Archive for January, 2008
On PlayStation Network today: Conflict: Denied Ops demo, last Folklore add-ons and Rock Band songs
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 today. American Games (Demos): * Conflict: Denied Ops * NeoPets: PetPet Adventures — The Wand of Wishing (PSP game via PC store) – $15.99 American Games (Content): * Folklore Add-on #5 “Nightmares” – $3.99 *…
Zack & Wiki 2 sequel possible says the creator of the Wii adventure
The Wii-exclusive point-and-click adventure Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure filled every nook and cranny of the game disc with smart puzzles that were so rewarding to solve our Zack & Wiki review rated the game 9 out of 10. With an average Gamerankings score of 86% out of 38 reviews, fans of the…
Super Mario Galaxy 2 sequel on Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto’s mind, on top of new Zelda and Wii Fit Balance Board games
Super Mario Galaxy 2 has been officially announced at Nintendo’s E3 2009 conference! Watch the very first gameplay video of Mario and Yoshi’s next Wii adventure: The upcoming Super Mario Galaxy 2 adventure for the Wii console marks the first time a second 3-D Mario game has arrived in the same console generation. In the…
Call of Duty 4 sold over 7 million units worldwide on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2007
Developed by Infinity Ward, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has sold over seven million units worldwide on PC, Xbox 360 & PS3 since its launch in November 2007. Activision claims that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare was the #1 title in units worldwide for calendar year 2007, according to The NPD Group, Chart…
First Bully: Scholarship Edition video shown (Wii, Xbox 360)
Rockstar Games has finally released the first Bully: Scholarship Edition video for the action-adventure sandbox game that originally appeared on PS2 back in October 2006. The enhanced Bully port will be released for Wii and Xbox 360 on March 4th in America and March 7th, 2008, in Europe. Playtime is over, its time to return…
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection released on Xbox Live
Ubisoft announced the release of the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Co-op Collection, a new downloadable content (DLC) package for for the game’s Xbox 360 version. This new DLC package adds an all-new co-op campaign and a total of nine maps, seven of which are inspired by classic maps from Ghost Recon’s illustrious…
Saw game based on horror movie coming to next-gen systems in October 2009
Attention gore fans: Brash Entertainment has announced it has acquired the rights to make a Saw game based on grisly horror movie series Saw. Underneath an eerie headline of ‘Oh yes.. There will be blood…’ a Brash press release sent out today reveals the title will be released in October 2009 – to coincide with…
Dragonball movie actress Emmy Rossum talks about playing co-star Chow Yun Fat’s Stranglehold game
Actress Emmy Rossum, who plays Bulma in the upcoming Dragonball movie next to Chow Yun Fat’s Master Roshi, posted a funny update on her Myspace. To quote: “I got an xbox to occupy some downtime in the trailer. I’ve never been much of a video gamer, but I like the adventure games and the shooting…
Zero Punctuation carries the Resident Evil umbrella
This week on Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee goes underground with the Umbrella Corporation in Capcom’s Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles. The action/shooter hybrid takes the horror series on-rails in arcade light-gun style with the Wii Remote controller. With the game recapping past Resident Evil games, it’s the perfect title for fans of the series, which is why…
Classic N64 Review: Super Mario 64. The plumber revolutionizes the world of 3D
Super Mario 64 is considered one of the greatest games of all time for a very good reason; the game is still a heck of a lot of fun even in the year 2008. Amazing, for a game released in 1996. Super Mario 64 does so much right it’s mind-boggling. Even more so when you…
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Rez HD, Chessmaster Live and various new Rock Band tracks
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Q Entertainment’s Rez HD on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Rez HD will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Set in a cyberworld, the legendary fast-paced action-shooter Rez HD created by Tetsuya Mizuguchi…
Valve unveils Steamworks toolset for aspiring PC game developers
Valve has unveiled their Steamworks toolset which will be available free of charge for any aspiring PC game developers. The toolset comprises a “complete suite of publishing tools” and will contain these features: * Complete real-time stats covering everything from gameplay to sales * Encryption tied to product activation * Territory control “to help curb…
Last secret character confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Wolf completes the roster
Tomorrow, on January 31st, in Japan the Wii fighting game Super Smash Bros. Brawl will be released. Yesterday the game’s street date was broken and some lucky Japanese Smash fans got an early copy of the game that revealed 1 newcomer and 7 veterans for Brawl. Now those same gamers have played through the game’s…
Did you know the unique PS Vita game Gravity Rush is helmed by the Siren series director? 
