Archive for March, 2009
Beyonce will play Rhythm Heaven in new DS TV ads. Her favorite games are Guitar Hero, Tetris, Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo has revealed that their TV ad spokesperson for the upcoming DS game Rhythm Heaven will be none other than pop superstar Beyonce. The game from the creators that brought you WarioWare will be getting a big push here in the United States by Nintendo who have tapped the singer to do the TV commercials…
Video Game Museum opened in Rochester, New York
Want to go to a video game museum? Then you should head to Rochester, New York. There you will find the newly opened National Center For the History of Electronic Games at the Strong National Museum of Play. On display is a massive collection of over 15,000 videogame-related items. Which is one of the largest…
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS codes, cheats and unlockables
Unlock all “GTA DS” Chinatown Wars cheat codes and other secrets. Each below listed effect in the game, is followed by the cheat code you need to enter during gameplay without pausing. Effect — Code to Enter: * Weapons 1 (grenade, nightstick, pistol, minigun, assault, micro smg, stubby shotgun) — R, Up, B, Down, Left,…
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars review video (DS)
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. With the use of the Nintendo DS touch screen, players navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale…
On the PAL Wii Virtual Console today: Super Punch-Out!!
Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added a new classic game to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The game 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…
On PlayStation Store this week: Wheel of Fortune game and Red Alert 3 demo
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP now in America and Europe. AMERICA PlayStation Store for PS3 Downloadable Game Wheel of Fortune ($14.99) Spin the wheel and solve the puzzle with America’s Favorite Game Show! Wheel of Fortune captures the…
UFC 2009 Undisputed cover athlete unveiled as Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin and Georges St-Pierre (In Canada) have been announced by THQ as the cover-athletes for UFC 2009 Undisputed which has a May 19th, 2009 release date on Xbox 360 and PS3. Griffin is a fan favorite and former Light Heavyweight Champion who earned his initial UFC contract in 2005 after winning the first season…
Overlord 2 featuring Overlad
Codemasters has released the first developer for their upcoming Overlord 2 game, featuring none other than . . . OVERLAD! Yup that’s right, the fearsome villain of the last game is getting a wee-tyke version of himself via his son in the sequel. The behind-the-scenes developer video features Triumph Studio’s creative director Lennart Sas explaining…
Crafting Mama game name trademarked as Cooking Mama spin-off
Crafting Mama may be the next game from Majesco, the makers of the popular “Cooking Mama” game series, who has just patented the title. This is in addition to another Mama game known as “Gardening Mama” which is slated for release later this month. The name was unveiled thanks to the U.S. Patent and Trademark…
iPhone OS 3′s new game related features
Apple has demonstrated their new Operating System (OS) for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Although the new OS will have a ton of new features for users to get excited about, we are only interested in the ones that could be used for gaming purposes. These include: * Access to bluetooth and the dock connector…
Wii becomes Nintendo’s second best-selling console ever. May top SNES in September 2009
The Wii has become Nintendo’s second best-selling console of all-time, beat out only by the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) which made Nintendo a house-hold name in the mid-80′s. The numbers are a bit complicated, but essentially the Super Nintendo had sold 49.1 million units between November 1990 and September 2003. Believe it or not, even…
Godfather 2 Don Control patch to launch alongside April 7th release of game
The Godfather 2, EA’s upcoming videogame based off the hit second movie in the Godfather trilogy and sequel to the first Godfather game, will be getting a “Don Control” patch day and date with The Godfather 2′s release on April 7th, 2009. Apparently the patch by EA’s Redwood Shores studio was not able to be…
Jonathan Blow very pleased with Braid sales, working on new game that’s “very different”
Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid, has created a game for which he is “very pleased”. Since Braid’s release, it has become one of Xbox Live’s biggest sellers (the 2nd best-selling XBLA game of 2008) that was also highly praised, with a metacritic score of 93%. When asked about the game’s sales by nowgamer.com, Jon…













