FromSoftware and Silicon Studio’s 3D Dot Game Heroes, revealed as a PlayStation 3 exclusive last month, an adorable action-RPG that voxelizes a very simple looking 2D game, making for a fantastic 3D presentation. Whether the game plays as good as it retro-looks remains to be seen. And FromSoftware’s plans for a release outside of Japan…
Bungie is throwing a party next week in Seattle to celebrate all things Halo, an event that just so happens to coincide with the release of Halo 3: ODST. Should you go? Well, Halo 3: ODST creative director Joseph Staten from Bungie and Halo franchise development director Frank O’Connor from 343 Industries will be there,…
.html The addition of French electronic duo Daft Punk to FreeStyleGames’ DJ Hero may represent the tipping point of my DJ Hero purchase. Especially considering the group’s extensive contributions to the soundtrack. Having played the game a handful of times, I’ve found some of the selections interesting, but lacking in actual Daft Punk. Eleven Daft…
Chair Entertainment may approve of players sequence-breaking Shadow Complex, but it does not condone cheaters who “compromise our game.” Microsoft’s Xbox Live team will be going after dishonest Shadow Complex players, banning them from leaderboards and deleting their Gamerscores. An official statement from Chair and the Xbox Live team sternly warns verified Shadow Complex cheaters…
Nintendo of America has laid out its plans for the upcoming holiday shopping season—and a little bit beyond—dating a ton of Wii, Nintendo DS, WiiWare and DSiWare games, while also subtly announcing a few new ones. The list is long and likely full of third-party goods for both the Wii and DS platforms that won’t…
Konami’s Wii-imagining of Game Boy Castlevania: The Adventure, as leaked by the ESRB this weekend, has just been confirmed by a newly updated release list from Nintendo. The better news is that it’s coming, like, this month. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth has a (potentially subject to change) release date of Q3 on WiiWare. And that…
Nintendo’s next Legend of Zelda adventure will be making a stop at retail just in time for the Christmas shopping season. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks has been dated by Nintendo of America for December 7th. Spirit Tracks was officially unveiled at this year’s Game Developers Conference, but it wasn’t until this year’s E3…
The Xbox 360 Games On Demand options expand by two, as Microsoft has added brawler Virtua Fighter 5 and footballer FIFA Street 3 to the downloadable games service, making it easier to be a game-buying sloth. Or, so they say. Looks like FIFA Street 3 is available to download according to the online Xbox Live…
Electronic Arts “indefinitely” delayed the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of its foray into pro tennis, citing the success of EA Sports Active as root cause of the high-def Grand Slam Tennis slip. Turns out there was another reason. According to comments made by EA Sports boss Peter Moore to VG247, it sounds like…
Mario and Luigi’s eternal struggle against the forces that threaten the Mushroom Kingdom—and frequently kidnap Princess Peach—continue in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the latest in the lighthearted, action-oriented role-playing game series. This time, series staple bad guy Fawful has tricked Bowser into eating a particular strain of mushroom that causes him to inhale…
No, Bobby Kotick isn’t talking about a Blizzard-developed massively multiplayer online game that appeals more to women, but something that probably doesn’t have orcs riding motorcycles. Or even Night Elves! Something that won’t cut into World of Warcraft’s subscriber base. The Activision Blizzard CEO’s comments, as reported by GameSpot, will probably dash any hopes of…
The NPD Group published a report today showing that game buyers in the United States get their game info from word of mouth “above all other information sources.” But somewhat more interesting is the platform crossover makeup of those surveyed. That data says that Xbox 360 owners and Wii owners look to have the biggest…
Getting Valve’s big boss to fly halfway ’round the world isn’t as hard as you might think. All it takes is a few thousand dollars and a handful of e-mails. Yes, Gabe Newell is going to Australia. Newell has apparently ended his mock boycott of a Left 4 Dead modder’s campaign, committing (along with Valve’s…
Microsoft exec Shane Kim, formerly the corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios and current corporate vice president of Strategy and Business Development for the Interactive Entertainment Business, will leave that verbose title behind later this year. He’s retiring. In his role at Microsoft Game Studios, Kim oversaw releases such in the Halo, Age of…
Nintendo and its valued third parties are churning out the content this week for WiiWare, Virtual Console and DSiWare. This week, six new downloadable selections await the Nintendo fan with access to the information superhighway. The list of new items? Texas Hold’Em Poker, Spaceball: Revolution, Mart Racer, Crash ‘N The Boys Street Challenge, Art Academy:…
The Japanese release of Final Fantasy XIII might just do wonders for the PlayStation 3 in Japan, if the president of Famitsu publisher Enterbrain knows what he’s talking about. A massive marquee game moving consoles? What you talkin’ ’bout, Hamamura? Look, that’s what Enterbrain prez Hirokazu Hamamura said at today’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan,…
First 4 Figures, always ready with a high quality Nintendo character in statue form, will be releasing a center piece modeled after Zant from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess early next year. The first in the one-quarter scale “Master Arts” line of licensed Twilight Princess center pieces, Zant will set serious Zelda fans back…
Last week, we got a peek at an alleged upcoming Walmart ad that indicated an official price drop would be coming to the Wii. Today, it appears that retailer Toys R Us may have heard the same thing. While the Walmart listing we saw didn’t put a price tag on the Wii—currently still at its…
Bethesda Softworks has filed suit against Interplay, the company it purchased rights to the Fallout franchise from in 2007, citing trademark infringement and attempting to terminate its right to make a Fallout-themed MMO. The details of that case come from a complaint filed in the District Court of Maryland earlier this week. That complaint alleges…
Prior to the release of Wolfenstein, Raven Software designer Manveer Heir promised a full refund to anyone who bought the game if it outsold this year’s Madden. It did not. It didn’t come close, actually, according to NPD Group estimates. According to a report from GameSpot, the Activision game sold just 106,000 copies across the…
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