Archive for April, 2010
XCOM remake as first-person shooter in development by BioShock 2 team
A new XCOM game is being remade by 2K Marin, the developers behind Bioshock 2, announced publisher 2K Games! It will be released on Xbox 360 and PC. This remake of the PC classic will be a FPS. To quote the developer, “XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative…
Gears of War 3 four-player co-op confirmed. Anya is female soldier
A bunch of new information has come out about Gears of War 3, which was just announced with a new trailer on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by creator Cliff Bleszinski. It releases April 8, 2011 exclusively for Xbox 360. In the trailer, you can see that one of the most oft-requested features according to…
God of War 3, Final Fantasy XIII sell over 1 million in March in USA. As does Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Third best non-holiday sales month in history
Videogames sales for March 2010 in the USA are in and it’s time to ring in the good news! March has become the third best non-Holiday sales month on record with over four games going Platinum. Each with over one million copies sol. They are: Final Fantasy XIII, God of War 3, Pokemon HeartGold &…
UNO PSP downloadable game coming from Gameloft
Gameloft has announced UNO coming exclusively to the PlayStation Network for PSP on April 22nd. The game allows players to enjoy the card-playing excitement that they’ve known from the Xbox Live Arcade and PS3 versions on the go with the PSP Go. It will include additional features as well, such as local and online multiplayer…
Get Splinter Cell Conviction downloadable content for free weekly
Splinter Cell: Conviction has started an interesting new DLC strategy announced Ubisoft. Already starting this week, people who’ve purchased the game will be able to download new, weekly downloadable content FREE OF CHARGE. You can find the new downloadable items, which will include everything from new weapons and skins to even new multiplayer maps, via…
Rock Band: Green Day song list announced. Release date is June 8, 2010
The full Green Day: Rock Band tracklist has finally been revealed and it’s a doozie. The game will include THREE FULL ALBUMS of songs, which is a first for a Rock Band title. The albums included are: “Dookie”, “American Idiot” and “21st Century Breakdown”. There will also be downloadable songs of course. The game releases…
Dragon Quest Victory arcade game coming to Wii in Japan
Dragon Quest Victory for Wii has been announced by Square Enix as the home release of a Japanese Dragon Quest arcade game known as “Dragon Quest Monsters: Battle Road 2″. It will be released in the Land of the Rising Sun this Summer 2010 and has yet to be announced for Western release. This is…
Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force 2: Herbert’s Revenge announced for DS
Club Penguin Elite Penguin Force 2: Herbert’s Revenge for DS has been announced as the sequel to Disney Interactive Studios first Club Penguin Elite Penguin Force game which brought the fun of the online kids MMORPG to Nintendo’s handheld. The original game was released for DS in 2008 and went on to sell over 1.5…
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Final Fight: Double Impact
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Capcom’s Final Fight: Double Impact on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Final Fight: Double Impact will be available worldwide (except Japan) for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Final Fight: Double Impact takes you on a hard-hitting…
Modern Warfare 2 cameo on Family Guy
Here’s a funny cameo of Modern Warfare 2 from the latest episode of the animated comedy TV show Family Guy. Family Guy’s Peter Griffin plays the ever-popular Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videogame on his Xbox 360 console. Let’s take a look and see how he fares… Family Guy has a history of doing…
New DSi system bundle comes packaged with free Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
Nintendo has announced a new DSi system bundle at a cost of $170 that includes a FREE copy of Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story; The hit third game in Nintendo’s awesome and hilarious RPG series starring the brothers Mario. This new bundle includes a white-colored DSi system and is being offered as the new…
South Korea nighttime shutdown videogame curfew policy aimed at stifling MMO-addicted youth
South Korea has taken new drastic measures to help curb what it sees as the growing “videogame addiction” problem by youth to online PC MMO games. And to combat against it the “South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism” has enacted two new policies dubbed the “nighttime shutdown”. With this new policy, underage online…
Respawn Entertainment is new studio from ex-Infinity Ward founders/Call of Duty creators
After much legal and behind-the-scenes mess at Activision and 2nd-party developer Infinity Ward (creators of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2), the fired co-founders of the developer have formed a new studio called Respawn Entertainment. Jason West and Vince Zampella have issued a press release officially announcing the new company. The…
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.
