Last night publisher NIS America revealed their fall lineup, and for the first time in memory there was a lack of PlayStation support. Instead the company, known for its charming RPGs and affection for hand-drawn anime art over 3D cutscenes, revealed a major push into the Nintendo DS market. Makes sense, seeing as neither PS3 nor PSP have the same kind of pull as DS at this point. So, what do level-grinding RPG fanatics have to look forward
Freedom of speech? Bah! Who wants that? Games are clearly rotting humanity’s collective eternal soul and must be banned accordingly. The following collection of violent, titillating titles have offended censors all over the world. Some have been beaten to death by the banning bat for their gory deaths, others for displaying acts of girl-on-girl action, while one was even banned for having a two-headed cow. Really, just what is this
Sony has published the nominees for its
PSN Gamers' Choice Awards 2012. Vote, and you'll be helping the PS3
powers-that-be decide which of last year's PlayStation Network titles
go on sale next month...
An overwhelming majority of gamers are male, so it makes perfect sense for every marketing team in the world to target their software at young guys. And what do all men ages 18 to one zillion love? Girls, gore and big loud machines. If they could make a game about a firefighting bikini squad that hunts down zombies in a decked-out sex/fire truck, world peace would be declared. But until that day, we have to settle with regular old T & A.
Developers are well aware of this, so occasionally
Sometimes, international perception of Australia has us so backwards that we’re thought to ride kangaroos down the street and consider that hat with the corks as the height of fashion. But according to figures detailing Australian and New Zealand game sales for the first half of 2012, the notion of the contrary antipode might be more fact than fiction.
A total of 28 game
makers from the Great White North are set to be represented during
the 2012 Canadian Videogame Awards. The Canuck-centric event will be
hosted by David Hayter, the voice of Solid Snake, and honor a number
of high profile games born on Canadian soil...

We’re still in the center of a game release maelstrom. The TDar crew battens down the hatches and endures by gabbing about the biggest games of the week. Also included: Transformers, Top 7s, farts, Robocop, rants about packaging and the ESRB, puns, shout outs, and as always, love...

Dave Boddington, Producer of FirstPlay on PS3, brings you the highs and lows from Ubisoft's E3 blowout.
Sony has published the nominees for its
PSN Gamers' Choice Awards 2012. Vote, and you'll be helping the PS3
powers-that-be decide which of last year's PlayStation Network titles
go on sale next month...
Now for this week’s second most exciting GR custom video, we’ve got another white hot package of beatass sizzle, featuring fresh looks at Tomb Raider, Prototype, Deus Ex and Batman: Arkham Asylum. Don’t be alarmed if your rump begins to shake uncontrollably. That’s due to our choice of song this week, which comes from the newly released Ms. Splosion Man. See all the trailers showcased in the supertrailer in their entirety after the jump...