Archive for February, 2006
Final Fantasy & Dragon Quest game merging
Eurogamer reports on a PSP title that will see Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest character meeting up for the second time. Here’s a quote “Japanese magazine Shonen Jump has revealed the first snippets of info about the game, including news that it will feature playable characters from both series, including Final Fantasy XII’s Fran and…
Over 1000 Revolution Development Kits shipped, price speculation & announcements
In the recent interview with Engadget, Nintendo of America’s executive vice president of sales and marketing suggested that software houses everywhere should be able to get their hands on a Revolution development kit in the near future, if not already. “We have shipped over a thousand controller dev kits to developers so that they can…
Peter Jackson hints at King Kong game sequel
Ubisoft holds the rights to do additional King Kong games. The publisher’s decision to include an alternate ending may not only have been to give players more value, but also to open the doors for a continuation of the story. When asked about a possible sequel Jackson did not outright deny it, but he wouldn’t…
Infinium Labs Phantom game console on hold
The Phantom is quite the vague game console, some say it never even existed much like a ghost, but it looks like it’s coming to a closing soon. Slashdot writes “Looks like the Infinium Labs Phantom Game Console is put on hold until they can secure some more funding. Right now the company is focusing…
Ubisoft admits King Kong too dark on Xbox 360
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has suggested fans wanting to get the best out of the King Kong video game should avoid monkeying around on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 version, and admitted the game is too dark on standard TVs. The French company worked closely with King Kong film director Peter Jackson to spawn the game version…
Ultimate Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins confirmed for PSP
According to PSPfanboy you can break out those heart boxers, as summer 2006 the PSP will be getting an old, albeit classic installment of the 2D platformer starring the faithful night Arthur. Ultimate Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins is basically a revamping of the older Extreme Ghouls ‘n’ Ghosts title.
Interview with Dorian Richard of Atari about Neverwinter Nights 2
In an interview with Dorian Richard, the Atari external producer for Neverwinter Nights 2, the interview discusses the relationship between publisher and developer, and touches on some of the challenges of creating a sequel to a title like Neverwinter Nights. GT: What kind of mistakes do publishers make during the development process? DR: The publisher’s…
Vin Diesel’s The Wheelman announced
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay impressed gamers everywhere for being a quality game based on a movie. The success seems to have inspired Diesel to have his Tigon Games studio collaborate with Midway on an original property entitled The Wheelman. The Wheelman centers around a – you guessed it – expert wheelman…
Monolith to continue F.E.A.R. universe with new games
Monolith, makers of two of last years best fright-fests: The PC-only title F.E.A.R. and the Xbox 360 launch game Condemned: Criminal Origins, has announced that they will be making a sequel to F.E.A.R., however since VU Games owns the right to the title “F.E.A.R.”, the new game will have a different title, it will maintain…
EA lowers prices for games
Last month EA lowered the price of several of their current-generation titles, due to the transition to the upcoming systems. Games that were dropped to $29.99 included: Madden NFL 06, NBA Live 06, FIFA 06, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for the PS2, GCN, Xbox and PC versions. Need for Speed: Most…
8GB PSP Giga Pack planned
Digitimes has quoted market sources as mentioning a PSP Pack containing 8GB NAND flash memory from Samsung Electronics, will put in an appearance in the second half of 2006. We’re guessing a lot of early PSP adaptors complained about the 32MB Memory Stick DUO they got included with their PSP (until the 1GB Giga Pack…
God of War 2 set for February 2007
Eurogamer has a leaked (and has withdrawed under threat of legal action from Sony) a Sony marketing document that reveals further details about the God of War sequel. Referred to as God of War 2, the game is currently scheduled for a February 2007 release on the PlayStation 2. The sequel will build upon the…
Shadow of the Colossus #1 in UK
Great news for this original & innovative game. Sony’s wonderful Shadow of the Colossus has jumped straight to the top of this week’s all formats Top 40, mainly thanks to last week’s half-term school holidays in England. Shadow of the Colossus topped LucasArts’ new PC game Star Wars: Empire at War for the top slot…













