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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII discounted to $26 (PSP)
2008-05-29 23:11:00 Amazon.com?s Video Games Deal of the Day is the PSP-exclusive RPG “Crisis Core : Final Fantasy VII” from Square Enix. Keep in mind that quantities on these deals are usually limited, so the price is only available while supplies last. Crisis Core’s storyline takes the player from the war with the Wutai to the events at Nibelheim, ... More About: Final Fantasy
Free Army of Two maps for download on Xbox 360 and PS3 today
2008-05-29 22:45:00 Electronic Arts just put the first free Army of Two maps online for download via the Xbox 360’s Xbox Live Marketplace and the PS3’s PlayStation Network. Players of the 3rd person co-op shooter can extend their Army of Two experience with two brand new co-op campaign maps and an enhanced multiplayer map that offers more ... More About: Download , Xbox 360 , Free , Today
Saints Row 2 delayed to October 14th, 2008
2008-05-29 17:39:00 THQ has delayed the release date of Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360 , PS3) by two months — from August 26th to October 14th — due to product quality and marketing considerations. Saints Row 2, an action game featuring gangsters roaming an open world, is a key part of THQ’s bid to turn around its business, according ... More About: 2008
Red Alert 3 walkthrough video of a 15 minute match
2008-05-29 15:27:00 Red Alert 3 executive producer Chris Corry gives a video walkthrough of 15 minutes of Soviet gameplay action below. It shows off the real-time strategy game’s focus on a broader, more comedic sensibility to make Red Alert 3 more accessible than its Command & Conquer Tiberian series cousin. To quote EA: “We’re creating a more balanced ... More About: Video , Videos , Xbox 360 , Match
Windows 7 release date confirmed for Q4 2009. Recommended specs included
2008-05-29 13:36:00 Microsoft higher-ups have officially confirmed their Windows 7 operating system (OS). It could be set for a release as early as Q4 2009. Ignoring the disappointing uptake of Windows Vista (I’m still on XP SP2 myself, how about you?) Microsoft claims the reason for this fast release of their next OS is because Windows 7 ... More About: Release , Specs
Ninja Town from plush toys to action DS game
2008-05-29 13:19:00 A diverse group of fun-loving Ninja s populate the vibrant yet peaceful place known as Ninja Town, which also happens to be the name of a line of plush toys and upcoming comic book and later this year Nintendo DS action game coming to America in October 2008. Ninja Town is nestled quite literally between a ... More About: Videos , News , Toys , Action
Zero Punctuation reviews The World Ends With You
2008-05-29 13:04:00 This week on Zero Punctuation, This week, Yahtzee tempts fate and risks insanity by reviewing a JRPG. Namely The World Ends With You on the Nintendo DS. The game is set in the modern world of Shibuya, Tokyo as Neku Sakuraba awakes to find himself in a struggle for his existence within a mysterious game constructed ... More About: Videos , News , Reviews , The World
Buzz: The Hollywood Quiz PS2 review
2008-05-29 00:12:00 Buzz: The Hollywood Quiz is the latest U.S. release in Sony’s “Buzz” series of trivia party games, which include the more adult-oriented “Buzz” series and the kid-oriented “Buzz Junior” series, this latest game is in the former category. Like the last game, Buzz: The Mega Quiz, this one stars the titular Buzz character as your host. ... More About: Videos , Reviews , Review
Beyond Good and Evil 2 debut teaser. It?s official for Xbox 360 and PS3
2008-05-28 23:40:00 Beyond Good and Evil 2 has been officially confirmed by Ubisoft for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 today at their Ubidays 2008 event. The sequel is finally here after five long years of waiting for fans of the critical favorite Beyond Good and Evil. The debut teaser below shows Jade and “The Pig” ... More About: News , Teaser , Xbox 360
First Prince of Persia next-gen video footage shown
2008-05-28 23:10:00 This next-gen cel-shaded Prince of Persia for Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 and PC has gone by many tentative names, but technically it’s the seventh game in the long-running series. Today Ubisoft has released the first Prince of Persia next-gen video footage during their Ubidays 2008 event. It’s been reported that a new Prince of Persia, a ... More About: Video , Videos
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party: ass-controls confirmed for Wii
2008-05-28 22:55:00 Remember that Rayman Raving Rabbids 3 teaser that showed the Rabbid inspecting a Wii Balance Board? Well, it’s been renamed to Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party for Wii and will include the first ever game with ass-controls! Yeah, you heard me right. The game mainly supports the Wii Balance Board for its 65 new minigames, where ... More About: Videos , News
New Far Cry 2 story trailer
2008-05-28 22:17:00 Ubisoft has released a new Far Cry 2 gameplay trailer during their Ubidays 2008 event. Far Cry 2 will be more than just a pretty FPS, it’ll have twelve different characters for you to play as, each with a unique look and back story. All of the playable characters will be different types of mercenaries. ... More About: Videos , Story , Trailer , Xbox 360
New Brothers in Arms 3: Hell?s Highway trailer
2008-05-28 22:09:00 Ubisoft has released a new Brothers in Arms 3: Hell?s Highway gameplay trailer during their Ubidays 2008 event. Let’s see if the 101st Airborne Division can recreate the fight to open “Hell’s Highway” through an intense squad-based action game for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Ubisoft also announced the game will be released in America ... More About: Videos , News , Trailer
On Xbox Live Arcade today: Warlords, Buku Sudoku and Rock Band songs
2008-05-28 19:26:00 From today, at 9AM GMT (2AM PDT), you can play Stainless Games’ Warlords on Xbox Live Arcade for Xbox 360. Warlords will be available worldwide for 400 Microsoft Points (that’s US$5 / ?4.80 / £3.40 / CAN$6.20 / AU$6.60). Warlords is a multiplayer classic that resurrects the competitive spirit of arcade games from years gone by. ... More About: Videos , Band , Songs
Wario Land Shake for Wii and Baten Kaitos DS, Fire Emblem DS and Rhythm Ten
2008-05-28 18:41:00 Nintendo of Japan has announced new summer release dates for some previously unknown games. These new Nintendo-published titles include new Rhythm Tengoku and Fire Emblem games for DS, as well as a fresh take on an old series with Wario Land Shake for Wii . The release schedule looks like this: July 10th: Legend of Starfi 4 ... More About: News
First look at Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice on PS3. Release date in August
2008-05-28 17:42:00 NIS America announced a while back that the Japanese Nippon Ichi-developed “Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice ” PlayStation 3-exclusive single player game is coming to the USA in August 2008. Disgaea 3 is a sequel to Disgaea, a hardcore, turn-based, strategy RPG popular on the PlayStation 2 and PSP. In Disgaea, character units have a limit to ... More About: Videos , News , Release
Secret Agent Clank figure as PSP game?s pre-order bonus at GameStop
2008-05-28 16:59:00 If you pre-order Secret Agent Clank for PSP at your local Game Stop you can get your very own Secret Agent Clank figurine (see above) as a bonus before its June 17th release or while supplies last. Ratchet and Clank return to PSP in an all-new story that focuses on Clank and his Secret Agent persona as ... More About: Videos , Bonus
What?s new in FIFA 09?
2008-05-28 16:16:00 Are you curious to know what’s new in FIFA 09? FIFA 09 of course is the latest installment of the top selling Electronic Arts (Canada) football franchise on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The sports game boasts over 300 improvements from FIFA 08. While the game will be touted on HD consoles, it’ll also appear ... More About: Fifa
Heavenly Sword hits 1 million copies sold on PS3. Ninja Theory?s next game
2008-05-27 22:10:00 To quote the PS3-exclusive Heavenly Sword game developer Ninja Theory : “Big thanks to our 1 million fans! Ninja Theory would like to thank all of its fans for helping Heavenly Sword surpass 1 million sales!” This means that 1 out of every 13 PS3 owners bought it. So what will the next game from Ninja Theory ... More About: Xbox 360 , Game , Hits
Age of Conan reaches 400,000 players after launch
2008-05-27 20:32:00 Developer Funcam has announced that Age Of Conan : Hyborian Adventures in just a few days has attracted over 400,000 gamers online, with almost half of them coming from North America. This would make the massively multiplayer online game one of the “fastest selling in the history of PC gaming.” Funcom also reported substantial traffic to ... More About: Players , Launch , Age of Conan
Metal Gear Solid 2 storyline videos: recap in 7 hours (or 20 minutes)
2008-05-27 18:30:00 Metal Gear Solid 4 is coming to PS3 on June 12th. After running you by the original Metal Gear 2D games earlier, and Metal Gear Solid 1’s storyline last week. We’ll take you through the entire series, with the third game next week. Up now is a recap of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of ... More About: Videos , Metal , Xbox 360 , Recap
New details on Project Origin (F.E.A.R. sequel)
2008-05-27 14:22:00 Although Project Origin is technically a follow-up to F.E.A.R., the game will not carry the F.E.A.R. franchise name due to a shift in publishers. The second heart-stopping shooter by developer Monolith (after F.E.A.R.) continues the spine-tingling supernatural suspense story of an escalating paranormal crisis that threatens to destroy a major American city. At the center ... More About: Videos , News , Xbox 360 , Sequel
Linger In Shadows (demo scene project) announced for PlayStation Network du
2008-05-27 13:16:00 Linger In Shadows isn’t so much a game as it is a interactive digital art piece created by people from the PC demo scene group called Plastic. Sony has been working with them to release something unique on the PS3’s PlayStation Network come July 2008. They haven’t decided on the pricing yet, probably because it ... More About: Videos , Interviews , Playstation , Project
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 confirmed for fall 2008
2008-05-27 12:21:00 The July issue of Japanese gaming magazine Shonen Jump did a preview for Naruto : Clash of Ninja Revolution 2, which is said to be coming out on Wii in fall 2008. The upcoming Tomy-developed fighting game will feature more destructible objects and have more playable characters than the 20 in the first Naruto: Clash of ... More About: News
Sega Rally 3 appearing in arcades
2008-05-27 11:57:00 Sega Rally 3 has been shown off in the UK and will soon appear in arcades. Basically Sega Rally 3 is similar to a graphically updated PC version of Sega Rally (Revo) running at 60 frames per second. While the two games share the same art and music, the arcade game has other extras like ... More About: Videos , Sega
Wii Fit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2008-05-27 11:16:00 Ellen DeGeneres does a Wii Fit giveaway at the end of her show to one lucky and extremely happy audience. Screaming AND hugging? I guess the Wii really is a hot commodity. — Thanks for the tip Zeke. Share This More About: Videos , Ellen Degeneres , Show , Ellen
New video game releases week 22, 2008
2008-05-26 21:04:00 Here’s a list of this weeks U.S. game releases.The most popular games are Mass Effect on PC, and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars on Xbox 360 & PS3. On the downloadable games front we?ve got today?s Wii Shop titles Dr. Mario Online Rx, Family Table Tennis, Metal Slug, City Connection, as well as Ducati World Championship ... More About: Video , Game , Video Game
On the Wii Shop today: Dr. Mario Online Rx, Family Table Tennis, Metal Slug
2008-05-26 17:59:00 Today Nintendo adds new/classic games to the popular Wii Shop Channel. The games go live at 9AM Pacific time. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at stores like Amazon (see Card above). We?ve included videos of ... More About: Videos , Family , Metal , Tennis
Too Human Denis Dyack video interview
2008-05-26 17:27:00 After many years of development, Too Human will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 in North America on August 19th and in Europe on August 29th, 2008. Developer Silicon Knights recently showcased the sci-fi/fantasy and action/RPG/adventure title?s 2-player online cooperative play via Xbox Live. As well as the rich storyline with deep character having a ... More About: Video , Too Human , Interview , Denis
Resistance 2 multiplayer video interview
More articles from this author:2008-05-26 17:10:00 Insomniac Games’ PlayStation 3-exclusive FPS Resistance 2 will deliver unprecedented console gaming breakthroughs with a stand-alone eight-player, class-based online co-op campaign and 60-player online competitive multiplayer. An epic single-player campaign will feature a new weapons arsenal to combat giant boss encounters that increase the scale of the conflict to new heights. And players will enjoy ... More About: Video , Videos , Interviews , Interview 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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