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Silent Hill Wii Remake Confirmed By Nintendo Power
The newest issue of Nintendo Power features details and first screens of Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, the Wii-bound “re-imagining” of the original Silent Hill for the PlayStation. Konami says it’s far more than a remake. According to details culled from the new issue, via GoNintendo, producer Tomm Hulett says that the Wii game won’t necessarily…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2009 -
UncategorizedPlayStation Home Xi ARG Mingles With Reality
The alternate reality game Xi, which has made PlayStation Home a much more interesting place over the past week and a half is now leaking into the real world. So far clues to the Xi puzzle have either appeared in PlayStation Home or on select websites, but now clues are starting to appear on billboards…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Tales Of Vesperia PS3-Bound, More Tales Spun
The latest weekly issue of Japan’s Jump Magazine contains a veritable flood of Tales of news from Namco Bandai, announcing Tales of VS, Tales of Graces, and Tales of Vesperia for the PlayStation 3. The big news here for PlayStation 3 fans is the announcement of the previously Xbox 360 exclusive Tales of Vesperia for…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Sega Bringing More Actual Arcade Games To Xbox Live Arcade
The current XBLA offerings from Sega include, for the most part, games from the Sega Genesis era. Things like Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Ecco the Dolphin and Golden Axe. Thankfully, that’s changing. While the publisher is also bringing games like Virtual On Oratorio Tangram from arcades to home, it’s also digging in a little deeper,…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Syberia 3 Links PC And PS3
Benoît Sokal’s award-winning adventure game series Syberia continues next year with Syberia 3, with PlayStation 3 and PC versions encouraging players to pool resources between them. The Syberia series kicked off in 2002 and then continued with a sequel in 2004, both following the adventures of American lawyer Kate Walker on her surreal adventures across…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
U.S. DSi Unboxing and Hands On
Sure the cake was neat, but what about the DSi? That’s right I didn’t just get an edible DSi today, Nintendo also sent along the real thing. Take a gander at these fancy unboxing skills. Warning, because I went from outside box to the start-up and main menu, the video is nine minutes long. Ps.…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2009 - Reviews
Edge Micro-Review: Elegance, Cubed
Edge, for the iPhone and iPod Touch, may remind you of Marble Madness with its otherdimensional motifs and tactile controls. But is it more than just pushing around a cube where spheres once rolled? Loved Controls: In Edge, you control a block that moves about its gridded environment by “rolling” on its edges in the…
By Owen Good Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Blizzard’s April Fool’s Day Spectacular
Blizzard pulls no punches this April 1st, with not one but four different pranks featuring pimped mounts, a new Diablo III class, the biggest StarCraft 2 unit ever created, and PVP dance battles. The first prank to come across our desks this morning was the P1mp My Mount feature from the World of Warcraft European…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Ghostbusters Coming to PSP
Ghostbusters: The Videogame will be arriving on the Playstation Portable, Playstation 2 and Wii, according to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board update for the game. We knew the game was coming to the Wii and Playstation 2, but the Playstation Portable seems like a bit of a surprise. Though, given the multiplatform nature of the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Greenpeace Once Again Gives Nintendo Low Marks
Every year that Greenpeace releases its “Guide to Greener Electronics”, one company is always at the bottom. That company is Nintendo. According to Greenpeace, “Nintendo remains in last place with a pitiful 0.8 points out of 10, scoring zero on all e-waste criteria.” Why did Nintendo score so low? Not providing information on things like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Red Faction Guerrilla Presents: The Ostrich Hammer
The latest developer diary for Red Faction: Guerrilla reveals where the real power in the gaming industry lies, with the introduction of the Ostrich Hammer. The Ostrich Hammer is a response to a NeoGAF thread, in a screenshot of the main character swinging the game’s power hammer was badly photoshopped with a picture of an…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Jak And Daxter Discover The Lost Frontier
With Ratchet and Clank returning later this year, it’s only right that Sony’s other platforming duo reunite on the PSP and PlayStation 2 this Autumn in Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier. Developed by High Impact Games, The Lost Frontier picks up where the original series left off, with Jak and his fuzzy little pal…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Wii Fit Says April Fools
This is pretty neat. Booting up your copy of Wii Fit today will earn you a couple of pretty obvious April Fool’s jokes. Reader Andrew shipped us these two pictures, one showing the Wii Fit claiming that it’s broken and another hinting that the Wii Fit may lie about your Body Test results. Can you…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Vehicles Of Fuel
If you’re going to go open-world racing in the post-apocalyptic world of Codemasters’ Fuel, you’re going to need to pick the right vehicle. Fuel provides players with 70 different vehicles to race across its 5,000 square mile world, ranging from the dinkiest dirt bikes to souped up SUVs and everything in between. Pick your weapon…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
The Pitt Still A Bit Broken
When they aren’t upping the price on horse barding, the folks at Bethesda keep themselves busy by trying to get a fully working version of the Fallout 3 The Pitt DLC onto Xbox Live. After a corrupted version of the downloadable content ruined Xbox 360 owners’ fun last week, Bethesda quickly leaped into action, releasing…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Rock Out on Rock Band To Win A Star Trek Screening
Damn you April Fool’s Day, I actually thought this was a joke at first. But now, MTV and Paramount are really teaming up to cross-promote Star Trek with Rock Band. Beginning today, gamers can register for a 15-day sweepstakes that will give away 500 free Rock Band Music Store downloads each day from April 7…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
What A Day To Launch Legends Of Zork
I suppose April 1st is as good a day as ever to revisit the ruins of the Great Underground Empire, as Jolt Online Gaming launches their free-to-play browser-based adventure game, Legends of Zork. Legends of Zork is basically a graphical, browser based MUD, or multi-user dungeon, with some distinctive Zork flair thrown in for good…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Oblivion Horse Armor On Sale For Twice The Price
Bethesda has cut the prices of its Xbox 360 downloadable content for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion by half for the next week, except the Horse Armor Pack, which is going to cost you. It’s been nearly three years since the April 3rd 2006 release of Oblivion’s Horse Armor Pack, and Bethesda is doing it…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2009 - Uncategorized
Godfather II to Sell Downloadable Weapons, Character, Maps
Electronic Arts plans to start selling downloadable packs featuring new weapons, maps and a character for Godfather II two weeks after the game releases. The upgrade packs will go on sell on April 23 on the Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace and will sell for $4 to $10. The Pentangeli Map Pack ( $6.75…
By Brian Crecente Published April 1, 2009