Archive for September, 2010
Level-5 and Capcom working on new game
Level-5 and Capcom have teamed up to work on a new game, a mystery project, which has not yet been announced. The game is currently in development for unspecified platforms, confirmed Capcom global head Keiji Inafune and Level-5′s Akihiro Hino. Level-5 is most well known for their work on the Professor Layton series for DS…
Good Old Games GOGing once more. Exits beta, redesigned with new features, fans angered over publicity stunt of shuttering
Good Old Games, or GOG.com for those not in the know, has re-launched after scaring and angering many fans when the sudden shuttering of the site was announced and then subsequently shut down. While the managers of the site kinda left a wink and a nod that they weren’t REALLY shutting down, many gamers were,…
Canada Netflix PS3, Wii streaming of TV shows and movies now available. Xbox 360 coming soon
Netflix is now available in Canada on the PS3 and Wii, announced the company. Xbox 360 service is coming soon. This is the first time Netflix has been available outside of the United States. The company plans to expand to other territories too, if successful in the Great White North. However, the catalog will be…
Best Buy replacing CD and DVD sections with videogames. Move and Kinect to be demoed up-front this holiday
Times are a cha-cha-cha-changing. Best Buy has announced that videogames will be replacing most of the music CD sections at their stores, and cutting into the amount of floor space dedicated to DVD movies as well. In other words, videogames are moving on up. And this could potentially be the “nail-in-the-coffin” for the already nearly…
New Halo game yearly or every two-years planned, says Microsoft
If you enjoyed Halo Reach, expect another Halo to hit sooner rather than later, just as Bungie exits from Halo-development “for good”. Microsoft has announced that they plan to increase the rate of Halo releases to an annual or bi-yearly basis. That means a new Halo game every year or every other year. Too much?…
Worms: Battle Islands announced for Wii. Release date in November 2010
Worms: Battle Islands has been announced for retail Wii release this November, just in time for the all important holiday season. Rally your worm troops, plot to defeat your enemies and battle your way through 30 single-player campaign mode missions, 30 brain teasing single-player Puzzle challenges and five different multiplayer game modes on or offline…
Planet Michael Jackson MMO announced. Celebrates life of late King of Pop in virtual space
Planet Michael, an MMO, has been announced by SEE Virtual Worlds. The virtual space will be dedicated to the late King of Pop, and is described as an “immersive virtual space themed after iconic visuals drawn from Michael’s music, his life and the global issues that concerned him.” “Planet Michael will offer fans around the…
Cave Story announced for DSiWare
Cave Story has been confirmed as coming to DSiWare, after initially being revealed in the latest issue of Nintendo Power (though some thought it was a typo). The cult-classic platformer was originally released on the PC in 2004 by Independent Game Designer “Pixel”, who’s true name is Daisuke Amaya. He created the game entirely on…
Eve Online: Incursion announced. Expansion release date is in November 2010
Eve Online: Incursion is the name of the new expansion for Eve as has been announced by developer CCP Online. It will go live this November. EVE Online: Incursion will feature the escalating attacks of the deadly Sansha’s Nation which is bent on instituting itsown utopia and exacting vengeance against the pilots who stand in…
On Xbox Live Arcade now: Alien Breed 2, DeathSpank 2, Serious Sam HD 2, Blade Kitten
From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Team17′s Alien Breed 2: Assault on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Alien Breed 2: Assault will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points (that’s US$10 / €9.60 / £6.80 / CAN$12.40 / AU$13.20). Alien Breed 2: Assault is an explosive science fiction arcade-shooter with…
On PlayStation Network now: PS3 firmware 3.5 adds 3D Blu-ray Playback. Enslaved, DJ Hero 2, Kung Fu Rider and Sports Champions Demos (PS3), Blade Kitten, DeathSpank, Sonic Adventure (PSN), Cho Aniki, Gaia Seed (PS1)
Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe. Newsflash! PS3 system software update version 3.50 is adding support for Blu-ray 3D Disc Playback, Facebook Integration for future games, and a Grief Reporting Function in the…
Civilization 5 walkthrough video guide (PC)
In this Civilization 5 walkthrough, you’ll be guided through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay in this highly anticipated 5th installment in the long-running strategy series for PC. Sid Meier’s Civilization V takes the strategy game series in new directions with the introduction of hexagon tiles allowing for deeper strategy, more realistic…
Patrician 4 walkthrough video guide (PC)
In this Patrician 4 walkthrough, you’ll be guided through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this strategy economic simulation game for PC. In Patrician IV, the player takes on the role of a young merchant in the area of the Baltic and North Sea during the late Middle Age, the zenith…













