Archive for September, 2009
Planetside 2 is in development at SOE
Planetside 2 has been practically confirmed with a number of developments. The first piece of exciting news about a sequel came from an e-mail survey from publisher Sony Online Entertainment which revealed that they “plans to expand the Planet Side universe with another game.” Then it was discovered that Sony Online Entertainment has registered the…
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Bust-A-Move Live, Military Madness Nectaris, Football Genius
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Taito’s Bust-A-Move Live! on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Bust-A-Move Live! will be available worldwide (except in Australia, India, Korea & New Zealand) for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Bust-A-Move returns, with its original gameplay still…
Earthworm Jim remake first details and screenshot
The first details on the Earthworm Jim remake for Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare, PlayStation Network and iPhone have been released, in addition to the screenshot above. As reported by 1UP, the new game will include these updates over the classic game: * High Definition graphics, code has been re-worked from the ground up. * All…
Game Crazy closes 200 stores. Result is massive videogame sales!
Liquidation videogame sales for Game Crazy start this weekend now that they have been forced to close over 200 store locations. Game Crazy retailers are being told to send back “all systems and major first party accessories” along with the majority of games released within the last year. Joystiq is reporting that the timetable for…
The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood release date is December 1, 2009 for new expansion pack. Pre-order details
The Siege of Mirkwood is the next The Lord of the Rings Online Expansion Pack for the PC MMO based on JRR Tolkiens famous books, and will be released on December 1, 2009. It will cost you $20. Publisher Turbine also announced the Lord of the Rings Online: Adventurer’s Pack, which will include the game…
Final Fantasy XIII to sell 6 million predicts Square Enix
Square Enix thinks that Final Fantasy XIII will be a monster hit, and is predicting that the game will ship, if not sell through, six million copies. Quite a large number there. The game will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 next year, marking the first time that a core Final Fantasy title…
Alpha Protocol delayed to June 2010?
Alpha Protocol may be the latest delay casualty for 2009. According to GameSpot, two retailers have independently shifted the release date for Sega’s upcoming stealth RPG from it’s current release date of October 27th to the much further away “June 2010″. GameStop has the game listed for a “June 1st 2010″ release date while Amazon…
PSPGo launch includes 225 downloadable games, 2,300 movies and 13,300 TV show episodes
If you had any doubt that Sony wants it’s PSP to be THE total entertainment portable device on the market, then news of what the system will be launching with should remove any doubt. When the 160GB system launches on October 1st at a price point of $250 (which is only $50 less than the…
NATAL support can’t be added to old Xbox 360 titles. Publishers making NATAL games announced
Microsoft was heavily promoting the NATAL Xbox 360 motion-camera at Japan’s Tokyo Game Show 2009. In addition to showing Natal play demos with Katamari and Space Invaders, Microsoft also revealed a huge list of publishers who are either making Natal-supported games or who are “experimenting” with the device, in addition to having a panel of…
Halo Encyclopedia tells all on October 19, 2009
Widely described as Microsoft’s ‘Killer App’ the Halo franchise is one of the biggest entertainment properties in history and one of the fastest selling video games ever. With over 1 billion Halo games played worldwide, the fans known as ‘Halo Nation’ are many. For insight and information about the world of Halo, the Halo Encyclopedia…
Rock Band Network Audition mode added among other additions in Rock Band 2 update
Harmonix has released a major update to its Rock Band platform that includes the first seeds for their upcoming Rock Band Network, which will allow people to sell songs they’ve created as Rock Band-compatible tracks and get a cut of the profit as part of Microsoft’s XNA Creator’s Club. Taking the first steps in eventually…
Find Professor Layton and win the Diabolical Box with DSi system!
Nintendo is putting on a very interesting Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box contest in celebration of the Nintendo DS hit, which has topped the DS charts since its launch. To enter the contest you will need to find a wandering Professor Layton somewhere in the streets of Seattle! This British detective look-a-like has posted…
Metal Gear Solid Peacewalker characters list
Welcome to the Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker character list, where we will list the cast of characters from this sequel to Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater on the PSP. Note that this list is incomplete, we will add to it as characters are revealed. 1. Amanda 2. Cecile 3. Chico 4. Coldman 5….
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.
