Archive for January, 2009
Lost Planet Movie costing up to $200 million
Some new details have surfaced on the upcoming Lost Planet movie which is based on the hit shooter from Capcom. The new details come in the form of financial information. 1-Up has learned that the Lost Planet movie is going to cost anywhere from $150 to $200 million dollars to develop. The numbers come from…
Nintendo 2008 financials show 96 million DS and 45 million Wii total sales
Nintendo in it’s latest financial report gave out some very interesting numbers for the Japanese juggernaut. The company reported 9-month (from April to December 2008) global sales of 1,536 billion yen, an increase of nearly 17% over the same period in 2007. That’s in addition to 501 billion yen of operation profits, which is up…
Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 4, 2009
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe (UK, France, Germany) this week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the most popular right now. Nintendo Wii North America: 1. Wii Fit (Nintendo), 2. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5….
New Deus Ex 3 details devulge how the dialogue system depends on how players can read facial expressions and body language
New details have surfaced on Eidos’ Deus Ex 3. As previously reported, the game will star main character Adam Jensen and is set in a world where cybernetics companies hold more sway than world governments. Those who can afford them purchase cybernetic implants to gain an edge in society, which breeds unrest among the poorer,…
Valve says pirates are just underserved customers
What do you think about videogame piracy? Are people who pirate just “underserved customers”? Valve seems to think so. According to them pirates do so when they don’t have proper access to a title in a way that makes them want to pay for it. Or something along those lines. From the lips of Valve’s…
Terminator MMO game hinted by Halcyon
A Terminator MMO game may be in development as hinted at by Halcyon Games. The gaming arm of the Halcyon Company recently hinted that we may see a Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) game based on James Cameron’s popular post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe in which the human race must battle high-tech machines in order to keep itself…
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace and Red Joker release in America announced for early summer 2009
Capcom has announced the North American release of Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace and Red Joker for a Summer 2009 release date. As is par for the course by this time, the game will be released in two versions, Red Joker and Black Ace, each of which will contain unique items and powers…
Super Meat Boy coming to WiiWare and PC
The Newgrounds hit Meat Boy is coming to WiiWare and PC as Super Meat Boy, an upgraded version of the popular flash-game platformer. No release date or pricing info have yet to be announced. Direct from the press release: Are you a fan of small cubes of animated meat? Do you enjoy the sound of…
Zeno Clash Source game to be $20 downloadable PC game
Zeno Clash is an upcoming first-person action fighting game that is set in a “punk fantasy” world. The game is developed by ACE Team who was honored as a finalist in the 2009 Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards for Excellence in Visual Art. They will be releasing their game via Steam and Direct2Drive at the…
Turok 6 AKA Next-gen Turok 2 canceled before Disney even announced it
In this downturn in the economic climate, job cuts and consolidations are needed for companies to stay healthy, Disney Interactive Studios not excluded. As a result layoffs have already hit the Disney-owned Turok developer Propaganda Games. What effect does that have on games currently under development at the studio? It turns out a new next-gen…
On the PAL Wii Shop today: Pop Them Drop Them Samegame and Family Glide Hockey
Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The game went live at midnight CET. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the game. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon UK. The WiiWare…
Prince of Persia 4 downloadable content coming in the shape of Epilogue
Ubisoft has announced that the Prince of Persia story of the Prince and Elika will continue with a brand-new epic adventure in the form of a new DLC epilogue. The downloadable content will be coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on February 26th. Pricing has yet to be announced. The DLC will continue the…
Boom Blox 2: Bash Party announced for Wii. Adds 400 new levels and downloadable levels support
Electronic Arts has announced that they are re-teaming with Steven Spielberg for Boom Blox 2 in Boom Blox Bash Party, the sequel to their hit Wii block-blasting game Boom Blox. The game is scheduled for release this Spring. The game will include over 400 new levels that will take gamers from underwater worlds to outerspace…
On PlayStation Network today: Savage Moon and Bejeweled 2
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP today in America and Europe. AMERICA PlayStation Store for PS3 Downloadable Games Bejeweled 2 ($9.99) Experience the classic gem-swapping puzzler! Now available on the PlayStation Network, Bejeweled 2 lovers can now earn over…
BloodRayne 3 game not coming? Yet a third movie is still being planned for 2009
During his 2008 AFM chat with Andrew Kasch, B-movie director Uwe Boll revealed that he’s still planning on shooting the BloodRayne 3 movie at some point in the near future. In fact, the IMDB has set the release date for TBA in 2009. According to Dreadcentral, Mr. Boll said the movie will not follow the…
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