Archive for July, 2010
Ladies, get your man’s shirt off by buying Gears of War
Ladies, if you want to get your guy to take his shirt off, then take a cue from the most manly man to ever grace a TV commercial, the Old Spice dude! You know who we’re talking about, the guy who started off doing the centurion/horse-man commercial and has blossomed to doing other horseless-but-equally-awesome adverts…
New video game releases week 29, 2010
Here’s the list of this week’s game releases. The popular titles this week are: TrackMania on Wii and TrackMania Turbo on DS. On the downloadable games front we’ve got new Wii Shop and DSiWare titles. Meanwhile Xbox Live Arcade is getting Limbo. No word yet on any PlayStation Network games (updates Tuesday) nor GameTap Gold…
Sonic and Tails get new voice actors, announces Sega
Sega has announced that Sonic and Tails are getting all-new voice actors! Taking over the role of Sonic is Roger Craig Smith. Although his name may not be familiar, his games (and thus his voice) definitely should be! Roger is well known as the voice of Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5. Not only did…
Assassin’s Creed Comic Books series announced by Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed comics, a mini-series to be exact, are currently under development announced Ubisoft. They will be released this Fall. The announcement comes just in time for Comic Con 2010, where they will be fully unveiled at a panel on July 22nd. They are being developed through UbiWorkShop. Illustrating the series, which are based on…
Dutch gamers break non-stop gaming world record at 50 hours!
Last Friday 6 Dutch gamers began a gamermarathon that ended up lasting 50 hours. During this time, they played that many hours of Red Dead Redemption in a row and set a new world record! Called the “Twistdock Endurance Gaming Event”, it took place at a Dixons store in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Official representatives of…
New Centipede & Star Raiders game revivals from Atari might come to Xbox 360 & PS3
It looks like Atari may be reviving Centipede and Star Raiders, two of their classic Atari 2600 titles, according to some Xbox 360/PS3 listings on online rental service GameFly. This comes on the heels of the company announcing an all-new Atari Haunted House remake for Xbox Live Arcade, WiiWare and PC. The original Centipede is…
On the Wii and DSi Shops today: AquaSpace, Furry Legends, HoopWorld (WiiWare), Petz Kittens, Scrabble, Sudoku (DSiWare)
Nintendo downloads this week: AquaSpace lets Wii owners transform their television into a mesmerizing aquarium filled with fascinating fish. Petz Kittens provides Nintendo DSi users with lovable feline companions they can carry everywhere they go. Furry Legends features a cast of unusual creatures who dwell in an eye-popping 3D world. And for those who prefer…
New Haunted House game announced for Wii, PC, XBLA. Atari revives the original survival-horror
Haunted House from Atari has been announced for Wii, Xbox Live Arcade and PC this Halloween 2010. The game is being developed by family-friendly developer ImagineEngine. The title of the game comes from a little Atari 2600 game by the same name which had players controlling a pair of eyes as they worked their way…
Video Games Live will air on PBS this summer, although it’s not live
The U.S. “Edutainment” Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) channel will be airing Video Games Live this summer. Video Games Live is an amazing mash-up of a symphony orchestra playing video game tunes with a rock concert vibe, all set to video clips of the games in question, synchronized lighting and effects, interactions with the crowd, crowd…
Games Weather Report of Week 28, 2010
What were the best-selling games in America, Japan, and Europe the past week? Thanks to Amazon online sales data here are the games that are the hottest. Think of it as a games weather report. What follows is a listing of the Top 10 bestsellers per region, for all systems combined. North America’s Top 10…
1 Vs 100 for Xbox 360 canceled by Microsoft
1 vs 100 has officially been canceled by Microsoft as the company puts the breaks on their mass interactive Xbox Live “Primetime” game show experiment. Microsoft has confirmed that they will not be airing a third season of the show. A game that was quite successful in what it set out to do, with more…
Just Dance Wii game dances by cute little girl
The Just Dance Wii game has its own YouTube star. Arianna is a five-year old girl with some serious groove thang who dances to various songs from the soundtrack of the hit Wii title “Just Dance” from Ubisoft. Not only does she look super cute doing it, but she even wears a different outfit for…
James Bond 007: Blood Stone announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, DS
James Bond 007: Blood Stone has been announced for Xbox 360, PS3, PC and DS. It will be released this holiday. The game is an all-new, completely original Bond videogame with a script written by legendary screenwriter Bruce Feirstein and starring the likeness of Daniel Craig and Grammy and BRIT Award winning R&B/Soul singer Joss…
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.
