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Dirt 2 Wii Looks Rather Clean
The second game in the Colin McRae Dirt racing franchise marks the debut of the series on the Nintendo Wii. Here’s an idea of what that will look like. The game actually doesn’t seem to have suffered too much from the transition. Sure, it’s nowhere near as detailed as its big brothers on the PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
New Max Payne 3 Screens Show Max Action
The newest Max Payne shoot ’em up features “drastic changes in setting and character design,” in Rockstar Games’ own words. We think these new screen shots of Max Payne 3 perfectly illustrate how drastic those changes are. If you’re a Game Informer subscriber, you’re more than likely already familiar with some of these shots, already…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Sports Resort Preview: Motion Game Of The Year?
Nintendo’s sequel to a game nobody thought needed a sequel is out next month, is impressive and could be the best thing for hardcore gamers on the Wii since, what, Metroid? Away from the chaos of E3, we’ve gotten a chance to swing a MotionPlus-appended Wii Remote to control Wii Sports Resort, the showcase game…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Katamari Forever Tunes Get Chippy
Namco Bandai’s heading back to the Katamari mines this year for the PlayStation 3-only release of Katamari Foreverā€”perhaps more aptly named Katamari Damacy Tribute in Japan. That “tribute” aspect is highlighted in its remixed, 8-bit influenced soundtrack. One of the musical artists tapped to contribute to the Katamari Forever soundtrack is Japanese chiptunes outfit YMCK.…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Reserve Assassin’s Creed II, Get The Palazzo Medici
Placing your money down on a copy of Assassin’s Creed II at your local GameStop not only reserves you a copy of the game, but also your very own Renaissance palace to romp through. The Palazzo Medici was designed by Michelozzo di Bartolomeo for Cosimo de’ Medici of the famous Medici family. Built between 1445…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tiger Woods Accepts Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night Wii Golf Challenge
When Tiger Woods appears on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon later this week he will be facing off with the show’s host in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 on the Wii. On Monday, enthusiastic gamer Jimmy Fallon announced that Tiger Woods would be on his show this Thursday, saying he wanted to play him on…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII PSN Release Results In Over 100,000 New Aeris Deaths
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy VII has become the “fastest selling PS one title on PlayStation Network since the game launched” accumulating over 100,000 downloads for the PlayStation 3 and PSP following its addition to the North American PlayStation Store. Final Fantasy VII, originally released on the PlayStation in 1997, hit the PlayStation Store on June…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 23, 2009 - Reviews
Eduardo The Samurai Toaster Micro-Review
If anything, Semnat Studios‘ Eduardo the Samurai Toaster for WiiWare deserves a spot in the head-turning game title hall of fame. Formed in 2005 by Daniel Coleman and Robert DeMaria, Semnat Studios is a tiny little development company that started off crafting smaller PC projects, one of which eventually grew into Eduardo the Samurai Toaster,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Fifty-Seven Flights Up With New Super Mario Bros. Wii
It was E3 in New York last night as Nintendo re-booked the highest floor we’ve ever played games in, to showcase a fall line-up headlined by New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Some observations from a four-player session. Crecente has already previewed Nintendo’s holiday-slated return of side-scrolling Mario to the Wii. He played it at E3…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Realtime Worlds Has Another MMO Up Their Sleeves
While Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds focus might be on getting APB out the door early next year, they’ve already got another massively multiplayer project in the pipeline. During his keynote presentation at this year’s GameHorizon conference, Realtime Worlds creative director David Jones told the crowd that the company’s next massively multiplayer online title, the first…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
GamesCom Is Coming And We’re Going
With less than two months until Europe tries to transplant the tremendous success of the Leipzig Gamescon to the more centrally located Cologne Gamescom, the festival’s backers tell us things are looking good. The 2009 Gamescom already has 300 exhibitors registered from 25 countries with more than 40 percent of them coming from abroad. The…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Best Buy Testing Used Game Market Waters
Electronics retailer Best Buy is stepping on a few GameStop toes in Texas this week, using the state as a test bed for game trade-in kiosks and used game sales. Video game specialty chain GameStop may have the lion’s share of the used market currently, but the vultures are definitely circling. This week, several Best…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Aion’s Western Launch Dated
The long wait is only going to be a little longer now, as NCsoft announces a September release date in North America and Europe for their highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game Aion. Released in November in South Korea and April in China, North American and European gamers have been chomping at the bit to…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Despite Gaming Success, Apple Not Ready To Call iPhone A Game Platform
Despite the iPhone and iPod Touch‘s gaming successes Apple seems reluctant to embrace the idea of their devices as gaming platforms, instead focusing on the broader world of entertainment. “We’ve seen a tremendous connection between gaming and iPod Touch customers,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Product Marketing. “We have been trying to…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Celebrate Sonic’s Birthday With Sega Swag
It’s Sonic the Hedgehog‘s 18th birthday today, and in order to celebrate, Sega Europe has been giving away Sonic swag all day via Twitter and Facebook. Our favorite blue hedgehog is already 18-years-old? It seems like only yesterday he was being placed in mediocre game after mediocre game, making millions of dollars per title on…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jimmy Page And Jack White Aren’t Fond Of Music Games
During a press conference promoting the documentary It Might Get Loud, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and The White Stripes’ Jack White had some harsh words for music-based video games. It seems that the two famous guitarists, both starring in the documentary on the history of the electric guitar along with U2’s The Edge,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Archon Arrives on iPhone
Classic chess-meets-action game Archon just hit iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The remake by React Games features the same characters, moves and real-time combat of the original for $4. For those gamers who grew up in the 70s or 80s, this is one of those classics you can never get enough of. I’m…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
360 Wireless Mic Stands Alone This Fall
Microsoft is taking the wireless microphone from their Lips and sending it packing, making its increased game support even more appealing by releasing it on its own this fall. With support recently introduced for both Guitar Hero: Metallica and Rock Band 2, the wireless microphone double-packed with copies of Microsoft’s karaoke game Lips are rather…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
The PlayStation Network Gets Punished Next Week
There’ll be nowhere to hide for PlayStation 3 owners next week, when Frank Castle bursts onto the PlayStation Network guns blazing in Zen Studios‘ The Punisher: No Mercy. ‘The Punisher: No Mercy is a first-person shooter starring the Marvel Comics character that has failed to truly take off outside of the comics scene and t-shirt…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2009 - Uncategorized
Ghostwire’s Augmented Reality in Action on DSi
I’m sort of fascinated with the idea of augmented-reality gaming, video games that blend the real world with the fictional one in real-time. Here’s a look at Ghostwire which has players using their DSi to hunt their surroundings for ghosts and then try to help them. I love the idea and the execution looks pretty…
By Brian Crecente Published June 23, 2009