Ignition Entertainment‘s Nostalgia for the Nintendo DS is accurately titled. Developed by Matrix Software and Red Entertainment, it will have Japanese role-playing game fans waxing nostalgic due to its well-worn mechanics and allusions. Flying airships? Check. Dungeon battles? Check. Plucky young spike-haired anime characters going on a globe-trotting adventure, fighting dragons, wyverns and other unimaginable…
As previously revealed via GameFly, the Mad Dog McCree series of lightgun laserdisc shooters has rustled up a release on the Wii, thanks to Majesco and Digital Leisure‘s Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack, which is now available. The Wii bundle features Mad Dog McCree, Mad Dog 2: The Lost Gold and The Last Bounty Hunter,…
MTV’s documentary series “True Life” is looking for you, if you’re addicted to playing video games to the point that that it’s ruining your life. The decade-old reality show is seeking hardcore addicts for “True Life: I’m Addicted To Videogames.” The reality show is seeking gamers with an unhealthy attitude toward the hobby, giving you…
The first television spot for Blizzard and Pepsi’s marriage of World of Warcraft and Mountain Dew features a familiar scene: two attractive for television women buying six packs of Warcraft-themed soda and the ensuing supermarket brawl. Oh sure, this kind of thing happens all the time at my local Ralph’s. Telegenic women prepping for a…
If Yves Guillemot, chairman and CEO of publisher Ubisoft, is correct, the next generation of video game consoles won’t just look visually on par with current CGI movies, they’ll be outrageously expensive to make—more than double current budgets. Guillemot, according to a report from CNBC, estimates video game budgets will “average $60 million to make”…
THQ’s sci-fi third-person shooter Red Faction: Guerrilla was released in North America just eleven days ago, but prices appear to be quickly dropping on the Xbox 360 version of the game. Both NewEgg and Amazon.com are marking it down. The two online retailers were both listing the title for $20 below its normal asking price,…
The price of the PlayStation 3 may be holding steady, but the software library just got a price cut, effective today. That includes a cheaper Metal Gear Solid 4, now sporting a tasteful new red “Greatest Hits” bar. As previously posted, the PS3 game library welcomes six new “Greatest Hits” budget offerings in North America,…
1 Vs. 100 Live is currently in beta testing on Xbox Live and currently free to Xbox Live Gold members. That may change with the introduction of the “Season Pass,” but Microsoft calls the double subscription possibility “simply a test.” The Xbox Live Primetime game show recently had its description clarified, formerly planned as free…
Steam users can now enjoy more of the fruits of Bethesda Softworks labor, as The Elder Scrolls series and Call of Cthulhu join Valve’s digital distribution service. Hardly shocking news, but news nonetheless. Typical of new Steam additions, the updated Bethesda catalog is currently cheap. That means things like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game…
With all things Midway up for auction and interested buyer Warner Bros. committed to purchasing only portions of the company, some of the company’s assets are looking for a new home. That includes Midway Newcastle—and its new game. So Midway Newcastle, developers of the coolly received Vin Diesel vehicle Wheelman, is looking for a buyer,…
This year’s San Diego Comic-Con will feature the highly coveted (to Sonic the Hedgehog fans, I presume) Metal Sonic JUVI as a convention and Toys ‘R’ Us exclusive. If you have cash to spare, you know where to be. As always, we’ll be hitting up the San Diego Convention Center for this year’s Comic-Con, snapping…
Famed Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto ranks at the top of some 3,000 video game creators’ list of “game development heroes,” according to a survey from the Develop Conference. In a poll of over 9,000 game developers worldwide, Miyamoto scored a first place showing, nabbing the presumably coveted award. The Mario and Zelda creator outranked…
As seen on Sega’s official Japanese Virtua Fighter 5 web site via UK:R.
1 Vs. 100 Live, the first Xbox 360 game show for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Primetime push, is currently in beta testing. Originally pitched as a free game for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, it appears Microsoft may begin charging for it. While the 1 Vs. 100 Live product page on Xbox.com previously implied the game show…
Those of us with outstanding subscriptions to Electronic Gaming Monthly may finally be on the receiving end of a suitable replacement, should you be a horny hetero male who doesn’t like actual nudity in your magazines and enjoys skimming Maxim. While EGM folded as a print publication earlier this year, interest in the magazine and…
Double Fine Productions’ Brütal Legend is packed with big names, including Jack Black, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford and, now, Tim Curry. Curry will replace Ronnie James Dio as Doviculus, chief bad guy of the open world action-adventure game. Why? Well, Tim Schafer, president of Double Fine, essentially says that the character simply grew to be…
If you need to get any multiplayer gaming in on your Xbox 360 today, make sure you do it before the clock strikes 12:01 AM PST. Xbox Live will be going down for maintenance tonight, for up to 24 hours. As previously foretold, Microsoft’s online gaming service will be taking a breather tonight, affecting the…
Treyarch’s latest entry in the Call of Duty series is a success, as official word notes that Call of Duty: World At War has racked up more than 11 million sales since its launch in November of 2008. The game got off to a damn good start during the pre-Christmas season, selling more than 1.88…
President and COO of Sega of America Simon Jeffery has left the house of Sonic, hitching his executive wagon to iPhone developer and publisher ngmoco—you know, the one former Electronic Arts exec Neil Young co-founded in 2008. Jeffery, whose executive credits include stints at Sega and LucasArts, will assume the role of chief publishing officer…
Is Sega planning on doing additional banana grabbing on the Wii? A recently filed trademark for Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll would lead us to believe it might be, adding Wii Balance Board support to the formula. After all, the Nintendo DS take on the Super Monkey Ball series, closely tied with Nintendo’s varied…
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