Archive for January, 2007
Funny things and secrets in Zelda: Twilight Princess
Here’s a huge list of secretive facts from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Wii & GameCube that you might not have known about. – After defeating an enemy, press A without moving and Link will perform the cool-looking flourish move(spinning his sword before sheathing it) like he does in cutscenes. This may…
Scarface says hello to my little friend the Wii
It’s always a good time for a Tony Montana quote. After making the PS2, Xbox & PC unsafe, Scarface: The World Is Yours will be coming to Nintendo Wii in 2007. Below are some quotes from NGamer Issue 7, which on the cover asks “Is this the closest thing to Grand Theft Auto on Wii?”…
Midway announces Hot Brain PSP and TouchMaster DS
At Midway’s annual Winter press event yesterday they didn’t just show next-gen shooters like Hour of Victory, BlackSite: Area 51, and Unreal Tournament III. No there were two casual portable announcements as well. 1. In Hot Brain for PSP you go through a collection of puzzles and tests designed to make you smarter. Gee, that…
Play around with the Wii News Channel a day early
The 1.4 million Wii users who’ve taken the console online so far, might be interested to know the free News Channel is available today (a day early, just how we like our news) after you update your Wii. Powered by news from the Associated Press, Nintendo puts a simple solution for straight news right in…
Driver 76 driving to PSP in honk honk March
Ubisoft announced that it will launch a new Driver game for the PSP. Driver 76 will feature all-new content with 27 new missions exclusively designed for gaming on the go. Driver 76 is the first all-new edition of the famed Driver series to be released since Ubisoft acquired the franchise in 2006. Developed by Sumo…
Microsoft expects to sell 12 million Xbox 360s by June 2007
Microsoft today announced record revenue of $12.54 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, a 6% increase over the same period of the prior year. While it’s not surprising a huge company like Microsoft has a lot of revenue. What was a turnaround last year was that during the same period almost a quarter…
Unreal Tournament 2007 renamed to UT3 and delayed to 2nd half of 2007 for PC, PS3 & also Xbox 360
Since you can’t very well name a game after the actual year it comes out (it’s a future thing, don’t ask) Unreal Tournament 2007 has not been renamed 2008, but instead to Unreal Tournament III. Midway held a press event yesterday in which they also revealed a delay of the PC, PS3 & Xbox 360…
Star Fox 2 unreleased SNES 3D shooter walkthrough in 47 minutes
Yesterday we posted an interview with the Star Fox Command producer Takaya Imamura in which he didn’t just talk about the DS game, but also revealed it had its strategy roots from the unreleased SNES game Star Fox 2, in which he’s credited with a special thanks. That’s the sequel to 1993′s SNES game Star…
Interview with Star Fox Command producer reveals its based on the unreleased Star Fox 2
Star Fox Command was released in the US on August 28 last year. But tomorrow the game will be released in Europe, and so Nintendo of Europe interviewed the man behind the new Nintendo DS game. If there’s one man that knows the Star Fox series inside out, it’s Takaya Imamura. Beginning his career as…
Sega has a Crush on the PSP ;-)
Did you notice that big fat wink up there? Yeh it’s SEGA announcing a new PSP exclusive puzzle/platformer called Crush, for summer 2007 release. Developed by the UK based Kuju Brighton, it’s reminiscent of Exit, Crush is a thinking man’s game, allowing you to transform a 3D world into 2D in order to overcome obstacles…
Looney Tunes: ACME Arsenal announced for Xbox 360 and Wii
Warner Bros. Interactive has announced the return of Looney Tunes: ACME Arsenal for the Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii in fall 2007. The game features seven playable characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tazmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer and a “special secret character.” The game emphasizes cooperative gameplay, with fast-paced combat, puzzle…
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy sells 5.4 million; more million sellers from SCi
Games publisher SCi announced their revenues have risen 40% for the first six months of the fiscal year, to £70 million (that’s nearly $138 million). They expect to do even better in the second six month until end March 2007 with games like Battlestations: Midway and Tomb Raider Anniversary. The majority of the increase in…
The Pope is upset games glorify violence
Pope Benedict said on Wednesday “If you play violent games you will die and burn in hell!” Ok so we made that up, he didn’t really say that, but he did mention how the media upset him by harming children when they glorify violence in the name for entertainment. He might not have gotten the…













