Archive for July, 2009
Xbox 360 2009 Dashboard update releasing August 11th
The next big Xbox 360 Dashboard update will be released on August 11th, 2009. As announced at E3 2009, the update will include a number of new features such as: 1. A new Xbox Live Games On Demand service that will replace Xbox Originals and allow you to download full Xbox 360 title. 30 full…
South Park tower defense game releasing October 7th to Xbox Live Arcade
Microsoft has finally revealed their Xbox Live Arcade South Park game they announced at E3. And the title of that game? “South Park Let’s Go Tower Defense Play!” Phew. As the name suggests, the title is indeed a Tower Defense game. It will be released on October 7th to coincide with the all-new season of…
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Splosion Man
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Twisted Pixel Games’ Splosion Man on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Splosion Man will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Fools they were, to tread where knowledge should stay forbidden. For what emerged…
Halo 1 prototype pictures surface. Originally named “Blam!”
Bungie has released prototype Halo 1 images from the original version of the game way before anything was finalized. On their web-site they also include a ton of pictures of Halo 1 in a very early state where the main character (not yet named Master Chief) is very blocky and the land is virtually flat….
World of Warcraft movie being made by Sam Raimi of Spider-Man fame for 2011
The director of the long-awaited World of Warcraft movie has been finalized and revealed as Sam Raimi! You might remember Raimi from a little trilogy called Spider-Man. Raimi’s most recent film was Drag Me To Hell but he was also created the Evil Dead movies and produced many films including The Grudge movies. “At its…
Dante’s Inferno comic books coming from DC
Dante’s Inferno is being made into a comic book series thanks to DC Comics whom publisher EA has partnered with. This isn’t a new thing for EA, who also partnered with DC Comics to create Dead Space comics. The comic books are being adapted by two former Marvel Comics writers, X-Men writer Christos Gage and…
Final Fantasy Dissidia release date is August 25, 2009. Limited Edition themed PSP announced
Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Or FF: Dissidia, depending on preference) will be released exclusively for PSP on August 25, 2009 and in Europe on September 4th. To make up for the later release in Europe, they will be getting an exclusive Collector’s Edition version that includes the following: * Unique DISSIDA FINAL FANTASY clamshell packaging *…
CSI: Deadly Intent announced for Xbox 360, Wii, PC and DS
CSI: Deadly Intent has been announced as the newest game based on the hit TV show. The game is in development for Xbox 360, Wii, PC and DS for release this Fall by Other Ocean Interactive for publication by Telltale Games. In the game players help solve Las Vegas’ most gruesome crimes with the brand…
Bioshock 2 The Sisters art piece from Invader Zim creator Jhonen Vasquez on display at Comic-Con 2009
The Sisters is a Bioshock 2 art piece drawn by legendary Invader Zim/Johnny the Homicidal Maniac artist Jhonen Vasquez, as you can view above. On the Bioshock 2 “The Cult of Rapture” blog, Vasquez writes about how he created the artistic piece as well as what it means to him and how he went about…
Left Behind 2: Tribulation Forces video game sequel to be sold at Wal-Mart
Left Behind: Tribulation Forces is the sequel to the dismally received Left Behind: Eternal Forces (and was released in April of last year). Both games are hybrid RTS titles. Like the previous game the sequel is based on the 100 million-plus selling book series. The creator of the game says that the sequel is what…
Wipeout HD Fury expansion pack releasing this Thursday, July 23rd
A new Wipeout HD expansion pack is going to be released on July 23rd called “Fury”. This Thursday you can purchase the pack at a cost of $10. The pack will provide three new race types – Eliminator, Zone Battle and Detonator, 12 new tracks, 13 new ships, 6 new music tracks, a redesigned menu…
Ads come to Xbox 360 via your Dashboard
The Xbox 360 dashboard is about to get a whole lot less friendlier thanks to new ads/commercials that will briefly take the place of the usual NXE Windows, as you can see in the video below. To make matters worse, these ads are not static. They are in fact videos (or commercials) and come complete…













