This just in via press release: At the Game Developers Conference, the President of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata announced partnerships with Sega and Hudson to offer downloadable access to their classic games via Revolution’s Virtual Console. Revolution owners will be able to relive their past gaming glories from the Sega Genesis console by playing a “best…

From a Phil Harrison (director at Sony) interview after his GDC keynote yesterday. Question: Will the free PlayStation Network allow things like multiplayer gaming? Phil Harrison: While there will be content offerings that will be premium, we are aiming to have a free platform, so things like multiplayer gaming will be free. We have no…

Namco Bandai Games has revealed that it will produce a Nintendo DS rendition of its popular PlayStation and arcade lightgun shooter series, Point Blank. The game is being prepped for a Summer 2006 launch. Point Blank DS will feature more than 40 different touch screen action sequences, requiring quick and precise taps with the stylus….

Here’s the new trailer for Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell Essentials on PSP. The game is out worldwide this month.

Gamesutra reports on the Game Developers Conference today about: “Nokia’s keynote at GDC Mobile this year was rather low-key, with only a few new announcements during the rather short presentation. The address was given by Gregg Sauter, Nokia’s Director of Games Publishing Nokia’s Smartphones are the most advanced of the bunch, and Nokia has currently…

The May 2006 issue of PC Gamer confirms the existence of EA/DICE’s Battlefield 2142 and thanks to the world wide wonder here’s the game’s trailer online already: Future ice age? Global war? Mechs? Looks awesome!

The annual Game Developers Conference is this week from the 20th to 24th and rumor has it the Revolution’s real name will finally be confirmed this week at the show, probably as part of Nintendo president Saturo Iwata’s keynote speech titled “Disrupting Development” on Thursday. While the Revolution may be a code-name, I kind of…

Peter Moore “Microsoft corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division” says: “Today we have turned a major corner. With more consoles on their way to retail, 80 games available by June, and new content and experiences coming to Xbox Live all the time, there has never been a…

Will Wright is a guest editor in the latest issue (14.04) of Wired, and writes a great essay on the future of games, called Dream Machines. “In an era of structured education and standardized testing, this generational difference might not yet be evident. But the gamers’ mindset – the fact that they are learning in…

Nintendo DS: Metroid Prime: Hunters (20th), Tetris DS (20th), Tao’s Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal (21st), Worms: Open Warfare (22nd). Game Boy Advance: Dragon Ball: Buu and Transformation 2 Pack (21st), The (Sim) Tower SP (21st), Catz (22nd). PSP Game Releases: Go! Sudoku (21st), Kao Challengers (21st), Me and My Katamari (21st), Splinter Cell…

Kotaku reports: “New Super Mario Bros. arrives on May 15th, instead of May 7th. Big Brain Academy ships on June 5, instead of late May. This second title in the brain-training series already has sold more than 1 million units in Japan. The first title in the series, Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes…

If you’re a comics fan that’s curious about Nightcrawler’s whereabouts in the upcoming movie sequel X3 set for May 24-26, then X-Men: The Official Movie Game (TOMG) may be just what you’re looking for on May 16. Developed by Z-Axis, X-Men TOMG serves as a bridge between the final moments of 2003′s movie X2 and…

Some new information and Famitsu screenshots for Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros. on the DS have emerged. Nintendo Power magazine reported that the game will feature 80 levels of platforming joy, which is on par with such classics as Super Mario Bros. 3 & Super Mario World. In the new game Mario seems to have…