Archive for October, 2009
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Panzer General: Allied Assault and Tower Bloxx Deluxe
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Petroglyph Games’ Panzer General: Allied Assault on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Panzer General: Allied Assault will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Panzer General is back with an all-new turn-based strategy game…
System and game sales for September 2009 in the USA
September’s American video game sales data from the NPD is in, and like almost any month the past year, it shows an unchanged result: A Nintendo system on top, this time the DS and DSi handhelds only barely outsold the brand new PS3 Slim. NPD analyst, Anita Frazier, had this to say: “All three console…
Full Band Hero song list revealed
Activision has revealed the complete 65-track song list for Band Hero. Band Hero is not only geared towards families, but it is also focused towards playing songs as a complete four-person band. The game includes lead and bass guitars, drums and vocals. The game will be released for the Xbox 360, Wii, PS2 and PS3,…
First God of War Collection trailer
Sony has released the first trailer for God of War Collection, which releases for the PlayStation 3 this November. The Collector’s set includes upgraded versions of the PS2 classics God of War 1 and God of War 2, as well as a voucher code to download the E3 2009 demo of God of War 3!…
Super Street Fighter 4 release date is April 27, 2010
Super Street Fighter 4 has a release date of March 23 for Xbox 360 and PS3 according to retailer GameStop via their online page for the title. Update: Capcom later reported all their Q1 titles have been moved into Q2 of 2010. So we won’t see Super Street Fighter 4 until April 27, 2010. What’s…
Tales of Vesperia 2 being considered by Namco Bandai
Is Tales of Vesperia 2, a sequel to the Xbox 360-exclusive* original RPG, a possiblity? It certainly is according to Namco Bandai. Speaking to Famitsu, fans will be happy to hear that the developers told the Japanese mag that they are “thinking about” making a sequel to the first Tales of Vesperia! Regarding a potential…
Super Mario Online game like LittleBigPlanet is something Miyamoto is interested in
A Super Mario Online game that takes advantage of user-generated content, similar to LittleBigPlanet, may be in Mario’s own future, so says creator Shigeru Miyamoto. Speaking with Joystiq, Shiggy had this to say, “This is an area that I have a lot of interest in, and I think that the side-scrolling Mario games in particular…
SAW videogame’s PC version to be Steam-exclusive
The Konami-developed Saw videogame (based on the long-running horror franchise whose sixth entry hits theaters this Halloween) that was released on consoles will be exclusive to Steam for the PC version. Expect it at the latest on October 29th. This is because Konami will not be releasing the PC Saw port (developed by Zombie Studios)…
Ar Tonelico 3 coming to PS3 in Japan
Ar Tonelico 3 has been revealed. The game will be released on PS3 in Japan on January 28, 2010. The game is the third in the series of turn-based classic-style RPGs that debuted on PS2, and is the first PS3 entry. The original was called Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia and it’s sequel: Ar tonelico…
PokePark: Pikachu’s Big Adventure coming to Wii in Japan
Nintendo has announced PokePark: Pikachu’s Big Adventure as an all-new apparently Pikachu-focused Wii action game. This was announced at a recent Nintendo Japanese retailer conference where they also revealed two new Japanese Wii Remote colors (Blue and Pink). The game will be released in Japan on December 5th, apparently as a full on retail title….
Family Guy episode about Windows 7 airs November 8, 2009
Windows 7 will be getting the Family Guy treatment on November 8, 2009, via a new half-hour special called “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Hour” which will feature the all-new operating system. This collaboration between Microsoft and FOX One is part of Microsoft’s upcoming push to make the new operating system…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2′s PC version doesn’t support dedicated servers. 100,000 angry fans sign petition
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for PC will not support dedicated servers, revealed developer Infinity Ward’s Community Manager, Robert Bowling, in an interview with Call of Duty fansite Bash and Slash in their latest podcast. In the interview he revealed that Modern Warfare 2 would be reliant on proprietary server technology (called IWNet), and…
Get your Rock Band on iPhone
Rock Band iPhone is finally here, you can download Rock Band on iTunes today and play the famous music rhythm game wherever you are! The game includes 25 legendary songs from great bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd & the Beastie Boys, all delivered with the highest, MP3-quality sound. Rock out solo on lead bass,…













