TeamXbox has a new trailer of the action fantasy game Ninety-Nine Nights from Q Entertainment, Phantagram & Microsoft Japan. You will see more than two minutes of cut scenes & gameplay footage. The trailer’s available in standard or high def.

Activision co-founder Howard Marks purchased the Acclaim name last year (in August 2005) to establish a new company with a focus on free online games. The new Acclaim, based in Beverly Hills, California, will not only offer free online games, but it also will incorporate multiple business models such as in-game advertising and the option…

In the latest issue of Nintendo Power, New Super Mario Bros. DS producer and Mario veteran Takashi Tezuka has some interesting things to say about the upcoming game in interview format. Here’s some of his more interesting commentary: “When developing this game, I really had the original Super Mario Bros. in mind. After that game,…

Joystiq makes mention of a video which shows a friendly speed run competition through Super Mario Bros. on two NES consoles. Jeff Ninneman (Mario) and Jason Harmer’s (Luigi) personal records are 5:11 and 5:09 respectively, but this video clocks them at just over 6 minutes. This video was shot in 2002 and no emulators were…

id Software CEO Todd Hollenshead talked about the company’s future projects and creating fresh content for their current library of popular shooters. In the works at id is the already-announced Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and, as Hollenshead revealed, a next-gen version of Wolfenstein is also being considered for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. “The next…

Midway has confirmed the PlayStation Portable lineup for 2006, giving gamers something more to look forward to on Sony’s handheld: Coming soon (as in this spring) is NBA Ballers: Rebound, the bling-tastic road-to-celebrity sports game featurings “hundreds” of fashion options, including accessories. Oh yeah, you play some basketball in there too. LA RUSH PSP, the…

If you want to play a new video game right now and you don’t want to pay for it. 1UP has got your free games fix covered! “What you’re looking at is the result of countless hours spent searching for the best and newest free games. You’ll find some mods, a little shareware, and a…

Would you like to hear how Haley Joel Osment prepared for his role as Sora, check out MTV.com’s Peep Show feature on Kingdom Hearts II below. It gives a nice look into the game and what goes on in the recording studio. The game’s due for release in the US on March 28th. Click on…

Superman “returns” in these new screenshots of this multiplatform game. Moving onto DS, here are the latest Metroid Prime Hunters screenshots.

Via 4CR comes news of Gamasutra attended the Wondercon event where Telltale Games spoke about their first Bone game, what planning went into that and how that has prepared them for the next set of games. Heather Logas, designer on the team, had some very interesting things to say. She compares games to movies and…

Famitsu has new pictures for Mega Man ZX on the DS and their looking 2D great. The game’s Mega Man Zero style. Added is the ability to scan your enemies via the touchscreen or use it as a map of the level you’re playing. Take a look at the scan, from jeux-france.

Joystick mentions an interesting tale for online gamers. The Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game platform startup Multiverse recently announced that movie-makers James Cameron and Jon Landau have joined its board of directors, and this has some interesting implications for the future of MMO games and other entertainment media. While movie tie-in games are ten a…

Valve’s Doug Lombardi has revealed that Half-Life 2: Episode 1 would not require the original Half-Life 2 to play. Episode 1 is expected to provide about 4-6 hours of gameplay and will feature “markedly richer” complexion and density than its predecessor. The new content will retail for $19.99 and includes Half-Life 2 DM and Half-Life…