Vivendi Games has been working on a game based on the classic crime drama Scarface, the movie that made popular the phrase “Say hello to my little friend“, for a while now. Eventually coined Scarface: The World Is Yours, it was delayed from its original fall 2005 release, and it’s Xbox 360 edition was abruptly…

Yesterday, while Blizzard Chief Operating Officer Paul Sams at the German Games Convention mainly focused on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, he was also asked about what the future holds in store for Blizzard, and specifically about StarCraft 2. He responded with: “StarCraft is my absolutely favorite game of all time. As you probably…

SNK Playmore joins the too few Japanese developers putting out games on Xbox Live Arcade by announcing Fatal Fury Special. The SNES fighting game from 1994 was shown as coming to Xbox 360 on SNK Playmore’s Tokyo Game Show line-up. There’s no word on a Microsoft points pricing or release date. If you’re not familiar…

In Warhawk for the PS3 you protect your homeland from the invading Chernovan armada and take command of the most advanced war machine in the fleet, the Warhaw, capable of flying aerobatic dogfights at high speeds and hovering over ground troops to provide tactical support. Continue the battle on foot with an arsenal of weaponry…

The creators of online comic Penny Arcade have joined forces with Hothead Games, an independent and experienced video game developer, to collaboratively create video games based on the Penny Arcade comic. “We’re really excited to be working with Hothead Games on our first electronic adventure,” said writer Jerry Holkins, his clawed feet resting atop a…

All you World of Warcraft fans can now download patch 1.12.0. It adds what comes down to 7 pages of WoW tweaks/updates, including: Cross-Realm Battlegrounds For the first time in the history of World of Warcraft, you will be able to face off against players from other realms in the Battlegrounds. PvP Battlegrounds link Alterac…

In a press release covering the Leipzig Games Convention, Microsoft revealed that European board games Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Alhambra would all be appearing on Xbox Live. There’s no word on pricing or release dates, but chance are they’ll show up before the end of the year. MSN Games has been hosting an online…

Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam for Wii will feature a four-player mode and Activision is attempting to “make everything that’s available in the single-player mode available in the multiplayer one, too.” All that’s known right now is that the mode will be four-player split-screen in nature. Gamers hoping for an online component, however, are in for…

“Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan” (Go! Fight! Cheer Squad) is a Nintendo DS rhythm game in Japan from 2005. America is getting a localized version late in 2006 titled Elite Beat Agents. In the game a someone facing a problem will cry “Ouendan!” when their conflict reaches a climax. This call summons the cheer squad, and the…

ExciteBike is a motocross racing game made by Nintendo that first debuted for the Famicom/NES in 1984/1985. That 2D original as well as a 3D recreation were included as unlockables in the year 2000 game ExciteBike 64. Now in 2006 Excite Truck for the Nintendo Wii is based on the same racing concept, and like…

Sony demoed their Folding@Home client for the PS3 yesterday at the Leipzig Games Conference. Stanford’s Folding@Home project now has a Sony PS3 client with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) shown in the real-time video below. When you’re not using your PlayStation 3 and you can take it online to pick up new research data, then…

The Nintendo DS Lite will be released in two brand new colors for both America & Europe this September and October (respectfully). American gamers have been extremely dismayed (despite great sales) at the fact that they were gypped in recieving the very sweet looking black colored (or Onyx) DS Lite. Especially when it was revealed…

Konami announced a sequel to its survival adventure Lost in Blue for Nintendo DS. Lost in Blue 2, the game will be released for the Nintendo handheld early 2007. The original Lost in Blue used the DS’s touch screen capabilities. For Lost in Blue 2, Konami has worked to build on the basis of the…

This first Silent Hill Origins gameplay footage is from the Leipzig Game Conference showfloor. As the game’s producer William Oertel has previously mentioned they are going for a more action-oriented, but also more personal experience in this Silent Hill prequel. The graphics also look like they’ll end up being stunning on the PSP, as the…

Here’s a list of 19 of 27 confirmed playable PS3 titles set to appear at the Tokyo Game Show, which will be held from September 22 to 24. The remaining 8 games are currently unknown. Sony will have a theater in its booth which will show video footage of a total of 35 PS3 games….