Archive for February, 2009
Lego Indiana Jones review. Indy returns in some new old adventures with a Lego block spin
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is the Lego-ized version of the classic Indiana Jones films which have been replaced with Lego blocks, Lego Minifigure versions of all the characters from the Indiana Jones films. The game actually has gamers playing through all three Indiana Jones movies with stages that are lifted right out of…
On the Wii Shop today: Onslaught and Commodore 64 games debut in the USA
Today Nintendo adds new/classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see Card above). The big news…
The winner of our Sims 3, Street Fighter IV or Killzone 2 competition
The past month we’ve given you the chance to win in our Sims 3, Street Fighter IV or Killzone 2 competition. The task was a matter of mentioning which one of the three was your most anticipated game and why. We heartily thank all gamers who participated. Since every game had an almost equal number…
Killzone 2 co-op modes may be coming up
Killzone 2 co-operative multiplayer modes may be something that the developers will add in the future. So says an interesting and in-depth article from PlayStation UK on why the developers over at Guerrilla Games came to the decisions that they did regarding every aspect of the game, from their desire to keep it in the…
Singularity videogame revealed in first trailer
The sci-fi first-person shooter Singularity will be coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in 2009. But no one really knew what it was about until developer Raven Software — of HeXen series and Quake 4 fame — revealed the first trailer, which you can watch below. The story revolves around a mysterious island…
LittleBigPlanet big winner at the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
And the big winner of Game of the Year is… LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment America), collecting on an impressive 8 awards at the (2008) 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. The award ceremony was hosted by comedian and avid gamer Jay Mohr at the Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas. Other big winners included Dead Space…
Lost Planet 2 announced by Capcom with trailer. Features online co-op
Capcom has announced Lost Planet 2 through a trailer exclusively available on Xbox Live Marketplace. Yes, this is the Capcom Top Secret Game Announcement mentioned last week. Kenji Oguro is the game’s director, with Resident Evil 5 producer Jun Takeuchi producing Lost Planet 2 as well. With Lost Planet: Colonies being released on Xbox 360,…
Street Fighter 4 ships 2 million copies worldwide
Capcom announced that it has shipped two million copies of Street Fighter IV for its first week in stores everywhere. The all new Street Fighter IV with the unmistakable feel of a 2D fighting game, is jam-packed with beloved characters from previous iterations in the series. Beautiful graphics combined with various new additions to the…
Virtua Cop 4 interest from House of the Dead Overkill team
In a recent interview with The House of the Dead: Overkill producer Neil McEwen, he admitted that the team at developer Headstrong Games would be interested in doing a Wii sequel to another Sega franchise, Virtua Cop. With Virtua Cop 3 having last been seen in arcades back in 2003, ít’d be a good time…
Grabbed By The Ghoulies 2 was being considered by Rare
Microsoft first-party developer Rare interviewed their own Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox) team about making the self-described “Comic beat-’em-up with impressive amounts of hidden innuendo and farting zombies” game on Xbox. Now with the 2003 title having been re-released on Xbox 360 as a downloable game via Xbox Live Originals. The most interesting question came…
Xbox Live Gold discount weeks start with Braid for $10
Starting today Xbox Live Gold members will receive a discount on a different piece of content each week on Monday. Be it Arcade games, Game Add-Ons, or Xbox Originals. The first deal of the week will be Braid, the award winning Xbox Live Arcade title. Normally 1200 points, the puzzle/adventure will be available for Gold…
Your average game of online Call of Duty
This video from season 3 episode 2 of Whitest Kids U Know is a skit representing everyone who’s ever played a Call of Duty game online. Take note of the special attention they gave to the 1337 teammate characteristics. When real-life mixes with Call of Duty gameplay: Thanks for the tip Andre!
Virtual On 5? No, it’s Border Break. A 10 on 10 online mechs fighting game announced by Sega for arcades
Sega has revealed Border Break (not Virtua On 5, but maybe if this is a success?), an all-new 10-on-10 online mech game, developed by AM2, that has huge battles between mech teams. The mechs are fully customizable, there are four types available and the arcade cabinet itself utilizes a dual joystick setup for the deluxe…
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.
