-
Lara’s Shadow Turns Tomb Raider Into Prince Of Persia
The Lara’s Shadow downloadable content for Tomb Raider: Underworld puts players in control of the doppleganger – a faster, stronger version of Lara Croft with the power to slow time. The Lara Croft doppleganger first appeared during the main story of Tomb Raider: Underworld, created to best Lara at her own game. Of course the…
By Mike Fahey -
A First Look At Lord Of The Rings Online: Book 7
Turbine does amazing things to the elven realm Lothlórien, in the first free content update of The Lord of the Rings Online since the Mines of Moria expansion. These new screens are the first peek at the expanded forest of Lothlórien coming in Lord of the Rings Online Volume II: Book 7: Leaves of Lόrien,…
By Mike Fahey -
Celebrate The Resident Evil 5 Launch With A Bloodletting
If you’ll be in the Los Angeles area on March 13th and have some spare blood lying around, stop by Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 Blood Drive to exchange plasma for prizes. Capcom is hosting an official Resident Evil 5 Blood Drive on March 13th, the day the game launches in North America and Europe. Folks…
By Mike Fahey -
Eidos Pencils In Square Enix Takeover For May
UK publisher Eidos has issue a timeline to its shareholders, indicating that if all goes as planned, Square Enix will take full ownership on May 6th. Eidos management has been in favor of the Square Enix buyout since the Japanese developer and publisher first made it public early last month. This timeline is just another…
By Mike Fahey -
Frankenreview: 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand
It’s action and hijinks in the Middle East as 50 Cent and his pals return for another madcap adventure in THQ’s 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Perhaps there’s no madcap hijinks, but you have to admit the concept is a bit far-fetched. A shady Middle-Eastern concert promoter pays Fiddy and his crew with a…
By Mike Fahey -
First Screens Of Need For Speed: Shift
EA has slipped us the first set of screens for Need for Speed: Shift, the more serious racer announced as part of the recent series shakeup. Need for Speed: Shift is EA’s racing simulation, featuring realistic handling and physics for some of the world’s top racing vehicles. These screenshots show off cars from both Audi…
By Mike Fahey -
Empire: Total War Launches On Steam
The Creative Assembly strut their turn-based strategy stuff in this launch trailer for Empire: Total War, now available for purchase via Steam. The latest entry in the Total War series highlights the early modern period, from the 1700s to the early 1800s, allowing players to choose between twelve initially available factions (with more than 50…
By Mike Fahey -
Prince Of Persia Creator Pens Fathom Movie
Jordan Mechner, the famed creator of the original Prince of Persia game, has been tapped to write Fathom, the movie adaptation of the popular comic book. The Fathom comic book, created by the late Michael Turner, follows the story of Aspen, a member of an aquatic race of humans called the Blue, discovering her heritage…
By Mike Fahey -
Batman: Arkham Asylum Does Games For Windows Live
The official Games For Windows website proudly announces that the PC version of Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum will be a Games for Windows Live title. This means Games for Windows Live players of Batman: Arkham Asylum will be able to earn Gamerscore points by unlocking achievements, and really that’s about it. There’s Live connectivity, but…
By Mike Fahey -
A Boy And His Blob And Their Screenshots
Majesco’s official announcement for A Boy and His Blob for the Nintendo Wii comes with a little more information and twelve new screens of the beautiful game in action. First revealed to varying degrees yesterday via Nintendo Power, A Boy and His Blob is indeed a rebirth of the classic NES adventure game, developed by…
By Mike Fahey -
Warhammer Online Unleashes Bitter Rivals Event
Mythic launches their four-month long Call to Arms live update for Warhammer Online this week, with the Bitter Rivals live event and the launch of their official forums. Bitter Rivals, running from March 3rd to March 10th, gives players a chance to unlock the new Dwarf Slayer and Orc Choppa classes by completing quests and…
By Mike Fahey -
Activision Seeks Recession-Fueled Acquisition Bargains
What does a company like Activision Blizzard do when sitting on $3 billion in cash with no debt while many gaming companies flounder in the face of an economic recession? They go shopping. Activision Blizzard’s top publishing executive Mike Griffith told Bloomberg that the current economic climate is perfect for creating acquisition possibilities, whether they…
By Mike Fahey -
MicroProse Co-Founder Launches Military MMO Dev
MicroProse co-founder J.W. ‘Wild Bill‘ Stealey is part of the team of industry veterans behind Thriller New Media, a new company dedicated to creating online multiplayer games in the military/spy genre. What better man to help usher in a new generation of military espionage games than the man responsible for the first generation? While fellow…
By Mike Fahey -
Wheelman Drives A Motorcycle Through The Subway
The latest developer walkthrough video for Ubisoft and Midway’s Wheelman shows that virtual Vin Diesel is every bit as adept at shooting people on motorcycles as he is shooting people in cars. What can’t virtual Vin Diesel do? He escapes from space prisons, engages in mech combat, and now he rides a motorcycle through a…
By Mike Fahey -
A Boy And His Blob Return To Wii
Not only does the latest issue of Nintendo Power have the scoop on Excitebots, it also features the return of the game that sold a million jelly beans, A Boy and his Blob. The classic NES adventure game A Boy and his Blob is being “reinvented” for the Nintendo Wii. So says the April issue…
By Mike Fahey -
EA Does March Madness As Downloadable 360 Exclusive
EA captures the tension and excitement of NCAA basketball’s March Madness with an Xbox 360 exclusive downloadable special edition of NCAA Basketball 09. Rather than a retail release of a special March Madness edition of their NCAA basketball title, EA is releasing NCAA Basketball 09: March Madness Edition as a downloadable exclusive for the Xbox…
By Mike Fahey -
Concept Art: God Of War III’s Fire Titan
This fine bit of work from God of War series concept artist Cecil Kim depicts the mighty Fire Titan, displaying the epic scale Sony is aiming for with God of War III. At Cecil Kim’s website you’ll find tons of concept art for God of War and God of War II, along with a few…
By Mike Fahey -
Knights In The Nightmare Gets Atlus Spoils Treatment
Atlus’ upcoming strategy action hybrid Knights in the Nightmare for the Nintendo DS will ship with a soundtrack CD and a pre-order art book, all because of a monkey. Well, a chimpanzee at least. Atlus’ press release puts the full blame for the extra-added Knights in the Nightmare swag on Atlus Spoils program manager Charlie…
By Mike Fahey -
Analyst: One In Three God Of War III Buyers Don’t Own A PS3
God of War III could truly be a killer app for the PlayStation 3, as one analyst’s data indicates that one in three potential buyers of the game don’t own the console yet. Speaking to Gamasutra, OTX analyst Nick Williams suggests that a price drop is in order before God of War III hits retails…
By Mike Fahey -
Resident Evil 5’s Mine Level
Check out never before scene footage of the Resident Evil 5 mine level, courtesy of the folks behind this weekend’s Resident Evil 5 Bravo UK television special. Richard Wilcox, the executive producer behind the Playr Resident Evil 5 special that aired this weekend on cable network Bravo in the UK, passes along this unused footage…
By Mike Fahey
Mike Fahey
Mike Fahey's posts