Gadgets and Video Games

Noting that publisher Eidos’ name was missing from the Batman: Arkham Asylum sequel’s teaser trailer , we contacted Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment yesterday to ask if Eidos ( Square Enix Europe ) was involved with the game. A company representative informed Joystiq, “WBIE is publishing

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Eidos not involved in Batman sequel, Arkham Asylum has ‘almost run its course’

We know that we’ve approached that proximity to Christmas where you feel bad buying things for yourself, but Amazon’s got a pretty enticing offer running today. For just $39.78, the online retailer will let your grab a copy of Assassin’s Creed 2 for the 360 or PS3. Yeah, it’s probably money you should be spending on presents for your stupid family — but once they see Ezio’s first double-blade assassination, we’re sure they’ll understand

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In a tersely worded press release, ZeniMax Media – parent company of Fallout 3 -dev Bethesda Softworks and, as of June , FPS hall-of-famer id Software – has “announced today that it has picked up the publishing rights for Rage , the video game under development at id Software.” First announced in July 2008 during Electronic Arts’ E3 press conference, Rage was to be published under EA’s successful EA Partners program , home to other major titles from outside developers, like Rock Band , Left 4 Dead 2 , and Brutal Legend . Unlike ZeniMax’s other development studio, Bethesda, id Software will not be self-publishing Rage ; instead, ” Rage will be published by Bethesda Softworks,” the press release states. It concludes, “As a result, Electronic Arts Inc. …

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Rage will be published by Bethesda, EA out of the picture

Before the dust settled on the beginning of this year’s Video Game Awards on Spike, the first surprise announcement was the revelation that Batman: Arkham Asylum would get a sequel. Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 presumably continues where the original critically acclaimed Rocksteady title left off, and was revealed via diabolical plot from Batman’s Nemesis The Joker. Attempting to gas those in attendance, Mark Hamill’s threatening vocals reverberated throughout the audience revealing a sequel people “didn’t expect.” After smashing through sales charts and the assumptions that all licenced titles are crap, we expected nothing less

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Batman Arkham Asylum 2 announced at the VGAs [update]

Warner Bros. says it’s counting on Scribblenauts to start a new puzzle franchise, getting a taste of the same success that a certain top-hatted DS puzzler has enjoyed. “What Scribblenauts offers is something akin to Nintendo’s Professor Layton – an addictive and challenging game that has real mass-market appeal all wrapped up in a uniquely stylised package,” said WB marketing manager Phil Lamb. He seems to be making a logical argument until dropping this bon mot: “Many forum users are saying the game is the biggest incentive they’ve had to revisit their dormant DS in a long time.” So ..

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WB thinks Scribblenauts will have ‘Layton appeal’

Sonic fans are notoriously devoted to Sega’s hedgehog mascot, sticking with the franchise in spite of Sega’s best efforts to run it into the ground . However, it’s arguable that no one is more dedicated to Sonic than Rich Kuta. Why? He’s making a feature-length Sonic film — and paying for it with his own money

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Fan releases trailer for feature-length Sonic film

You might have heard the news yesterday that Warner Bros. has shaken up DC to better do battle with the now Disney-owned Marvel. Part of that strategy, according to the L.A.

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Arkham sells 2M, Warner gets serious about DC licensing

It’s August 25th! And you know what that means: it’s Batman Day here in North America. No doubt, most of you on the East Coast in the U S of A are probably reading this having just returned from Toys ‘R’ Us, where you nabbed Batman: Arkham Asylum and a $30 gift card . For our Canadian counterparts, you’ve no doubt already snagged one of those abnormally discounted $40 copies . But, the reviews are in and Arkham Asylum is far from discount shovelware.

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Happy Batman Day! ‘New free downloadable content coming soon!’

Where does he get those wonderful toys? Well, from GameStop in our case, but we’re pretty sure the Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition is available in lots of different places.

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Unboxing the Batman: Arkham Asylum Collector’s Edition

Eidos has announced that a teeny, tiny, adorable demo for Mini Ninjas is on the way for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC this week. The PC and Xbox 360 demos will be available this Wednesday, August 19. PC users will be able to download the demo from the official Mini Ninjas website , while Xbox 360 owners can grab it right of of Xbox Live Marketplace . The PS3 demo will be available on Thursday, August 20, along with the usual PSN update

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Mini Ninjas demo sneaking onto PC, PS3, 360