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Metal Gear Solid Touch, Silent Hill: The Escape, Frogger, DDR S Lite release on iPhone in early 2009

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Konami has revealed a slew of titles for the iPhone based on their famous properties, including: Metal Gear Solid Touch, Silent Hill: The Escape, Frogger, and Dance Dance Revolution S Lite. Although details on the titles were slim, Konami did reveal a little bit about each including screenshots of Metal Gear Solid Touch, which you …

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Top 10 2008 iPhone App (game) downloads announced by Apple

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Apple has released a ton of “Top Lists” regarding their incredible little portable, the iPhone. The iPhone has increasingly become a video game platform with sales of Super Monkey Ball and other iPhone Games flying off the virtual store shelf. Here is the list of the Top Paid Games on the Iphone. Top Paid Games: …

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Seaman 2 iPhone spin-off set for worldwide release soon

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Remember Seaman? It was a strange Dreamcast “life-sim” virtual-pet thingamabob in which you raised a man-fish from baby to adult by taking care of and feeding it as well as . . . talking to it, using the included microphone. The game was a moderate success back in the day, and the game’s famed developer, …

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The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2009

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The Witcher - Enhanced Edition for PCAtari has announced The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf as the console edition (Xbox 360 & PS3) of the hit PC RPG The Witcher from developer CD Projekt RED. It’s set for a global release in Autumn of 2009.

The game will be an updated version of the million-selling PC RPG that will be rebuilt “pixel by pixel” for next-gen consoles and will include some key updates such as a brand new combat system “for thrilling dynamic action” and a new engine “for delivering matchless, state-of-the-art visuals”. It will contain the same storyline as the PC edition with all the same maturity and the compelling universe originally created by Polish fantasy author Andrzej Sapkowski that the game is based on.

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Spore MashON Comic Book Creator released

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MashON has released their Spore Comic Book creator. The online service allows users to create comic books using Spore imagery, sounds, music and videos from the game along with your very own Spore creatures and game play. You can then create your own story, comic book, graphic novel or what-have-you, directly in your browser (at …

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Tomb Raider: Underworld launch trailer

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Tomb Raider: Underworld releases in 3 days on November 18th, 2008. It releases for virtually every system, including: Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, PC, DC and mobile phones. The game is the latest title in the Tomb Raider series and stars Lara Croft uncovers proof of the Norse underworld in her search for the mythical …

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iGolf and iBowl sell 2 million on iPhone. iBaseball out now

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It has been revealed that IGolf and IBowl for Apple’s iPhone have sold a phenomenal 2 million copies since they’re release on the App Store, which debuted on July 11th for iPhone and iPod Touch. Thanks to that success, the game’s developer, SGN, has also released their newest game, iBaseball. Reports techcrunch. All of the …

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The Hunter is free online hunting game from Just Cause developer

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Nice vegetation in this The Hunter Screenshot

The Hunter is an upcoming free online hunting game developed by Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios in conjunction with publisher Emote. The game will be available on for PC at retail and will also get a console (unspecified which consoles) and mobile version sometime after the release of the PC version.

The game’s official web-site explains that The Hunter will unite traditional gaming with social networking. The game-world will be populated with all manner of realistic animals from small game to birds to “heavy weight” trophy targets such as bear, dear and elk. The biggest focus of the developers though is on community, and you’ll be able to interact via a web-interface and network with thousands of others playing the game at the same time as you. They hope people will chat with each other to make new friends, form groups, create rivalries, take part in competitions and tournaments against others or work together to complete “exciting challenges.”

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10 small words that will help you win at Scrabble

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Who doesn’t love Scrabble? Personally, the world-famous word-based board game is one of my favorites. It’s right up there with Monopoly! My mom also loves the game . . . in fact that’s almost all she plays when she’s on the computer. But there are some words that expert players use that can really help …

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Apple promoting videogames in new iPhone and iPod Touch features montage

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Last week Apple CEO Steve Jobs announcing the success of the App Store, where users have downloaded more than 100 million games and applications in the last 60 days. The majority of those downloads are iPhone games with over 700 games on the App Store as of today. Out of the gate, SEGA’s Super Monkey …

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Gizmondo 2 set to launch during Christmas 2008

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Media Power CEO Rich Jenkins has shown off the new Gizmondo 2 handheld to Swedish press. The system is finished and will go in production in China, so it will definitely be on sale in Europe by November or December 2008 with a price expected above $99. You’ll be able to order the system from …

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Gamepark’s The Wiz announced as the successor of the GP2x handheld

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The Wiz has been announced as the follow-up to GamePark’s GP2x handheld system, which was fairly successful in it’s own right. Like with the GP2x, The Wiz uses a Linux-based Operating System and has a GBA kind of feel to the hardware. The hardware, like on the last system, is wide open, allowing for homebrew …

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Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain cell-phone game by GameLoft

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Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain banner

Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain is an all-new cell phone game coming from Gameloft.

Chuck Norris: Bring On the Pain Screenshot for mobile phonesStarring action hero and living meme legend Chuck Norris, the game is an explosive side-scrolling beat-em up that mixes elements from some of the best side-scrolling action games including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (throwing enemies at the screen), Final Fight, Metal Slug and Street Fighter. There is also a Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain flash game demo to get an early taste of the game’s killer action.

Just be careful that you handle the game properly, because it reeks of badassery to such a degree that you may grow more chest hair, start eating beef jerky and find yourself wrestling with a lion with your bear hands.

Features of Chuck Norris: Bring on the Pain (may vary by handset) include:

* The official game of martial arts champ, action star, TV hero, and media phenomenon Chuck Norris!
* A hilarious dive into the life of the legend: martial arts, denim-clad justice, and going commando!
* Enjoyable and simple gameplay inspired by old-school arcade beat-em-ups.
* Loads of enemies, including memorable bosses such as Fidel Castro and Kim Jong-il.
* Fight with heavy weaponry or unleash furious combos, then hop on a motorcycle, car or helicopter.
* Take pictures of your friends and turn them into the game’s enemies.

There is also video of the game! Although it lacks sound and music . . . but don’t worry, it’s Chuck Norris, it doesn’t need sound!

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Guy plays World of Warcraft on his iPhone

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For many people who play World of Warcraft, it’s not just a game, but a religious experience. They devote hours, days, months, and yes even years, to the PC MMO . . . they are so crazy, they do stuff like this. In this video, a guy uses a program called Telekinesis (that basically streams …

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