Archive for November, 2006
Elebits is the first WiiConnect24 game. List of other online titles included
Japanese magazine Famitsu put up an article about the upcoming Wii game from Konami, Elebits. The game will be released on December 6th in the US. Elebits is the first WiiConnect24-game. When you’re connected to WiiConnect24 via Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection Konami has enabled the option to send new content to online Wii users. The player…
Europe freed from the Rule of Rose
That headline would be the most positive spin you could give this debacle. Rule of Rose was criticized by both the mayor of Rome and Europe’s justice and security commissioner Franco Frattini, who described the game as containing “obscene cruelty and brutality.†At the same time, Frattini called for changes to the pan-European PEGI age…
Baja Mania and Baja Destruction racing to PS2 and Wii on March 9, 2007
Conspiracy Entertainment has announced that two of their PS2 racing games will also be released on the Wii. Baja Mania and Baja Destruction will both be released in Europe on March 9th, 2007. The games feature hard fought combat and driving skills across the Baja peninsula in the Southern California desert, competitors must vie with…
Wii in a NES Revolution skin
The Wii was codenamed Revolution. Decalgirl remembered and made a NES-like Wii skin for those folks that either still dislike the Wii name, or those that love retro gaming. If you can’t stand to wait another year until Nintendo might release another Wii color, like the original black Wii they showed off at first, well…
New Super Smash Bros Brawl pictures, video shows 10 characters
More new Super Smash Bros Brawl pictures can be found on the official SSBB page. Masahiro Sakurai, the director of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, updated the page and had this to say: “So, the Wii has launched. Are you enjoying it? As I sit here writing this, it has not yet released where I am,…
Silent Hill 5 in development for PS3? Planning confirmed back in 2004
On August 18, 2004, Eurogamer interviewed Masashi Tsuboyama who was the chief designer of Silent Hill 4: The Room. He said that Silent Hill 5 was already being planned for next generation machines, although Konami had yet to decide which one. He then confirmed: “We’re not sure which hardware we will put [it out on],…
War World: Tactical Combat goes from PC to Xbox 360 Live Arcade
Third Wave Games has announced at the eGames and Entertainment Expo in Melbourne, Australia, that War World: Tactical Combat will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade. The single- and multiplayer combat game was previously released on PC in 2005 and after almost 10 reviews has a 72% rating on Gamerankings. The game itself is a…
Wii Virtual Console games can get updates (online multiplayer please!)
According to the Q&A section of Wii Shop Channel on the Nintendo Wii, software developers can update already released Virtual Console games free of charge. To quote: “The ‘Update’ button indicates there are enhancements for the game. If you have already downloaded the game, you may select ‘Update’ to download the enhancements free of charge….
Gears of War Collector’s Edition now cheaper than the normal version at $58
At the moment Amazon is selling the Gears of War Collector’s Edition for $57.99, eventhough the normal (just the game) version costs more at $59.99. Gears of War was released in the US two weeks ago and is the first third-person tactical action/horror game developed by Epic Games exclusively for Microsoft Game Studios’ Xbox 360….
Metal Gear Solid 4 interview with Hideo Kojima reveals locations, GEKKOs, Mk.II can be controlled, development info
The Official Playstation Magazine (OPM) in the UK recently did an interview with Hideo Kojima, head of Kojima Productions, creator of the PS3 exclusive stealth game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. Prospecter at MSG.org typed it out. The game won’t just take place in the Middle East, but will travel the world….
Yoshi’s Island DS interview, producer hints at new Wii game!
It’s been a long wait for the millions of fans of the fondly remembered Yoshi’s Island on SNES, now that its sequel on Nintendo DS is out in the US and will be out in Europe on December first, Nintendo of Europe interviews producer Toyokazu Nonaka (Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation, Mario Slam Basketball) to find out…
Resistance: Fall of Man PS3 launch game interview
Sony-exclusive Resistance: Fall Of Man is the highest rated PS3 launch game, with nearly 25 reviews it’s currently at 89.2% on Gamerankings. The game is developed by the same company that brought you Ratchet & Clank, but it has a grittier war style instead of the cartoon world in Ratchet. To learn more about the…
PlayStation One downloads for PSP priced
Sony Computer Entertainment America announced the pricing for the original PlayStation titles being made available for PSP on the PlayStation Network. The first PlayStation One games (no list was given) will be sold at $5.99 and $10.99 (no release was given either). With sizes between 140MB and 550MB they must be downloaded to a PS3…













