Archive for December, 2010
Splosion Man 2 announced as Ms. Splosion Man
Ms. Splosion Man has been announced as the sequel to the hit Xbox Live Arcade action platformer “Splosion Man”, which was released during 2009′s “Summer of Arcade”. The sequel is once again being developed by the folks at Twisted Pixel and will be released next year. And yes it is quite the Ms. Pac-Man parody,…
Super Street Fighter IV gets Evil Ryu and Oni Akuma in arcades
More new Super Street Fighter IV characters have been revealed for the arcade version of the game. As you can see in the trailer below, Evil Ryu and Oni Akuma have been revealed as two all-new characters for the arcade version of the game. However just like with characters Yun and Yang, Evil Ryu and…
Civilization 4 theme becomes first ever Grammy-nominated videogame song
The Civ IV theme has become the first ever videogame song to get nominated for a Grammy Award! The song, called “Baba Yetu” by composer Christopher Tin, was nominated in the “Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists” category. Despite the song being a 2005 tune, it has been given new life due to being in the…
Celebrate Mario’s 25th anniversary with Flipnote Studio animations
Nintendo sent a call to Mario fans everywhere to celebrate the plumber’s 25th Anniversary by creating Mario-themed animations with the built-in DSi software called “Flipnote Studio”, which allows you to draw pictures and then string them together to create animations. Nintendo opened the “Make Your Own Mario Flipnote” contest on October 18th and it ran…
Angry Birds Valentine’s Day rumored as next update
Angry Birds Valentine Edition is rumored to be the next update for the hit mobile franchise, now that Angry Birds Christmas Edition (called “Seasons”) is now available on the App Store. This rumor comes to us from Pocket Gamer. According to them, the Valentine’s Day Edition of Angry Birds will have players popping hearts to…
Angry Birds Seasons Christmas walkthrough video guide (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android)
This Angry Birds Christmas Edition walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this Seasonal update on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and Android phones. From now on, every season is an Angry Birds season. After the special treats of October, Angry Birds Seasons returns with another gift that…
Ghostbusters 2: Sanctum of Slime announced as downloadable videogame sequel
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime has been announced as an all-new downloadable ghost-busting sequel to the hit videogame from 2009. It’ll be released in 2011 for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC. The game is being developed by Wanako and will include four-player support both locally as well as online; As players face massive bosses…
OnLive PlayPack subscription to cost $10 a month starting January 15, 2011
OnLive will start a $10 subscription service on January 15, 2011 announced the company. OnLive is a PC and TV service which uses Cloud Computing in order to allow users to play high-end PC games through the service using low-end computers or on your TV or other monitor-device via the “OnLive Microconsole”. This subscription service…
EA Sports MMA 2 definitely coming
EA Sports MMA 2 is definitely coming says the producer of the hit Mixed Martial Arts game, EA Sports MMA, in speaking to the Figure Four Daily Podcast. Producer Jeff Ecker, to quote, stated: “There is definitely going to be an EA Sports MMA 2,” going on to say that it is basically not “if”…
Inception videogame announced by movie director Christopher Nolan
Inception the videogame is being created by movie director Christopher Nolan himself. The newly announced game was confirmed by the director in speaking with Entertainment Weekly while discussing the upcoming “The Dark Night Rises”, the third film in his Batman “Dark Knight” trilogy. So what will the Inception videogame be? Nothing is set in stone,…
Xbox Live Rewards program announced. Earn Microsoft Points
The Xbox Live Rewards program is now up and running in America and the UK. This system is similar to Nintendo’s “Club Nintendo” service, except instead of registering games you have bought, you are rewarded for what you do using Xbox Live. And instead of “Club Nintendo Points” you get MICROSOFT POINTS. Which, of course,…
Gran Turismo 5 patch will add extra damage feature this month
Gran Turismo 5 is now in the hands of players, but designer Kazunori Yamauchi is far from finished with the game. Thanks to the modern console and it’s ability to download patches, many upcoming features will be added to the game in the coming months. The first and most immediate is a new damage patch…
Deus Ex: Human Revolution special edition, pre-order bonuses announced
A Deus Ex: Human Revolution special edition has been announced in a variety of different pre-order packages depending on where you order the game from. The game releases in early 2011 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. By paying $10 more, you can upgrade to the “Augmented Edition” which includes the following extras. 40-page Artbook….













