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D3 Publisher gets down with the PSPgo launch discounts

Just like Jim said earlier, it seems like all the publishers but Sony get that lower priced games is where it's at for downloadable content. Sony, if you're trying to copy Apple's business model,...
Tokusatsu fans, look! Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight screens

What's tokusatsu, you ask? Well, it's a Japanese word that roughly translates to "special effects", referring to live action films with superheroes. Kamen Rider fans already know this a...
Kristen Bell talks about talking in Astro Boy: The VideoGame

After the break, you can watch actress Kristen Bell talk about her voice work in the upcoming Astro Boy: The Video Game. She voices the character Cora, who is the main female character in the gam...
Preview: Astro Boy

Osamu Tezuka's classic title Astro Boy is an important piece of animation history -- many cite it as the birth of the modern anime, with its debut on TV in 1963 (the manga started in 1952). And n...
Kristen Bell lending her voice to Astro Boy: The Video Game

Freddie Highmore and Kristen Bell will be reprising their roles from the Astro Boy movie to the Astro Boy: The Video Game. Freddie is the voice of Astro Boy and Kristen is the voice of Cora. The ...
D3 announces Astro Boy: The Video Game

There's a pretty big difference between the Astro Boy of Osamu Tezuka's 1952 manga and the slick new Astro Boy from the upcoming Imagi Studios CG film, but whatever incarnation you're into, you h...
Listen up, scumbags: Texas Cheat 'Em dated for XBLA, PSN

Sure, Xbox LIVE Arcade already has Texas Hold'em from TikGames, but does it allow players to openly cheat? Of course not! D3Publisher's Texas Cheat 'Em, on the other hand, lets you do exactly tha...
D3 trademarks Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond

D3 Publisher has trademarked the name Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond, revealing what may be the title of the next chapter of the Matt Hazard series. Although nothing is specified beyond the n...
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix hits Xbox LIVE Arcade on April 8

D3 Publisher has just confirmed with us that Puzzle Quest: Galactrix will be landing on Xbox LIVE Arcade next Wednesday, April 8. The title will support online multiplayer, matchmaking, leaderboa...
Namco Bandai acquires D3 Publisher for $12 Million

You may or may not be aware that Namco Bandai made an aggressive bid for D3 Publisher by purchasing a majority of the company's stock, which would mean D3 would become a subsidary of Namco. Silic...
Launch trailer for Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is sexually ambiguous

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard is generating a good deal of excitement simply for the fact that it's a gamer's game. Whether or not it'll be any good -- and it looks about as technically acc...
No Galactrix on Xbox Live next week? Looks that way

We wondered as to whether Puzzle Quest: Galactrix would be out for XBLA on the same date as the DS version of the addictive puzzler earlier this month, but now it seems that winds could be swayin...
D3Publisher just sent me the weirdest package I have ever received

I just received a box full of random crap. At first I thought someone must have sent the box to me by mistake and was really trying to send it to Niero for his crazy little contest. But it really...
New Matt Hazard videos make us laugh ... just a little bit

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard looks like a videogame designed purely to make players say, "I see what you did there." In fact, try and spot what developer Vicious Cycle did ther...
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is the gaming equivalent of a screaming orgasm

D3’s Dorks, Dealers and Double-Ds party last week had prostitutes, gambling and crack -- The crack being Puzzle Quest: Galactrix for the DS and PC. There were multiple stations of each vers...
D3's Dorks, Dealers and Double-Ds party was the tits

D3 threw a party called the Dorks, Dealers and Double-Ds a couple of nights ago in San Francisco. They were showing off Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, Texas Cheat ‘Em (preview coming on the 29th)...
Onechanbara goes gold, will be released February 10th

Both Japanese bikini-and-sword extravaganzas -- Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad for the Xbox 360 and Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers for the Wii -- have gone gold, says D3Publisher in a pres...
Puzzle Quest: Galactrix DS gets a ship date, PSN version

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. You've been hearing about it for awhile now. And you finally got to play it this week. And now we finally know when we'll get the DS version in our hands.Hot off the pres...
D3 says Onechanbara got some graphical upgrades for its North American release

When I played the Japanese Wii version of Onechanbara Revolution, I remember thinking to myself, "This could be a fun game if it didn't look like sh*t." That may sound pretty rude, but ...
Start dieting, girls: D3 ships out Onechanbara costumes to promote the game

I've seen some bizarre swag in my day (the giant stuffed animal heads from Hudson to promote Kororinpa were a personal favorite), but I have to laugh at the creativity here. MTV Multiplayer got a...
Puzzle Quest hits the iPhone

DOO do DOO do DOOOOOOOOOOO.  DOO do DOO do DOOOOOOOOOOO! In a recent feature, we named the Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords theme song as the most obnoxious game song ever. With this ...
D3 announces Puzzle Quest and more downloadable via PlayStation Store

Haven't gotten around to buying my favorite endless addiction title, Puzzle Quest, for your PSP? Never fear. D3 Publisher senses your needs. They announced today that several of their classic PSP...
D3 announces Cradle of Rome for Nintendo DS

One of the things about Puzzle Quest that always amazed me was that D3 managed to take gameplay that the average gamer would deem "casual" while turning up his nose, give it a twist, an...
D3 tries their hand at the FPS genre with Unknown Soldier: Mokuba no Houkou

While I'd have far preferred another game as unique as Onechanbara from E3 Publisher, you can definitely tell they are focused on foraging through new territory with their upcoming title Unknown ...
D3 trademarks alternate various Onechanbara names, gives hope for sequels

All I've seen of Onechanbara so far is my preview with Dale at this year's E3, and even though we weren't allowed to play it at the time, it instantly became one of my most wanted games of the sh...
E3 08: Hands-on with Puzzle Quest:Galactrix

Before I tell you about my hands-on time with Puzzle Quest: Galactrix, allow me to provide some essential information for you that will shed some light on how I feel about this series. A friend g...
E3 08: Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers impressions

You already knew the concept for Onechanbara was great, but how about the new US name for the Wii title? Bikini Zombie Slayers? Yes!D3 Publisher led me into a back room of their booth, complete w...
D3Publisher to show Naruto titles and Bangai-O Spirits at Anime Expo

The Denver airport has sh*t for food. I just scarfed down a horrid beef bowl that cost $11, and now I'm feeling kind of weird. I have to tough it out; I'm on my way to Los Angeles to cover Anime ...
D3 announces Puzzle Quest focus testing in Los Angeles

Puzzle Quest bar mitzvah, you say? Dugog-themed barbeque? Challenge of the Warlords baby shower? I'd attend them all. I'm rabid for the original Puzzle Quest in a way I am for few games, especial...
Dark Sector launch trailer: Heroes get unleashed, apparently

The incomparable GameTrailers has an exclusive Dark Sector launch trailer running, showcasing perhaps one of my biggest mysteries of the year. Most games, you kind of form an idea in your head as...
Another PS3 game copies achievements: Dark Sector to boast 'entitlements'

Love them or hate them, there's no denying that achievement points have become a big feather in the Xbox 360's cap, as well as an extra selling point for its games. I won't deny that the allure o...
GDC 08: Hands on with Bangai-O Spirits

The gamer's gamer will remember the joy's of Treasure's 2D treasure, Bangai-O. I'm sure they'll also agree that the insane shooter was one of the best reasons to own Sega's Dreamcast, and those t...
GDC 08: Initial impressions of Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

Remember that cool game I hinted about last week that I was really excited about revealing once the embargo lifted today? Well, thanks to some spoilers that I refuse to link to out ...
Kiss your loved ones goodbye: Puzzle Quest 2 confirmed

I'm going to give it to you straight folks, I suspect shenanigans. It seems a little convenient to me that just before word of Puzzle Quest 2 being confirmed arrives, a big controversy is kicked ...
Smallville's Lex Luthor to voice Dark Sector lead

If you were excited about Dark Sector before, brace yourself. D3 Publisher has announced that Hollywood actor Michael Rosenbaum will be lending his voice to the game's lead character, Hayden Tenn...
Puzzle Quest coming to XBLA this week if 'all goes well'

According to IGN, a not-too-confident D3 Publisher revealed that Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be next week's Xbox Live Arcade title. That is, of course, it "all goes well.&qu...
TGS 2007: Dark Sector leg-lopping still makes uninteresting demo

On the last night of TGS, the official Destructoid Peace Summits between the Nick Chester Anger Society, its eponymous antagonist and the diplomat Dale North took place, and like many such summit...
PAX 2007: Naruto : Clash of Ninja Revolution hands-on

Narutard (a nickname for Naruto fans) or not, it was hard to resist the fist-shaking charms of D3 Publisher's Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution on the Penny Arcade Expo's show floor, and it seeme...
PAX 2007: Dark Sector hands-on

D3Publisher's flagship demo at this year's Penny Arcade Expo was the third-person shooter Dark Sector. They walked us through this next-generation title, showing off heaping helpings of glorious ...
PAX 2007: Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire hands-on

During this year's Penny Arcade Expo, D3 Publisher was nice enough to take the time out to show us a bit of the upcoming Dragon Blade: Wrath of Fire for the Nintendo Wii. They let us "get ou...
E3 2007: D3's E3 lineup, D3 at E3, OMG tee hee hee

See, because D3 and E3 sound so similar, you see what I did there? Nay, enough of this gay banter, it's time to look at what delights D3 has for us at the E3 Business & Media Summit. Prom...




 
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