Archive for June, 2006
PS3 motion controller used to rumble in 1999
It turns out Pelican somehow got motion-sensing and rumble feedback to work on the same controller back in 1999. The first 30 seconds where he apes the Sony E3 keynote is classic stuff. All jokes aside, it really does goes to show Sony just does not want to pay Immersion for their rumble technology licensing…
Free King’s Quest 3 remake download
Infamous Adventures has remade Roberta Williams’ classic 1986 hit, King’s Quest III, as a free download. Remade in VGA color to match later Sierra releases, and using the AGS engine by Chris Jones, IA promises to make an enjoyable 1:1 remake of King’s Quest III. They even made the game’s soundtrack available for download at…
The Settlers 2 gets a 3D makeover with new features on PC in the 10th Anniversary Edition
Ubisoft announced a brand new edition of The Settlers II, titled The Settlers II 10th Anniversary, to be released in Autumn 2006 across Europe (we assume America as well). And you will want to know about the new features! The 10th anniversary of The Settlers II press release: This new Settlers game will allow PC…
Age of Empires 1 and 2 move their online multiplayer to GameSpy Arcade
This week on June 19th, the first two Age of Empires games found a new online home. Apparently Microsoft & Ensemble Studios didn’t want to continue maintaining the game, so GameSpy Arcade has agreed to assume multiplayer hosting duties for Age of Empires 1, 2 & their expansion packs. According to Ensemble, player-created ladders and…
New Super Mario Bros. review video (DS)
The first new 2D Mario platformer since Super Mario World has arrived. New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS is loaded with features and characters that could only exist in the Mushroom Kingdom, including all-new power-ups like the Blue Shell, in which Mario can ride, and a massive Mushroom that makes him ultra-huge. New…
Metroid Series: Metroid 2: Return of Samus reviewed. The bounty hunter tackles Nintendo’s 8-bit portable Game Boy
Metroid II: Return of Samus is the little-known and underappreciated sequel to one of the greatest and most groundbreaking side-scrollers of all time, the original Metroid, released for the NES in 1986. Metroid 2 seems simple on the surface, yet the gameplay and game mechanics have all been updated and expanded for the better. You…
EU DS Lite launches, New Super Mario Bros. sells half a million in US
Today the DS Lite had a quiet launch in the EU. The system was available in two colors, black and white. The system sold for £99.99/€149.99 ($179/$191) and was trucked out with very little fanfare. A far cry from the lines of gamers who stood outside, starting at midnight in some places, to get their…
Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) to host Microsoft & Nintendo
The extremely popular video game focused web-comic site Penny Arcade has held it’s own annual expo that’s grown significantely in size over the years. The newest show, PAX 2006 (which will be held August 25 to 27 in Bellevue, Washington) will take up space in three seperate hotels. The largest yet and offer huge areas…
Sony expects 100 million PS3 sales
At a recent shareholders meeting in Japan (Tokyo) Howard Stringer, Sony CEO, said that Sony’s fortunes are set to turn around despite recent losses and the costs incurred by producing a new games console with added Blu-ray functionality. No doubt proud of shipping 103.6 million PS2′s, at the same shareholders meeting Ken Kutaragi, President &…
New Q&A session with Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata and others
Two weeks ago the head-hanchos at Nintendo held a behind-closed-doors media briefing in Japan. At the presentation Nintendo put much focus on the success of the DS as Nintendo president Satoru Iwata displayed how the DS has sold 8.43 million units in just 18 months in Japan–outpacing the adoption rates of the both the PS2…
Need For Speed: Carbon teaser
What a menace, that EA, teasing us with this Need For Speed: Carbon video. Well, it’s summer, news is slow, so what are we supposed to do? Not show it? If you don’t like NFS games, just don’t watch it and if you like the series, expect it to be in stores worldwide this November….
Nintendo hints at Mario 128 coming to DS as new 3D game
Takashi Tezuka, general manager of Nintendo’s Entertainment Analysis and Development department, who worked with Shigeru Miyamoto since the original Super Mario Bros. He said in a recent interview: Speaking of Mario, when the DS first launched one of the games that helped sell the initial units was Mario 64. Was there any thought of following…
Dead Head Fred PSP trailer
Here’s the trailer for the Q1 2007 PSP game Dead Head Fred In Dead Head Fred, players take on the persona of private detective Fred Neuman. Savagely murdered and then resurrected in a bizarre scientific experiment, Fred is without his memory or his head! The game immerses players in the vicious action as they collect,…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
