Dead Space Wii Announced So completely out of left field, the guys over at Kotaku found some interesting news about Dead Space. It is slated to get a Wii port sometime in the 3rd quarter of this year. So like around Halloween I would guess. So I guess we'll get to actually move things around with the Kinetic gun with the WiiMote not to far off. I'm not sure if I should be excited for this or not. I have a feeling that it will be a crappy port, but I guess EA wants to hit all the markets they can. Read More…

SF4 And RE5 Within Home So while at CES 2009, I was talking to the reps from PlayStation Home and asked about a few more Area's in Home that may be in the works. I totally asked about Resident Evil area. I was told that I was the first to ask and that there was nothing in the works. Well I claimed it was my idea if it happened. So you all can thank me for half of what I am about to report. They are totally working on a Resident Evil and Street Fighter IV lounge and content. Read More…

Cryptic Studios Has Some New Star Trek Screens It's been a while since I have posted on this new MMO, the Star Trek one for those who skip the header or don't get my phrasings. But any ways. I checked on their site and found some newer screens for our collective viewing pleasure. The weird thing is that they kind of look like in game art as well as concepts. Like the one with the ship bashing through a moon or planet. But take a look. Read More…

Resident Evil 5 Viral Marketing So once again, the people behind marketing and getting gamers psyched about Resident Evil 5 have sent out yet another cryptic email to lure fans into the site for more content and exciting live action shots. This time it is a short film with Chris and Claire. Kind of fun to get you into the game, like you were not in the first place. Well interestingly, yes I used a big word, this time around is kind of like the first one. There is need for a password to get in to view the content. Read More…

            Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, spoke with CNBC last week while at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During the interview in which he discussed several economic points regarding the video game industry, Kotick made mention of the fact that he company is working on a title called DJ Hero.   "We have the product called DJ Hero that's coming out later this year which is a turntable that you can actually play competitively and spin discs and mix songs."   FreeStyleGames, was purchased by Activision on September 12, 2008 to help produce downloadable content for games in the Guitar Hero series and are set to develop the game. Read More…

KILLZONE 2 DEMO - LIVE IN THE PSN STORE ON THE 5TH OF FEBRUARY!!! Not officially announce via their PlayStation Blog, but on an affiliated blog, it has been announced that after playing the Resident Evil 5 demo for a few days, you will get to play the Killzone 2 Demo for a few weeks before the game comes to market. Like almost 20 days before it comes out. What will you get to tool around with in the Demo? Read More…

Resident Evil 5 demo live on PSN today So last week people how have XBox live and a 360 got to have a US taste of Resident Evil 5. If they had not already tried the Japanese version. But the exclusive is now over. The Playstation Blog has just announced that PSN users can now access and download the PS3 version of the demo. So now those who want to truly see the difference between the two versions will get the chance. Also players can see if the co-op mode is going to be worth anything over the PSN or if they should either go the XBox Live route or the *gasp* have an actual friend come over and play split screen. Read More…

Most licensed games that stem from movies have a history of well, being garbage, or at the very least having very few redeeming qualities. A lot of people attribute this to rushed development cycles to tie in with the film's release. There are high hopes for this though considering Raven Software, the team behind Marvel: Ultimate Alliance is at the helm, along with Amaze Entertainment, who have some debatable successes. It will no doubt be a great representation of the character, but with the previous Wolverine centered game, X2: Wolverine's Revenge getting somewhat a luke warm response, will people be ready to accept a new form of Logan - that's another movie tie-in?The official site: http://www. Read More…

Batman: Arkham Asylum "Joker's Trap" trailer Yet another trailer for this awesome looking game just came out. Arkham Asylum is the game for those who glanced over the titles. But back on topic. This trailer give you a good look at some cut scenes as well as a bit of game play for the game. It looks dark, twisted and how a Batman game should look. On top of all of that, it gives you the overview of the story of the game. Or at least why Batman has to go around kicking ass and taking names in Arkham. Read More…

Mirror's Edge Third-Person View Activated One of the major complaints I've heard about from this game is the fact that you can't play it in any way except first person mode. It is to keep you immersed in the world, but in some instances, it would be nice to have the option to just out to an over the shoulder camera view. Or at least a 3rd person view. Something that just isn't a normal option for the game. Read More…

New Final Fantasy XIII Trailer So last week I brought you the view of the counter on the Final Fantasy XIII web site. There was a lot of question what it was going to bring when it hit zero. Well now that it has hit Zero, which option was it from the list. Not the sephiroth one, unfortunately. But it was what some flash decompilers let out to the world. A New trailer for the game. Not to big of a surprise. Read More…

The Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II (RTS) multiplayer beta is now available to everybody who didn't get Soulstorm today over Steam. The beta is 5.4 Gigabytes or 5400 Megabytes. Dawn of War II will come out February 19th and will have a fairly robust campaign mode featuring the Space Marines. The Multiplayer portion allows you to play as the Space Marines, the Orcs, The Eldar, and the Tyranids.The game mimics Company of Heroes's cover system and now includes the ability to destroy cover, much to the delight of Gears fans everywhere. The game will include achievements however you cannot achieve any gamerscore during the beta. Read More…

:::: COIN-OP TV WEEK IN REVIEW (1/26/09) :::: COIN-OP TV is an Internet TV show about the Video Game Industry, People and Events with hosts Robert Welkner and Hailey Bright.  We broadcast live on Thursday nights on www.TheStream.TV and also do coverage on location which can be found on the regular website www.coin-op.tv     - The Latest stuff! Read More…

Rare have announced that the bear and birds second adventure, Banjo-Tooie, will be hitting the Xbox Marketplace sometime in April with more Stop 'N' Swop. 4J Studios are adding more Stop 'N' Swop features that never made it into the sequel."4J Studios have dredged the Banjo team’s collective memory and implemented the original plan for Stop ‘n’ Swop, for the first time on any platform ever and after many long years of waiting. Without going into too much detail, the Stop ’n’ Swop items collected in Banjo-Kazooie will ‘magically’ appear in Tooie, resulting in... well, you'll just have to find out. Read More…

With the new Friday the 13th movie coming in just a few weeks, the Gears team is hosting nearly 2 weeks of giveaways on Xbox Live starting February 1st. That's 65 daily prize packages and 13 grand prize packages.The daily packs come with: * Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack * Gears of War Aspho Fields novel * A 12" x 18" Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team * An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weapon The grand prize packs come with: * A Samsung 40-inch 1080p flat panel LCD HDTV * A Locust Bust * A red Xbox 360 Wireless Controller * A Marcus Fenix bronze statue * Gears of War 2 video game soundtrack * Gears of War Aspho Fields novel * A 12" x 18" Gears of War 2 promotional poster autographed by members of the Epic development team * An in-game Golden Hammerburst and Lancer weaponTo register, you either need to go on Xbox.com or download the 13 Days of Gears Registration Gamer Picture from the Marketplace. The rest of the info can be found here. Read More…