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    Episodic Tales of Monkey Island coming to WiiWare, PC

    June 1, 2009 - 1:01pm


    The tale of Guybrush Threepwood and his ascent through the pirate ranks is one of the most-loved stories from the adventure games of yesteryear, and now you can get ready for a whole lot more of it. LucasArts has announced to us at E3 that they're working with Telltale Games on Tales of Monkey Island, a five-part episodic series to be released monthly on both PC and WiiWare. LucasArts says that there's no shortage of demand among both developers and gamers to make and play as much Monkey Island as possible, so they're giving what they call "one of the forefathers of adventure gaming and the precusor to the RPG genre" the Sam and Max treatment.There aren't any other platforms scheduled for release -- while the Monkey Island special edition is being released on Xbox Live, LucasArts CEO Darrell Rodriguez was tight-lipped when it came to getting the episodic content on consoles or even a platform like the iPhone. But he did tell us that their plan is to take us back to the "halcyon days" of the company, "when people couldn't wait for a LucasArts game to come out." Considering that the last Monkey Island release was almost nine years ago, it'll be nice to have the wait for a trip to the Tri-Island Area reduced to just 30 days.
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    EA's Charm Girls Club series to charm us all this fall

    June 1, 2009 - 1:00pm

    EA just announced a brand new IP today -- with four new games for Wii and DS! Not sure how you guys are going to feel about it, though. It's called Charm Girls Club. It "celebrates everything that's fun about being a girl," said Sarah Handley, Senior Director of Marketing for EA Play. In this case, "everything that's fun about being a girl" includes pajama parties (Charm Girls Club Pajama Party for Wii), proms, and clothes (My Perfect Prom, and My Fashion Show, all for DS). You'd think, given the stereotypical nature of the other games, that My Fashion Mall would be about shopping -- but it's actually about mall management. Every girl's dream!Charm Girls Club will be in stores, benefiting from awkward GameStop promotion this fall.
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    Lego Harry Potter magically appearing in 2010

    June 1, 2009 - 12:00pm

    Warner Bros. and Traveller's Tales have finally announced that Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 is coming to all major platforms, including 9 3/4. (That's some tragic Hogwarts humor for y'all.) The game will release on "next generation console and handheld" consoles sometime next year.We'd go into more detail, but who hasn't played a Lego [fill in major franchise name here] yet? Seriously, we need a picture of a Lego cow's shriveled and dry teat.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Now Playing: May 31 - June 6, 2009

    June 1, 2009 - 9:00am


    Releasing a game during E3 week is risky. Releasing three? Crazy. (Disclaimer: The Crazy Chicken trifecta is subject to indefinite delay. These games have been no-shows in previous weeks, but if they are to materialize at all, now's the perfect time.)
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    Introducing the I Am 8-bit Tatsunoko vs Capcom E3 T-shirt

    June 1, 2009 - 12:45am


    The localization of Tatsunoko vs Capcom is pretty awesome, no doubt about it. And to celebrate such a great success on Capcom's part, the company has teamed with I Am 8-bit to produce the shirt you see above, available in very limited quantities at Capcom's E3 booth for "VIPs and Unity visitors." On the back of the shirt, Capcom Unity notes that a similar silhouetted version of Ken the Eagle from Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is present, though the blog failed to get a snapshot of that.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Atlus's Trauma Team will operate on one 'lucky' E3 attendee

    May 31, 2009 - 11:35pm

    Our E3 badges came with a little surprise from Atlus: an insert advertising a contest for Trauma Team. One winner will be in the game! According to the entry form, "Winner will have his or her likeness created for the video game. Video game likeness will be based solely on the digital likeness submitted by the winner."Why, of all the games that we could be in, would it have to be the game in which every character who isn't a doctor is suffering from some, well, trauma. We don't know how we'd feel about being immortalized as "the guy from the appendectomy." So glamorous.Permalink | Email this | Comments

    E3 2009: A banner year

    May 31, 2009 - 11:00pm


    A brief tour of the Los Angeles Convention Center -- soon to be swathed in flashing and impossibly loud video game booths -- reveals an early portent of E3's revitalization. Advertising has returned in full force, with humongous banners draped across buildings and video game characters towering over attendees. Oh, and there's a bit of money-wasting eccentricity too. Try the gigantic pile of junk outside the South Hall (courtesy of the homeward-bound Rabbids?) or the cruel, cruel Final Fantasy XIII cast teasing their arrival in ... 2010. Click through our gallery and pretend you're there!
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    Rumor: Wii Fit Plus features revealed, heavily online-focused

    May 31, 2009 - 10:00pm

    The lid's been blown off Wii Fit Plus; been there, done that. But, if your inner fitness nut is craving more info, Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper has posted some potential details on the title.Supposedly, Wii Fit Plus boasts some new online connectivity to allow family members and friends to compete in the loss-of-flabby-arms race. Also, the new software is supposedly going to allow for more accurate measuring of weight and center of gravity, though it's said this improvement comes from the software side, and not some new Balance Board Nintendo has been hiding up its sleeve.While we can't comment on this new information from Nihon Keizai Shimbun, it's pretty much a done deal on this whole Wii Fit Plus business. Remember to have those bingo cards ready, folks![Via IGN]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

    No Whiimies! Ubisoft bringing Press Your Luck, Family Feud

    May 31, 2009 - 8:00pm

    We'll forever remember the moment we saw John O' Hurley crush Richard Karn's windpipe, the finishing move in the back alley street fight that decided the next rung of the Family Feud host lineage. A moment like that begs for a video game adaptation, but we doubt that's what we'll be getting when Ubisoft brings the beloved game show, along with Press Your Luck and The Price Is Right to Wii, DS and PC this fall.But wait, Joystiq, there's already a Price Is Right on Wii! No friends, this is The Price Is Right 2010. In fact, all the games have a year attached at the end. Because if there's ever been IPs that beg for annualized versions, it's game shows that haven't changed in five decades.Permalink | Email this | Comments

    Rumor: Nintendo to show off new Mario game at E3, releasing this year in Japan

    May 31, 2009 - 8:00pm


    Coming from Japan's Nihon Keizai Shimbun newspaper, we hear rumblings of a new Mario game destined for Japan sometime this year, and that we should expect to hear about this game during E3 this week. It's a fairly credible rumor, considering Nintendo admitted that the Mario and Zelda teams were working on something last year. Nihon Keizai Shimbun also says this is a title destined for Wii (sorry, DSi fans!). Considering it's been a year since we've heard what little we have, it would make sense that Nintendo would be ready to unveil something at this year's show.[Via IGN]Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments