February 2009 Archives
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition is $5 on Steam
Jason Wong • February 28 2009 • comments
Valve isn't pulling any punches this time. For the third straight week, Steam is offering another great digital download deal. On the heals of the big Lost Planet...Read more
Street Fighter IV: Review
Kevin Brock • February 27 2009 • comments
Finally! Two-dimensional fighting returns to the streets in this epic fourth edition, Street Fighter IV. After 22 years, Ryu still punishes victims with hurricane kicks while Chun-Li flips...Read more
Is it Time to Crown Xbox 360 The Champ?
Jason Wong • February 26 2009 • comments
Will Xbox 360 be able to make a comeback in Japan? Ask us a year or two ago and it would have been a resounding "No!". But like...Read more
Xbox 360 Devkit Spotted at MadWorld Developer
Kris Erickson • February 26 2009 • comments
Here is an interesting bit of information sure to add fuel to the belief that Sega is planning an Xbox 360 version of Madworld: A recent video tour...Read more
Lost Planet 2 Story Details
Kris Erickson • February 25 2009 • comments
Capcom has today provided us with more details about the story and setting for its upcoming shooter, Lost Planet 2. Interestingly, the company has decided to take the...Read more
Street Fighter IV Costume Packs Way Over-Priced
Jason Wong • February 25 2009 • comments
The first generation of online consoles (PS2 and original Xbox) lured us in with flowers and chocolates, and enticed us with the sweetness of free downloadable content (DLC)....Read more
Xbox 360 Resident Evil Bundle Details
Kris Erickson • February 24 2009 • comments
Microsoft and Capcom have revealed details and photos of the upcoming special edition Xbox 360 Elite. This bundle comes with the game and a special red Xbox 360...Read more
Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena Trailer
Kris Erickson • February 23 2009 • comments
What is there not to love about Riddick? The tough talking space mercenary played by Vin Diesel is the consummate video game character. He fights aliens and evil...Read more
Three Things Capcom Needs to Fix in Lost Planet 2
Kris Erickson • February 23 2009 • comments
Japanese publisher Capcom surprised many today by announcing a (so far) Xbox 360 exclusive follow-up to Lost Planet. The Lost Planet sequel will feature the familiar snowy environments...Read more
Valve's Gone Crazy with $9.99 Game Sale
Jason Wong • February 21 2009 • comments
Valve is leading the charge for affordable PC gaming for the second straight weekend. Last weekend Left 4 Dead went on sale on Steam for $24.99. This weekend...Read more
Fallout 3 DLC: The Pitt Preview
Kris Erickson • February 20 2009 • comments
Hot on the heels of this month's Fallout 3 downloadable content Operation Anchorage comes the next installment from Bethesda software. The upcoming downloadable episode will be called "The...Read more
DiRT 2 Preview: Rally Racing Extreme
Kris Erickson • February 20 2009 • comments
Rally racing, perhaps more than any other motorsport, tests the driver as well as the machine. The pilot must know which tactics to use at which stage in...Read more
MadCatz SFIV SE FightStick Defects & Horror Stories
Jason Wong • February 20 2009 • comments
The internet has been abuzz with stories of broken Street Figher IV standard edition (SE) FightSticks. The problem was first reported on February 13th on the Shoryuken.com forums,...Read more
Inafune: Dead Rising 2 Will Keep Time Constraint
Kris Erickson • February 19 2009 • comments
Keiji Inafune does not have an easy job. As the Project Lead for Capcom's upcoming Dead Rising 2, he has to find creative ways to keep the Canadian...Read more
Xbox 360 Most Played by Males Under 18
Kris Erickson • February 18 2009 • comments
The Nielsen company has released a report on the video game playing habits of different demographics, gathered from thousands of American households during the last 3 months of...Read more
Preview: The Invincible Tiger
Kris Erickson • February 17 2009 • comments
If you were a kung fu master in ancient china, it would be hard to come up with a name as intimidating as the "Invincible Tiger". Dude shows...Read more
Weazel News: Biker Gangs Invade Liberty City
Kris Erickson • February 17 2009 • comments
With tongue planted firmly in cheek, Rockstar sent us this news clip inspired by Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. Weazel News -- Liberty City's own...Read more
Lost and Damned DLC Includes Male Nude Scene
Kris Erickson • February 17 2009 • comments
The launch of Rockstar's long-awaited downloadable episode The Lost and Damned brings with it many new firsts. This marks the first time that the company has experimented with...Read more
Capcom Offers Credit Cards
Jason Wong • February 17 2009 • comments
Capcom has taken branding and marketing tie-ins to the next level. Some of its most popular games are getting their own pre-paid Visa cards, featuring artwork from well-known...Read more
Halo Wars Board Game, Toys Coming Soon
Kris Erickson • February 16 2009 • comments
The virtual world is about to reach a hand out of the television screen and vertically integrate your face with some real-life toys based on the Halo universe....Read more
Legends of Wrestlemania Fighters List
Kris Erickson • February 16 2009 • comments
The upcoming THQ title Legends of Wrestlemania is going to be like a cold popsicle on a hot summer's day for grown-up fans of wrestling in its golden...Read more
Xboxist Presents Comic Con Roundup Part 1:
Naquan Baity • February 15 2009 • comments
We’ve been to Comic Con and we have impressions of Velvet Assassin, X blades and more. It is that time of year where everyone dresses up in their...Read more
Midway Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Jason Wong • February 14 2009 • comments
Things aren't so rosy for Midway. GamePolitics delved into Midway's Chapter 11 bankruptcy records to uncover the company's financial woes. Midway owes $281,033,000 in liabilities and has only...Read more
Left 4 Dead is 50% Off... on PC
Jason Wong • February 14 2009 • comments
Here's yet another reason why Valve is so cool. They are offering the PC version of Left 4 Dead for half-off at $24.99 on their Steam service. Is...Read more
2009: The Year of the Xbox 360?
Kris Erickson • February 13 2009 • comments
While next-generation console sales in 2008 were led by the Xbox 360, there were some compelling arguments heard towards the end of the year that Sony and its...Read more
Editorial: How Pirating Kills Your Games
Jason Wong • February 12 2009 • comments
Pirates have gotten a hold of Street Fighter IV and are already spreading it through the wild, wild internets. The game was supposed to be due out next...Read more
Wolfenstein Still Coming, Slips to Summer 2009
Kris Erickson • February 12 2009 • comments
As shooter fans, we have been eagerly following the development of the latest Wolfenstein project by Raven Soft. After a flurry of initial hype, we didn’t hear anything...Read more
Activision Blizzard vs EA: And the Winner Is...?
Jason Wong • February 11 2009 • comments
Santa certainly was certainly kind to Activision Blizzard last year. The company posted stellar profits for the quarter ended December 31, 2008. Their recorded net revenues were $1.6...Read more
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Song Preview
Kris Erickson • February 11 2009 • comments
Move over all you tired old rock & rollers, there is a new music sensation about to hit game consoles. Scratch: The Ultimate DJ is a rhythm music...Read more
Pong and Ikaruga Make Sweet Love
Jason Wong • February 11 2009 • comments
Daddy? Where do new games come from? Well, son. When a man's game like Pong and a woman's game like Ikaruga meet at an internet cafe, they...Read more
Electronic Arts, Please Don't Nerf Battlefield 1943
Kris Erickson • February 10 2009 • comments
In gamer nerd parlance, to "nerf" something is to remove all of its hard, pointy edges and replace them with soft, child-proof foam. That is exactly what Electronic...Read more
Microsoft Plans Free Xbox Live (for GTA IV)
Kris Erickson • February 10 2009 • comments
Microsoft has announced that is will offer free access to Live Gold functionality for players of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV in February. Starting on February 17, anybody...Read more
Afro Samurai Review
Naquan Baity • February 10 2009 • comments
DJ drop me a funky beat, because once the Afro Samurai draws his sword the dance has already begun! If you thought the path of a samurai would...Read more
Splatterhouse Finds New Home
Jason Wong • February 10 2009 • comments
It's always sad to see a couple divorce; but hey, it's better when it happens before there are kids caught in the mix. That being said, oops! --...Read more
Capcom Announces Dead Rising 2
Kris Erickson • February 9 2009 • comments
Long Rumored to be in development, a sequel to Dead Rising was today officially announced by Capcom. The Japanese publisher confirmed that the title is under development by...Read more
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer
Kris Erickson • February 9 2009 • comments
We are almost ready to take back all of the mean things we said about the upcoming Tansformers video game, and movie-licensed titles altogether. The latest cinematic trailer...Read more
Your Gamer's FAQ v1.0 on "How To Pick-Up Girls"
Jason Wong • February 7 2009 • comments
Can you feel it? Love is in the air. Girls are looking to get romantic... and so are you. With Valentine's Day coming up fast, gamers need to...Read more
Burnout Paradise Not Burned Out Yet
Jason Wong • February 6 2009 • comments
Criterion, the makers of the hugely successful Burnout series, has announced the new "Cops and Robbers" track pack for Burnout Paradise. Criterion is doing downloadable content (DLC) right...Read more
Activision Announces New Transformers Video Game
Kris Erickson • February 6 2009 • comments
Activision has announced a new Transformers movie spinoff, coming to all consoles later in 2009. And by all, we really do mean it. The PS3 and Xbox 360...Read more
EA Announces Battlefield 1943, Bad Company 2
Kris Erickson • February 5 2009 • comments
Electronic Arts has issued some great news today for fans of its WWII themed shooters. The company is already hard at work on a new sequel to Bad...Read more
Former 1UP'er Dan Hsu Launches New Show
Jason Wong • February 5 2009 • comments
Former 1UP Editorial Director Dan "Shoe" Hsu has joined Game Cinema HD to launch a new show "Cut Scene" with real-life, hottie girlfriend Raychul Moore. The show concept...Read more
Rockstar Announces Red Dead Redemption
Kris Erickson • February 4 2009 • comments
Rockstar surprised many fans this morning by announcing a follow-up to its much loved western gunslinger game from the PS2, Red Dead Revolver. This follow up, developed at...Read more
Dead Space Headed to Wii
Kris Erickson • February 4 2009 • comments
The Internet was abuzz this morning with news that the futuristic survival horror title from Electronic Arts will be headed to the Wii. Dead Space is expected to...Read more
Essential Arcade Sticks For Street Fighter IV
Kris Erickson • February 4 2009 • comments
So, you've got a copy of Street Fighter IV on pre-order, you've faked an illness to secure a week home from work, and all of your old arcade...Read more
Editorial: Should Xbox LIVE Be Free?
Jason Wong • February 4 2009 • comments
Heated debate usually flares up between PS3 owners and Xbox 360 owners when they argue over their respective online services. There are pros and cons to each service....Read more
3-5 Months of Free Xbox LIVE
Jason Wong • February 4 2009 • comments
Microsoft wants you to sign up for Xbox LIVE. You're thinking, "Money is tight. Is it worth it?" We've wondered this before and even argued shouldn't it be...Read more
1.8 Million Downloads of Resident Evil 5 Demo
Kris Erickson • February 3 2009 • comments
The video game industry is divided on the question of whether releasing a demo helps or hurts the sale of a completed title. On one hand, if the...Read more
Xbox Dashboard Update Restores Hearing
Jason Wong • February 2 2009 • comments
Back in November, a number of users with their Xbox 360s plugged in via HDMI were bathed in silence after upgrading to the New Xbox Experience (NXE). If...Read more
R-Type Dimensions Warp to Xbox LIVE Arcade
Jason Wong • February 2 2009 • comments
R-Type Dimensions is hitting Xbox LIVE Arcade this week on February 4. This is a huge announcement for gamers who grew up with shmups, a genre with which...Read more
Editorial: Halo Doesn't need a "Killer"
Kris Erickson • February 2 2009 • comments
We here at Xboxist are big Halo fans, obviously. We've had some of our best gaming experiences during four-player split screen matches with our friends. Online, the competition...Read more
Fan Threatens to Blow Up Hudson HQ
Kris Erickson • February 2 2009 • comments
In video game fandom, there are different levels of obsession. There are what marketing execs often refer to as the “casual” demographic, who enjoy a good match of...Read more
Street Fighter IV Achievements Revealed
Jason Wong • February 1 2009 • comments
The clock is counting down. The monster release of Street Fighter IV, 20 years in the making, is inching closer. Time to plug in your arcade stick, you...Read more
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