Microsoft has announced that global sales of their Xbox 360 console have topped over 30 million units, since its launch in 2005! The company said that puts it on top this year compared to competitors Nintendo and Sony. NPD data confirms this is the highest percentage growth of any console thus far in 2009. This…

Sega has announced Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing. The new racing title is coming to Wii, Xbox 360, PC, PS3 and DS in 2010. In a frantic battle to the chequered flag, Sonic and friends speed around tracks set in mediaeval castle ramparts, lush rainforests and bustling cities, all taken from the visually rich and…

THQ has announced plans for the November 2009 release of SpongeBob’s Truth or Square, in celebration of the 10th Anniversary year of SpongeBob SquarePants. The SpongeBob’s Truth or Square action-platformer is currently in development for the Wii, Nintendo DS, the Xbox 360, and PSP (PlayStation Portable). The game will feature a unique and never-before-seen shape-shifting…

Xseed Games has secured the North American publishing rights to Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon. The Japanese tri-Crescendo-developed RPG will be released on Wii this winter. Jun Iwasaki, president of Xseed Games, had this to say: “We are ecstatic to be able to finally confirm Fragile: Farewell Ruins of the Moon for gamers in…

Just Cause 2, from Avalanche Studios, will be showcased at E3 this year by Eidos, but if you’re not in LA, why not sit back and feast your eyes on the first ever trailer for the Xbox 360, PC and PS3 single player action game that’s due in 2010. Set on an Island Paradise, Just…

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle sees Travis Touchdown and Silvia Chrystel return for the Suda 51 sequel in 2010 on Nintendo Wii. As the screenshot above shows, Travis has new dual sword abilities for extra damage, along with all his other attack moves. The new story is set three years after Travis became the…

Supreme Commander 2, the next game in the sci-fi RTS series from developer Gas Powered Games, has been revealed in the first in-game screenshot and trailer. Square Enix will be publishing the sequel in 2010 on for PC and Xbox 360. This won’t be the only Western title the company will be publishing. From now…

At the Red Faction: Guerrilla launch event in New York City last week, THQ told press they’d consider bringing Saints Row and Red Faction games to the Wii. Joystiq asked senior associate producer Jeff Carroll if the THQ-owned studio ever considered making Wii versions of their popular franchises. To quote his reply: “Though [THQ] may…

Digital Leisure has announced that Don Bluth’s classic arcade game Space Ace, the sequel to the popular game Dragon’s Lair, is now available on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch via the AppStore at a price of just $4.99. What’s great about the iPhone release is that it features video transferred directly from the stunning High…

Starting June 16, 2009,you can now get these six blockbuster PlayStation 3 games for only $29.99. Check out the list of upcoming new Greatest Hits: Army of Two, Electronic Arts Battlefield: Bad Company, Electronic Arts Devil May Cry 4, Capcom Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Sony Computer Entertainment America Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the…

Firefly Studios today announces a new kind of online game: Stronghold Kingdoms. Live the life of a medieval lord in the world’s first castle based MMO. Besiege the castle that’s never been taken, overthrow tyrants, bankroll your factions war effort, pillage your neighbour’s resources, peacefully raise sheep or do it all! The choice is yours…

Trion World Network will unveil its first videogame, Heroes of Telara, at E3 2009. Heroes of Telara is a fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG) where everyday gamers are forged into legendary heroes. In Heroes of Telara players are challenged to conquer the unknown in an epic, ever-changing world. Heroes of Telara will feature…

Tracy Fullerton wants to turn Henry David Thoreau’s classic book “Walden; or, Life in the Woods” into a videogame. At the Games For Change festival in New York City, USC associate professor and influential video game educator/designer Tracy Fullerton (previously advisor on flOw and Cloud) revealed that she was, on the side, working with some…