Archive for April, 2007

Dewys Adventure: The Amazing Wii Gameplay Trailer and Developer Interview (release date September 2007)

26 April 2007
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Konami is making Dewys Adventure as their second Wii-exclusive, after Elebits, has a release date in September 2007. Take control of nature’s elements with the Wiimote via the pint-sized Dewy to eliminate a terrible scourge from the Elder Tree. There’s even a 1-4 multiplayer mode. Don’t feel too old for this, the singleplayer story isn’t…

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The Settlers VI: Rise of An Empire PC release date is September 2007 (first videos shown)

26 April 2007
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We’ve known for a while now that Blue Byte Software has been silently developing The Settlers VI since Spring 2005. But Ubisoft today officially revealed the title as The Settlers VI: Rise of An Empire with a PC release date in September 2007. In addition to the RTS’ single-player mode and freeplay option, Blue Byte’s…

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Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Virtua Tennis 3 PS3 demos now in the PlayStation Store

26 April 2007
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No downloadable PlayStation Network games for you this week, but two playable PS3 demos have appeared in Japan and America. The first one is Virtua Tennis 3 for the sports fans. Virtua Tennis returns with enhanced, photo-realistic graphics and advanced player animations that perfectly match the behavior and mannerisms of individual professional athletes. Improvements to…

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Ken Kutaragi, The Father of PlayStation, retires as President of Sony (SCEI) and is replaced by Kazuo Hirai

26 April 2007
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) and Sony Corporation (Sony) have jointly announced today that Ken Kutaragi, Representative Director, Chairman and Group CEO, SCEI, will retire from his executive position at SCEI effective June 19, 2007, when SCEI’s annual shareholders’ meeting will take place. Mr. Kutaragi will pass on the torch to the next generation, stepping…

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Nintendo doubles profits, sales totals are: Wii 6 million, DS 40 million, and US Pokemon DS 1 million in 5 days!

26 April 2007
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Nintendo today announced that they have more than doubled their yearly profit in 2006. Those are the final fiscal year operating profits of 226 billion Yen ($1.965 billion) for the year 2006 ending March 31, 2007. The company’s video game sales experienced a record high increase of 90%! The results are due largely to full-year…

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NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams interview reveals Wii remote or nunchuk controls and original music returns

26 April 2007
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UK gaming magazine NGamer issue 10 has an interview with NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams’ producer Takeshi Iizuka. While we don’t have access to that issue now, Ngamer did post new answers online not mentioned in the magazine. New tidbits are the in-game Wii control options and the creator of the Sega Saturn game’s music returning…

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Super Mario Kart RC Versus Tank race

26 April 2007
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Were you the king of Mario Kart 64? This nifty Super Mario Kart RC car has 5-Functions: Right, Left, Forward, Reverse and Turbo. It takes the game out of the console with digitized sounds from the game, but still comes with GameCube Style controller. With this Mario Kart RC Car, you can take Mario Kart…

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StarCraft 2 is coming in 3D, announcement soon by Blizzard in Korea?

25 April 2007
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It has been confirmed that StarCraft 2 is being developed in 3D, a new race has been added and existing units’ characteristics will have many changes. Apparently trustworthy info is being leaked that confirms StarCraft 2′s development and announcement at the Blizzard’s World Wide Invitational (WWI) in Seoul, South Korea. More at the event on…

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First look at the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game that has a release date of June 25 2007

25 April 2007
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The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game is based on the fifth installment of the popular Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling and the film adaptation. The theme of the game is to explore Hogwarts and follow the story from the book and movie. However, unlike previous games, this time the…

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God of War: Chains of Olympus for PSP revealed in trailer

25 April 2007
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God of War: Chains of Olympus was announced by Sony Computer Entertainment as the official title for the upcoming PSP-exclusive action game. This new adventure is the second project from Ready At Dawn Studios, the game team behind Daxter on PSP. God of War on PSP has a release date this Fall, that’s likely November…

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare officially confirmed by Activision

25 April 2007
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Thanks to leaks from Call of Duty 4 developer Infinity Ward we knew about this news five months ago. But today Activision has confirmed Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare that the first video from the sequel will be shown in the US this weekend during the NFL draft on ESPN at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT….

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Pinball FX and Eets: Chowdown are the Xbox Live Arcade releases this Wednesday

25 April 2007
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From today, April 25 at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Pinball FX on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. It will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s $10 / €9.60 / £6.80). Again, a second game will be available this Wednesday, the game is Eets: Chowdown. It will also be available…

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Odin Sphere trailer for the hand-drawn PS2 action-RPG; American release date set for May 29 2007

25 April 2007
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Odin Sphere is a fantasy action RPG exclusive to the PS2. This 2D game is the spiritual sequel to the Japanese Saturn/PSP game Princess Crown. That game’s director and designer, George Kamitami, is heading up character design, scenario and direction on Odin Sphere. Developed by Vanilla Ware, Atlus will be releasing the Odin Sphere at…

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BioShock Collectors Edition limited to GameStop and EB stores in the US and Canada

25 April 2007
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Publisher 2K Games have announced the details of the BioShock Limited Edition (BioShock LE). Available for PC and Xbox 360 on August 21st (the same day as the regular BioShock edition), the BioShock Limited Edition will include a Big Daddy figurine, a “Making Of” DVD, and a soundtrack CD. The LE packaging will also be…

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Nintendo fights Wii shortages with increased Wii production in April

25 April 2007
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Good news for those of you not willing to stand in line early every week to get one of those hard-to-find Wii’s. Nintendo says they are increasing production in April (finally). Here what Nintendo’s PR team announced via email: “While shipments of Wii hardware are expected to grow this month due to increased production, demand…

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