Last week, Yoichi Wada, the president of Square Enix and chairman of the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA), gave his candid opinion on the “growing pains” that have faced the game industry. Now, in the second part of a two-part interview with Nikkei Business Online (via

169 games and counting! The list of best-selling Playstation 2 games, or “Greatest Hits” as the line of games is known in the US (Platinum Hits elsewhere), keeps growing and growing. You’d think that the rate of half-a-million-selling games would’ve reached it’s peak a while ago, yet at this rate, Sony still has a few…

To lower its inventory, Toys R Us is cutting prices on videogames across all platforms. PSPfanboy lists the, well, PSP deals. $9.98 * Frantix $14.98 * Kingdom of Paradise * Midway Arcade Treasures * MVP Baseball * PQ * Tokobot * Ultimate Block Party * Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade

This “Goggles” Flash game is a flight simulator that lets you fly over major world cities, using your arrow keys to control an animated plane, over streaming satellite images loaded in from Google Maps! To control the plane use the arrow keys to bank and dive, the A and Z to change speed and Spacebar…

Title: Fierce Deity Link Height : 14.5 inches Weight : 4.50 SRP : US$ 129.99 Available : Q4 2006 Edition size: 2,500 worldwide Here’s First 4 Figures‘ description of this Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask statue: Very little is understood about the demigod know as the Fierce Deity. With his history shrouded in mystery, the…

Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. Not much new, except for a zombie fest, which hits the EU a month later. Monday: Games Explosion! (GBA) Seawolves: Silent Hunter III Expansion (PC) Tuesday: Backyard Baseball 2007 (PC) D1 Grand Prix (PS2) Dead Rising (Xbox 360) Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer (PS2) Rock…

Official Xbox Magazine has published a list of upcoming Xbox Live Arcade games and their release dates. Microsoft is definitely pushing Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday game releases for for the rest of the year. Here’s the list of upcoming game releases: Pac-Man on August 9th for 400 points or US$5; Texas Hold ‘em on August…

An inside look at Gears of War titled “Destroyed Beauty” was just revealed to show the storyline of the Xbox 360 exclusive from Epic Games. Written by Cliff Bleszinski, Jerry O’Flaherty, and Eric Nylund. Here’s the backstory: Sera: Sera has endured millenia of conflict, teetering on the brink of a world war that guaranteed Armageddon….

John Carmack’s annual QuakeCon keynote address (1 hour and 20 minutes video here) had the Quake creator make some interesting points. Here are the highlights quoted: * id Software will be focusing on gameplay over graphics in their next unannounced title. * id’s next title will be a 3D action title that will be their…

Bethesda announced that they hired Dorothy “D.C.” Fontana with her partner Derek Chester. Fontana has written countless episodes, spanning the original Star Trek series, The Next Generation pilot Encounter at Farpoint, to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. * Developer Bethesda’s VP of development, Todd Vaughn, said: “Her involvement underscores our commitment to remain true to…

This Stop Motion Animation takes you into another world. In this world of video games no physical laws count. The only laws that count are the laws of the Animator. Jelle animated himself in his house and the city of Breda, the Netherlands. This video took SIX months to complete. Enjoy:

RomeoJGuy from halflife2.net discovered a new Black Hole Bomb weapon in Half-Life 2: Episode One. In the console first type: “hopwire_vortex 1″ After that type in: “give weapon_hopwire” Now you have the new black hole Hopwire Vortex bomb! Throw it and then press attack again to activate it. It is preferable to do it in…