Archive for December, 2006
Line Rider webgame coming to Wii and DS in spring 2007
inXile Entertainment has bought the rights to the popular Flash game Line Rider. Via 1UP they announced plans to release versions on both the Nintendo DS and Wii spring 2007. The company says new features will be added. In the online Flash webgame Line Rider, you draw a line from top-left to bottom-right, which then…
Next-gen Tomb Raider game will see Lara Croft look as real as Angelina Jolie in the 3rd movie
Tomb Raider: Legend developer Crystal Dynamics is already hard at work on the next-gen Tomb Raider game. Eidos boss Ian Livingstone revealed this in an interview with EGTV talking about the game’s future. To quote Mr. Livingstone: “I’ve seen some of the in-game models and it’s just like watching television; if you felt you were…
Novadrome from Carmageddon creators is the Xbox Live Arcade release this Wednesday
Stainless Software, the creators of the infamous vehicle-combat franchise Carmageddon, return to their roots with Novadrome, an original 3-D smash-’em-up game. The combat-driving game will be available for download worldwide on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360 beginning Wednesday, 20th December at 9AM GMT (1AM PST), at a price of 800 Microsoft Points (that’s $10…
Medal of Honor Vanguard coming to PS2 and Wii in March 2007
Electronic Arts today announced Medal of Honor Vanguard, the latest installment from EA’s Medal of Honor FPS WWII franchise which debuted in 1999. Building on the key tenets of the franchise including historical accuracy and authenticity, Medal of Honor Vanguard will be released in March 2007 for Sony’s PS2 and Nintendo Wii. Step into the…
PS3 download game flOw delayed to early January 2007
The PS3 game flOw, developed by thatgamecompany, won’t be available for download from the PlayStation Store today. The evolutionary title focuses on growing a small creature from a single celled organism to a complex being by devouring other life forms. Instead of coming out in December, it’ll be released in early January 2007. While the…
Wii Weather Channel live today, Internet Channel on December 22, News Channel on January 27
Nintendo continues its masterplan to entice new people into the world of gaming by offering weather and internet on your livingroom TV through their Wii. The weather Forecast Channel, provided by Weathernews allows users to check out weather information for anywhere in the world using a 3-D globe with NASA graphics, is available from today….
Nintendo lists 26 Wii and 67 DS release dates for Q1 2007 in Europe
Nintendo Wii European game releases Q1 2007: 1. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 12 Jan 2007 2. Excite Truck (Nintendo) 16 Feb 2007 3. Kororinpa (Hudson) 23 Feb 2007 4. Baja Racing (Conspiracy) Feb 2007 5. Disney’s Chicken Little: Ace in Action (Disney / Buena Vista Games) Feb 2007 6. Wing Island (Hudson) 23 March…
Register your favorite PS3 nickname online via PC, before getting a PS3
Sony told Europeans, who won’t be able to buy their PS3 before the first two week so March 2007, that they’d be able to register their favorite nickname at PS3 US launch on November 17th. That however, never happened and now after a month-long wait the online registration via your PC is live! If you…
PS3 launch in Europe on either March 2, 3 or 9. March firmware update features listed. PS3 HDip Camera due March. TiVo service coming Q3 2007.
A week ago Sony held a PlayStation 3Rooms event for the UK press to play the latest PS3 games, since it’s not out in Europe yet. At the event Phil Harrison, Sony Worldwide Studios President, got interviewed by Threespeech and let go of the latest PS3 European launch details. Here they are summed up: The…
New video game releases week 51
Christmas is just days away and with it all the big game releases are long gone. Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases, if you can even call it that. Monday: Alexey’s Dwice (PC) Military Madness – $6 (Wii Virtual Console) Space Harrier II – $8 (Wii Virtual Console) Tennis – $5 (Wii…
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl official Nintendo DS release date is April 22 2007
Finally the official Pokemon Diamond and Pearl release date of April 22nd, 2007, has been announced by Nintendo on Pokemon.com. Game Freak has been busy translating the two Pokemon RPG’s into English. Nintendo announced this specific April 22 release date before they wanted to, because it was only online at Pokemon.com for a few hours…
LocoRoco 2 confirmed for PSP by Sony President
In an interview today with Phil Harrison, Sony Worldwide Studios President, MTV asked him if he had any year-end thoughts on perhaps the most unconventional game Sony published this year, “LocoRoco”? His response confirmed LocoRoco 2! To quote him: “It was a very successful game for us and we’re continuing to evolve the franchise. We’re…
Military Madness and 2 more Wii Virtual Console classics available
Nintendo added more classic games to the Wii Shop Channel in America today. The three Virtual Console games that were added for download are: Space Harrier II, Military Madness, and Tennis. This week’s games are described below. And you can find Europe’s 2006 Virtual Console schedule here. Space Harrier II (Sega Genesis, 1 player, 800…
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess guides for free
“Gee wiz VGB, we can read all the guides we want at Gamefaqs,” we hear you say. And yes, it’s true you can READ some very fine gamer-created guides there, but it’s a lot easier to be able to SEE certain tips. And that’s where these two Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess guides come in….
Free Chrimbo scenario for Sid Meier’s Railroads this Christmas
Next week 2K Games will release a free Chrimbo scenario for Sid Meier’s Railroads on their site. Created by Firaxis, the free scenario will let you go head-to-head against three other robber barons who are out to destroy Christmas. “Re-emerge as a former railroad tycoon, determined once again to redeem himself and more importantly, save…













