Originally founded as the first third party Nintendo developer, Hudson is known for family friendly characters like Master Higgins, Bonk and Bomberman. It’s about time for Hudson’s stars to grow up. Let’s take a look at Bomberman: Act Zero for the Xbox 360. Instead of the cute helemeted hero, Bomberman: Act Zero has a disfigured [...]

We’ve mentioned the Game Quest Direct reprints and spoke to a passionate collector who is against them. Now we have another take on the hobby of video game collecting from Racketboy. He speaks about the intrigue of becoming a collector and later on about why video games shouldn’t be an investment. It isn’t just the [...]

A new study from Niko Partners shows that the Chinese video game market sprouted last year. Currently there are 27 million reported gamers and 7.83 million play more than sixty hours a month. The number of gamers grew about 24 percent in one year, which is attributed to fast adoption of broadband in homes, more [...]

We on our big island of the Americas North and South may have plenty of space, but in all the world, we’re the most familiar with crowding of a different sort – advertising. The gelatinous land mass has been imprinted with McDonald’s arches and Wal-Mart smilies as far as the eye can see, an insatiable [...]

Following a juicy rumor that Nights might be returning, retro gaming expert Racketboy has a story about what other franchises from the nineties might be coming back in the gaming world. On the list is Earthworm Jim, Ghouls & Ghosts, Afterburner and Super Hang On. Finally, Pilotwings made the list, which seems likely after they [...]

Remember that Revolution preview video that showed gamers using the controller as a makeshift light gun? It’s quite possible that we’ll see a bunch more light gun games in the future since people won’t have to pay a heavy price tag to purchase a gun plus a game. Racketboy takes a look at some of [...]

Tired of dealing with disc read errors and you’re trying to save every penny to pick up a Playstation 3? The latest release of PCSX-2 might be a good solution while you’re waiting. It doesn’t work with every single release, but after one year in development in can play a fair number of games including [...]

There’s a product in town that’s all the rage with the 20-something crowd, something branded and patented and propped up in display cases like never before. Crammed to overflowing in the specialty shops of the underground, and sometimes peeking out from bottom-of-the-pile aisle in your local Shoppe Mainstream-In-Denial, it beckons the collective eye and the [...]

This isn’t a Nintendo approved product, but an awesome fan creation. A group of map hackers used the Halo: Custom Edition as the base for the mod. The recreation as seen by the video is surreal. They added in the behind the visor interface from Metroid Prime, missiles and the charge beam. Seraphim one of [...]

Into fashion, gaming and have an extra 13,650 ($116) to burn? Then PS Pictogram series is for you. These limited edition PSP cases are designed from Kuntzel + Deygas (white), Surface to Air (red) and Hideki Inaba (black). The project is a natural follow up to Gas’ line up of designer iPod cases. Start saving [...]

During the Game Developers Conference we heard a lot of information about the power of the next wave of consoles. Each developer spoke about the strengths of their hardware. Microsoft has focused on the ease of development with XNA, Sony is touting the sheer power of the PS3 and Nintendo is showcased the Revolution’s virtual [...]

The creators of the Video Games Live teamed up with Alfred Publishing to bring video game music to schools. Instructors can purchase orchestra, band and marching band arrangements for their students to play. Only three titles have been officially announced: “Bounty Hunter” from Advent Rising, a Halo Concert Band piece and the “Halo Theme” from [...]

When Yahoo! was looking for a new managerial candidate they had plenty of capable applicants. One thing put Stephen Gillett above the pack, being a WOW guild master. Yahoo recognized that Gillett must have had a background in leadership to efficiently manage a group of gamers. Wired magazine says, “the process of becoming an effective [...]

The defunct Acclaim Games’ inventory has been trickling its way on to the Internet. We’ve seen development PS2 units, NR Gamecubes and even a Dolphin test station. Now there’s a prototype gamepad with drivers online. The dealer says he found this unit in a box with assorted Xbox and PC stuff. It looks like a [...]