Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bethesda Didn’t Actively Seek President Clinton for Fallout 3

Remember that bizarre story about former president Bill Clinton being approached for the role of the president in Fallout 3? Well as it turns out, that was more about an overzealous casting agent than anything Bethesda actually wanted. Speaking to … Continue reading

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Rumored OXM Mass Effect 2 Info Hits Web

Mass Effect 2 ‘Debut’ teaser Mass Effect 2 will have a big presence at E3 next month, but if a rumored article from the next issue of Official Xbox Magazine is to be believed, we don’t have to wait so … Continue reading

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Fuel Delayed a Week, Honored by Guinness World Records

According to VG247, the console versions of Codemaster’s upcoming post-apocalyptic racing game Fuel has been delayed one week, with its release moved from May 26 to June 5. VG247 is, however, a U.K. site, so there’s no confirmation yet whether … Continue reading

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Resident Evil: Director’s Cut Coming to PSN May 28

For those who recently blazed through hordes of zombies in Resident Evil 5′s Africa, but may have been too young to see how it all began back in 1996, here’s your chance. Capcom has announced that Resident Evil: Director’s Cut … Continue reading

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Valve Explains Team Fortress 2′s New Item Drop System

The new Sniper vs. Spy update for Team Fortress 2 went live yesterday, and in addition to adding new unlockable weapons and items for both classes, it also added a new way for earning them: The old method of methodically … Continue reading

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Japanese 7-11 Says Kojima’s Next Game is New Metal Gear

Konami’s cryptic online teaser for Hideo Kojima’s next project has fittingly done to countdowns what the Metal Gear Solid series did to videogame storytelling — made them absurdly convoluted and impenetrable (oh, we kid, we kid). But now all their … Continue reading

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1UP Teams with G4 for Live Listen Up! E3 Podcast

You better sit down for this one, folks, because we just made E3 matter (you know, besides all the cool games and announcements): 1UP has joined forces with G4 for a live broadcast of our Listen Up! podcast, happening on … Continue reading

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Overlord 2 Preview

I liked the original Overlord an awful damn lot. Who doesn’t, in the darkest depths of their heart, want to be a despotic jerk with a bunch of gremlin-like minions to do their bidding? I could smash things, destroy do-gooders, … Continue reading

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FFXI Developer Interview Reveals the Process Behind Their Latest Expansion

As you may have seen in my review of Final Fantasy XI‘s recent download-only ‘add-on A Crystalline Prophecy I didn’t give the time-wasting, $10 fetch-quest ($10 on top of the normal monthly fees, that is) particularly high marks for what … Continue reading

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Empire: Total War Picking Up 11 Free Units

Empire: Total War is getting a sizable content update in its next patch, including 11 free units. They aren’t completely new, but they should shake things up a bit for the various factions. According to Creative Assembly (via Voodoo Extreme), … Continue reading

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