We already know how Yakuza 3 is blatantly better than Final Fantasy XIII, but it turns out that it could have been even more blatantly better, because some folks have reported that SEGA cut much more content out of the game than was originally revealed.
It wasn’t just the hostess bars and the obscure history trivia minigame that were cut out, it seems that the mahjong, shogi, “loser song” minigames were axed, as well as dozens of side quests. Estimates are placed at about 13% of …

Harmonix and MTV Games have taken the week of GDC to premiere and drop some of the final details on the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band, which is set to his shelves on June 8. 
From the looks of things, Green Day is getting a similar treatment to The Beatles, with a game that includes many of the same features. Three part harmonies have made the cut, and players can unlock 100 collectibles images and 40 minutes of rare video and performances as they work through Green Day’s 20-plus-year career. 
The game …

You’d think that EA would be doing its best to separate Medal of Honor from the pack in a very crowded first-person shooter market. The team at EA Los Angeles is, indeed, working to make the game stand out, but the experience is not likely to be the most innovative shooter you’ve ever played. Executive producer Greg Goodrich explained that the intent is to build a highly polished game:
What we’re focusing on is making a great first-person shooter. [If we don’t] put out [a game] that revolutionize[s] the genre, so …

Capybara is bringing Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network later this year. This isn’t just going to be a straightforward port of the DS game as Capy is giving Clash of Heroes the HD treatment!
The game will receive all sorts of awesome updates to it, such as hand-drawn artwork replacing the 16-bit style sprites and scenes. Clash of Heroes HD will also feature four-player versus or co-operative modes. A number of complaints about the DS version, such as how you couldn’t go …

Sony has officially revealed its PlayStation 3 motion controller, and it’s not called the rumor “Arc.” Nope, it’s PlayStation Move. 
That’s it up there — what do you think? We’ll update as Sony reveals more information. Stay tuned. 

Via Destructoid

Well, the console wars are officially over. Electronic Arts has announced that cynical “me too” fitness game, EA Sports Active 2.0, is coming to multiple platforms, but will skip the Xbox 360 for some reason. The Wii, PS3, and even iPhone are getting a version, but Microsoft has been left in the cold. 
The PS3 version looks like it’ll be the best, since EA has also revealed that players will get to download new workouts via the PSN. This news comes after EA announced that PGA Tour 11 would support Sony’s …

Yes! Irem has officially stated that the sequel to Bumpy Trot (known as Steambot Chronicles to western gamers) is in development for the PS3!
Well, still in development, at any rate. Y’see, Bumpy Trot 2 was first announced at the Tokyo Game Show…in 2006. After another quick trailer shown at TGS the following year (you can see it below), Irem went dark regarding the game until a magazine scan showed up in 2009 (also visible below).
Now, after some fevered prodding from ScrawlFX, Irem representative confirmed …

When Mega Man 9 was released in 2008, the game freaked people out with its ability to emotionally transport thirty-someth
ing gamers back to the late 1980s. The game’s graphics, music, and design choices were all straight out of the Mega Man 2 playbook, a playbook that hadn’t been used much in the past 20 years.  Experiencing this style of game effectively made me feel like a kid again. The design missteps of Mega Man 7 and and Mega Man 8 were erased from my mind, and my love of Mega …

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is an isometric arcade platformer. How about that? Didn’t see that one coming, did you? Tomb Raider may be responsible for helping to craft the third-person action/adventure, but it seems that she’s given up trying to be relevant to the genre, and has taken a dramatic turn for the retro. 
The arcade atmosphere is crucial to Guardian of Light, with replay value and high scores being the primary focus. Lara and new buddy Totec race to find the Mirror of Smoke and keep its …

In one of the coolest moves within the last two years, a developer has decided not to slap an MP component into its shooter. In a recent conversation with Eurogamer at a Tokyo event, Platinum Games’ Shinji Mikami confirmed that Vanquish would not have a competitive online component for fear of stripping down the title.
“Vanquish is very intense, full of action. There are just so many things going on,” Mikami told Eurogamer. “When you take that into a multiplayer environment, then you have to realistically consider shaving a lot of …