Archive for March, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine gameplay trailer
X-Men Origins: Wolverine will uncage the Canadian beast this May 1st, 2009 in what could possibly be the greatest Wolverine game ever created. Dreamed up by developer Raven Software and Amaze Entertainment, this new action game seeks to take Wolverine to heights heretofore unseen in a videogame. Which is really sad when you think about…
Grand Theft Auto 4: Episode 2 coming before November 2009
Grand Theft Auto 4: Episode 2 is scheduled for release before November of 2009 according to GTA publisher Take-Two who announced that the game’s release date should be before the end of fiscal 2009 . . . i.e. November 1st, 2009. Take-Two further stated that “DLC will be an important part of our business going…
ID’s Rage not coming until 2010
id Software has announced that Rage, its upcoming open-world driving game shooter, will not make it this year and will likely come in 2010 at the earliest. Which means it could certainly ship much later than 2010. The game is scheduled to be released on the PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game…
First Virtua Tennis 2009 video
Virtua Tennis 2009 in Sega’s latest entry in the critically acclaimed Virtua Tennis tennis simulation sports series. The game is scheduled for release this May for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Sega also has released the first video of the game although sadly there is no in-game footage at all, so you can’t get…
Final Fantasy XI-2 MMO sequel still in development at Square Enix
Square Enix is still hard at work on Final Fantasy XI-2 or rather the follow-up to Final Fantasy XI as stated to investors at a meeting last month. Although there was no inkling about when we will see this new game. Square Enix President Yoichi Wada reasserted that work on a new MMO was still…
Professor Layton: The First Movie footage shown
A full-length anime motion picture called Professor Layton and the Immortal Songstress hits Japanese theaters in January 2010 and is based on the hit DS game Professor Layton and the Curious Village. The movie is an entirely original storyline written by series creator Akihiro Hino and will feature the same characters that players know and…
Stranglehold game-based film underway
You may remember John Woo’s Stranglehold, a videogame sequel to the film Hard Boiled that was released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in 2007. Well now that game is being made into a film itself by none other than John Woo according to the Hollywood Reporter. The script is being worked on…
New Star Trek movie videogame announced for may 2009
A new Star Trek game called Star Trek D·A·C is coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network this May and is based on JJ Abram’s upcoming Star Trek film. JJ Abrams being the famed director of TV shows such as Lost, Fringe and Alias. While the game hasn’t officially been announced it was revealed…
Mad Max videogame adaptation on the way
A videogame adaptation of Mad Max is in development . . . however it’s release is “a couple of years away”. The game will reportedly be an action adventure and is being worked on by both Mad Max director George Miller and God of War II director Cory Barlog whom is collaborating on the project….
Microsoft research shows 75% of UK parents believe videogames good for kids & families
A new Microsoft survey has found that 75% of United Kingdom parents believe videogames can be beneficial to children and their families. The campaign that found the results is the second annual “Play Smart, Play Safe” which also found that 61% of parents agree that “video games are great social experiences” and 52% feel that…
Sonic Co-Creator Working On Pac-Man comeback in 2010
Co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog Hirokazu Yasuhara is hard at work on an all-new Pac-Man game for the character’s return in 2010, just in time for his 30th Anniversary. In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Namco Bandai Games America EVP and COO Makoto Iwai stated that after Yasuhara’s long stint at Naughty Dog they are…
Umbrella Chronicles 2 or Code Veronica remake announcement may come at Resident Evil 5 launch
Capcom is set to celebrate the release of Resident Evil 5 on Friday, March 13th. They’ll be throwing a launch party together with GameStop on Thursday the 12th from 8AM till midnight, at Union Square in San Francisco. During that time Capcom promises to “have plenty going on to keep you busy. For starters, there…













