Archive for February, 2009
Brutal Legend Wii rumored at retail
Brutal Legend may be heading to the Wii according to a GoNintendo reader who apparently has some sources from the retail sector that tipped him off on some new information from Electronic Arts and Activision’s upcoming releases. Subsequently, GoNintendo was asked to pull the information, which would seem to further confirm that it is in…
Retro Matt Hazard game announced for Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network
The Matt Hazard fiction just got a bit deeper as publisher “D3Publisher” has revealed that they will be releasing one of Matt Hazard’s “classic” videogames as a downloadable PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade title this summer. No information on the classic Matt Hazard game is available other than some concept art and the fact…
Braid coming to PC on March 31, at lowered pirce after internet uproar
If you haven’t yet played Braid and don’t own an Xbox 360, then you’ll be happy to know that Braid is coming to PC soon as Impulse Driven has the game available for pre-order from their web-site with a currently listed release-date of March 31st, 2009. The price was originally listed as $20 but after…
Call of Duty 4: Variety Map Pack half price after February 24th
Infinite Ward has announced an all-new Call of Duty 4 “promotion” that will include halving the price of the Variety Map Pack (so anyone who doesn’t have it can immediately jump into the promotion), the addition of a new “Hardcore Headquarters” playlist AND they are going to turn on Double XP, all this will be…
Empire: Total War Demo out now for PC
The demo for Empire: Total War is now available for free download exclusively via Steam. The demo will give gamers a taste of the epic battles they will experience ahead of the game’s release date on March 3rd. In the demo you will be taken through the basics of land and naval command before being…
Get Beyond Good & Evil for free with cheese in Canada
Oh Canada, Oh Canada . . . If you live in Canada and have not yet played Michael Ancel’s critical hit (but commercial failure) Beyond Good & Evil, then you now have no excuse whatsoever. Because a new Canadian promotion by Saputo and Ubisoft allows customers to get a FREE copy of the PC version…
Sonic the Hedgehog Retrospective
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of SEGA’s lightning-fast bright blue mascot. Features brand new video interviews by GameTap with all of Sonic’s creators from Sonic Team! Take a trip down memory lane from the first Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis/MegaDrive up to Sonic Adventure launching on the Sega DreamCast. Sonic the Hedgehog…
First Mass Effect 2 trailer unveiled. Original game’s save file carries over to sequel
Not much is known about BioWare’s new RPG, Mass Effect 2, except that it will be coming to Xbox 360 between January and March 2010 (and to PC likely later on). Casey Hudson, project director at BioWare, has claimed that players should keep their Mass Effect save files… saved, because decisions made in the first…
Resident Evil 2 review. Leon and Claire battle hordes of zombies and dangerous Lickers in the RE sequel
Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 is the direct sequel to the original Resident Evil that was released for the PS1 in 1996. Two years later, Resident Evil 2 hit the scene for the original PlayStation in 1998 and set the video game world ablaze. It was Resident Evil 2 that arguably propelled the survival horror genre…
Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 7, 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. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 3. Wii Play (Nintendo), 4. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 5….
American McGee’s Alice 2 announced as The Return of American McGee’s Alice to PC and consoles
Electronic Arts and Spicy Horse have announced that they have signed a publishing deal for an all-new title based on EA’s 2000 classic, American McGee’s Alice. The game reunites EA with American McGee, the creative visionary behind the original game and GameTap’s recent American McGee’s GRIMM series. The new title, The Return of American McGee’s…
On the PAL Wii Virtual Console today: MERCS and Winter Games
Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games went live at midnight CET. 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 UK (Card)….
On PlayStation Network today: Noby Noby Boy, Zuma, Street Fighter IV costumes, Mirror’s Edge time trials, more
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 Noby Noby Boy ($4.99) — Push the boundaries of your imagination in the latest game from the creator of the Katamari…
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.
