be ringing by now.
Game Details
Developer:
Tiburon
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release Date:
07/15/08
ESRB Rating:
E
Why me? Why must I endure this degradation over and over again? Somehow I get locked into [...]
Turok
Will this once-hallowed FPS series make a comeback with this release? The ever-polarizing honesty of senior editor Michael Rausch reveals all.
Game Details
Developer:
Propaganda
Publisher:
Touchstone
Release Date:
02/04/08
ESRB Rating:
M
The Turok series was once mentioned in the same breath as other excellent N64 FPS’s such as Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. I still have very fond memories of the the first two [...]
Gonzo Gaming
This feature, on pre-relaunch GamePartisan, marked the beginning of what would become our "progressive editorial policy"…read this markedly divergent feature and you will understand completely. Sex, drugs, video games and…Richard Nixon.
Feature Details
Author:
Anonymous
Class:
Custom
“Tell me all you know about sheepskin condoms,” I said. Consternation dampened the glib mood I had intended to create with the remark. The [...]
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
Columnist Jeremy Bennett puts on his reviewin’ boots for the very first time and takes this party game for a spin.
Game Details
Developer:
Neversoft
Publisher:
RedOctane
Release Date:
10/28/07
ESRB Rating:
T
So, before I got Guitar Hero for my birthday I had only played it a handful of times. Yes, yes, I know, I spent the past year or two living under a [...]
The Incredible Hulk
A missed opportunity to have a banner year for the franchise…pun very much intended.
Game Details
Developer:
Edge of Reality
Publisher:
Sega
Release Date:
06/05/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Upon seeing The Incredible Hulk opening night, I was very optimistic and excited about renting the game. However, upon playing the game, and taking careful measure of all it’s faults and successes, I realized that this is [...]
Sony CEO dismisses Wii as “expensive niche” in spite of PS3’s continued third place position
ZING!
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Public
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Bloomberg/Gamasutra
Just ahead of E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo), Sony CEO Howard Stringer has spoken dismissively of Nintendo’s Wii, continuing the company’s prior assertion that the console is still not a direct competitor to it or Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Sony has previously remarked the Xbox 360 is the only real competitor the PlayStation 3 has.
In comments [...]
Sony will not counter Microsoft price cuts
Rumors that Sony would counter the recent pricepoint moves by rival Microsoft have been quickly stamped out.
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Public
Source:
Sony
In a near continuation of our previous news story concerning Microsoft’s moves to give the Xbox 360 momentum in its dead-heat race with the PlayStation 3, Sony’s Chief Financial Officer, Nobuyuki Oneda, has implicitly stated that Sony will not [...]
Microsoft to discontinue 20GB Xbox 360, introduce 60GB model
This move is anticipated to give Microsoft’s console a boost in its currently neck-and-neck race with the PlayStation 3.
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Public
Source:
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation announced today that it will be reducing the cost of the 20-gigabyte model of the Xbox 360 "while supplies last", meaning that remaining supplies of said model will cost $249 until the units run out. [...]
June-July 2008 Mailbag
The best letters we received in June and the first half of July 2008.
Feature Details
Author:
Staff
Class:
Mailbag
Yo DeViney -
It seems a former editor of yours has nothing good to say about GamePartisan and you personally after quite a memorable stint with the site: former senior editor Thomas Wilde said, pertaining to GamePartisan, "I used to write for [...]
Insecticide
"Crime: homicide. Victim: Insecticide. Culprit: Joseph G. Catalanotto."
Game Details
Developer:
Crackpot
Publisher:
Gamecock
Release Date:
03/11/08
ESRB Rating:
E
As a society, I think we’ve always felt something that can only be described as fascination toward “detectives”. It’s a term most of us don’t even think about any more but instead just associate with the profession’s many icons: for me, Humphrey Bogart in the [...]
Battlefield: Bad Company
Mercenaries get paid in gold bars. Fighting the Russians in the near future.
Game Details
Developer:
DICE
Publisher:
Electronic Arts
Release Date:
06/25/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Call of Schmudy! Probably not one of the most anticipated games of the summer but the guys at EA really made it work for Battlefield: Bad Company. From game play to graphics, this game has it all. What Call [...]
God of War: Chains of Olympus
The chains that bind.
Game Details
Developer:
Ready at Dawn
Publisher:
Sony
Release Date:
03/04/08
ESRB Rating:
M
The God of War franchise has quickly made its presence known as one of the grandest Western-developed IPs of the last generation of consoles. If you’ve yet to partake in one of the two fantastic titles for the Playstation 2, you may want to check those out [...]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Happy Independence Day!
Game Details
Developer:
Kojima
Publisher:
Konami
Release Date:
06/12/08
ESRB Rating:
M
Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots…The game that PlayStation 3 owners have anxiously awaited since its announcement. Sure, the PlayStation 3 has such great exclusives as Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Resistance: Fall of Man, and Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. However, MGSIV is the [...]
Crosswords DS
Not just good, but ____!
Game Details
Developer:
Nuevo Retro
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
05/05/08
ESRB Rating:
E
The Touch Generations line of games– Brain Age, Big Brain Academy, Flash Focus, Planet Puzzle League, Tetris DS, etc– have done a great job of introducing casual players into gaming with its wide catalog of non-intimidating games. Not only this, but these games have found a niche [...]
The World Ends With You
Rock my world.
Game Details
Developer:
Jupiter
Publisher:
Square-Enix
Release Date:
04/22/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Square-Enix isn’t exactly known for cranking out new franchises and IPs yearly, so when a new one in The World Ends With You was announced the entire gaming world performed a spit-take. Well, maybe that’s diving a bit into hyperbole, but you get the gist of things hopefully. Now very [...]
The Game Audio Network launches global social network
Veddy veddy intevesting.
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G.A.N.G
San Francisco, CA – The Game Audio Network Guild today launched its new global social network at www.audiogang.org. The web presence includes new and emerging technologies that facilitate online interaction geared towards interactive audio professionals, including audio portfolios, personal blogs, live chat, content sharing, forums, rss feeds, and [...]
NVIDIA’s NVISION 08 event to feature Video Games Live
Always good to hear the folks at VGL moving forward.
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Video Games Live
SANTA CLARA, CA — JUNE 13, 2008 — On Tuesday, August 26, a special performance of Video Games Live will captivate NVISION® 08 attendees at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts.
Video Games Live is the most successful video [...]
Don King Presents Prizefighter
"Only in America baby!"
Game Details
Developer:
Venom
Publisher:
Take-Two
Release Date:
06/09/08
ESRB Rating:
T
Leave it to the gaming press to condemn a phenomenal boxing title that isn’t published by Electronic Arts. If this game were Fight Night, it would have received excellent scores. But Take-Two had the audacity to come out with a competitive title, Don King Presents Prizefighter, an unorthodox, unprecedented [...]
Carnival Games
"Everything you love about the carnival except the fun."
Game Details
Developer:
Cat Daddy
Publisher:
Global Star
Release Date:
08/27/07
ESRB Rating:
E
I’ve only been to a real fair once (I live in a big city, and so amusement parks are more my thing…), but it was a lot of fun. The rides (although they looked a little flimsy…), the food, and the games. [...]
Interview: freelance journalist Lionel Royal and GamePartisan editor Jonny DeViney - Part Two
Royal and DeViney go at it again over a plethora of topics, most of them controversial. But of course…what else would you expect coming from…well, us?
Feature Details
Author:
Staff
Class:
Interview
Freelance journalist Lionel Royal and GamePartisan editor-in-chief Jonathan D. DeViney sit down once more and touch on a plethora of topics. Here we find DeViney addressing the relatively low [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV
First came Mark Vincent, then Phil Stortzum…now, Senior Editor Michael Rausch gives us an unprecedented third review of GTA4.
Game Details
Developer:
Rockstar
Publisher:
Rockstar
Release Date:
04/29/08
ESRB Rating:
M
Ah, Grand Theft Auto…One of the most popular and controversial series’ in recent history. A series that has taken the best features out there and put them in a sandbox world, and thus created [...]
Is there a legal issue with game tournaments in public environments?
Maybe that last-day-of-school Halo LAN wasn’t such a good idea afterall.
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Public
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Game Politics
As responsible consumers, one would think knowing the rights we automatically agree to when purchasing and using a product would be at the top of our priorities list. Sad to say, if we aren’t looking to make someone else’s life miserable or get money [...]
No More Heroes
A Japanese take on American culture that deserves, at the very least, a modicum of respect, i.e., a rental by every gamer.
Game Details
Developer:
Grasshopper
Publisher:
Ubisoft
Release Date:
01/22/08
ESRB Rating:
M
Welcome to beautiful Santa Destroy– a lower Californian town right on the edge of the Mexican border. You’re now in the world of No More Heroes– a "mature" open-world action game [...]
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
In case you hadn’t caught on yet or are new to the GamePartisan party scene, game name recognition means very little to us: a good game is a good game, an average game is an average game, a bad game is a bad game. Period.
Game Details
Developer:
Neversoft
Publisher:
RedOctane
Release Date:
10/28/07
ESRB Rating:
T
Jimmy Page of the world-famous band Led Zeppelin [...]
St John writes off in-game advertising
Can we just get back to being removed from reality now?
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Public
Source:
GamesIndustry.biz
In-game advertsing has become a thing of controversy the past year or so, to say the least. It was something you expected to see in something like a sports or racing game, much like their real-life counterparts, but beverage advertisements in an online [...]
Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure
Phil gives us the lowdown on this uncelebrated title from Capcom.
Game Details
Developer:
Capcom
Publisher:
Capcom
Release Date:
10/23/07
ESRB Rating:
E
It’s really difficult to recommend great third-party titles to a Wii owner. Mostly due to the fact that most third-party Wii games are crappy, rushed Playstation 2 ports or plain shovelware. And like a treasure chest buried under a desert of third-party [...]
Gaming market continues to ignore economic woes; European interactive software sales up 25%
The Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) has released data showing that the alleged economic slide has yet to begin affecting the gaming industry, and that the gaming demographic there continues to broaden.
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Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE)
Data from a new report on the European gaming market, released by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV
Mark Vincent gave it an 8.5 out of 10. Now we get a second opinion.
Game Details
Developer:
Rockstar North
Publisher:
Rockstar Games
Release Date:
04/29/08
ESRB Rating:
M
The Grand Theft Auto series is a glutton for media scrutiny and many an activist’s whipping boy. What some fail to realize that under the violence and mature subject matter lies a good series of games. [...]
Wii Sports
While Wii Sports is not the greatest game ever created, it’s definitely a worthy pack-in with the Nintendo Wii. It does a fantastic job of really showing off the control capabilities of the Nintendo Wii, which is obviously what it was meant to do. In terms of graphics and music, Wii Sports ay fail [...]
LXG (LastActionGamer.com), GamePartisan ink apparel, sponsorship deals
The latest in a series of changes in corporate strategy and public relations, gaming apparel company LXG (LastActionGamer.com) has entered into an alliance with GamePartisan and will sponsor the site’s reviews indefinitely.
A pairing of companies with equally distinctive visions, the move looks to mutually benefit both parties, with further details to be released as soon [...]
Guitar Hero World Tour revealed
Perhaps we can finally put the Aerosmith edition behind us?
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Public
Source:
Eurogamer
If imitation is the most sincerest form of flattery, then the Harmonix guys behind Rock Band will probably have faces full of red today following Activision’s official reveal of the next Guitar Hero game.
Guitar Hero World Tour is a departure from other games, throwing [...]
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity
"Too slow and frustrating to wholeheartedly recommend."
Game Details
Developer:
Sonic Team
Publisher:
SEGA
Release Date:
01/08/08
ESRB Rating:
E
For whatever reason, I’ve just never been much of a Sonic fan. I tried recommended Sonic games (for example, Sonic Rush) and just found it boring. Same with some of the 3D titles, such as Sonic Adventure 2 Battle for the GameCube (although I’ve yet [...]
Boom Blox
Ironically, Boom Blox is the blockbuster Wii owners were waiting for from Mr. Spielberg.
Game Details
Developer:
EA-LA
Publisher:
EA
Release Date:
05/06/08
ESRB Rating:
E
When famed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg and video game mega-giant EA were teaming up to produce games, many assumed that all of these titles were going to be epic, the equivalents of Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park. Fast forward [...]
Hello Kitty named Japanese tourism ambassador
You heard it here.
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Public
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the Associated Press
The Japanese national ministry of tourism has selected the infamous feline diva of cute to represent the country in China and Hong Kong, two regions where the frisky mammal has been extremely popular.
The nation maintains a goal of attracting ten million overseas visitors each year under its "Visit Japan" campaign, [...]
the Gaymer: How Video Games May Save America
Columnist Jeremy Bennett returns, short but ever so sweet.
Feature Details
Author:
Bennett, Jeremy
Class:
Column
Bent:
Eclectic
America suffers from a prolific number of health epidemics. One of the most problematic is that of obesity. As a country we are significantly overweight, and being overweight puts us at risk for an immeasurable amount of health risks. From obesity stems hypertension (high blood [...]
Mario Kart Wii
The Mario Kart series is the penultimate cartoon kart racer available…this version very much feels as if it’s the most complete.
Game Details
Developer:
Nintendo
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
04/27/08
ESRB Rating:
E
The Mario Kart series is the penultimate cartoon kart racer available. It’s had multiple iterations on multiple consoles starting with the Super Nintendo all the way up to Nintendo’s dual-screen runaway [...]
WiiWare launches
Look out, XBLA and PSN!
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Public
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NintendoWiiFanboy
As Nintendo calls it, "the most democratic environment in entertainment history", the long-awaited and anticipated WiiWare service launches today.
And with just six titles released today, it’s clear that, looking at the releases, third paries are finally getting their time to shine on a Nintendo platform.
LostWinds — 1000 Wii Points
Final [...]
Analyst reveals the reason behind pricy 360 HDs
Find out just what makes their high price tag so special.
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Public
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MTV Multiplayer Blog
Like any consumer with common sense, you’ve no doubt wondered why Microsoft has continued to charge such high prices for it’s HDD addons for the 360 consoles, in comparison to what you can get on, say, a PC for the same [...]
Fallout 3 aqcuires composer Inon Zur
Betheseda seals the deal with one of the brightest video game composers around.
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Public
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Kotaku
Bethesda announced today that the prestiged composer, Inon Zur, will be working on an original soundtrack for Fallout 3. If you can’t remember his name, perhaps you can remember his work; Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones, SOCOM II: US NAVY [...]
Selected Rock Band tracks at a discount
If you’ve been biding your time for cheaper Rock Band tracks, here’s your chance.
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Major Nelson
MTV Games, Harmonix, and McDonalds have all agreed that it’s about time for a discount on Rock Band tracks. For 80 points, extending into both the United States and Canada, you can grab two new tracks each week.
The schedule, [...]
Indonesia enforces video game ban on students
Just when you thought the parent’s homework policy wasn’t enough.
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Public
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The Impudent Observer
For children slacking on their homework in Indonesia, the consequences are much more severe than being grounded by their parents. The police are now enforcing homework hours, and during this time, students must comply or face legal consequences, confirmed by The Impudent Observer’s [...]
Take-Two sues Chicago Transit over GTA IV ads
GTA IV’s controversy continues to soar across America.
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Public
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Reuters
Since it’s release last week, GTA IV has hit the ground running, causing waves of controversy everywhere. Now, publisher Take-Two Interactive is starting to fight back.
Take-Two Interactive has their sights set on the Chicago Transit Authority today, suing them for the removal of ads for the [...]
GTA IV has no effect on Iron Man movie release
Proof that gamers can go outside by choice.
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Variety
You may remember not long ago, Variety, among others in the game and film industry, were considering GTA IV’s release a harm to Iron Man’s office box debut. At the time, it seemed like a good idea, but oh how wrong they were.
Iron Man made $104.2 [...]
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Here’s to fan service.
Game Details
Developer:
Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher:
Ubisoft
Release Date:
03/18/2008
ESRB Rating:
M
It’s Vegas, baby, and that means one time isn’t enough for a good time. The
Rainbow Six series returns to Sin City, with a little over year having passed [...]
Grand Theft Auto IV
An offensive game deserves an offensive review, no? Former senior editor Mark Vincent kicks off his return to GamePartisan with a definitive bang.
Game Details
Developer:
Rockstar North
Publisher:
Rockstar Games
Release Date:
04/29/2008
ESRB Rating:
M
There are just a handful of game sequels that, when released, cause an epic stir through the hearts of gamers everywhere. Halo, Mario (anything), Metroid, Metal Gear; and, [...]
Nintendo’s online service making a difference
Different is not always better.
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1UP
Some say that you get what you pay for. How well does that apply to console online services? Xbox Live is the most popular out there right now, but it’s also $4 a month/$50 a year. We know where Sony stands, but unsurprisingly, Nintendo isn’t interested in competing, and [...]
Mega Man franchise; milked like no other
Nintendo franchises still have some catching up to do.
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Capcom US Blog
Capcom’s little blue man is pretty much one of the largest mascots in all of gaming. When you’ve had a Saturday morning cartoon airing, based on your video game, the sky’s the LIMIT!
Is it any surprise there would be a record for "Most Number [...]
GTA IV may be the most expensive game ever made
Whats more shocking is the previous holder of that title.
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Times Online
Games cost a fortune to make these days. Most developers will jump through a hoop of fire because of their publisher. Games cost tens of millions to make, but we gamers still complain from time to time about the $60 price tag. We’re [...]
Blockbuster broadens game service
More is better.
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Gamasutra
Blockbuster, video game and film rental store extraordinaire, is now expanding it’s business with video games. It could be good news for all gamers.
With a selection of new stores incoming, Blockbuster plans to expand hardware and software selection for current generation systems. This change doesn’t neglect current stores either: imagine fully featured (improved, [...]
Bionic Commando not coming to VC
Let’s blame Nintendo.
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Nintendo Wii Fanboy
Bionic Commando: Rearmed, a release fast approaching for both XBL and PSN, has now been reported as a no-go for Wii’s VC.
The official word? Well, the VP of Capcom’s Strategic Research and Planning, Christian Svensson, confirmed it on the Capcom boards. The shorter version? It’s not Capcom’s fault, really… blame [...]
Portal rejected from XBLA
All we wanted was a taste of the cake… was that so hard?
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GamesIndustry.biz
The award-winning Portal, part of the Orange Box collection released last fall, was apparently a candidate for XBLA at one point. Following it’s rejection, Valve’s marketing director, Doug Lombardi explains,
"We’d love to do that. Right now it’s something we’d love to [...]
Don’t hold your breath for this week’s XBLA release
All things considered, it wasn’t on your mind this week anyways.
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Twitter
Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has always been our go-to guy for quickest news and updates for the service. Sadly, this week he brings nothing but brief, yet dreadful news on his Twitter page…
"My guess is most people will be busy with another game this [...]
Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
It may be the sixth title bearing the Ratchet & Clank name in seven years, but the quality is still so consistent that it’s yet to become a problem
Game Details
Developer:
Insomniac
Publisher:
Sony
Release Date:
10/23/2007
ESRB Rating:
E
In 2001 the very first Ratchet & Clank game was released for the Sony’s Playstation 2. Since then there’s been a total of five [...]
Mark Rein “still trying” for 360’s UT3 mod support
Perhaps the PS3 won’t have the last laugh after all?
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CVG
Last fall, Unreal Tournament 3 was released for the PS3, shortly after the PC version was out. By no means a blockbuster on the scale of Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, UT3 was the first game to allow user-created content (mods for short) [...]
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
An unfortunate twist condemns an FPS unlike any other.
Game Details
Developer:
Monolith Productions
Publisher:
SEGA
Release Date:
03/11/08
ESRB Rating:
Mature
Developer Monolith’s relentless effort to create a pant-soiling experience is something to be admired by all. Perhaps underrated and neglected, 2005’s Condemned proved that it was the crème [...]
Rock Band’s first full album download
Rock Band to get much more than a little Judas Priest.
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Public
Source:
DailyTech
With the merciless pace of DLC each week for Rock Band, eclipsing the competition (and living up to it’s promises), the rock star inside all of us knew that full albums for download would come someday.
Today, that hope is a reality, with Harmonix announcing [...]
Doc of All Trades: Controversy Looming
“With the release of GTA 4, violent video games step back into the lime light. But this time, a King is on our side.”
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Author:
Rogers, David
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Column
Bent:
Socio-Political
The latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto series is about to hit the shelves, and anyone who hasn’t been living in seclusion for the past several years knows what [...]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Phil Stortzum returns with yet another sterling review.
Game Details
Developer:
Nintendo
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
03/09/08
ESRB Rating:
T
It feels like an eternity of waiting, countless "official" character rosters, numerous weekday updates on the Smash Bros. Dojo website, and three kick-to-the-stomach delays, but finally Super Smash Bros. Brawl has arrived [...]
Peter Molyneux wonders if there is any new stuff to be found in future games
Molyneux offers an in-depth insight into problems facing the video game industry and it’s future.
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Public
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Gamasutra
Peter Molyneux of Fable & Black & White fame is just one of those game designers that everyone knows, a kind of Kojima or Miyamoto for Western gamers. Sure, the guy commands an audience when he has somthing to say, but [...]
Latest Game Informer revs up new Gears of War 2 info
Subscribers prove that nothing is too early for the internet!
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Public
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NeoGAF
Isn’t it a little hard to believe that what is arguably already on the top of the list for most 360 gamers this year (GTA IV release not withstanding…), Gears of War 2 has been only speculated about since Cliffy B confirmed it’s development with [...]
Where’s the recession? Gamers, gaming industry don’t seem to know
Having once been thought of as a fad, one relegated to the domain of the acne-riddled nerd, video games continue to come a long way. With the market having surpassed both the motion picture and music industries in finance, few question the validity of the business anymore. The overall socio-political impact, however, remains cloudy.
Video games [...]
Microsoft’s gaming division “a sinking ship” Epic would be best not to join, some industry insiders say
According to more than a few members of the video game industry, Epic would be better suited not joining a games division that some label "a sinking ship".
While the cat quickly got out of the bag today pertaining to Yahoo’s persistent rejection of Microsoft’s takeover bid, gamers continue to maintain their attention on a potential [...]
If Microsoft acquires Epic, Yahoo!, any changes in face, strategy ahead?
The likely merger of MSN and Yahoo!, plus having Epic and Rare in the same development community, would almost certainly have a major impact on Microsoft as we know it.
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Public
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GamePartisan
First up on the docket, folks, is the continued bantering back and forth between the camps of Microsoft and Yahoo, which just might turn ugly. Microsoft [...]
GTA IV edited in Australia
A special edition, just for those Aussies.
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Public
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Sydney Morning Herald
Over the last couple of Grand Theft Auto games, Australia and Rockstar haven’t exactly gotten along. Who could forget Australia’s positive response to San Andreas?
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Screenplay blog fills us in on the latest news for the upcoming controversial title…
"The game has been rated [...]
Mario Party 8
"Seven past console parties down and Mario still feels the need to party like its 1999 with a few variations here and there."
Game Details
Developer:
Hudson Soft
Publisher:
Nintendo
Release Date:
05/29/07
ESRB Rating:
E
Seven past console parties down and Mario still feels the need to party like its 1999 with a few variations here and there. Mario Party 8 is the [...]
Forget weeks; try years for a profitable game, says EA
EA fights Capcom’s one week plan with a 10 year for game success at retail.
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Public
Source:
MTV
Last week, Capcom showed everyone just what kind of magic went into successful games sent out into retail. The time it really took for a game to be successful was not just critical acclaim or commercials, but shelf life: A limited [...]
In addendum: Why I Gave Mass Effect a 10
Senior Editor Michael Rausch further explains why he handed out the first 10 (out of 10) in GamePartisan’s six-plus year history.
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Author:
Rausch, Michael
Class:
Custom
Bent:
Gaming
Some of you may know, and some of you may not, but I’ll tell you all the same: GamePartisan has never scored a 10. Before I came here and after, no game has [...]
Razer to sponsor Video Games Live
Beginning on March 27, 2008 in Ogden, Utah, Razer will be a presenting sponsor for each stop of the Video Games Live tour. Razer will be touring with Video Games Live across the country, as well as across its numerous international destinations.
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Public Press Release
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Video Games Live
Los Angeles, Calif. – March [...]
Mass Effect
Michael Rausch takes a legendary step with this, our second review of Mass Effect.
Game Details
Developer:
BioWare
Publisher:
Microsoft
Release Date:
11/20/07
ESRB Rating:
M
I’m going to go ahead and get this out in the open right now: I’m a BioWare fan. I positively love their work. From Baldur’s Gate [...]
Capcom says: you’ve got one week to sell
Does every publisher have this kind of positive outlook on sales?
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Public
Source:
MTV
Although some of us may wish it were true, imagine if making a profit off of video games involved little else but a crystal ball? Well, we could then forget all about the analysts and the Reggie Fils-Aime’s of the industry and focus on making [...]
Sega Superstars Tennis
"Sadly, an all-star compendium of Sega’s top efforts couldn’t even beat an effort by just Mario and his friends. This isn’t a bad game by any means as you can really see the effort Sumo Digital put into this title…"
Game Details
Developer:
Sumo Digital
Publisher:
Sega
Release Date:
03/18/08
ESRB Rating:
E
Nintendo and Sega were once the fiercest of rivals back in [...]
Take-Two’s board of directors rejects Electronic Arts’ hostile takeover bid
Long story short, folks, Electronic Arts had taken its $2 billion buyout offer directly to the shareholders of Take-Two Interactive, but after today’s rejection of said offer by Take Two’s board of directors, it appears as though any hostile takeover of the firm will be ever more difficult to accomplish.
While Take-Two reiterated what everyone was [...]
All Pro Football 2k8
In the end, All Pro Football 2k8 is very much worth any pigskin fan’s time. However, it is not without a few, avoidable drawbacks.
Game Details
Developer:
Visual Concepts
Publisher:
2k Games
Release Date:
07/18/07
ESRB Rating:
E
Who hasn’t asked a question akin to, “wouldn’t it have been awesome to see Archie Manning and Joe Montana head to head in their respective primes?” Or [...]
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
GameFAQs hero Phil Stortzum makes his GP debut.
Game Details
Developer:
Cavio
Publisher:
Capcom
Release Date:
11/13/07
ESRB Rating:
M
The light-gun genre…a once-prevalent form of gaming dating back decades. The genre has since been gunned down essentially, but with the Nintendo Wii’s new motion sensing capabilities and most notably IR pointing, [...]
Doc of All Trades: Video Games Live
David Rogers has formatting issues. We love him anyway.
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Author:
Rogers, David
Class:
Column
Bent:
Eclectic, Gaming
When “Video Games Live” was announced on the upcoming list of events coming to the theatre I work at, I was wary of what the experience would be like. A full concert, featuring only music from video games? An interesting idea, yet one I thought [...]
U.S. Treasury Dept. head Paulson says government will make every effort to aid market stabilization
Story courtesy of the Associated Press:
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration will "do what it takes" to stabilize chaotic markets and minimize the economic damage, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Sunday after a tumultuous week capped by the government rescue of a teetering investment bank.
All eyes now are on Wall Street as leading financial advisers prepared [...]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
Due to the marginal differences between the two versions, this article dually serves as the review of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of the game.
Game Details
Developer:
Konami
Publisher:
Konami
Release Date:
03/11/08
ESRB Rating:
E
Today we hearken back to hallowed antiquity, if only briefly, to recall the long-running legacy Konami has crafted in the annals of soccer video games. Long [...]
Madden 08
Screenshots courtesy of Mattplays.com and Sportsgamer.com
Game Details
Developer:
EA Tiburon
Publisher:
EA Sports
Release Date:
08/14/07
ESRB Rating:
E
Ah…Another year another Madden game. I must say I was a little worried when I bought my copy in fear I was buying a mach copy of the failure that is known as Madden 07. Just for a recap Madden 07 there was no create-a-team [...]
His Satanic Majesty’s Industry: Bleak in Review
THIS IS A FEATURE FROM GP BEFORE ITS RELAUNCH, REVIVED TO GIVE YOU ALL AN IDEA OF WHERE WE WANT TO TAKE OUR ‘PROGRESSIVE EDITORIAL POLICY’: "Before telling you how all of this ranting and raving pertains to our beloved video game industry, I’m going to touch very briefly on something I mentioned earlier before [...]
Nitrobike
"It’s too bad more attention wasn’t given to the visuals of Nitrobike, as they could have given help to a suffering game."
Game Details
Developer:
Left Field
Publisher:
UbiSoft
Release Date:
01/15/08
ESRB Rating:
E10+
Remember Excite Truck? I do, if only because I’m upset at myself for wasting 50 dollars on it at launch — it just goes to show you what a decent [...]
CPL is no more
What could this mean for the future of competitive gaming?
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Public
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Cyberathlete Professional League
Although I question how people enjoy watching competitions within poker and golf… many, many more question that of a gaming competition. The very idea of watching two people mash away at buttons against each other will get you little else but [...]
March 2008 Mailbag
"…just wanted to express solidarity with my fellow writers/British immigrants, and also my admiration for sticking to your guns. I know it’s not easy, but you guys rock for this." - Jim Sterling, Destructoid.com.
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Author:
DeViney, Jonny
Class:
Unspecified
Hi Jonny,
You may not know me, but my name is Jim Sterling, UK associate editor for Destructoid.com. A tip was [...]
His Satanic Majesty’s Industry: Parental Advisory
"Well, I don’t frown upon video games like I do music sometimes. Bad video games aren’t often inflicted upon you at a stoplight the way bad music is."
Feature Details
Author:
DeViney, Jonny
Class:
Custom
Bent:
Eclectic
His Satanic Majesty’s Industry:
Parental Advisory
For this particular episode of my column, I chose to interview a pair of individuals who have a unique perspective on the [...]