Archive for July, 2006
EA announces longest name for a PC game expansion ever. Title is The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II: The Rise of the Witch King
EA yesterday announced the “The Rise of the Witch King” expansion pack for the PC (& Xbox 360) game we’ll abbreviate as LOTR: BFME2. The Rise of the Witch-king requires The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II in order to play and will be available Winter 2006 for the PC. Can you…
Ready To Rumble 3 might be a Wii exclusive
According to jeuxvideo sources, Ready To Rumble will be making a return into the boxing ring. According to their information, Ready To Rumble 3 is under development by a large US developer (not Midway?) exclusively for Nintendo Wii. Apparently they were very inspired by the capacities of the console, so of course the developers will…
PS3 launch costs rise
“In an attempt to bolster confidence in PS3, Sony has assured investors that the firm will recoup its investment in the console just as quickly as it managed with PS2. But it said pre-launch costs are rising. Speaking after the firm’s games division posted a loss of $231 million in the first quarter of 2006…
Silver Xbox 360 luxury faceplate
Christofle is the designer of this Xbox 360 faceplate. It’s limited to 5 pieces in the world and is created by hand out of sterling silver. The faceplate fits perfectly onto the Xbox 360. They will be available later this year for €1,000 each (about $1,270). Christofle are not the only ones to make luxury…
10,000 Mario puppets take over mans house
Brett Martin has a metric ton of video game memorabilia. By Mr. Martin’s own estimation, his collection clocks in at about 10,000 to 15,000 individual, most of which are of Nintendo’s Mario. Here I was thinking I was a big fan/nerd for having 1
The Sims 2: Pets expansion pack focuses on pets
The Sims 2: Pets is the next expansion pack in The Sims 2 franchise as well as a stand-alone game for several console systems. On July 22nd, 2006 EA added it to its product line-up at the EA store. Maxis is making the life simulation game for EA on PC, PS2, GameCube, PSP, DS, and…
Ready at Dawn working on big new IP for PSP (after Daxter)
In an interview with Ready at Dawn’s President and Co-founder Didier Malefant, he mentioned after finishing Daxter the company is currently at work on a new title for the PSP. Question: You’ve mentioned in previous interviews you’d be curious to see what Ready At Dawn (RAD) could do with next generation hardware, have you had…
Trauma Center: Second Opinion for Wii is improved DS remake with extras
Famitsu reports that Atlus’ announced medical drama sim Trauma Center: Second Opinion for Wii will be a DS remake of Trauma Center: Under the Knife. Second Opinion will feature enhanced visuals (when compared to Under the Knife on DS), as well as voice acting. Additional surgeries will also be added, including heart transplants and broken…
Brothers in Arms FPS might come to Wii
Gearbox is currently underway with the next installment in the Brothers in Arms series, Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway. The title has been officially announced for Xbox 360 and PS3. However, an allegedly leaked Ubisoft release calendar that hit the Web several months ago also listed an unnamed Brothers in Arms title for Nintendo Wii….
Just Cause new trailer and details
Just Cause offers the freedom to tackle your assignment however you want: play the island’s factions off against one another; incite a rebellion among the masses; or build alliances with rebel forces and drug cartels. Explore the game’s world of 1,225 square miles of mountains, jungles, beaches, cities & villages with a variety of air,…
59,000 World of Warcraft accounts banned in June
Blizzard is on a roll fighting gold-farmers and cheaters. From the WoW forum: ” As part of our efforts to eliminate cheating from World of Warcraft, we recently banned approximately 59,000 World of Warcraft accounts in the month of June, and with that removed well over 22 million gold from the total economy across all…
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men to Xbox 360 and PC in 2007
Eidos had previously mentioned Kane and Lynch: Dead Men would be a co-op game for the 360 & PC with “intuitive squad tactics.” The two main characters have come in possession of a huge amount of money, but that of course has consequences… Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is a violent and chaotic journey of…
PSP firmware 2.80 update features
The 2.80 PSP update was made available today. Updated features include: Network: * Support for video and image content downloading has been added under [RSS Channel]. * You can now register devices via a wireless LAN access point under LocationFree Player. * Support for additional remote control data has been added under LocationFree Player. Music:…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
