Archive for February 12th, 2007
New video game releases week 7, 2007
Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters for PSP, Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure for PSP, and Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner for PSP seem to be the best games this week, aside from the awesome Wii download releases. No word on this week’s PS3, PSP or Xbox 360 download games yet.
Monday:
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (PSP)
Ice Climbers - $5 (Wii Virtual Console)
Kid Icarus - $5 (Wii Virtual Console)
Kirby’s Adventure - $5 (Wii Virtual Console)
The Warriors (PSP)
Wii Play (Wii)
Tuesday:
Backyard Basketball 2007 (PC, PS2)
Chili Con Carnage (PSP)
Disney’s Kim Possible: Global Gemini (DS)
F-24: Stealth Fighter (DS)
Ghost Rider (PS2, PSP)
Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (PSP)
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
Wednesday:
Chulip (PS2)
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (PC)
Thursday:
Dreamlords - initially free (PC)
Below are this week’s European releases mostly on 1 day:
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No comments »Star Wars: Force Unleashed on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PSP and DS in November 2007
The American Game Informer magazine’s latest issue brings the first details of LucasArts’ PS3 and Xbox 360 Star Wars project. The game’s title is Star Wars: Force Unleashed. And PS2, PSP and DS versions are also underway from a different unknown developer. No word on a Wii version, but the Wii Remote controller would be perfect as a Lightsaber.
Star Wars: Force Unleashed and takes place between Episode III and Episode IV, when the new Sith Lord Darth Vader is out to wipe the galaxy clean of runaway Jedi. As Vader’s apprentice, you’re on a secret mission to dive head-first into the forbidden Dark Side of the force, take out the emperor and rule the galaxy as master and apprentice.
George Lucas is reported by C&VG as having a lot of input into the project, and has even helped design some of the characters. LucasArts promises to shake up the Star Wars lore with alternate endings in Unleashed, so the bad guys really can win!
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Kirby’s Adventure, Kid Icarus, Ice Climber hit Wii Virtual Console today
Today Nintendo adds three new classic NES games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. We’ve included videos of each game for nostalgia’s sake or so you can see if it’s for you.
This week’s new Virtual Console games are:
Kirby’s Adventure (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points = $5): 
Not everything is well in Dream Land. For some mysterious reason, the Dream Spring, a magical well that is the reservoir for all the dreams of the citizens of Dream Land, is no longer working. Everyone is being subjected to their worst nightmares every time they go to sleep. Upon reaching the Dream Spring, Kirby finds out that evil King Dedede has stolen the Star Rod, thus depriving Dream Land of the magical energy that feeds its spring. Using 20 unique tricks and the ability to steal enemies’ powers by swallowing them, players have to make their way through a horrific land filled with all kinds of nightmares. Recover the broken pieces of the Star Rod and everyone in Dream Land will sleep peacefully once again. Fail and the citizens of Dream Land will be subjected to a lifetime of terrible nightmares.
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Spider-Man 3 new game features; Wii version has 2 bonus villains; Release date May 4
Not much was known about the upcoming multiplatform game based on the Spider-Man 3 movie. Of course you’ll be battling against villains from the film, but what else? Last weekend U.S. store chain EB Games (who give away a movie poster if you pre-order) got briefed by Activision on what Spider-Man 3 would offer when it’s released on May 4th, 2007.
This revealed the Wii version delivers the sensation of swinging through the city via the Wii Remote and Wii Nunchuk. It’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced before on the Wii. But that’s not the only difference compared to the Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, GBA & DS versions. The Wii version will include two bonus Marvel villains: Morbius and Shriek.
New features show that Spider-Man…
* Possess the never-before-experienced powers of Black-Suited Spider-Man. Feel the adrenaline as your powers explode in the role of Black-Suited Spider-Man, unleashing incredible agility, amazing durability and awe-inspiring web abilities. But be warned, the rush your intensified powers bring could overwhelm you.
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Super Paper Mario release date is April 9
Nintendo of America apparently plans to wed Peach to Bowser on the 9th Day of April 2007. To quote:
“The nuptials will take place at the beginning of Super Paper Mario, which will be available for Nintendo’s hot new Wii home video game system. Those who wish to attend - or thwart - the ceremony will need to switch between 2-D and 3-D.”
Princess Peach must be under a spell! No doubt Mario must travel across eight worlds to save her! Fusing 2-D and 3-D perspectives, not to mention RPG and platformer elements. The action game slips back and forth between dimensions as you get to play as Mario, Peach, and Bowser, to discover why a mysterious wizard wants Peach and Bowser to wed.
Casino Royale Blu-ray movie for the first 500,000 PS3 systems registered online in Europe
Sony has announced that the first 500,000 people to register their PS3 on the PlayStation Network, after the console’s European launch on March 23rd, will receive a free copy of the newest James Bond film Casino Royale on Blu-ray.
That’s a good £25 or €33 saving if you were planning to get the movie to watch on the PS3’s Blu-ray player anyway. The film will play back in 1080p resolution, having been encoded with the MPEG-4 AVC codec and stored on a 50GB, dual-layer Blu-ray disc.
It’s a much better deal than the American PS3 launch that offered the weak comedy film Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby on Blu-ray with the first 400,000 units sold. — Stay away from this 007 trailer if you want to watch the full movie without getting some of the best surprises spoiled:
AIAS Awards winners show Gears of War as the biggest game of 2006
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced the winners of the 10th Annual AIAS’ last Friday. The big winner this year was Gears of War from Epic Games, who swept the AIAS Awards with eight awards. They boasted beating the Nintendo Wii for recognition by games industry peers: “Getting sales is great, making the game we wanted and having people buy it and enjoy it is fantastic. But having our peers say it’s the best game of the year? That’s insane. We beat the Wii.”
This year’s awards were not without controversy, as Capcom recently made headlines over the AIAS’ exclusion of their prized games, Okami and Dead Rising. The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (sponsors of the AIAS Awards), however, maintains their position that a publisher must be a paid member of the AIAS in order for their games to be considered for nomination. Okami and Oblivion are set to go head-to-head for honors at the all-inclusive GDC Awards this March.
Below is a full list of the nominees, with the winners bolded:
Overall Game of the Year:
Gears of War (Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios)
Wii Sports (Nintendo/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo/Nintendo)
Guitar Hero 2 (Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane)
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks/2K Games)
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial throws away his own Atari 2600 game
Here’s another “Worst Games on the Face of the Earth” video. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial game from 1982 has to be one of the worst, if not THE worst, game ever made.
It’s so awful in fact, that in the commercial E.T. even throws away his own game! Poor kid thought he got a gift…
