Archive for August, 2009
Earthworm Jim coming to XBLA, WiiWare, PSN, Mobiles
Gameloft announced a multi-year licensing agreement with Interplay to develop, distribute and publish Earthworm Jim, a popular run and gun platform video game featuring an earthworm who dresses up in a Super Suit to fight evil. The game will make its way to mobile, WiiWare, PlayStation Network, with an exclusive one month run on Xbox…
Heavy Rain 2 and Fahrenheit 2 looking unlikely according to Quantic Dream
Fahrenheit 2 AKA Indigo Prophecy 2 and Heavy Rain 2 aren’t sure bets despite past success — Fahrenheit has sold over 800,000 units worldwide — and the expected future success of Heavy Rain as a PS3-exclusive. Quantic Dream designer David Cage has said so in a recent interview at GamesCom 2009. To quote him: “I’m…
Commandos 5 is coming next from Pyro Studios?
Spanish developer Pyro Studios can’t wait to get working on a Commandos sequel, after they finish work on the animated movie-based Planet 51 videogame that is. A Pyro Studios representative said as much on last week’s GamesCom 2009 event. To quote: “We’re definitely going to work on a new Commandos [in the future]. The time…
Play Bayonetta with one hand in Very Easy Automatic Mode
Today Bayonetta director Hideki Kamiya showed a gameplay video of the Very Easy Automatic Mode AKA Mommy Mode. Bayonetta is an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action-adventure game coming in January 2010. The story revolves around a reborn witch who has to battle angels with unique magic-like abilities plus various guns equipped to her hands…
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow extended trailer
At the recent GamesCom 2009 event Konami revealed an extended trailer for their reboot of the Castlevania franchise. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is a new third-person action-adventure game in the Castlevania series scheduled to be released sometime in 2010. The game is under development at MercurySteam and Kojima…
Dissidia Final Fantasy codes, cheats, unlockable characters (PSP guide)
On this page you can find the Dissidia: Final Fantasy codes and cheats to enter into the fighting/action-RPG PSP game to unlock ghosts, player icons, recipes, 12 characters, several modes, battle music and more. Go into cheat mode: Cheat mode is where you have to enter the below listed cheat codes. From the main menu,…
New video game releases week 34, 2009
I’ll never understand why publishers wait until the end of summer holiday to release their best and longest games. Here’s a tauntingly big list of this weeks game releases. The most popular titles are Batman: Arkham Asylum on Xbox 360 & PS3, Metroid Prime: Trilogy – Collector’s Edition on Wii, Professor Layton and the Diabolical…
On Wii Shop and DSiWare today: Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Mr. Driller W, Pop Plus Solo
Nintendo downloads this week: If the recent Virtual Console debut of Super Star Wars had you cheering, you’ll be doubly pleased to see its action-packed sequel in this week’s lineup. Speaking of sequels, you’ll also find a new WiiWare title that puts a fresh spin on an “underground” favorite. Meanwhile, and Nintendo DSiWare fans will…
Gaming News you might’ve missed in week 33
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 33, 2009, he talks about Xbox 360 Elite VS PS3 Lite, Earthworm Jim, new PS3 Greatest Hits, Lost…
Need for Speed Carbon codes and cheats
Need for Speed: Carbon cheats to unlock cars, codes for various effects, Car Parts, Crew Members, PC Cheats, Xbox 360 Achievements and more. UNLOCKABLE CARS LIST Complete these Challenge Events to unlock the corresponding car (via the Challenge Series menu). 1. How to unlock the Aston Martin DB9 (Exotic Car) – Beat Wolf in the…
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra videogame review
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra game is an all-new run-and-gun shooter based on the movie of the same name, which hit theaters on August 7th. The videogame is developed by Double Helix and Backbone Entertainment (DS version)and published by EA for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PlayStation 2, DS, PSP, PC and Mobile. It…
Loom 2 AKA Forge could be the next sequel going in development at Telltale
Could Loom 2 or a Loom episodic series be next for developer TellTale Games? The ex-LucasArts staff has already put into action new episodic series based on Sam & Max and now Tales of Monkey Island. And many people would love to see a sequel to Loom, a serious fantasy point-and-click adventure game released in…
How Space Quest 7 adventure and 3D platformer developments got cancelled
A Space Quest 7 game was in development in two different forms at one time or another, but never saw the light of day. The first was a direct sequel to Space Quest 6 called “Space Quest VII: The Return to Roman Numerals”. Escape Factory was the developer and there was an early trailer released…













