Archive for February 7th, 2007
GTA Vice City Stories officially ported from PSP to PS2 in March
Rockstar Games announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories will be coming to the PlayStation 2. The title will be available in North America on March 6, 2007 and will be on European retail shelves on March 9, 2007. Since its release in October 2006, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for the…
Kingdom Hearts series hits 10 million worldwide
Square Enix today revealed that the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 10 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular video game franchises ever. It’s not sold numbers yet, but it can’t be far off. “When we first started developing Kingdom Hearts, we never imagined we would pass the 10 million mark…
Half-Life 2: Episode Two delayed to end 2007, now comes with ugly boxart
EA and Valve, the award-winning studio behind the blockbuster franchises Half-Life and Counter-Strike, today announced the naming and product configurations The Black Box and The Orange Box, two of the most anticipated action game offerings shipping worldwide this Winter 2007. The Black Box will ship for the PC, and includes Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Portal…
Real Killzone 2 in-game footage will be shown soon
In May 2005, at the E3 tradeshow Guerrilla Games showed off a trailer for their PS3-exclusive FPS game Killzone 2. Sony claimed it was real-time on the PS3, but it was later revealed that was a lie and the trailer was really a CGI pre-rendered target for the action-filled game. The Killzone sequel will be…
Supreme Commander PC RTS demo out
The Supreme Commander PC RTS game demo is out. The demo includes a portion of the Cybran Nation singleplayer campaign, as well as the “Finn’s Revenge” 2-player skirmish map where you play against an easy, medium or hard opponent. The full game will be released on February 20 in the Americas and on February 23…
Sega announces new Petroglyph PC RTS game Universe at War: Earth Assault
Sega announced the development of Universe at War: Earth Assault for the PC. Developed by Petroglyph, this combat-intensive real-time strategy (RTS) game enlists players in an epic struggle to prevent total alien domination of planet Earth. Universe at War: Earth Assault is scheduled to ship to retailers in North America and Europe in the fall…
Root Beer Tapper is the Xbox Live Arcade release this Wednesday
Root Beer Tapper is one of the free webgames you can play on your PC at Midway’s Web Arcade page. The other playable flash games on that page are: Bubbles, Defender, Defender II, Joust, Rampage, Robotron 2084, Satan’s Hollow, Sinistar, and Spy Hunter. The reason I’m mentioning all that is because, instead of buying today’s…
Xbox 360 Replacement Shells in black, chrome and transparent
Banish the plain vanilla color casing of the Xbox 360 and replace it with a glossy black, shiny chrome, or transparent case. Installation is relatively simple, the full instructions have been linked on NCSX, but be aware that opening your Xbox 360 will void your warranty. At a price of $49 for each replacement shell,…
Game Intro – Omega Boost
Believe it or not, Polyphony Digital, the creators of the Gran Turismo series, did develop a game on the Playstation that didn’t involve cars. Called Omega Boost, it was a 3D shooter similar to something like the Panzer Dragoon games and was released by Sony in August of 1999. I’ve never played the game but…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
