Archive for December, 2006
The favorite games of 2006
2006 was a great year for gaming and it closed off with a bang when the PS3 and Wii were released. Since we mostly agreed with all the end-of-the-year nominations for game of the year per platform going around; Let’s see what happens when we line up (in alphabetical order) the best game and top…
First video of Worms on Xbox 360′s Live Arcade
Developer Team 17 confirmed last month that the funny multiplayer classic Worms will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade in all it’s 2D glory. Now that it’s being prepared for release in early 2007, the first details are starting to leak: * Price is said to be 800 Microsoft Points (that’s $10 / €9.60 /…
Crackdown includes Halo 3 beta invitation
There’s an ad for Crackdown in this months Gamepro and in the lower right hand corner it says that if you buy Crackdown you get a free invite to the Halo 3 beta that’s coming early in 2007. According to CAG forumer Trakan the small text below that Halo 3 multiplayer beta quote says it’s…
Harker “the Vampire Slayer” coming to next-gen consoles in fall 2008
From the makers of the popular 2002 Xbox game Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Players this time take on the role of Jonathan Harker, who is on a personal mission to destroy all vampires after his beloved Mina falls prey to Dracula. Watch how he takes revenge in the fall of 2008 in the first trailer….
Armored Core 4 giving online mech battles on PS3 and Xbox 360
In Armored Core 4 developer From Software reinvigorates the mech action series with all-new storyline, environments, and online capability. The 10th anniversary of the franchise will be punctuated with a leap to PS3 and Xbox 360 in March 2007 that will ensure the highest quality in both gameplay and visual performance. Key features are:
Madden 07 sells over 5 million times. No one surprised
Electronic Arts announced that Madden NFL 07 sold over five million copies. That’s no surprise since popular Madden NFL 07 EA Sports game is available for: PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube, Wii, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance and PC. Since its launch in August, Madden NFL 07 has had a record-breaking season, with…
First video of PC FPS The Crossing, featuring online crossplayer aka counter-op
First video of PC FPS The Crossing, featuring online crossplayer aka counter-op The Crossing is an upcoming PC game developed by Arkane Studios with Valve’s assistance. First-Person Shooter game fuses single- and multi-player gameplay. It takes places in a science-fiction setting with human and sub-human/alien teams competing. Civilian bystanders have been seen in urban environments…
World of Warcraft Tuesday maintenance maybe gone, 105,000 accounts surely gone
There was no scheduled downtime on last Tuesday for World of Warcraft. Usually the MMORPG’s servers would be down for a period of about five hours each Tuesday. 1UP reports on Blizzard employee Blue Drysc’s quote: “In the upcoming weeks, we will be testing the effect of a live maintenance, where regular maintenance tasks are…
Nintendo of Japan releasing 12 new Wii Virtual Console games like Mario Kart 64, Kid Icarus, Zelda II and R-Type II
Nintendo of Japan announced 12 new Virtual Console titles they plan to release to Japanese gamers in January 2007. This brings the total number of games they can download onto their Wii in that region to a big 62. Hopefully it’s a sign that most of these games from Sega, Hudson & Nintendo will be…
Super Mario Bros. Special has more Lost Levels on NEC PC-8801
You have to love mysteries like these! Who knew there was a genuine second Super Mario Bros. “Lost Levels” game? Super Mario Brothers Special, was an 80′s licensed pseudo-sequel to Super Mario Bros. It ran on the obscure Japanese NEC PC-8801 computer, and was created in 1986 by veteran developers Hudson Soft and released only…
Angry Nintendo Nerd reviews 3 more Bible NES & SNES Bible games (Christmas fun part 2)
Looking back at part 1 of Christmas fun cracked me up, so here’s part 2. This is the eighteenth in a series of bad video game reviews by the Angry Nintendo Nerd. “Bible Buffet†is an unlicensed Nintendo cartridge made by game developer Wisdom Tree released in 1993. Bible Buffet is a “video board game”…
New video game releases week 52
A big thanks to all you regulars and new visitors for dropping by after we’ve been experiencing growing pains for half a week. We’re now on our own server, so that should be enough to keep VGB online now and in the future. As you can see from the last ten updates, expect lots of…
Gran Turismo HD Concept free PS3 download this holiday season
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced that starting Christmas and lasting the entire holiday season North Americans (so not just Japanese GT fans) will be able to enjoy the release of Gran Turismo HD Concept for free! PS3 owners will be able to download it exclusively on the PlayStation Store. Developed by Polyphony Digital, this…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
