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  We Cheer 2 Preview: Now with 40% More Male

  I didn’t disdain of the first We Cheer because it was a cheerleading game, or even because it required so much shameless Wii-flailing. I sneered at it for being sexist. Men can be cheerleaders, too, you know! George W. Bush, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Michael Douglas, Trent Lott, Aaron Spelling, Jimmy Stewart, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Steve…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 1, 2009
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  Why Don’t You Try Out The Zeno Clash Demo

  Zeno Clash has been out for a few weeks now, but only today has a demo for the indie first-person brawler been made available over Steam. Why don’t you go try it out! It’s certainly…different. Despite admiring the game’s unique look, I didn’t like it much, but hey, plenty of people do, and that’s what…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 1, 2009
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  Here Are Your Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny Screens

  What these Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny screens lack in size and boob, they make up for in color and Tira. So far there isn’t much else to say about the game that hasn’t already been said. But I’m going to go ahead and add “Thank God I can still use my PSP for something.” It’s been…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 1, 2009
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  PlayStation 3 Outsells Wii In Japan For Another Month

  The past two-and-a-half months have been very kind to Sony’s PlayStation 3 in Japan, as the console has regularly outsold its biggest competitor—and still-dominant console—the Wii. In April, Sony again handily bested its console rival. Figures from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain show the April margin between the two to be considerable. Enterbrain’s figures, via Reuters, put…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Mass Effect For The iPhone: The “Real Facts”

  Details on the forthcoming Mass Effect iPhone “animated presentation” revealed this week were leaked a tad earlier than developer BioWare was expecting. And BioWare wants to clear up a few things about Mass Effect: Jacob’s Story. BioWare Community Coordinator Chris Priestly has shared with the community some “real deal facts” about the iPhone spin-off, alleged…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Klonoa Wii-make Challenge Preview: Yep, It’s Challenging

  Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a classic PlayStation adventure game remade for the Wii that’s entirely true to the original in content, color and even voice actors. The only new things in the game are bonus stages and challenge levels to extend gameplay for hardcore fans that have likely outgrown the difficulty level of the…

  By AJ Glasser Published May 1, 2009
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  New Fat Princess Screens Direct From Candy Mountain

  Hateful toward the portly and excessively violent though it may be, PlayStation Network exclusive real-time strategy game Fat Princess is also endearingly cute. Just look at the delicious screen shots and equally tasty map names! Players will battle it out online on maps like “Sugar Cove” and “Black Forest,” the kind of locations we’d expect…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  The Big 8

  To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Next Week Is GOLDEN Tristan turns eight on Sunday. Don’t tell him but he’s getting not one, but two guitars! Trish and I bought him a classic acoustic to replace the one he’s been taking lessons on for a year, and my mom, dad and step-dad pitched him to buy…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 1, 2009
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  New Xbox App Helps Find Child Porn And Other “Illicit Hidden Materials”

  A developer at Sam Houston State University has created XFT, a forensics tool designed to root out “illicit hidden materials,” including nefarious content like child pornography, buried on Xbox hard disks. According to a report from Discover, the forensics tool can unearth data stored on a modded Xbox, offering investigators “bit-for-bit information” similar to tools…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Capcom Goes West

  There was a time when the heart of video game design was inarguably in Japan. But increasingly game developers from around the world, including Japan, see that seat of power moving west. Last month, Japanese game developer Capcom gathered journalists from around the world to Monte Carlo to show them their line-up of new titles…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 1, 2009
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  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time 3D Remake Comes Out Of Its Shell

  Xbox Live Arcade may be getting another serving of heroes on the half-shell, as a 3D remake of arcade fighter Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time was shown to hardcore TMNT fans this week. The original Konami-developed arcade game is already available on XBLA, but the update to the second appears to be a…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Microsoft’s Full Body Motion Controller Revealed?

  Microsoft says that it will “completely transform how people think about home entertainment” at this year’s E3. A newly rumored motion controller that detects “full body” movement may be what the company has planned. According to a report from Engadget, who cites an anonymous tipster claiming to have knowledge of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 plans, the…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum Officially Delayed

  The rumors from earlier today unfortunately prove to be true, as Eidos announces that Batman: Arkham Asylum will miss its original June release date. The rumors surfaced earlier today, with Game Informer magazine citing “sources close to the game” who had indicated that Batman: Arkham Asylum would be pushed back from the original June date…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2009
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  New Assassin’s Creed II Screens Show Off Swimming, Flying

  Ezio, the knife-wielding star of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II, also has a few more tricks up his sleeve, including the ability swim(!) and access to a handy bat-like glider, according to new media. Italian site MondoXbox has a batch of new Assassin’s Creed II screens that make no secret of Ezio’s improved abilities, which look…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Scribblenauts Has The Write Stuff

  The developer behind Lock’s Quest and Drawn To Life prepare to draw upon their DS experience to create a new “groundbreaking emergent” game in Scribblenauts. Scribblenauts is a game in which players help their friend Maxwell acquire “starlite” by solving a series of puzzles in each of the game’s more than 200 levels. So what’s…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2009
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  Bionic Commando Multiplayer In Action

  Still deciding whether or not to download the Xbox 360 multiplayer demo for Bionic Commando? Perhaps this video will help you decide. Or perhaps not. I mean, on the one hand, it certainly is colorful. On the other hand there’s a giant metal arm that Crecente says is just too underutilized to make the multiplayer…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2009
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  Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Dark Lord Trailer Is Not Dark

  Square Enix‘s Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A Dark Lord is coming to WiiWare, the sequel to Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life As A King. It’s surprisingly pink. While My Life As A Dark Lord may imply that players will delve into the dark heart of the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles universe,…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009
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  Next Week In Rock Band: From Franz Ferdinand To The Allman Brothers Band

  Next week is a big one for Rock Band, with Harmonix announcing ten tracks hitting the Rock Band Music Store from six bands, including The Allman Brothers Band, Luscious Jackson, and triple-dose of Franz Ferdinand. Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” finally makes its way to Rock Band next week, having been a popular song amongst…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 1, 2009
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  This is Not Peter Jackson’s Halo

  District 9 may be about aliens and their technology, it may be directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Peter Jackson, but it’s no Halo. We first mentioned Jackson’s other, other movie back in 2007. Now you get a chance to check out the trailer, which sort of makes it look like an indie college…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 1, 2009
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  What Are You Playing This Weekend?

  My backlog is either impressive or pathetic, depending on your point of view. The number of marquee, triple-A releases that have gone largely untouched (or even unwrapped) may stagger you, dear reader. Games like Gears of War 2, Call of Duty 4, Resident Evil 5, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and BioShock have remained…

  By Michael McWhertor Published May 1, 2009