Archive for March, 2010
Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver DS games launch today on Times Square
Today’s Toys”R”Us Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver launch event features outdoor route highlighting the new Pokéwalker accessory. WHAT: The latest releases in the Pokémon video game series will have fans up on their feet from the get-go. Launching on Sunday, March 14, Nintendo’s Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version games will be available across North…
Sony Move games announced: SOCOM 4, LittleBigPlanet, Sports Champions, Move Party, Motion Fighters and Eye Pet
Sony showed off a number of games for the PlayStation Move at their GDC 2010 show. Below is a runthrough of the games and what Move will bring to the table for them. 1. Sports Champions This is Sony’s Wii Sports. It includes mini-games like Gladiator Duel and Table Tennis. The former has players using…
PlayStation Move Motion Controller and Subcontroller announced for PS3
The PlayStation “Arc” Motion Controller is now officially called “PlayStation Move”, Sony confirmed during their GDC 2010 press conference, where the new controller was highlighted and detailed. It will launch worldwide this Fall 2010. The PlayStation Move promises to offer a motion-based, high-definition gaming experience unlike anything else on the market. The combination of the…
OnLive release date is June 17, 2010, at a price of $15 per month
OnLive will be released on June 17th in streaming Internet form at a cost of $15 dollars a month, announced company CEO Steve Perlman at GDC 2010. This marks exactly one year after OnLive was announced at GDC 2009. The date above is when the service will officially go live, via a downloadable application/plug-in for…
Last Super Street Fighter IV cast member revealed as Hakan
Hakan has been announced as the final addition to the roster in Super Street Fighter IV, and is the tenth all new character. The red colored giant with blue hair uses mostly grab and toss style moves, and seems to be entirely created as comedy relief and an “off the wall” character ala Blanka or…
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 free map pack out on March 30, 2010
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be getting some free maps on March 30 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The maps that are coming will be available free for “VIP members”, that is people who purchased the game new (and not used). And just to heat up the competition between EA and Activision, they are…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack paid release date March 30, 2010
The first downloadable Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack has been announced as the “Stimulus Map Package”, it will be released on March 30th for Xbox Live, then later on PS3 and PC (date not announced, but expected about a month later). The date above is for a simultaneous release in North America and Europe The…
Red Faction 4 release expected in March 2011 says THQ
THQ hopes you’ll be playing Red Faction 4 at this point next year, as they announced an expected release date of March 2011 for the upcoming sequel to Red Faction: Guerrilla. Not many details have been released on the upcoming sequel, although in speaking to Joystiq, the company stated that the game will be a…
EA Sports Active 2.0 announced for Wii, PS3, iPhone. Includes heart rate monitor and leg/arm motion sensors
EA Sports Active 2.0 has been announced by publisher EA Sports for Wii, PS3 and iPhone release this Fall 2010. Unlike the first game, this sequel won’t be exclusive to the Wii and will be released on the PS3 and iPhone. Although it won’t be supporting the PlayStation Move motion controller, it will use an…
Battlestar Galactica Online announced as browser-only MMOG
A Battlestar Galactica Online browser-based MMO game has been announced by publisher Bigpoint. Battlestar Galactica Online is a tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based upon Syfy’s popular TV series. It will launch worldwide exclusively this fall on Syfy.com for a 30 day period. The Unity co-developed MMOG will offer state of the art graphics…
Rock Band 3 to launch holiday 2010
Rock Band 3 will be released this holiday season announced Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman, who promises that Rock Band 3 “will innovate and revolutionize the music genre all over again.” To further quote the company, “Harmonix is developing Rock Band 3 for worldwide release this holiday season! The game, which will be published…
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor includes Japanese voice work
Nintendo will be releasing Sin and Punishment: Star Successor on June 17th (published by Nintendo of America) and the game is the long-awaited sequel to the Japanese-only Treasure-developed N64 original shooter. Thankfully the original game is now available on the Wii Virtual Console for us non-Japanese gamers. Thank you, technology! One feature of Sin &…
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 release date is June 8, 2010. Supports motion controller on Wii and PS3
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 will be released on June 8, 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and iPhone announced publisher Electronic Arts. One of the biggest additions to this years game is not only Motion Control support for the Wii and the Sony Move Motion Controller, but also the fact that the prestigious Ryder…
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.
