Japan Gaming Guide

Halo 3 is getting a couple of tweaks in an update tomorrow. The playlists will be adjusted to accommodate the new maps that Bungie are rolling out. If someone in a lobby doesn’t have a map, it won’t be used, so there’ll be no getting booted off if you haven’t forked out for the downloadable […]

The PS3 is to get a video on demand service. Starting from next year, players will be able to download motor racing videos for around 200 yen. The first videos are part of the Gran Turismo 5 hype machine, but we expect more to follow later. [Read]

The latest update for the 360 dashboard is expected to roll out sometime today. The update brings with it some nice features. Firstly, a wider range of video formats will be supported. This means you’ll be able to view a wider selection of the movies stored on your PC – at present the choice is […]

An update to Bioshock is on the way, along with some downloadable content. The widescreen display issue will be fixed, and there’ll be some new plasmids to play with. Maybe now’s the time to give hard mode a try. [Read]

Wii Fit has launched in Japan, and had people queuing outside shops to buy it. The chance to play games and work out at the same time was a big part of Wii Sports’ appeal, and Nintendo will hope this is going to prove as popular, if not more so. [Read]

There are a lot of intangibles in game creation. Since these are intangible, they’re pretty hard to measure. But these could be the magic ingredients that make the difference between a great game and a good one. GamaSutra has an interesting article discussing the mechanics of getting a game to feel right. [Read]

We got the new Download channel working yesterday, and recorded a bit of what we saw.

How many of each console are out there at the moment: Wii – 14.25 million Xbox 360 – 13.37 million PS3 – 5.9 million DS – 55.51 million PSP – 26.52 million. That’s a whole lot of consoles!

The year is drawing to a close, and it’s time people start making charts of the year’s best games. WiiHa! have drawn up a list of this year’s potential candidates including Heavenly Sword, Crysis, Super Mario Galaxy and Halo 3. We reckon it’s a toss up between Mario and Master Chief, although Bioshock still deserves […]

Every game ever made should be on Steam according to Valve founder Gabe Newell. In a recent interview he mentioned that shelf space restrictions mean a whole lot of gaming history is invisible to current generation game designers. The Steam download service offers an ideal platform for retro titles, and will continue to expand. There’s […]