As promised, here is our second Classic Game Review, following up last week, with a review of the sequel, Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos. As a young kid, I remember this game fondly, and it has always remained one of my favorite NES games of all time, even now. So how does…

1up mentions that in addition to the Silent Hill movie next month, Konami plans to release The Silent Hill Collection for the PS2. The collection includes versions of Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3 and Silent Hill 4: The Room. The Silent Hill Collection is slated to arrive in stores April 13, a week before…

The Federal Trade Commission of America says unauthorized sales of video games considered too mature for children declined last year due to stronger enforcement efforts. The FTC says an undercover investigation of 406 electronic and video games stores found that 42 percent improperly sold games with mature content to children 16 and younger who weren’t…

Nintendo launched a teaser site for the New Super Mario Bros. On it is shown that the title’s release has been pushed back to May 21th. That’s on a Sunday, so it’ll be either the day before or after. No explanation has been posted for the second delay, but they did put up some Mario-themed…

GameVideos.com is a new website in its own words dedicated to “anything and everything to do with video game videos!” The site is in public beta, which means you have to load as many movies as possible (no, not really). Below is a video of a baby playing Gran Turismo, he’s quite good at hitting…

Microsoft just came out with some new Xbox 360 backwards compatibility update. You need to download a file for these games to make the old games work. New to the list are: BLACK, Star Wars Battlefront II, and World Soccer Winning Eleven 9. Also, these buggy compatible Xbox games were fixed: Darkwatch, Grand Theft Auto:…

Atari launched the official website of Neverwinter Nights 2, the sequel to the successful RPG from Bioware. The game, like other Bioware game sequels, is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment. The website gives information and screenshots of the game, and answers your most urgent questions in the FAQ section. Neverwinter Nights 2 is expected for…

Blizzard updated World of WarCraft to the long awaited version 1.10.0. In addition to cosmetic changes (zone-specific weather) and some new content (new class armor sets), the biggest part of this update consists of changes to the Priest class. For a full list of patch updates go here, and to download the patch go here….

EA is patching Battlefield 2, updating it from version 1.21 to 1.22. Here’s the Battlefield 2 patch download. The patch promises: – Improved Server Stability -> Please let it be true! – Fixed rank up messages in Special forces – Adjusted handling of the Tiger attack chopper – Added delay for aiming reticule when going…

id has just issued the following warning regarding the Quake IV 1.1 beta patch: “There is a problem with the widescreen functionality that may harm a user’s monitor. We are working on a re-release and will make it available as soon as possible. Please advise your viewers that may be using the current 1.1 beta…

According to an announcement on the company’s official site, Nintendo has already upped its predictions for shipped units across March with the original number rising from 450,000 to 550,000. A massive 700,000 DS Lites are set to burst forth from Nintendo’s production line over April. Not only does this figure suggest some of the huge…

Cool or scary? You decide: A few months ago, Capt. Alon Pereg, who was about to command the next 737NG pilot’s course of EL AL airlines, had an idea – the trainees could practice Airliner procedures, 737 automation (FMC) and ATC communications during the ground school stages of the course by flying online. Now, seven…

News.com reports that Second Life, the virtual world run by Linden Labs, has netted $11 Million in venture capital funding from the Globespan Capital Partners group. I think it’s great they are using the money to make the game easier to play for gamers of all levels. From the article: “The company makes its money…

Taking a break from celestial construction, the King of All Cosmos takes the royal family on vacation to a tropical island paradise, where they become tasked with the responsibility of creating new katamari islands for homeless animals. An epic undertaking of this time, earthly proportions, the King calls upon his pint-sized son, the Prince, and…

“Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories” is the title of GTA’s next PSP outing. Rockstar publisher Take 2 has filed three patents in America last week with that same name. The first covers a future “GTA Vice City Stories” game, the second secures associated rights for t-shirts, headgear and assorted merchandising. Most intriguingly of all,…