Disrespectful bespectacled witch spectacle news now, with Platinum Games expressing the desire to release a demo for its “non-stop climax action” game, Bayonetta. Speaking at a demonstration event in Japan, producer Yusuke Hashimoto told Famitsu (as translated by Andriasang and hilariously mangled by Google) that the developers had already begun constructing a demo in earnest. read more »

Though we’d love to spend our precious time poring over the just-released cover of upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV DLC retail pack, Episodes from Liberty City, we’re not entirely certain of what to pick apart. The usual sexified lady and mean-looking gentlemen are present and accounted for, as is another helicopter to remind us of read more »

We know — it’s tiresome hearing about “DLC” when we’re still waiting on “regular ol’ C” — still, our interest was piqued by the mention of possible downloadable content for Final Fantasy XIII in a recent RPG Site interview with Squeenix’s Motomu Toriyama and Yoshinori Kitase. According to Kitase, the developer is “exploring the option read more »

In celebration of the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo, this week’s Xbox Live Marketplace Deal of the Week is none other than Gabe & Tycho’s second adventure: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode Two. Normally 1200 ($15 USD), the Hothead Games’ episodic RPG has been reduced to 800 ($10 USD) in Microsoft funny-money. The sale read more »

This week’s XBLA offerings are a pair of 800 ($10) titles, reports Major Nelson: Defense Grid: The Awakening and Yo-Ho KaBlammo. Each title is a bit heavy on the combat, with Defense Grid offering plenty of tower defense action, and Yo-Ho KaBlammo taking to the seas for some free-for-all naval combat. That sounds all well read more »

Note: Playmates sold separately; check compatibility before purchasing. Choose your platform to jump to a specific release list:Last updated: Monday, 1:40 PM Continue reading Now Playing: August 31 – September 6, 2009 Now Playing: August 31 – September 6, 2009 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms read more »

Dell’s website is basically always the cheapest way to get a new console, as the company frequently offers 15% off coupons that can be applied to console purchases (as well as “computers” or whatever). That discount is always wonderful, but it’s particularly exciting right now, what with the launch of the new PS3 Slim. Use read more »

You could make the argument that system reliability has been the preeminent conversation of this console generation, but it’s one often clouded by speculation and a lack of reliable information. Digital Foundry talked to Darren Thickbroom, an engineer for an independent console workshop, who offered a lot of revealing insight into the issue. Thickbroom explained read more »

It appears that Viacom, parent company of MTV Games and Harmonix, guaranteed a minimum of $10 million, along with another potential $40 million in royalties, to its respective estates for the use of The Beatles in the upcoming Rock Band game. Sources familiar with the deal tell The LA Times that the “royalty rates on read more »