Archive for April, 2009
Dawn of War 2 patch 1.2.1 includes Tiber Outpost map
Relic has released patch 1.2.1 for Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2 which adds a new map and a ton of balance tweaks for the PC real-time strategy game. The new map is called “Tiber Outpost” which supports up to six players in Team Battle mode. The patch was released today and will automatically download…
Dynasty Warriors 6: Strikeforce screenshots
New screenshots for Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce for the PSP have been revealed. The game is an update to Dynasty Warriors 6 with all new content and will be released this Spring. The main new feature in the game are “Fury” transformations (called Shin Musou Kakusei in Japanese) which is pretty much the same thing as…
New video game releases week 15, 2009
Here’s a list of this weeks game releases. The most popular titles are Demigod on PC, Guitar Hero: Metallica on PS2, C.O.R.E. on DS, Still Life 2 on PC, and Samurai Shodown Anthology on Wii. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop and DSiWare titles Pitfall, Party Fun Pirate, Mixed Messages, Master…
On Wii Shop and DSiWare today: Pitfall, Party Fun Pirate, Mixed Messages, Master of Illusion Express
Today Nintendo adds new/classic games to the Wii Shop Channel and Nintendo DSi Shop. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Users 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 be…
The winner of our Lux-Pain competition
The past month we’ve given you the chance to win in our Lux-Pain competition. The task was a matter of mentioning what color the main character’s eye turns into. We heartily thank everyone who participated, and everybody got it right, but of course out of the 50 answers only one winner could be chosen at…
Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 14, 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. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5….
New Play Control Pikmin review. Half ant, half plant, all charm hits the Wii!
This Pikmin review is of the “New Play Control! – Pikmin” Wii game. Pikmin, along with New Play Control: Mario Power Tennis, are the first two games in the “New Play Control!” line of GameCube classics that have been updated to use the Wii’s unique control scheme. As such, the GameCube controller is incompatible with…
First BioShock 2 video shows Big Daddy gameplay
GameTrailers has gotten another world exclusive with the first gameplay trailer for Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams. This is the first time we have seen gameplay from the upcoming sequel to the original smash hit first-person shooter. In the trailer you get to see combat, a giant set piece, swimming and the first player-controlled Big…
Assassin’s Creed 2′s new features and Ezio revealed
The first Assassin’s Creed 2 details have apparently been leaked onto the Internet, taken from the next issue of Game Informer magazine, which got the exclusive first reveal on the upcoming Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC sequel. Additionally the main character of Assassin’s Creed 2, Ezio, was also revealed. You can see what he…
First Tales of Graces trailer (Wii)
Namco has released the first trailer for the Wii-exclusive Tales of Graces, the next proper follow-up in the extremely popular “Tales” franchise. Taless of Graces has a release date of this Winter in Japan and is expected to drop in 2010 for North American and European fans.
Punch-Out Wii multiplayer video shown
GameTrailers has revealed multiplayer for Punch-Out Wii in an all-new exclusive trailer, which you can watch below. Keep in mind that the first whole half of the trailer is basically the same stuff we have seen in previous Punch-Out trailers, but at the end you get a nice surprise! I must say that the multiplayer…
Batman: Arkham Asylum Special Collectors Edition detailed
Eidos and Warner Bros. have announced the Special Collector’s Edition version of Batman: Arkham Asylum for Xbox 360, PS3, PC. It will release alongside the normal game on June 9th, 2009. Along with the game itself, the Collector’s Edition comes with a bevy of very cool extras that collectors will love. The Batman: Arkham Asylum…
God: The Game and Ascendant canceled at Big Huge Games
Big Huge Games is one of the more recent studios who is about to go under. As such, two of their recent in-development properties have been cancelled. The first was called God: The Game. In development for Wii, it mixed elements of Zelda, The Settlers and Animal Crossing, with very cute art and a style…













