Nintendo will be hosting a midnight launch party for it’s DSi handheld game system which launches on April 4th here in the U.S. The launch party will be held at GameStop’s Universal CityWalk location in Los Angeles, where consumers of all kinds will be able to line-up in order to be the first people in…

One of the most popular boxing games of all time is Nintendo’s Punch-Out!! series of games which starred Little Mac and remained a cult-classic ever since its home-console NES debut where it was entitled “Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!”. The series would eventually have the heavyweight champion replaced with “Mr. Dream” and get its first and only…

Nintendo has fully announced a host of new DSiWare games that will launch alongside the DSiWare service on April 5th, which is when the DSi system launches in North America. Unlike the original DS the DSi has the ability to download all new games from a store called the DSi Shop just like the Nintendo…

Microsoft has released a mandatory Xbox 360 system update today that will initiate when you sign on to Xbox Live. However, before you get excited, it’s worth noting that the system update adds NO NEW FEATURES. In fact it only addresses some issues, so everything done is under the hood and you won’t notice anything…

You may remember that recently Filefront recently was forced offline by Ziff Davis due to economic conditions and the like. Well hallelujah for the original creators of the site. It seems that the founders of FileFront have rescued the site from certain disaster. Not only that but they promise that the web-site will now be…

Konami has announced Silent Hill: Shattered Memories exclusively for Wii in a Nintendo Power worldwide exclusive (the game will be on this month’s issue). “Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is a reimagining of the first Silent Hill,” explains producer Tomm Hulett. “It’s not a remake or a port. That’s an important distinction. It really feels like…

This Pokemon Platinum tips guide will show you how to take a shortcut to getting certain Pokemon, find easter eggs, and when you get a National Pokedex in the DS RPG. Pokemon help guide: Unlock the following Pokemon: Pichu, Pikachu, or Raichu with Volt Tackle. Go to the trophy garden in the Pokemon mansion and…

12 playable characters have been confirmed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game BlazBlue, that will be released in America this summer. BlazBlue is the newest fighter from developer ARC System Works and publisher Aksys Games, makers of Guilty Gear. The North American console versions will have new additions to the Japanese arcade…

From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Ska Studios’ The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai lets you experience 14 levels of…

Spring 2009 will mark the return of the Terminator franchise, which has been one of the most successful in entertainment history. Not only will Terminator Salvation be hitting the big screen, but it will also be hitting the latest gaming consoles with the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC versions of Terminator Salvation: The Video…

Activision has broken a new download record for the latest Call of Duty: World At War – Map Pack 1 DLC with over one million downloads in its first week via Xbox Live! In addition, since the launch of Map Pack 1, Xbox 360 gamers have played more than 150 million multiplayer sessions of Call…

Saints Row 2 will be getting its first downloadable content in the form of the Ultor Exposed expansion which will be released on April 16th, 2009 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC at a cost of 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or $9.99 on the PlayStation Network. There will be three new missions…

Blizzard has released the first proper screenshots of their upcoming Diablo III in action via the latest episode of Blizzcast. Diablo III is the latest action role-playing game in the Diablo series of point-and-click dungeon crawlers. The newest game takes full advantage of the Havoc physics engine and will include both multiplayer and single-player modes….