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Ubisoft’s Big Franchises Win, Wii Games Lose – Update
Reporting its full first-half 2009-10 financial results today, Ubisoft stresses its confidence in franchise titles like Assassin’s Creed II, while some of its Wii titles continue to under-perform. Much like the company’s sales results call earlier this month, today’s Ubisoft earnings call was all about the big-name franchises in the company’s lineup. Along with mentions…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Two Worlds Lets You “Play” An Advent Calendar For Prizes
Again, I have to use my Jewish status to explain why I have no idea what an advent calendar is. Sounds pretty silly, though — a calendar that only covers 80% of a single month out of the year? Meshugge! But I’m to understand you get things when you use an advent calendar. Little things…
By AJ Glasser - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Turns Back Time With Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Ubisoft uses the Dagger of Time to roll back the Prince of Persia franchise with Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, a new game in the Sands of Time storyline to coincide with the release of Disney’s feature film. With the major motion picture purely focused on the Sands of Time storyline, Ubisoft puts it’s…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Games Even Babies Can Play
How young is too young to play internet computer games? If they can move their limbs, they can play with Kneebouncers. Kneebouncers is the brainchild of Jim Robinson, the father of three non-brain children who was frustrated that his slightly older children could play on the computer while his young daughter could not. His solution?…
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Final Fantasy XIII Gets Its Cid
Every Final Fantasy must have its Cid, and for Final Fantasy XIII it’s Cid Raines. While the above image was borrowed from the Final Fantasy Wiki, information about Cid Raines comes by way of a scan from a Final Fantasy XIII spread in Shonen Jump. According to Final Fantasy Union, this time around Cid is…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: Can’t Read My Foto Face
EA takes advantage of the DSi camera in Foto Face; Guybrush Threepwood continues his quest; and more Sudoku, all in this week’s expansive installment of the Nintendo Download. Despite adding a grand total of ten new titles across Nintendo’s three downloadable game platforms, this week’s update is relatively tame. The only real big-name title is…
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A Little TNA On Your PSP
SouthPeak Interactive picked up the license for TNA Wrestling from the now defunct Midway, and now we get to see what they are doing with it with screens from TNA iMPACT!: Cross the Line. Cross the Line is coming out later this winter for the PSP and Nintendo DS, so the turnaround time on the…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Puzzle Quest 2 Charges Into Battle This Spring
In spring 2010, D3Publisher unleashes the only cure for Puzzle Quest addiction on the Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS – Puzzle Quest 2. I’ve played the original Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords on every possible platform, and even today it will keep me occupied for hours at a time. After the relatively disappointing Puzzle…
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