Archive for August, 2009
Games Weather Report of Week 33, 2009
What are the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe 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. What follows is a listing of the Top 50 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined. North America’s Top…
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm announced at Blizzcon 2009. First official details and trailer
Looks like the land of Azeroth is primed to get a facelift, albeit a destructive one courtesy a whirling Maelstrom and bursting molten center. That’s right. After much World of Warcraft: Cataclysm speculation, as well as some leaked information, Blizzard went official with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm at this year’s Blizzcon letting loose a booming…
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier release date is November 3, 2009
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier will be released on November 3, 2009 for PlayStation 2 and PSP. Developed by High Impact Games (working closely with Naughty Dog), the game brings hero Jak and his mischievous sidekick Daxter back together once again. Prepare for non-stop action and adventure as the duo travel across mysterious lands…
World of Warcraft: The Magazine releasing in November thanks to Future Publishing
The BlizzCon 2009 show is going on as we speak. And one of the first pieces of news to come out of the conference is the announcement of WoW: The Magazine. A joint collaboration between Future Publishing (who owns Nintendo Power, Official Xbox Magazine, Official PlayStation Magazine and Maximum PC) and Blizzard, the magazine will…
Sony GamesCom 2009 conference reactions
What did you think of Sony’s GamesCom 2009 Press Conference? Did you think they stole the show with the announcement of the PlayStation 3 Slim? Do you think the Slim PS3 is something that you will buy or consider buying. Was it a good move? What about the PSP Minis line of cheap downloadable games?…
Sony GamesCom 2009 Press Conference full video
This has been a very busy week for Sony who revealed a ton of new stuff in their GamesCom 2009 Press Conference in Germany. The biggest pieces of news are definitely the official reveal of the PS3 Slim, a PS3 price cut to $300, the new PS3 3.0 version update, the PSP Minis line, a…
Heavy Rain GamesCom 2009 trailer. Ethan Mars joins cast
An all-new trailer for Heavy Rain was revealed at the GamesCom 2009 Press Conference and it reveals a new character named Ethan Mars. The video will blow you away by really showing where developers are trying to take the game in terms of storytelling. They are really putting a lot of humanity into the game…
PS3 backwards compatibility with PS2 games not in the future
Do you want to play PlayStation 2 games on your PlayStation 3? Well, then you may just have to look to the past instead of hoping on the future. Sony’s John Koller has outright stated that PS2 backwards compatability is not a part of the new redesigned PS3 Slim and never will be a part…
PSP Minis offer bite-sized games for download. Digital Comics also coming
At the GamesCom 2009 Sony conference, the publisher put much more muscle behind the PSP with a ton of new announcements. First up are “PSP Minis”. These are super small, bite-sized 100MB or lower videogames that can be downloaded for a cheap price and will launch alongside the PSP Go on October 1st, 2009. Naturally,…
Blur racing game release date is November 3rd, 2009
The racing game Blur, from Bizarre Creations (of Project Gotham Racing fame) has a release date of November 3rd, 2009 in the USA and November 6th in Europe. Platforms include Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. This was announced at a post-earnings conference call by publisher Activision Blizzard. This is the first game from Bizarre…
On PlayStation Network this week: Smash Cars and Bloody Roar games in US. IL-2 Sturmovik and Mini Ninjas demos everywhere. And WET and DiRT 2 demos in EU
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 and Europe. AMERICAN PlayStation Store for PS3 Downloadable Games Smash Cars ($14.99) Real-time physics, innovative stunts and next-generation graphics combine into a dynamic, tricked-out single and multiplayer RC car…
Halo 3: ODST maps Citadel, Heretic and Longshore shown
Microsoft released new videos showing off the upcoming Halo 3 multiplayer maps from Halo 3: ODST. The maps shown include Citadel, Heretic and Longshore. The maps will be released on September 22, 2009 as inclusions in Halo 3: ODST. And just to clear up any confusion in case you are confused. These maps are for…
Devil Kings 3 coming exclusively to Wii in 2010 in Japan
Devil Kings 3 has been revealed as in-development exclusively for the Wii. It will be released sometime in 2010 in Japan. However the game may not make it stateside. Why not? Because the sequel to the first Devil Kings, which was released for the Wii and PlayStation 2, never made it outside of Japan. So…
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.
