Archive for February, 2009
Deadly Creatures review allows gamers to see the world through the eyes of an insect (er, arachnid)
Deadly Creatures is a unique Wii game developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ. The game gives players a look into the life of an insect (or to be more precise, arachnids) in a way and form that has never really been done before; Which makes Deadly Creatures one of the more unique and…
Sam & Max Seasons one and two heading to Xbox Live Arcade
Telltales Games have announced that they are bringing their hit adventure series Sam & Max to Xbox Live Arcade Via “Sam & Max: Season One and Two”. The game has previously been released for PC and Wii. The games will be a bit rebranded though unlike previous iterations, as the Xbox Live Arcade release of…
Tomb Raider: Underworld sells 1.5 million copies. SquareEnix buyout of Eidos expected to close by April’s end
Eidos has announced that Tomb Raider: Underworld sold 1.5 million copies although they shipped 2.6 million, meaning that the title did underperform by their standards. However, it was good enough sales-wise that the game boosted their profits for the last six months and it sold better than the previous two Tomb Raider games (Tomb Raider:…
Resident Evil retrospective parts 3 and 4. From RE0 to Code Veronica from handheld to arcade to online
The Resident Evil Retrospectives continue with parts 3 and parts 4. Part 3 of the retrospective takes a look at two groundbreaking although lesser-known (and thus lesser-played) entries in the Resident Evil saga. The originally Dreamcast-exclusive Resident Evil: Code Veronica (later ported to the PS2 and GameCube) starred sibling heroes Claire and Chris Redfield in…
First Virtual-On: Ontario Tagram remake Xbox Live Arcade trailer
Cyber Troopers: Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram for Xbox Live Arcade is an update/remake of the DreamCast original mech combat game and features three new mechs* and revised play mechanics. Namely support for Xbox Live online multiplayer (yes, the dream has come true!), and system link for offline combat. Players also have access to a training mode…
Ninja Blade release date is April 17th. Demo coming on March 9th.
From Software’s upcoming “modern ninja epic” title, Ninja Blade will be releasing on April 17th in North America. A free demo of the Xbox 360-exclusive game is scheduled for March 9th. Microsoft also revealed some of their pre-order plans. In addition to the free demo, players who pre-order Ninja Blade from participating retailers (not revealed)…
Final Fantasy IV 2: The After Years may be coming to Wii
It has been revealed that Final Fantasy IV 2: The After Years (known simply as “FFIV: The After Years”) may be heading to the Nintendo Wii as the game has now been rated by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Ratings Board) which usually means that the game is coming soon. Final Fantasy IV: The After is…
2nd Annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards voting begins March 3, 2009
Microsoft has announced the 2nd Annual Xbox Live Arcade Awards which will begin on March 3rd. After which point you will be able to vote for what Xbox Live Arcade games you want to win in each of the nine categories. Different this year is the fact that you can actually vote right on your…
Call of Duty: World at War patch comes with free map on PS3 or Xbox 360 downloadable
For those of you who enjoy free stuff (who doesn’t?) pay attention. Fans of Call of Duty: World At War will be happy to know that developer Treyarch has released a free updated version of the Makin level that is now set during the day-time! WHOOOO! The level is free as stated above and is…
Excitebots: Trick Racing (Wii) and The Legendary Starfy (DS) announced by Nintendo. Punch-Out (Wii) dated May 18
Nintendo has announced two new games, one for Nintendo DS and one for Nintendo Wii as part of its upcoming release schedule which you can check out in it’s entirely below. As far as the new games are concerned, first up is The Legend of Starfy which is a “marine platforming” series (meaning it takes…
Competition time: Win World in Conflict Steam codes
Update: The winners of our World in Conflict competition are announced here. Because the Electronic Sports League is hosting a 5 on 5 worldwide World in Conflict tournament, we thought it might be fun to give away a few copies of Ubisoft’s Real-time tactics PC game so you can join in and win even more…
PSP 2 rumors show up again. Fall 2009 release?
David Perry, the Chief Creative Officer at Acclaim, dropped a major bomb regarding the PSP2. For the first time a developer has spoken out about the system and he released a whole ton of information related to the device. According to Perry the PSP2 is so far along already that it will ship this Fall…
Wii Classic Controller Pro revealed by Nintendo Japan
Nintendo is planning to release an updating Classic Controller Pro for Wii although there are currently “no plans” to release the controller outside of Japan. Let’s hope Nintendo changes their mind though cause the controller itself looks very nice and much more comfortable. As you can see in the photo above, it is an update…
Cowabunga! Do you want a TMNT game from the Batman team? I do! 
I woke up thinking about playing Dance Central. I just want to dance. I just want to dance my life away.
