Our King of Fighters XII review takes a look at the newest game in SNK’s long-running 2D “KoF” fighting game series. This latest installment has been completely redrawn graphically to upgrade it to the HD graphics players expect from the current generation. Each character in the game has been 100% hand-drawn. Although the game looks…

DSi and Facebook have become one today as the Nintendo DSi has fully integrated the popular social networking web-site into the system, announced Nintendo. If you own a DSi and are connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi, then you’ll be prompted to perform a free system update. Once you’ve done that, the features of Facebook…

A new Xbox 360/PS3 Dynasty Warriors game is coming to consoles . . . in Japan, at least. Dynasty Warriors Multi Raid Special is a port of the handheld PSP game of the same name (without the “special” moniker) and it will be released in the Land of the Rising Sun on October 1st, 2009….

Here’s a list of this weeks game releases. The most popular titles are SingStar Queen on PS3 & PS2, and G. I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra on multiple platforms. On the downloadable games front we’ve got today’s Wii Shop and DSiWare titles Overturn, Sexy Poker, Tecmo Bowl, Art Style: precipice and the Fallout 3:…

Nintendo downloads this week: Two new WiiWare offerings deliver futuristic robot foes and sultry poker opponents, respectively. On the Virtual Console, there’s great news for football fans as the arcade classic Tecmo Bowl makes its way to the Wii system. And on Nintendo DSiWare, you’ll find a fresh addition to the eye-pleasing, mind-bending Art Style…

Command & Conquer went from Tiberian Dawn, Tiberian Sun, Tiberium Wars to… Tiberian Twilight? It would be if it were up to me anyway. Join the Command & Conquer 4 contest where you get to choose the RTS sequel’s subtitle! The winning entry will be announced on or around August 22nd, 2009. Developer Electronic Arts…

Machima.com‘s Inside Gaming covers game news you might’ve missed last week. They do it in a nice, brief video format. The Dead Pixel details the latest news, reviews, and trailers in his own irreverent style. In week 30, 2009, he wraps up Comic-Con 2009 by taking a look at lots of comic book-based and inspired…

Dissidia: Final Fantasy (the official title) has a 28+ character cast with all of the main heroes and villains from every past Final Fantasy game from the core series of titles. That includes Final Fantasy I and II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V, Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy…

I’ve never understood why Wii pack-in titles get such a bad wrap. Link’s Crossbow Training – bundled with the light gun Wii Zapper mold — sits in this soup of peripheral pack-ins and like all of Nintendo’s other bundled titles (Wii Play, Mario Kart, Sports and Sports Resort) it achieves what it sets out to…

Who says fairy tales can’t include walking nuclear tanks? This original Metal Gear Solid game retelling is surprisingly accurate and adorable at the same time! Watch the latest episode of “Hey Ash, Watcha Playin’?” titled “Once Upon a Pixel”.

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 hottest right now. Think of it as a games weather report. We start with regional top 5′s per system, and end with the worldwide combined top 10′s….

Do you know how many bowling games there are for the Nintendo Wii? Seven apparently: Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Brunswick Pro Bowling, Ten Pin Alley 2, AMF Bowling: World Lanes, and AMF Bowling: Pinbusters!. For those Wii-owning bowling fanatics, there’s now the Wii Bowling Ball accessory. PR speak: “Turn every Wii bowling experience into…

Braid is headed to the PS3 thanks to publisher Hothead Games. Hothead is the same developer that ported the side-scrolling puzzle platformer to the Macintosh. The title was revealed to be in the works for PS3 via a recent listing on a German site, as was discovered by NeoGAF. When contacted about the listing Hothead…