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How Nintendo Has Described Itself From ’87 To ’09
Over the years, Nintendo, like most companies, has had to explain what in the world it is at the bottom of the press releases it issues. That description has changed. A lot. 1987 Nintendo financial earnings report… Nintendo of America Inc. is the U.S. marketing and sales arm of Kyoto, Japan-based Nintendo Co. Ltd., the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 14, 2009 -
Wolfenstein Will Miss Its August 4 Due Date
Raven and id Software‘s Wolfenstein won’t be opening a portal to retail the first week of August, as previously planned. The latest game to be hit by a summer delay will now ship a few weeks later, Activision confirmed today. Why? According to an Activision spokesperson, the delay was made “in order to facilitate a…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
Left 4 Dead’s Inevitable ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Mod
Now that Valve has added custom campaign support, expect map makers to cross every pop culture zombie reference off the list of available mods. Dawn of the Dead? Check. Resident Evil? Check. Shaun of the Dead? Ch… yay!! While still early in development—and reportedly suffering a few bumps along the way—the Left 4 Winchester mod…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
Mana Khemia 2 Gets Premium Treatment In August
NIS America has narrowed down the release date for Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy to August, released as a premium package with the usual goodies. Developed by Gust, Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy is of course the sequel to Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis. New subjects have been added to Al-Revis Academy’s curriculum,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Heroes of Might and Magic Knock-Off Heading to iPhone, Perhaps For Free
The team behind mobile game Palm Heroes is working on porting the popular turn-based strategy game to the iPhone. The team hopes to raise enough donations to deliver it to the platform for free, they say on their site. The turn based strategy game, originally developed for cell phones, includes six classes, 48 heroes, 4…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2009 -
A One-Two Shot Of Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!!
Club Nintendo of America is giving away a trio of exclusive prizes to members in good standing, the club announced earlier today. One of those is Doc Louis’s Punch-Out!!, a WiiWare title based on the Wii game Punch-Out!!. This is what it looks like. An awful lot like the Wii-imagined Punch-Out!!, obviously, but with the…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
League Of Legends Won’t Cost You A Dime
Riot Games announces today that its upcoming Warcraft III mod turned full game League of Legends will be free-to-play, with a premium retail edition available for those that would rather pay. League of Legends is an action-strategy game with roleplaying elements, fashion after the Warcraft III Defense of the Ancients game type. The player takes…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Times Square Getting A Wii Sports Resort Make-Over
A concrete island in New York’s Times Square will be getting a sandy beach, swimming pool and “tropical lounge” next week to help promote Nintendo’s upcoming release of Wii Sports Resort. The faux island getaway on Times Square’s Military Island, 7th and Broadway avenues, will be open to everyone from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2009 -
Gearbox Named As Developer For Scrapped ‘Duke Begins’
The “well-known developer” behind the recently unearthed Duke Nukem series spin-off Duke Begins has been named in court documents. Borderlands and Brothers In Arms developer Gearbox Software was reportedly tasked with developing the title for Take-Two. The Dallas, Texas-based developer was named in a counterclaim from publisher Take-Two Interactive, as discovered by Shacknews. Gearbox’s development…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 14, 2009 -
Wolfenstein The Animated Graphic Novel Part Two
Now that Hitler is dead, it’s time to backtrack, stealing the Spear of Destiny back from the Nazi’s in part two of Activision’s Wolfenstein animated graphic novel series. I had almost forgotten that Spear of Destiny was a prequel to Wolfenstein 3D, but I suppose it makes sense. Once you kill Robo-Hitler you can pretty…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
The Thinning Video Game Fall Of 2009
It was a buzz topic last night at a still-embargoed event for an upcoming holiday 2009 game: Something’s wrong with this fall. At least for hardcore gamers. (Or maybe something’s finally right?) The delay to BioShock 2 was what was getting reporters and developers talking yesterday. This fall, stocked as it is with some very…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 14, 2009 -
Darkfall Descends On North America
After months spent using Europe as one gigantic beta test, Adventurine’s massively-multiplayer online game Darkfall Online has finally launched its first North American server. Darkfall Online is an online roleplaying game that places an emphasis on player freedom and real-time action in an expansive fantasy world. The European servers opened in February, and despite some…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Blue Toad Murders On The PlayStation Network
PlayStation 3 owners are getting a bit of episodic adventure in their lives later this year, as Relentless Software announces Blue Toad Murder Files exclusively for the PlayStation Network. With Telltale trying to juggle putting out new games with porting their existing technology to the PlayStation3, PS3 owners are feeling a bit neglected when it…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Aion’s Pet Class: The Spiritmaster
NCsoft delivers a set of new Aion screens showcasing the Spiritmaster, the Mage class specialization that gets to hang out with all sorts of interesting elemental pets. When a Mage reaches level 10 in Aion, she can choose one of two paths. Those looking to be glass cannons can opt for the Sorcerer class, while…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Mecho Wars Adds More Challenges, An Entire Second Campaign For Free
iPhone’s answer to Advance Wars, Mecho Wars, received a pretty substantial update to the game yesterday, free of charge. The latest patch for fairly fun real-time strategy game seems to answer a lot of the issues brought up in my and other reviews of the game. Most significant is the addition of info tiles for…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2009 -
Fight Historic Battles In The Next Halo Wars DLC
Explore the history of the UNSC/Covenant War through bloody battle this month, with four new skirmish maps for Halo Wars in the Historic Battle add-on pack. While the first round of Halo Wars downloadable content focused on new game modes, the Historic Battle pack is all about delivering new places to strategically kill the enemy.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Midway: Newcastle Shut Down, Entire Staff Laid Off
Midway’s UK studio was shut down this morning and all staff let go as the time to find a buyer for the studio behind Wheelman and Necessary Force ran out, a Midway spokesman told Kotaku today. “We can confirm we closed the Newcastle studio this morning, our time,” said Geoffrey Mogilner, Midway spokesman. “During the…
By Brian Crecente Published July 14, 2009 -
Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Details Enter Orbit
Bethesda has delivered screens, information, and a release date for Mothership Zeta, the Fallout 3 downloadable content that takes the player from the Capital Wastes to the icy depths of space. Well, not exactly the icy depths. Players find themselves trapped in an alien spaceship orbiting the Earth, and must band together with characters from…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Kane & Lynch Sequel Trademarked
The future of the Kane & Lynch franchise is now a bit less cloudy, as Eidos files a trademark registration for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Filed on July 8th with an update status of today, Eidos has filed registrations for the name with and without the colon, which leads us to believe that…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009 -
Battlefield Heroes Recruits 1 Million
EA is quickly discovering the joys of free-to-play games as web-based Battlefield Heroes surpasses the one million player mark right out of the gate. The cartoon version of DICE’s award-winning combat sandbox game slipped quietly into open beta last month, and the lure of the word ‘free’ worked it’s magic, bringing in the hungry, tired,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 14, 2009