It looks like games are more and more getting recognition as an art form. The French Minister for Culture and Communication will honour game developers Shigeru Miyamoto (Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong), Michel Ancel (Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil, King Kong) and Frédérick Raynal (Alone in the Dark, Little Big Adventure) to the “Order of Arts…

Here’s a great video review of the original DS versus the new DS Lite and it’s features. Since you’re probably most interested in the improved backlight, here’s the movie*: * click on the screen to play if it doesn’t load after pressing play button Besides now looking very easy on the eyes, it’s also equally…

Now I realize that “box-art” news stories aren’t the greatest pieces of news to report on, but I’ve always enjoyed looking at new box art, and if it’s a game as important and as anticipated as the New Super Mario Bros., then it deserves to be respected (and by that I mean posted). So here,…

Namco has confirmed that Me & My Katamari has gone gold, ensuring that the game is on target to roll onto PSPs March 21. If you’re a fan of the series, you best treasure this portable sequel. It could be the last. Me & My Katamari producer Toshiya Hara didn’t leave much hope for the…

Ubisoft has had a new Star Wars game for both the PSP and the DS in the works. It’s slated for a release in only two months. Come May 26th, handheld fans will be able to articulate those thumbs with Star Wars Shadow Strike. It’s an “action” title and that’s all that’s known so far,…

IGN is running an article about a new game being developed by Rockstar San Diego. Unlike their previous releases like the famous Grand Theft Auto series, the game will feature no guns, no violence, and no swearing. The game, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, and will cost $40….

A hospital in Japan has begun renting out DSes and suggesting the title Brain Training to older patients, in an effort to stave off dementia. From the article: “Sixty-seven year old retiree Isamu Shishido is quoted as saying, ‘I don’t want to end up some crazy old man. I want to play a little everyday…

Family Guy is being developed by Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude creators, High Voltage, with an anticipated release period in Autumn 2006. 2K Games and 20th Century Fox also confirm that players will control three key characters from the Griffin family, Peter, Stewie, and Brian the talking dog,…

Apparently at about the time the Sony PSP was released in America, the animated comedy series South Park did a episode #129 about it’s release with some funny game/movie references thrown in. If you’re looking for a laugh & don’t mind coarse language at the start of the week, check out the 22 minute show…

In a recent interview on Variety with Sony CEO Howard Stringer, he confirmed that the long awaited release of Playstation 3 would, in fact, be delayed past its initial spring 2006 release plans. Sony’s new PlayStation 3 was widely expected to be introduced this spring, but will be delayed as the company fine-tunes the chips…

Famitsu has released the results of Japanese gamers’ votes for the 100 best games of all time! Final Fantasy X is at the top of the list and Western games are almost completely missing. It’s really weird for me to see Super Mario Bros 1 & 3 so low on the list, those were some…

The Vice President of Electronic Arts Europe, Dr. Jens Uwe Intat, foresees that shift occurring within the next ten years. According to him, “CDs, DVDs and boxed games will be as antiquated as cassette tapes and vinyl records.” A bold statement from a executive in one of the gaming industry’s biggest players. If this is…

We here at Video Games Blogger love Nintendo, and subsequently, we love what Nintendo has done with it’s magnificent DS. From the touch-screen controls to the duel screen action, from the microphone to wireless internet play over the NWC (Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection), the DS has blazed a trial with it’s unique features and proven that…

Reports coming in show that despite earlier rumours, Microsoft’s portable, called the Origami, isn’t intended as a portable Xbox. From the article: “As shown in the leaked video, Origami machines will feature a touch-sensitive screen a la Microsoft’s tablet PC line (or Nintendo DS), will run Windows XP, and will be priced lower than most…