You may remember a little instance back in 2005 that caused a firestorm of protest from video gamers across the globe. What was it that caused such a firestorm you ask? It was famed movie critic Roger Ebert’s assertion that video games . . . are, and never could be, art. Of course, if you…

In a Microsoft interview two weeks ago the corporate VP at Microsoft Game Studios, Shane Kim, said “July is a very odd time to announce a price reduction,” while referring to Sony’s $100 PS3 price cut of the 60GB version. Then earlier this week Hollywood reporter sources said that the price of the Xbox 360…

The Develop Conference & Expo is where the European developer community came together in Brighton from July 24th to 26th, 2007. It was there where for the first time the LocoRoco Cocoreccho (LocoRoco 2) trailer was shown. The game known as LocoRoco 2 to most, will be called LocoRoco Cocoreccho in Europe reports PS3attitude, and…

This week at Electronic Arts’ investor meeting, John Riccitiello, EA’s CEO John Riccitiello said fiscal 2007 was “the toughest year in the company’s history.” But why? He explains: “[The last transition] was tough because we typically have two to three platforms and a five year period… One of the biggest challenges, of course, was that…

Sony announced that a new franchise from Rockstar Games will be exclusive to PlayStation 3. As part of their long standing relationship with Rockstar, and the incredible success for both companies with the Grand Theft Auto games on PS2, they’ve agreed to the PlayStation exclusive rights of the next new franchise from the Rockstar studios….

What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular now. Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Super Paper Mario (Nintendo), 2. Wii Play (Nintendo), 3. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom), 4. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight…

Conan the Barbarian is a bloody upcoming action game from developer Nihilistic and publisher THQ where you get to take control of everyone’s favorite barbarian. The game plays similar to other recent 3D action games like Ninja Gaiden, God of War or Devil May Cry where the player has a multitude of up-close attacks, grab…

Japan’s arguably most popular anime character, Doraemon, will be getting his own boardgame-styled videogame. Being developed by Sega, the game is expected to be released for the Nintendo Wii in winter 2007 in Japan, Famitsu reported. “Doraemon Wii: Himitsu Doguo Kettei Sen” as it’s full title reads, will include several fun-packed competitive minigames like the…

Need for Speed ProStreet is the name of EA’s next Need For Speed title and it looks to once again completely change up the formula from what we’ve seen in the previous games: Carbon, Most Wanted and Underground. We already covered the game when it was announced, but new videos and trailers have surfaced showing…

MYST DS for the Nintendo DS will be available in November 2007. Visualante got a chance to sit down with Manny, the remake’s executive producer, for an interview. When MYST DS was first announced for Europe it promised “newly remastered video and audio,” utilizing source code specifically re-written for the Nintendo DS. The remake will…

The developers at Electronic Arts are blogging about their upcoming version of Madden NFL 08 for the Nintendo DS. In their latest update, they take a look at this year’s system improvements: New Player Models – The dev team was able to push even more detail into those guys and work on the lighting, they…

Japanese magazine Famitsu is reporting that in the “Adventure Land” close to the Fuji Television headquarters, visitors can enjoy a mysterious Dragon Quest castle that’s been set up and filled with crooked rooms and trick passages. Located inside this funhouse-like attraction are also several cabinets of popular arcade game Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road and…

Chris Taylor of Gas Powered Games, the creator of the upcoming Space Siege title (published by Sega with a Q3 2008 release date for PC) is a follow-up to his classic Dungeon Siege game. He discusses why he thinks the space setting is a refreshing change of pace for RPGs, the lessons he’s learned from…

Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, the newest game in the insanely popular Tony Hawk series by Activision, will soon be upon us, and it’s packed with more features than ever before and a brand new, more realistic look and style. We’ve covered the game before but now there is a brand new trailer showing off the…

We recently gave Fury an in-depth preview, and the game looks really good IMO, basically bringing the fast-paced, press-a-button-and-get-a-reaction style play of a first-person shooter set inside an MMORPG style. For a totally unique experience that goes in unexplored territory for MMO’s. And of course Comic-Con 2007 has brought brand new trailers of the game….