Archive for May, 2007
DK Jungle Climber’s first screenshots reveals the DS action platform puzzler game
DK Jungle Climber was recently revealed as a new Nintendo DS title. Famitsu has the first screenshots of the game and say it’s an action adventure game with puzzle elements where you control Donkey Kong’s right and left arms separately to climb with the left and right shoulder buttons on the DS, by pressing both…
Wii Development Team interviews – Part 1, the Wii Remote
It’s rare that you get to read an interview with the guy calling the shots at one of the big three companies. Be it Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo. And it’s even rarer when you get to read an interview not of, but by, said President. That’s exactly what Nintendo did right after the launch of…
Dirty Dancing – The Video Game announced as a PC action puzzler
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Dirty Dancing movie, fans can now step back into the year 1963 and encounter the world of their favorite dancing film with Dirty Dancing – The Video Game for PC that will be released in late 2007. Through this action puzzler, Dirty Dancing enthusiasts now have the…
Top 10 douchebags of gaming
Time for another Top 10 list from Screwattack. This time it’s the Top 10 douchebags of gaming. What’s the main requirement to be on this list? Simple. Whenever you see them you want to punch them in the face. Here’s the full list of douchebag characters: 10. Wario; 9. Superman; 8. Michael Jackson; 7. Dr….
American McGee’s Grimm announced as episodic game on Gametap for spring 2008
GameTap today officially announced a partnership with game designer American McGee and American McGee’s Spicy Horse studio to distribute American McGee’s next game, American McGee’s Grimm, through the online GameTap service. The 24 episode series will debut in the spring of 2008. In keeping with American’s distinct development style on his smash hit game American…
LucasArts shows Star Wars: The Force Unleashed development documentary
Even though LucasArts will be releasing Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on PS3 and Xbox 360 sometime November 2007, there’s isn’t much known about it. Star Wars: Force Unleashed 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…
Shadowrun opening cinema video
Shadowrun is out for Xbox 360 and Windows Vista PC, and as such Microsoft and FASA Studio have put the opening cinema online. Based on the revered paper-and-pen RPG and games, this next-gen Shadowrun combines FPS gameplay with the complications of the RPG series. It’s a multiplayer-only game, you’ll only be able to play it…
John Woo and Warren Spector working on Ninja Gold game and film simultaneously
Action filmmaker John Woo will direct and produce Ninja Gold, a new property from the creator of such video games as Deus Ex, Thief: Deadly Shadows and System Shock. Warren Spector, the video game creator, will executive produce. Ninja Gold centers on a ninja warrior, part of a centuries-old legacy and bloodline, forced to confront…
New BioShock video chock-full of water, fire and freaks
BioShock is a first person shooter set in a failed underwater art deco utopia populated by scavenging Dickensian waifs and their genetically modified guardians. It’s not for the faint of heart if you know what I mean… Faceless mutants stop at nothing to get your genetic material? Check! Little Sisters and their Big Daddies kill…
Madden NFL 08 and FIFA 08 also go online on Wii
American games magazine Nintendo Power has revealed online modes for the Wii version of the multiplatform sports games Madden NFL 08 and FIFA 08. Good to see Nintendo letting developers like EA go online now, following the already online versions on Sony’s and Microsoft’s consoles. Madden 08 details: * Exhibition match-ups * Online lobby with…
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror sneakes from PSP to PS2
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror recently was one of the newest additions to the PSP Greatest Hits collection, this means the game will only cost $19.99 in stores. Through EB Games‘ online store a new product listing for the mature third-person shooter game was discovered. Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror will also be released for PS2 on…
Time to cheer for Ouendan 2 demos and 19 songs list
After the Japanese music rhythm DS game “Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan“, Americans (and on July 13 Europeans) got their own unique English version called “Elite Beat Agents“. Two weeks ago Japan got their own sequel “Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 2” and this is some trial gameplay footage of a Japanese store demo. Let’s hope there’ll be a…
New video game releases week 22, 2007
Here’s a list of this weeks US game releases. Forza Motorsport 2 for Xbox 360, Shadowrun for Xbox 360 & PC, Crush for PSP and Mario Party 8 for Wii are the most popular games this week. On the downloadable games front we’ve got some awesome Wii Virtual Console download releases and Mad Tracks on…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
