October 2009 News

Namco announces 2.5 million shipped copies of Tekken 6

Published: October 31, 2009

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Namco Bandai sent out a press release today boasting that it has shipped over 2.5 million copies of Tekken 6 worldwide.


Buy 2 Wii games, get 1 free at Target starting Nov. 1

Published: October 31, 2009

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Seems like these buy 2, get 1 free sales are all the rage these days, as Target has just announced it will be hosting one starting November 1. Unlike the recent sales from Amazon , Toys R Us and Best Buy , Target’s sale applies only to Wii games, though it’s worth noting that it does apply to all of them.


JBO: Joystiq Box Office, October 26 – October 30, Horror Edition!

Published: October 31, 2009

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We can’t be gaming all the time, despite our best efforts, and from time to time we’ll actually take advantage of the movie-playing abilities on our gaming systems. JBO features our top picks for XBL, PSN, Netflix’s Watch Instantly and Blu-ray each week. Halloween looms right around the corner! In preparation for a spook-tacular weekend full of fun and frights, we present you with an all-horror edition of Joystiq Box Office


Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing around the House of the Dead

Published: October 31, 2009

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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is slowly absorbing the entire Sega catalog into one mascot racing universe. The latest franchise to be co-opted is The House of the Dead , whose Curien Mansion is revealed as a track in a new, spooky Halloween trailer (after the break)


Shepard shoots stuff in this Mass Effect 2 gameplay footage

Published: October 31, 2009

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G4 has a fresh new video of Mass Effect 2 goodness straight outta the space oven showing our good pal Shephard doing what he does best: shooting everything in sight . Your Shepard may be different, but for the sake of this post, Shepard is a man with a very itchy trigger finger, a lot of Renegade points and … a very dirty space suit


Iwata: DSi XL is a spectator system

Published: October 30, 2009

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The DSi LL (or XL) isn’t just for the poorly sighted or hugely handed. In his financial results briefing , Satoru Iwata revealed another purpose for the jumbo system: playing with crowds.


Whipping out a new Lego Indiana Jones 2 trailer

Published: October 30, 2009

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LucasArts has released a new trailer for LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues .


Halo Waypoint live with Dashboard preview program, includes Avatar Awards

Published: October 30, 2009

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It’s not quite Wonka’s chocolate factory, but the Xbox 360 Dashboard update preview participants are getting a taste of some delectable bonuses regardless. Earlier today, those lucky folks were granted their promised early access to the Halo Waypoint beta.


Celebrate Halloween with Scribblenauts

Published: October 30, 2009

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If you’re planning to visit the London Dungeon this Halloween, you may get a scare of some kind, but more importantly, you can also get an exclusive Scribblenauts level. An exclusive Halloween level will be distributed in line at the Dungeon from 12 to 3pm wirelessly


Ten spoiler-ific minutes of Heavy Rain

Published: October 30, 2009

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It’s not often we tell you not to click after the break. But this time around, you’re going to have to make a choice: will you watch the ten minutes of unedited gameplay footage of Heavy Rain from G4TV , or will you restrain yourself?


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