Archive for April, 2009
On PAL Wii Shop and DSiWare today: Secret Command, Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars, Mixed Messages
Today Nintendo of Europe and Australia added new games 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 or Nintendo DSi Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel. Nintendo DSi Points can…
Watch the Final Fantasy XIII demo being played
Watch the Final Fantasy XIII demo being played in the videos below! The demo was released in Japan today and along with it an official release date for Final Fantasy XIII which is now scheduled for “Winter of 2009″ in Japan. Traditionally this would point to December 24th or December 31st. The last two Thursdays…
Ghostbusters videogame special collectors edition detailed
For you die-hard Ghostbusters fans, an Amazon-exclusive Ghostbusters: The Video Game Slimer Edition has been announced. The Slimer Edition is available at a steep price of $129.99 for Xbox 360 and PS3 or $109.99 for the Wii version (sorry PS2 and DS owners, no Slimer Edition for you). Along with getting Ghostbuster: The Video Game…
First Tales of VS. trailer (PSP)
Namco has released the first official trailer for Tales of VS., an upcoming PSP fighting game that takes characters from across the Tales series and puts them in a head-on-head fighter much like Castlevania Judgment, Final Fantasy Dissidia or Super Smash Bros. Brawl (looks most like the Castlevania Judgment if you ask me). The game…
Devil May Cry PSP version not happening, says Capcom
Capcom has officially canceled Devil May Cry PSP according to the highly regarded Japanese magazine The Weekly Famitsu. The game was officially removed from Capcom’s release list, quietly canceling it. They didn’t leave any doubt however by letting it be known that it was indeed cancelled by marking the bottom of their release schedule with…
God of War III CE Blu-ray may include the PS2 games, hints survey
The God of War III Collector’s Edition may include God of War 1 and God of War 2 according to a new survey on the official Sony website. Which asks people what Collector’s Edition goodies they want most, among them inclusion of the first two God of War PS2 games in the God of War…
David Reeves quits Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Andrew House takes over as new president
Sony has announced that David Reeves President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Deputy President of SCEI is retiring as of April 30, 2009. He will be replaced by Andrew House who is currently CMO but will assume the role of “Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Chief Operating Officer (Co-COO) of Sony Computer…
On PlayStation Network today: PixelJunk Eden Encore and other DLC
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 Add-on Game Content PixelJunk Eden Encore ($5.99) PixelJunk Eden Encore is an expansion pack to the popular organic platformer that sees you take…
Angry Video Game Nerd reviews Metal Gear on NES
This is the sixty-seventh in a series of bad video game reviews by the Angry Video Game Nerd. Watch as the Angry Nerd reviews Konami’s NES game Metal Gear (1988). The single player game is considered to be the first game in the stealth genre. The NES port is famous for its grammatically-incorrect phrases like…
Zero Punctuation reviews MadWorld
This week on Zero Punctuation: Yahtzee reviews the Wii gore-fest MadWorld. He likes the dialog, not much else. Coarse language and inappropriate animation ahead.
24th Mario Kart Wii tournament runs until April 25. Monty Moles will mess with you
If you own Mario Kart Wii, you’ll know it lets you play online in 12-player races against drivers all over the world. Now, you can show off your racing skills in a Nintendo-sponsored worldwide competition. The 24th Mario Kart Wii Competition started on April 15th and runs until April 25th. Now’s the time to get…
Virtua Tennis 2009 Wii to be online and motion control supported
Sega has revealed some new details on the Wii version of Virtua Tennis 2009, which will also be releasing on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC this May 19th. The Wii version will include “100 percent” of all the content and modes that appear in the other version of the game. That includes online play….
Midway offers cash reward to employees for selling assets
It has been revealed that Midway will be will be handing out monetary incentives of up to $600,000 dollars to employees who are instrumental in selling off the companies assets for $30 million. They also plan to pay key employees who can seal the deal up to $1 million once the deal has closed. Midway…













