September 2009 Archives
Super Street Fighter IV is a Bad Move for Capcom
Jason Wong • September 30 2009 • comments
Capcom announced Super Street Fighter IV for Spring 2010. But it seems like the gaming giant forgot that the arcade is dead and incremental yearly updates to fighting...Read more
Ten Things Natal Has to Solve To Work
Jason Wong • September 28 2009 • comments
With a number of Japanese developers at the Tokyo Game Show pondering how they should utilize Project Natal in their games, it occurs to us they're looking at...Read more
Everything You Need to Know About Dead Rising 2
Kris Erickson • September 25 2009 • comments
Well almost. There are still many specific details about gameplay that remain unanswered, but Capcom revealed some major info on its upcoming zombie slasher this week. At an...Read more
The Dead are Rising in Tatsunoko VS Capcom
Jason Wong • September 24 2009 • comments
Tatsunoko VS Capcom Ultimate All-Stars producer Ryota Niitsuma announced at the Tokyo Game Show that Dead Rising's Frank West as a playable character in TvC. Tatsunoko VS Capcom...Read more
Forza 3 Demo Roars onto Xbox Live
Kris Erickson • September 23 2009 • comments
Perhaps the most anticipated game demo of the year is now available for download on Xbox Live. Forza 3 has only a short sprint to go before launching...Read more
Street Fighter IV Pseudo-Sequel or DLC Characters: Which Do You Prefer?
Jason Wong • September 21 2009 • comments
Street Fighter IV was a big return to form for fighting aficionados. Hey, we loved it so much we wrote a blow-by-blow review. And now with millions of...Read more
Blur Delayed to 2010
Kris Erickson • September 21 2009 • comments
As a publisher looking to release its new racing game, Activision would have to be crazy to send Blur to retail during holiday 2009. That's because some very...Read more
Xboxist Looking for Writers
Kris Erickson • September 20 2009 • comments
Xboxist and the other sites in the GameFlavor Network are currently looking for volunteer writers to join our talented staff. The GameFlavor Network is one of the fastest-growing...Read more
Tales of Vesperia Failed to Capture Xbox Audiences, But Succeeded on PS3
Jason Wong • September 19 2009 • comments
Well, seems like turnabout is fair play after all. Relying on past sales history of PS3 ports of 360 games, the PS3 versions usually don't do so well....Read more
Ferrari Cars Not Really Exclusive to Forza 3
Kris Erickson • September 18 2009 • comments
A somewhat misleading press release issued by Microsoft had car fans in a tizzy this morning as it was claimed that a number of Ferrari cars were "exclusive...Read more
Forza 3 Bundle Goes Head to Head With Gran Turismo 5
Kris Erickson • September 17 2009 • comments
Modern Warfare 2 is not the only high-profile game to get an exclsuive Xbox 360 bundle this holiday. Microsoft is hoping that hype for its upcoming driving simulator...Read more
Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Bundle On Sale Now
Kris Erickson • September 16 2009 • comments
Activision would like its game Modern Warfare 2 to be the 'must have' title of holiday 2009. The 'M' rated war game is expected to sell well at...Read more
Zune HD Plays Games, Apps
Kris Erickson • September 15 2009 • comments
We were already impressed with Microsoft's new Zune HD for its many unique features, which include HD Radio and high-definition video out. It turns out that the Nvidia-powered...Read more
Batman: Arkham Asylum Gets Free DLC Maps
Kris Erickson • September 14 2009 • comments
We love it when publishers support a game after release, especially when the additional material is free. Eidos and Warner Bros. today announced the Insane Night Map Pack,...Read more
Defense Grid Review
Kris Erickson • September 14 2009 • comments
Someday we'll discover that tower defense games are actually a secret plot by the communists to sap the productivity of American workers. These addictive little games, which started...Read more
Who Would Win: Solid Snake vs Sam Fisher?
Jason Wong • September 13 2009 • comments
A while ago, we posed a hotly debated question to the community: Who will win in a fight -- Master Chief or Samus Aran? Your response was tremendous...Read more
August Software and Hardware Sales Charts
Kris Erickson • September 12 2009 • comments
Things in the video game industry are starting to heat up again after a slow month in July. NPD has released the sales numbers for last month, and...Read more
Heroes Over Europe Multiplayer Details
Kris Erickson • September 11 2009 • comments
Are you itching for some good old fashioned airborne combat? Gamers got some of their questions answered by Justin Hallyday, Senior Producer for Ubisoft on its upcoming combat...Read more
The Secret World Might Be Microsoft's Killer App
Kris Erickson • September 11 2009 • comments
There is a lot of buzz right now surrounding Sony's lineup of exclusive games for the Playstation 3, which seems to be enjoying a bit of a comeback....Read more
Crackdown 2: Many Improvements
Kris Erickson • September 10 2009 • comments
The first Crackdown game was kind of a "hot mess". On one hand, it was attractive to look at and offered ridiculous amounts of destructive fun. On the...Read more
Sonic 2D Meets HD
Jason Wong • September 9 2009 • comments
It's been years and years since a good Sonic game came out. Now that the anniversary of the Dreamcast is sneaking up, does Sega have what it takes...Read more
Interview With Section 8 Composer Jason Graves
Kris Erickson • September 9 2009 • comments
Southpeak's new game Section 8 is named for the code word the military uses to describe a soldier who has gone insane. That's because the airborn drop-troopers in...Read more
Top 5 PAX Cosplay Cuties
Jason Wong • September 8 2009 • comments
PAX has come to a close for another year and all we have to show for it are these pictures of cute cosplay girls. So in other words,...Read more
What Microsoft Needs to Succeed in Holiday 2009
Kris Erickson • September 8 2009 • comments
The Xbox 360 has enjoyed a long run of solid sales, particularly in North America where it has outsold the Playstation 3 every month for the past year...Read more
Metal Gear Solid 4 Toys Look Amazing
Jason Wong • September 5 2009 • comments
Imported straight from Japan, the Metal Gear Solid Universe explodes into the real world with toys that are worthy of your collection. Check it out. In celebration of...Read more
Bonk: Brink of Extinction Coming to XBLA
Kris Erickson • September 4 2009 • comments
It had been so long since we'd heard from our caveman-era friend Bonk, that we thought he had gone extinct. Turns out that we were wrong, and he...Read more
Legal Problems for MechWarrior 5
Kris Erickson • September 4 2009 • comments
We were pretty excited about the announcement that the ex-microsoft MechWarrior license would be getting a reboot. There was even a fancy preview trailer made and everything. But...Read more
Bomberman Sequel Detonates on Xbox Live This Winter
Kris Erickson • September 3 2009 • comments
Be forewarned that there are a lot of bomb-related puns in the following news release. But what would you expect from the announcement of a new Bomberman title?...Read more
Maxim Searching for Real Bayonetta
Kris Erickson • September 3 2009 • comments
It would be nice if we could set aside our petty squabbles over which console has the best framerate and agree on one thing: Platinum Games has created...Read more
Five Groups Not Offended by Video Games (Yet)
Kris Erickson • September 2 2009 • comments
It seems as though video games have found a way to offend just about every political group on the planet. From vegetarians protesting animal menus in Cooking Mama...Read more
