NPD: Only 6% of consumers downloaded DLC

Wait…. BWAHAHAHAHHAAHHA! I fcking hate DLC. Always have. Never taken part in it. I feel like they should put sht in the game if they had the idea for it while they were still making it. Got a good idea after release? Save it for the inevitable sequel. Screw off with nickel-and-diming us with stupid character and level downloads. I don’t want it, and I’m glad to hear that no one else does either....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 220 words · Bianca Gilbert

Over the Top’s Icarian isn’t Kid Icarus, still looks great

Jonesing for a bit ofKid Icarus Wiiinformation? Well, you can’t have it.Because it doesn’t exist. Instead, in an interesting bit of post-E3 confluence, here’s a trailer for an upcoming WiiWare title calledIcarian: Kindred Spirits. It’s being developed by Over the Top, an indie studio based in Madrid, who worked onClive Barker’s Jericho. Like Frontier’sLostWindsor Meckensleep’s excellentSoul Bubblesbefore it,Icarianis driven by a use-the-Wiimote-to-create-wind mechanic. The story is about a young warrior angel-girl named Nyx (not to be confused withNight) who is trying to find the body of the legendarily stupid Icarus....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 201 words · Donna Thomas

PC version of Devil May Cry 4 not doing so well, so what’s the deal?

Recently on the Unity forums, fans inquired aboutDevil May Cry 4’slackluster PC sales, and how Capcom felt about it.Christian Svensson respondedthat while he can’t speak for the entire company, he wasn’t exactly pleased about his perceived reasoning behind it all: pirates. I’m not sure about how Capcom in general feels but It’s not doing as well as I would like in the US at retail. It’s such a good version and it really deserves better sales....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 184 words · Vanessa Hill

Podtoid 42 records tonight, get your Douglas Adams jokes out of the way now

You know, it’s funny: given the lack of flying cars, laser guns, or effective, universal health care, I hear many complaints that, for 2008, this doesn’t really feel like “the future.” Maybe they’ve got a point, but they neglect to recognize one thing: wedohave the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. According to the radio show: “…though it cannot hope to be useful or informative on all matters, it does make the reassuring claim that where it is in accurate, it is at leastdefinitivelyinaccurate....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 170 words · Michael Leblanc

Pre-order Resistance: Retribution and get an early access demo

Amazon is offering anearly access demo with pre-ordersfor Sony Bend’s PlayStation Portable title,Resistance: Retributionthrough January 12. A demo isn’t exactlya headband, but this should be quite the treat for those excited aboutRetributionand its connectivity with Insomniac’sResistance 2. The connectivity was officiallyrevealed at TGS this year. Anyone with a copy ofR2andRetributionwill have access to a special mode called “Infected.” As we already know from E3, the protagonist inRetributionis a normal guy – he doesn’t have the Chimeran virus like Nathan Hale does in the PlayStation 3 titles....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 203 words · Steven Mullen

Prince of Persia Retro now on App Store, only a buck

I love me somePrince of Persia, old and new. So you can’t imagine how thrilled I am to find that the Jordan Mechner classic has hit the App Store for both iPhone and iPad. Best part? It’s only 99¢. The game is calledPrince of Persia Retro, and it’s designed for both iPad and iPod Touch/iPhone. What that means is that the game will scale automatically, and adjust the visuals and the on-screen control layout automatically....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Gwendolyn Hayes

Real Fruit Ninja needs real ninja skills

Fruit Ninjafor the iPhone/iPad? Awesome.Fruit Ninjain real life? Dude needs quicker reflexes. Or just a bigger weapon. A valiant effort, though.

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 21 words · Jessica Ford

Retail display confirms forthcoming Xbox 360 Arcade bundle

Yay! More SKUs! GameSpothas obtained images of a retail display that has confirmed the existence of the rumored “Xbox 360 Arcade” bundle. The display confirms what was previously rumored: The system will come bundled with a wireless controller, a 256MB memory card, and five arcade games. While the display doesn’t list the Arcade games included, the rumors have suggestedBoom-Boom Rocket,Uno,Feeding Frenzy,Luxor 2, andPac-Man. The rumors have been true so far, so why question them now?...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 117 words · Edward Carlson

RetroforceGO! Episode 80: Hell yeah Street Fighter

Happy Friday, Listeners! If you’ve had enough ofJustin TimberlaketheSFIVtheme, we’ve got something else for you to listen to for a while. This week’s show celebrates the greatness ofStreet Fighterin general, and highlights include:

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 33 words · Jason Harrison

Review: SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB Xbox Headset

It is no lie that when this generation of consoles launched, the first-party audio equipment was sh*t. If it didn’t break quicker than your Xbox 360 could red ring, then the audio quality was poor and it was made for people with oddly-shaped heads. Recently the audio peripheral market has caught fire and console gamers have more audio options than ever. Ranging from the super cheap to the “need to re-mortgage” variety, it’s a market I am becoming obsessed with....

June 17, 2025 · 7 min · 1434 words · Jason Reid

Rock Band DLC: Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett

Dave Grohl fans have something to both cheer and complain about today. Next week’s Rock Band Store update will feature a Foo Fighters four pack. On the other hand, there will also be a Nirvana three song pack available… but Grohl didn’t play drums on any of the songs. They’re from Nirvana’s debut record of Sub Pop,Bleach. Foo Fighters Pack 03 ($6.99/560 MS Points for the pack, $1.99/160 MS Points/200 Wii Points per song)...

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Daniel Rogers

Rumortoid: PS3 firmware 2.40 to be announced next week

Ah, we’ve been talking so much about the PlayStation 3 2.40 firmware update that I almost hate to mention it again. But we need that in-game XMB bad, so we can’t give up hope! Samitrecently gave us the lowdown on some new features, as well as a rumored release date… three weeks from now. Now a new rumor trumps this one with a closer release date.NeoGAF’s consoulsays: Official announcement on the 30th....

June 17, 2025 · 1 min · 179 words · Aaron Oneill

SCEA reveals PS3 headset for North America, firmware update to go with it

Yesterday, Jim Sterling came at you guys with news thatSony had officially announced their PlayStation Bluetooth headset. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment of America have confirmed the headset’s October 14th North American release; the headset will bundled withSOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontationfor $59.99, and soon afterwards, you’ll be able to pick up the headset alone for $49.99. Looks like you just got yourself a $10 copy ofConfrontation, folks! Additionally, the sexy new headset will usher in a PS3 firmware update that enables the following features:...

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 359 words · Cheryl Smith