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'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program (Madden NFL 06)

Jun 9, 2008

If you're a football fan, you've surely heard the voice of the late John Facenda. Facenda, a beloved Philadelphia newscaster from 1948-1973, gained national recognition for his voice-over work with NFL Films in the latter part of his career.

However, a lawsuit filed by Facenda's son alleges that the NFL allowed Electronic Arts to use the announcer's voice to promote Madden 2006 in violation of a contract Facenda signed before his death.

Games shipping this week (Major League Baseball 2K6)

Jun 13, 2006

Here are the games shipping for the week of June 12, 2006. MotoGP on the 360 looks pretty hot and the PS2 gets some more Street Fighter love. Which game(s) have you interested?

Major League Baseball 2K6 (GCN)
MotoGP 06 (XBOX360)
Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PC)
Armored Core: Last Raven (PS2)
Mega Man Battle Network 6 (GBA)
Metal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic Novel (PSP)
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology (PS2)
Urban Chaos: Riot Response (XBOX, PS2)

The Sexual Politics Of The Mushroom Kingdom (Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour)

Jan 9, 2008

9th Dec, 2008 Just what in the hell is going on with Mario and Peach? It was so simple back in the old NES days of Super Mario Bros. She got herself kidnapped, he went after her with the help of Luigi, and all ended happily ever after. Or so we thought. The thing is that it didn't really. It's become ever more apparent that since that first rescue things have only ever got messier, dirtier and more manipulative in their relationship. Far from the innocent damsel and hero set-up that appeared ...

Classic, GameCube Controllers Gimped For Mario Kart (Mario Kart: Double Dash!!)

Apr 2, 2008

The latest fact sheet handed to Kotaku from Nintendo contains some notes on the game's four control schemes. Here's what it says for the Classic and GameCube controls:

¿ Classic Controller: Mario Kart veterans can let their thumbs do the driving with the Classic Controller. However, players cannot perform certain moves with this control scheme.

¿ Nintendo GameCube Controller: Experienced Mario Kart fans may also enjoy this familiar scheme, although some manoeuvres cannot be performed.

More after the jump...

Mario Party 7 screenshots (Mario Party 7)

Nov 24, 2005

It's time to party like it's... that time of year again, as Nintendo preps yet another instalment of Mario Party for release on Gamecube. We're celebrating the prospect of Mario Party 7 with a plateful of sugar-covered screens, and maybe some jelly sandwiches. We'll put some candles in them later, if the internet lets us. Mario Party is one of Nintendo's most enduring franchises, but far from its best, offering collections of mad multiplayer minigames that rarely fail to result in some ...

Gaming's biggest movie rip-offs (Medal of Honor: Frontline)

Jan 7, 2008

The relationship between games and movies has always been a tense one. There's something almost violently alchemical about the way the two media usually react to each other. It's like getting hit by a yellow, piss-soaked snowball. Either element can be unpleasant enough on its own, but put them both together and something far more horrible happens. Games of movies, movies of games, they're both usually about as much fun as the death of a clown at a ten year-old's birthday party. But still we ...

Metal Gear Solid PSOne headed for PSN (Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes)

Mar 18, 2008

As the PSOne games on PSN drought continues on this side of the planet, Japan's Famitsu magazine has revealed that the original Metal Gear Solid will be hitting the PSN in spring for play on PS3 and PSP. MGS was, in case you lived in the Himalayas at the time, one of the best games on the PSOne - a platform-defining title upon which the whole modern MGS craze was built. Its arrival on the PSN would be sweet. But there is, ...

The dying game (Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes)

Sep 28, 2007

Sep 28, 2007 Game over. Continue? If only life was that simple. We've all died thousands of times in videogames. But never do we think 'well, that's it then' and put the pad down. There's nearly always the prospect of another life or a continue, or at worst having to start afresh with a new game. But game death has given us so many memorable sequences. Ever since Pac-Man's mouth widened to envelop his entire self with that classic descending soundclip, game developers have sought to make ...

Keanu Reeves as Solid Snake? (Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes)

Sep 13, 2007

Sept 13 2007 Christian Bale is "tipped to play Solid Snake" in a forthcoming film version of Metal Gear Solid, according to Nuts, the UK's weekly tits-and-giggles mag. Sound like a good fit? We're convinced of his credentials, but who else could challenge Bale's bid to star as the bandana-wearing operative? We've drawn up a handful of likely lads, and judged them on the only attributes that matter when assuming the role of Metal Gear's leading man. If you've got different ideas, though, get ...

Speed Gamers promote a 72 hours Metroid Marathon (Metroid Prime)

Aug 13, 2008

Speed Gamers reports:

"The 72 Hour Metroid Marathon starts on Augusts 15th @6pm cst. We will be raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The marathon will be streamed live via webcam on our website. The webcam feed will give you both a view of the games we will be playing and also a view of the action going on in the room. We will give out prizes following each game to viewers regardless of where they live.

The Game list is : (In the order we will be playing them in, not in chronological order)
Metroid, Metroid Zero mission, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Metroid Prime1, Metroid Prime 2, Metroid Prime Hunters, Metroid Prime 3, Super Metroid, Metroid Fusion
[...]
Retro Studios has recently given their blessing and will be generously donating our grand prize, a copy of Metroid Prime 3 (Wii) signed by the development team. We are very excited to have their help and will hopefully do justice to the series they helped build"

The History of Metroid (Metroid Prime)

Oct 15, 2007

Oct 23, 2007 The Metroid series has always been a victim of bad timing. It's one of the most critically acclaimed franchises in gaming. But thanks to dodgy release dates, internal politics and Nintendo's own disbelief in the franchise that's never quite rivalled the mighty Mario and Zelda series. Wrong place, wrong time? 1986; Atari was old news and the NES had successfully prevented the industry from spiralling into an imploding crash. 33-year-old Shigeru Miyamoto's hot-selling Super Mario ...

Retrobot presents: Hardcore games (Metroid Prime)

Aug 7, 2007

This is hardcore. Or so everyone says. But what is "hardcore?" To us gamers, it means the kind of game that serious gamers devote their time to. You know, hundreds of hours of time. The kind of game that kept Granny away from gaming until Wii came along. It's about depth - of learning and understanding a game before truly mastering it. Hardcore games present the greatest (and often longest) challenges, yet also the biggest payoffs, assuming you understand how they work. Of course, ...

Zero Suit Samus in your bedroom (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)

Feb 20, 2007

Fans of Metroid Prime's sassy heroine (or rather its sassy heroine when her armor falls off) finally have their prayers answered - she's been made into a limited edition set of figurines. Sporting her rather fetching "Zero Suit" as seen at the end of Metroid Prime 2 and in the brilliant Super Smash Bros Brawl trailer, she'll instantly bring some sunshine to even the dullest of bedrooms. Apparently she "comes armed with her signature pistol and has curves in all the right places!" Easy, tiger. ...

Newsdump (Metroid Prime 2: Echoes)

Sep 15, 2006

God Save the Wii Our friends on the other side of the pond got their Wii news today, but it was a bit of good and bad. While Sony will make Brit gamers wait until 2007 for their PS3s, the Wii will hit UK shores on December 8 for £180. That's still more than the US price if you work out the exchange rate and it's just £20 less than an Xbox 360 Core pack. Even the UK Virtual Console games will be the equivalent of a few bucks more expensive than in the US and Japan. And while the ...

GamesRadar's changing! (Miscellaneous)

Feb 1, 2008

Exciting times for GamesRadar are ahead. On Thursday, February 7th the culmination of months of behind-the-scenes work will result in the launch of a brand new look for GamesRadar. Expect to see a complete redesign of the entire site with more stories on top pages and quick links to the best stuff. There'll be improved search engine functionality, which means you'll get even more accurate and customizable results, there's a brand new video player, a brand new screen shot viewer, new-look ...

Every Mortal Kombat fatality ever (Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance)

Oct 9, 2006

It's hard to imagine a world where seven poorly animated, grisly voiced combatants could stir a nation into a videogame violence feeding frenzy. Since that original Mortal Kombat, we've ripped out hearts, beaten people to death with their own legs and uppercutted punk asses into whirling, toothy blades of steel - and not one game has ever been pulled from the shelves like congress was threatening 13 years ago. To celebrate this victory in the face of such powerful ignorance, we've compiled ...