Archive for March, 2009

Gamers still prefer boxed games to downloads, according to NPD

3 March 2009
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Do you prefer to download your games or to buy a retail boxed copy of your games? Personally, I am HUGE on owning boxed copies of games. The main reason for me is due to my collector’s instinct. I love to collect games. I love seeing all my games lined up on a shelf. I…

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories in the works for PSP?

3 March 2009
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Is Sony making a Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Stories game for the PSP? Two of the biggest sellers on the system where the previous GTA side-story games: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. And while there has been chatter and rumor about a GTA: San Andreas Stories…

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God of War: Chains of Olympus 2 rumored sequel for PSP

3 March 2009
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It looks like God of War: Chains of Olympus 2 may in fact be a reality. Ready at Dawn received many accolades for their great work on some of the PSP’s best games in Daxter and God of War: Chains of Olympus. Now that Sony is gearing up for God of War 3 on the…

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Silent Hill 1 remake coming to Wii and PSP

3 March 2009
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Konami may be creating a Silent Hill 1 remake for the Wii and the PlayStation Portable. The first Silent Hill was released for the PlayStation 1 way back in 1999. The game would go on to be a hot seller and spawn one of the best survival horror franchises in the history of video games….

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Tekken 6 combos revealed in new video

3 March 2009
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The upcoming Tekken 6 will be the first Tekken game to be released on multiple platforms and is coming to home consoles this Fall with a current North American release of October 27th, 2009 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. And now the first high definition video showing some mad Tekken 6 combos has…

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Sakurai plays as Ganon in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

3 March 2009
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There is a very interesting and funny video making the rounds on the Internets that shows Super Smash Bros. Brawl creator (and designer of all the previous Super Smash Bros. games) Masahiro Sakurai taking on a winner of a local Brawl tournament. In the video Sakurai is playing as Ganon while the winning contestant chooses…

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Kristen Kreuk kicks ass in Chin-Li movie but doesn’t play Street Fighter

3 March 2009
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Kristen Kreuk (Smallville’s Lana Lang) plays a kick-ass Chun-Li in the movie Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Sadly though, just because Kristen makes a great interpretation of a classic videogame character, that doesn’t mean that she plays videogames herself. To the contrary, she has only played Street Fighter once! This according to an interview…

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Late Night Show will be more videogame friendly

3 March 2009
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The Late Night Show is about to get more videogame friendly when the new host of the show, Jimmy Fallon, takes over for long-time host Conan O’Brien who is moving on to take Jay Leno’s place on The Tonight Show. Fallon is a very big nerd and fan of all kinds of tech and hopes…

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New video game releases week 9, 2009

2 March 2009
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Here’s a list of this weeks game releases. The most popular titles are Halo Wars on Xbox 360, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. on PS3, Xbox 360 & PC, Empire: Total War on PC, Major League Baseball 2k9 on multiple platforms, Phantasy Star Portable on PSP, Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard on Xbox 360 &…

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On the Wii Shop today: Ogre Battle and Family & Friends Party

2 March 2009
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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). We’ve included videos…

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Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 8, 2009

1 March 2009
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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….

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Lost Planet only $5 on Steam this weekend

1 March 2009
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This weekend you can save 75% off Lost Planet: Extreme Condition on Steam. That means the PC version will only cost $5 / €5 / £3.49! Capcom had this to say about the discounted third-person shooter action game: “That’s cheaper than our arcade titles, and instead you’re getting a full blown game. There’s the 11…

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Competition time: Win the Watchmen Motion Comic

1 March 2009
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Update: The winner of our Watchmen Motion Comic competition is announced here. Watched any great books lately? Now you can. The most celebrated graphic novel of all time that broke the conventional mold continues to break new ground. Watchmen co-creator and illustrator Dave Gibbons oversees this digital version of the graphic novel that adds limited…

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