Archive for May, 2009
On Wii Shop and DSiWare today: Tower Toppler, Penguins & Friends, Animal Crossing Calculator and Clock
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…
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat review. New Play Control DK drums up the Wii with a unique platform adventure
New Play Control: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is the latest game in Nintendo’s line of classic GameCube games updated with new control schemes using the Wii Remote & Nunchuck for play exclusively on Wii. Previous New Play Control entries include Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was originally released for the GameCube…
Gaming News you might’ve missed in week 17
Machima.com’s Inside Gaming covers game news you might’ve missed last week in a nice, brief video format. The Dead Pixel, details the latest news, reviews, and trailers in his own irreverent style. In week 17, 2009, he talks about: Aliens fighting Predators, Zone of the Enders, Chuck Greene, PSP Go!, and some Dragon Balls. Did…
Top 5 game sales per system worldwide in week 17, 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. My Fitness Coach (Ubisoft), 3. Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo), 4. Wii Play (Nintendo), 5….
On PlayStation Network this week: Killzone 2 DLC. Marvel VS. Capcom 2 and Patapon 2 Demos
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America. PlayStation Store for PS3 Game Demos (free) Marvel VS. Capcom 2 Demo Fans asked, and Capcom listened! One of the most popular fighting games of all time returns! MvC2…
Batman: Arkham Asylum release date delayed till end of summer 2009. New combat trailer highlights moves
The highly anticipated Batman: Arkham Asylum has officially been delayed from a release date of June 23rd to a vague “end of Summer 2009″ in the U.S., announced Eidos, the game’s publisher. The delay is in order to allow for more time to polish the game at Rocksteady Studios, the game’s developer. Which is always…
Call of Duty: World At War Map Pack 2 releasing this June
Activision has announced the Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 2 which will be released this June for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The downloadable content will feature three new multiplayer maps and one new Zombie map. Here is a breakdown on the new maps: Banzai: Fight for control of a tall, river…
Burnout Paradise “Cops & Robbers” expansion now available
Burnout Paradise has gotten more love with the Cops & Robbers expansion DLC which is available now on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 for $800 MS Points or $10. The expansion adds a ton of new material including the new online game mode “Cops & Robbers”, 33 new Cop vehicles which can be used both…
Fable II “See the Future” DLC releases May 12th, 2009
The 2nd Fable II downloadable content pack, “See the Future” has been announced with a May 12th release date. The pack will cost 560 MS Points. The pack adds fantastical new quests, new creatures to battle, new characters to meet, new events, new items (including a unique soldier helmet, a braided ponytail hairstyle, psycho Jester…
Dead to Rights: Retribution revealed in first trailer
Dead to Rights: Retribution is the 3rd game in the Dead to Rights series but will reboot the franchise (which hasn’t been seen since last generation with Dead to Rights II in 2005) for a whole new audience and take the series in an a whole new direction. It’s slated for release this Winter (pun…
Brutal Legend storyline revealed in trailer
Brutal Legend is set to light the world on fire for metal this October on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Starring Jack Black and developed by Tim Schafer (the mastermind behind Psychonaughts and Grim Fandango) the game seeks to bring metal music to the forefront while simultaneously offering a game of non-stop action and…
Guitar Hero: Prince not happening, because he wants you to “learn how to actually play”
There’s been tons of rumors flying around regarding various Guitar Hero: “insert-artist/band name” here titles, and one such name that’s been tossed around before is Guitar Hero: Prince. But according to the man himself, that is not going to happen. His reasoning? He wants you to actually pick up a real guitar and stop fiddling…
Patapon 3 for PS3 or PSP has “a good chance” of being made
With the release of Patapon 2 for PSP on May 5th, the inevitable question of a sequel like Patapon 3 from Sony may have entered your mind. After all, the series is highly regarded and has garnered solid reviews thanks to its style, originality and fun. According to associate producer Chris Hinojosa-Miranda, Patapon 3 is…
Cowabunga! Do you want a TMNT game from the Batman team? I do! 
I woke up thinking about playing Dance Central. I just want to dance. I just want to dance my life away.
