Archive for April, 2007
New video game releases week 18, 2007
Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. Spider-Man 3 on all platforms is THE most popular game this week and with good reason, the third movie looks great. On the downloadable games front we’ve got some awesome Wii Virtual Console download releases, Catan and Centipede and Millipede on Xbox Live Arcade, and finally…
Spider-Man 3 game trailer for the May 4 launch
Spider-Man 3 allows players to experience the actions of heroic red-suited Spider-Man and, for the first time ever, his darker, more mysterious black-suited persona. Spider-Man 3 will launch on May 4th worldwide and is set in a larger, dynamic, free-roaming New York City, the game gives players the freedom to choose their own gameplay experience…
Burnout 5 renamed Burnout Paradise and first video for the PS3 and Xbox 360 racer shown
Electronic Arts and Criterion Games today announced that the Burnout 5 for PS3 and Xbox 360 will be renamed as Burnout Paradise. The racing game will be released in winter 2007. The game promises an “unprecedented level of crash deformation” and a large free-roaming world. According to EA this was the original vision of the…
Castlevania, The Legend of the Mystical Ninja, Shockman hit the Wii Virtual Console today
Today Nintendo adds three new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see to your right)….
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning delayed until 2008
EA Mythic announced their MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning was been delayed until Q1 2008 to improve the gameplay experience. The developer explains: “Since our acquisition by EA, we have been afforded many wonderful development opportunities and we plan to take full advantage of everything that is available. This includes taking several additional months…
PaRappa The Rapper poses for American PSP release in July 2007 (video of first level shows whos the man)
We reported on the Japanese PaRappa The Rapper re-release from PSone to PSP before. But today Sony announced a North American release of PaRappa The Rapper. The iconic character-based music and hip-hop game will be available in July 2007 for PSP. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment, in association with legendary multimedia musician Masaya Matsuura and…
Warning: SNK VS. Capcom Card Fighters DS faulty, game-halting bug found
SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters DS was released last Tuesday. U.S. players who picked it up last week are now reporting to SNK and Kotaku that the DS cartridge contains a game-halting bug that keeps you from being able to collect all the cards. The bug occurs on the ninth floor of the tower during…
Replace your standard black or white Wii, Xbox 360 or PS3 casing & controller with more fruity colors
Colorware can make you a Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 in many different colors besides the standard black or white color the console comes in. Gamelemons verified we’re not talking about a peel-off skin sticker that usually comes off after on, no, Colorware will manufacture an entirely new casing for around the console…
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Wii review
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 for the Nintendo Wii (and PlayStation 2) you can perform acrobatic fighting moves and couple them with cool flying mechanics from the anime and manga. There are 2-player multiplayer battle modes for fans of the show to see who’s the strongest. With over 120 Dragon Ball Z warriors,…
Half-Life 2: Episode 2 preview Questions and Answers
Almost a full year has passed since Valve released Half-Life 2: Episode One, the first of three promised episodes. Half-Life 2: Episode Two was originally scheduled for release late last year, but Valve delayed the release date to later this year. When it does arrive, it will feature not only the continuing story of series…
Grand Theft Auto 4 Questions and Answers fly around
Last week Game Informer magazine invited Grand Theft Auto fans to ask questions about Rockstar’s GTA 4. Apparently GI is the only magazine so far to have seen Grand Theft Auto IV in action, and promised to answer as many of your questions as possible. GTA4.net transcribed the interview now that the answers are in….
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings intro video and Epic Battle gameplay
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings from Square Enix for Nintendo DS tells the story of Vaan and Panelo, two of the main characters from FFXII. Vaan is 18 years old in the game, and has just fulfilled his dream of getting his own airship. He keeps himself free of politics and family life and travels…
Mega Man Star Force Pegasus, Leo and Dragon videos shown by Capcom. The action-RPG release date is in August 2007
Capcom recently showed off a new game in the Megaman series, Mega Man Star Force for the Nintendo DS. It’s the first game in a new Mega Man series that debuts in three versions: Pegasus, Leo and Dragon. The action-RPG has a planned release date in North America of August 2007. These first videos show…
Too Human cutscene shows the value of severed heads
Too Human developer Silicon Knights has released a new video of the Xbox 360-exclusive adventure/action/rpg/etc. What I thought was awesome was to hear the developer talk in a recent IGN interview that cutscenes in Too Human are fully interactive, meaning you’ll be able to look around and zoom in/out and who knows what else they’ll…
Silent Hill Origins preview: the first 9 minutes intro and hospital gameplay video
The all-new horror game Silent Hill Origins, a prequel to Silent Hill, is a singleplayer adventure that will be released by Konami in winter 2007. New gameplay elements, such as a barricade system that lets players block off rooms from enemies, and an enhanced camera system deliver an added sense of isolation and anxiety in…













