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Game Trailer | Tekken 6

Tekken 6 Development Team Talk Some Iron Fist

November 05, 2008

tekken_6 Tekken 6 Development Team Talk Some Iron Fist
Gametrailers has a fairly long interview with the Tekken 6 dev team as well as some video from the game. Whoever is running the show asks a lot of leading questions in favor of the Xbox 360. It seems like the guys don’t rise to the bait but you can’t get a good feel for their reactions since the producers used Iron Chef-style voiceovers for the interview to translate from Japanese. Whoever is reading the translations doesn’t bring the same joie de vivre that the actors used to give to Chairman Kaga’s judges. Just sayin’. Hit the jump for the video.
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News | Soulcalibur IV

Namco Capitalizes On Chance To Sell Missing Jedi In Soulcalibur IV To Gamers

October 24, 2008

vader-n-yoda_soulcaliburiv Namco Capitalizes On Chance To Sell Missing Jedi In Soulcalibur IV To Gamers
When Soulcalibur IV released earlier this year the hi-def console versions came with one exclusive character. PS3 owners got Darth Vader while the Xbox 360’s default green color scheme earned its owners Yoda. Now gamers can buy Darth and Yoda for the equivalent of five bucks on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace.
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Review

Das Review: Soulcalibur IV

August 04, 2008

sciv06 Das Review: Soulcalibur IV
There was a point during the era of the PlayStation 2, Gamecube, and the original Xbox that it seemed like fighting games had become archaic relics of the past. But thanks to integrated online, which makes it easier than ever to find a fight even when no one’s around, button brawlers are making a comeback in a big way. Though if this new Soulcalibur is any indication, they’re going to have to bring their “A” game if they want to stand out. Read the rest of this entry »