Thursday, December 30, 2010
New details on PlayStation app for Android surface
We mentioned a few weeks back that an official PlayStation app was coming to Android devices (and to the iPhone). The app sounded cool, but it isn't intended to allow players to actually play any games.
Free Money Online Casinos
Free Money Online Casinos serve as a great way to introduce the customers to the world of gambling over internet via the online casinos.
Monday Night Combat reduced to half price on Xbox Live Arcade
Uber Entertainment's über entertaining Monday Night Combat is on sale today for 600 Microsoft Points ($7.50), 50 percent off the regular price.
Weird Wii Accessories: Playing Your Nintendo Wii Will Never Be The Same
The Microsoft Kinect and Sony Move have been receiving a lot of the press lately, so we want to shed some light on new Nintendo Wii accessories.
Man Allegedly Steals Game Boys from Teenager's Casket [Theft]
Jody Lynn Bennett, 37, of Mentcle, Pa. was apparently in need of a Game Boy on Wednesday. So he popped by the local funeral home and allegedly picked a couple upâ"from the open casket of a dead 17-year-old.
Sears Launches New Video Download Service -- Is It Different from the Others?
As Netflix continues to grow and looks toward a downloadable future, the idea of streaming video is starting to catch on. We've already got Best Buy getting into the game, the understandable choice as a mass chunk of each store is dedicated to ...
Wed Awesome! A Star Wars Media Room
Two computer programmers who claim to not be crazy Star Wars fanatics built a home theater modeled after Darth Vader's destroyer vessel in The Empire Strikes Back.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Most Pirated Game of 2010
As 2010 comes to an end, we follow up our most pirated movies chart by taking a look at the most pirated games of the year. Call of Duty: Black Ops is the absolute winner in the PC games category this year.
Microsoft Kinect hacked to play World of Warcraft
The researchers have made the software available for free, online, dubbed the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST).
Sony Powerless Against Latest PS3 Hack
At the 27th Chaos Communication Congress 2010 held in Berlin, Germany a small group of hackers named fail0verflow stunned the PS3 hacking community world with a massive revelation - they have eradicated a major security barrier preventing ...
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Kinect Makes Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST) Xbox 360 Controller Free
The Kinect, for Xbox 360, is an outstanding success for Microsoft (NASDAQ: MFST). Xbox 360 is a home entertainment and video system.
Top Ten Video Games For Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and More According to Gamefly
Check out these top ten lists from Gamefly that show what the most popular games were last week for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox, PlayStation 2, PSP, DS, Game Cube, and Game Boy Advance.
Guitar Pro v6.0.7.9063
Guitar Pro is first and foremost a software designed to edit tablatures for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments from 4 to 8 strings.
Back to the Future The Game Episode 1 walkthrough video guide (PC, Mac)
This Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1 âœIt's About Timeâ walkthrough will guide you through the beginning to ending moments of cutscenes and gameplay for this PC and Mac game that continues the Back to the Future movie trilogy.
First Unreal Engine game for Android, Dungeon Defenders, now available
Over the Christmas holiday the first Unreal Engine game for Android was released and it offers the best 3D graphics I have seen on an Android phone.
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Over the course of three previous Resident Evil films, the Umbrella Corporation managed to create a flesh-eating virus and turn most of the world's population into zombies.
December 2010 Blizzard Timelapse
By now the entire world knows that New York was hit by a huge blizzard last night. Being Swiss, I couldn't be happier. Just so that you understand how much snow we got, watch this blizzard timelapse.
Dead Rising 2: Case West
Dash Text: Dive into the zombie-infested world of Dead Rising 2 with this fully-featured, stand-alone game! Chuck Greene, the man framed for the Fortune City outbreak, is fighting for his life.
Pokémon Black and White North American Trailer
Earlier today Nintendo revealed the North American release date for the new Pokémon Back and White Version games. Now the new North American trailer for the highly anticipated games has also been released and can be viewed below.
Nintendo 3DS Pre-Order Now Available from GameStop Stores
On the day after Christmas, some GameStop stores began their 3DS pre-orders. According to users on NeoGAF, a popular gaming forum often known for digging up breaking news, Nintendo's glasses-free 3D handheld costs anywhere from $25 to $50 to ...
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Leading and Ideal Manufacturer From Sony Playstation 3 Accessories
Playstation 3 is the 3rd installment in the number of Playstation video game consoles. Playstation 3 that is likewise called PS3 is one of many a lot of well-known video game console of 7th generation era of video game consoles.
Christmas Wonderland
Christmas Wonderland is a very good Christmas themed point and click adventure type downloadable hidden object games from Download Games 24.
6.20 TN-A w/ PSP-3000 Patch: A Temporary Workaround to Avoid Homebrew Crashes
Attention users who're experiencing homebrew crashes on PSP-3000 models with virtuous flame's patch: Numerous comments indicate that the following will put an end to those crashes.
Year of the Rabbit
2011 is the year of the rabbit, according to the Chinese Zodiac. Peace, harmony, and education are associated with the Rabbit. If you're like me, someone who is skeptical of most things astrological, supernatural, spiritual or otherwise ...
Texans vs Broncos live stream NFL AMERICAN FOOTBALL match live online TV channel.
Watch today December 26, Texans vs Broncos live streaming online National Football league called NFL on your LAPTOP or PC Live TV link.
DC Universe Online game info for Sony PS3
DC Universe Online is a persistent online RPG video game for Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3), set for release on March 31, 2011. The game is developed by SOE Austin and published by Sony Online Entertainment.
CoD: Black Ops reaches $1 billion in sales (Call of Duty: Black Ops)
Anyone who says the Call of Duty franchise is one big cash cow is right on the money (hah!). The latest entry in the series has become the quickest to reach a milestone most game publishers only ever dream about - $1 billion in sales revenue... ...
Cautious Methods to Settle a Playstation 3 System Concern
If you would like to be able to repair a Playstation 3 system therefore you can be overwhelmed. This really is reasonable as the PlayStation 3 is extremely complex as well as can have so a lot of conditions.
WordPress 3.1 RC1 Released
Here comes the Christmas gift from WordPress. WordPress released its 3.1 RC1 version. RC stands for âœRelease Candidateâ. RC is an indication that product is ready for final launch.
Epic Mickey Game Preview
"The character Yen Sid (originally from the Fantasia movie) created a world where all the original and now forgotten characters of Disney's incredible animated history can reside.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Viacom Unloads Harmonix To Columbus Nova
Viacom (NYSE: VIA) has found a buyer for Harmonix Music Systems, maker of its struggling video-game franchise âœRock Bandâ: investment management firm Columbus Nova.
Former head of EA's The Sims division takes over as Second Life's new CEO
Linden Lab's people sim-MMO "experience" Second Life has pretty much kept to its own path with little development contact from the mainstream PC game community.
Def Jam Rapstar Adds Kinect Support, Lowers Price
Yo, yo, yo, b-boys and/or b-girls: Music game Def Jam Rapstar has added Kinect support, and publisher Konami has lowered the price down to $39.99 for the game, and $49.99 for the game and the mic.
Sales of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' Crosses The One Billion Dollar Mark
"Call of Duty: Black Ops," the new videogame from Activision Blizzard, has crossed the one-billion-dollar mark in worldwide sales, the company said Tuesday.
Back to the Future The Game Heading to PSN Early 2011
Back to the Future The Game was released earlier today for the PC MAC via Steam. It was then tweeted by Telltale Games that the game would be available on the PSN in early 2011.
An Army Of Marleyââ¬â¢s Ghosts by Philip A. Farruggio + A Christmas Carol (1949)
by Philip A. Farruggio Featured Writer Dandelion Salad December 23, 2010 [To properly understand this fable, one must know the Dickens's story of Scrooge.
Activision Sues EA for "Stealing" Infinity Ward's Staff
Activision Blizzard Inc., the video game maker behind the smash-hit shooter "Call of Duty: Black Ops," on Tuesday added a new target in its lawsuit against two former executives: rival Electronic Arts Inc. Activision also put a price tag on its ...
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Review
EA and DICE have dropped the first major expansion for Battlefield Bad Company 2, winding the clocks back to the Vietnam war again to revisit a setting last seen in the franchise in the much-loved Battlefield: Vietnam.
MapleStory NA Players Explode with âBig Bangâ Update
MapleStory took a big gamble when it pressed the reset button and launched the âœBig Bangâ update this December. It could have easily imploded and turned into a black hole, but it didn't.
Humble Indie Bundle 2 adds OnLive to its supporters
The Humble Indie Bundle 2 (now with all of the games from the first bundle) has a new supporter. It's the PC streaming game service OnLive.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Zynga Has Partnered with Dr. Dre and Interscope Geffen A&M Records
Zynga has partnered with Interscope Geffen AM Records to showcase the new Dr Dre video in Mafia Wars. âœWe're always looking for innovative and interesting ways for fans to discover great music and with an artist of Dre's cultural ...
The Sims Medieval 'special edition' coming, specialness debatable
When we heard that EA would be releasing a "special limited edition" of The Sims Medieval next spring, our minds were filled with images of a replica treasure chest, loaded with fittingly medieval goodies -- perhaps a sword-shaped letter opener?
Free Black Ops Xbox Live multiplayer weekend coming in January
We recognize that the odds of you being a consummate Call of Duty: Black Ops player that hasn't dipped into the game's online multiplayer offerings are slim indeed, but we still thought we'd share -- Activision will host a free Xbox Live ...
LittleBigPlanet 2 goes gold, European release date confirmed
Though the untold millions of levels which the LittleBigPlanet community will almost certainly churn out have yet to be created, the sequel to Media Molecule's 2008 platformer is completely in the bag.
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam Now Available
Finally! The latest DLC for Bad Company 2, Vietnam is now available. I was really looking forward to transform you guys into bacon with my flamethrower.
Godzilla, King Kong And A ââ¬ÅChristmas UFOâ⬠: Conan Unveils Holiday Set To End All Holiday Sets
If you watch television at this time of the year, you know it's the season of standard-issue poinsettias, trees and plenty of bows, ribbons and snowscapes covering backgrounds and news desks.
Secret of Mana available for iOS right now at $8.99
Secret of Mana, one of the finest RPGs released during the SNES era (Secret of Evermore FTW!), is available for iOS right now. Square Enix has released the game for $8.99, which is high for the app store, especially considering the tremendous...
Call of Duty: Black Ops breaks billion-dollar sales barrier
Call of Duty: Black Ops just became Activision Blizzard Corp.'s newest billion-dollar baby. The military action video game has racked up $1 billion in retail sales worldwide since its release Nov. 9, according to the Santa Monica-based game ...
StarCraft 2 demo deployed by Blizzard
The Starcraft 2 demo is now -- finally -- available for PC and Mac. The sample includes the first three campaign missions and doesn't require a Battle.
January 11: DC Universe Online Open For Business
DC Universe Online now has a proper release date: January 11. That's for both the PC and PS3 version, mind you. The MMO, which is based on the DC Comics universe, had for some time been marred by delays and whatnot, but all is forgiven.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Sony PS3, Still Canââ¬â¢t Get Any Love
Sony's PS3⦠what can anyone say at this point? Inspired by the aggressive ad campaign that they have been running and the fact that I haven't written anything about this train wreck in quite a while, I decided to check up on game console statistics.
Dr Dre Promotes Detox in Mafia Wars
Behold the power of Zynga, that company that whipped up a couple of games a few years back and has one whole hell of a lot of money now.
tron legacyââ¬â¢s glimpses of high tech idealism
Usually, it's rare for me to catch a movie on its opening weekend, but in the case of Tron Legacy, I had to make an exception. I mean come on, I'ma programmer by day and a computer science grad student by night, so it's kind of a job ...
Humble Indie Bundle 2 reaches $1 milllion mark; games can be redeemed on Steam
The second round of the Humble Indie Bundle has continued to generate an incredible amount of revenues for a "pay what you want" model.
New Uncharted 3 Video - now free from annoying TV hosts
It may come as a shock to some that the name Jimmy Fallon is not well known in Europe. In fact, I probably know him more than most due to his role in a bizarre remake of the French film Taxi.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 'First Strike' map pack strikes Xbox Live first on Feb. 1
The Major Nelson podcast brings the first details of the initial, inevitable Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack. "First Strike" will be released on Xbox Live on February 1, 2011 -- as a timed exclusive, so give it about a month if you want it on ...
Fanatec Porsche 911 GT2 racing wheel
Playing racing sim game is fun, but sometimes the force-feedback steering wheel just couldn't deliver the oomph that we need. They're just short of leather wraps and some proper feedbacks, and the logo of Porsche.
Microsoft seeking to quadruple Kinect accuracy?
Hacked your Kinect recently? Then you probably know something most regular Xbox 360 gamers don't -- namely, that the Kinect's infrared camera is actually capable of higher resolution than the game console itself supports.
Tomb Raider Trilogy combines HD Legend, Anniversary and Underworld on PS3, retail listing says
The PS3 may be home to yet another HD collection. Amazon.de has a listing for Tomb Raider Trilogy. According to the listing, the Blu-ray will include Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary and Tomb Raider Underworld.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Mass Effect 2 PS3 Will Use Mass Effect 3's Engine
Mass Effect 2 for the PS3 will ship with purportedly better visuals than its Xbox 360 and PC counterparts, and it's not strictly because the port has had an extra year in the development oven.
Lowes Gift-A-Thon: Up to 90% Off
Today, at 10 am EST Lowe's will be offering up to 90% off coupons for select items. You will have to like Lowes on Facebook. This event is similar to the Black Friday Event - but to get all the details, just head over here and read the FAQ.
Lamborghini LP700-4 order guide promises 690 hp, 0-62 in 2.9 seconds
We've heard plenty of speculation about Lamborghini's upcoming Murciélago replacement, the LP700-4, and now a leaked dealer order guide gives us a glimpse of exactly what we can expect from the new flagship Raging Bull.
EA: Nintendo should drop Wii price to $99
Is it time for Nintendo to drop the price of the Wii to $99? The CEO of Electronics Arts thinks so. $199 is considered the magic price for games consoles.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Expansion Releases for PC Tomorrow; Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network December 21
STOCKHOLMâ"(BUSINESS WIRE)â"Calling all soldiers, the battle for Vietnam is about to begin! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) studio today announced that Battlefield: Bad CompanyTM 2 Vietnam, the digital multiplayer expansion pack ...
Limited Edition Orange Xbox 360 TRON Controller
Nobody seems to be able to get enough of TRON at the moment, right? That's probably why we're seeing another TRON peripheral, this time it's an orange controller for the Xbox 360 that is up for pre-order at the moment.
Bulletstorm Epic Edition Announced, Xbox 360 Version to Include Gears of War 3 Beta Access
Exclusive Early Access To Gears Of War 3 Beta. Redwood City, CA, December 17, 2010 - People Can Fly, Epic Games, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Microsoft Game Studios today announced the âœEpic Editionâ of BulletstormTM, the highly ...
Nothin' but a $ Thang: Zynga partners with Dr. Dre for Mafia Wars promo
Nothing quite says "family friendly" like West Coast gangsta rapper Dr. Dre, which is likely why social game magnate Zynga has inked a deal with the musician to crosspromote his forthcoming album, "Detox," within Mafia Wars.
Titan: Blizzard (Reluctantly) Confirms Next-Gen MMO
Blizzard has confirmed its next-generation MMO. It's currently called, or at least referred to as, Titan, and it was first noticed in the leaked roadmap that surfaced a few days ago.
Amazon.com - Playstation 3 160GB & $100 Credit for $300
According to the "Bonus Offer" in the product description, purchase the Playstation 3 160GB System at its $300 price and get a free $100 promotional credit added to your Amazon.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Mortal Kombat Brings It With The Kollectorââ¬â¢s Edition
Looking forward to the next version of Mortal Kombat? Well, some people must be because Game Stop just added information about the Tournament Edition of the classic fighting game.
Gran Turismo 5 Standard Cars to be Upgraded to Premium
In the latest issue of Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu (via AndriaSang), Kazunori Yamauchi has revealed that [at least some of] GT5's âœstandardâ cars will be upgraded to âœpremiumâ models in future updates to the game.
Video Game Deal: Assassinââ¬â¢s Creed: Brotherhood
The Gold Box spotlight deal of the day over at Amazon today is Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 for only 37.99 each (that's 37% off the list price of $59.99).
Quake Arcade Arena Now On Xbox Live Arcade: Insert Console Versus PC Barb Here
Now available on an Xbox 360 console near you: Quake Arena Arcade. It looks to be a fairly straightforward port of Quake Live (which is to say, a fairly straightforward port of Quake III), but this time you'll have to pay 1,200 Microsoft Points ...
Misa Digital's stringless Kitara goes up for pre-order: $849 for a truly unique musical instrument
Remember the Misa Digital Guitar? Well, it's called the Kitara now, it's taken on a fresh lick of paint, and it's ready to be pre-ordered now for an April delivery.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light exploring iDevices tomorrow
New Zealand's iTunes App Store revealed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad well before the game's official announcement in North America -- a tweet from Crystal Dynamic's global brand director Karl Stewart ...
Stars Wars The Force Unleashed 2 DLC: kill Chewbacca and Han Solo?!
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 DLC is shaping up quite nicely. The video after the break shows the upcoming Endor mission which is one of the darkest instalments yet.
Unreal Engine 3 dev kit adding iOS support tomorrow, Infinity Blade clones coming Friday
The Unreal Engine 3 already made a quite spectacular debut on iOS with Epic Games' own Infinity Blade, but the company's decided it's time to finally stop teasing and give us the software to really play with it.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution pushed out of Q1 2011
Square Enix has decided to delay the release of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the ambitious cyberpunk shooter in development at Eidos Montréal.
SNK continues to tickle retro gamers, releases Neo Geo gamepad for PS3
Oh man, as if having 10 Neo Geo classics hitting the PS3 and PSP complete with online multiplayer wasn't sweet enough, now SNK is doing one better by releasing an updated version of the classic Neo Geo gamepad.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Michael ââ¬ÅShaggâ⬠Washington Suing Rockstar For $250 Million
Michael âœShaggâ Washington is a back-up singer for the rap group Cypress Hill. Shagg is suing Take-Two Interactive Software and Rockstar Games for $250 million.
Minecraft to enter Beta phase Dec. 20, modder support coming in future updates
Our little procedurally-generated, co-operative world-building indie gem is growing up so fast -- Minecraft creator Markus Persson has announced on his blog that his super successful title will enter its Beta phase on December 20.
Kratos vs. Scorpion? See it here!
It's confirmed -- God of War's Kratos will appear as a fighter in the upcoming Mortal Kombat. Well, if you get the PlayStation 3 version, of course.
Uncharted 3 Scheduled For 1 Nov 2011 Release
Nathan Drake, the treasure hunter with nine lives returns again for the third time in the new sequel âœUncharted 3: Drake's Deceptionâ.
iPod Touch 4G, iPhone 4 Untethered Jailbreak Coming Soon [VIDEO]
The group that keeps on giving isn't some charity group, for the iOS community, it would be the iPhone Dev Team. Following a tethered iOS 4.2.1 jailbreak, they're now previewing an untethered jailbreak: âœMuscleNerd just uploaded this video ...
Gears VGAs annnouncement postponed
Nelson's just announced that tonight's planned Gears of War announcement for the Video Game Awards has been canceled. âœI wanted to share this with you and let you know that while these are never easy decisions, we can tell you that what we ...
Resistance 3 coming Sept. 6, 2011, new trailer with gameplay
The Video Game Awards have come and gone, and in its dust are tons of news and videos. One of our favorite tidbits is this new trailer for Resistance 3. We've posted the video below, and you'll be happy to know your fall is officially booked.
BioWare reveals Mass Effect 3 at VGAs
The rumors are true -- the game BioWare has been teasing these past few weeks is none other than Mass Effect 3. A trailer for the game was shown off at the Spike VGAs tonight, confirming some of the info accidentally leaked out by the EA Store ...
Dr. Strange isn't a nice man in Batman: Arkham City vid
As expected, Rocksteady showed off new footage of Batman: Arkham Asylum tonight at the VGAs. Well, not exactly -- it was really just a pretty computer generated trailer.
Bethesda reveals Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
At the VGAs tonight, Bethesda confirmed that the rumors are true -- there's a new Elder Scrolls in the works. It's called Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and it's even got a release date -- November 11, 2011.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Nintendo's Revised History Of Super Mario Bros. [Wii]
Super Mario Bros. is 25 years old this year. To commemorate that anniversary, Nintendo is releasing the Super Mario All-Stars collection for Wii.
âBatman: Arkham Cityâ teaser trailer is ready to smash some heads in
Who's dressed in black, sneaky, and out of the Asylum? Batman, that's who. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released a teaser trailer today for Batman: Arkham City that shows the Caped Crusader beating down a few guys before they even ...
Rumor: Mass Effect 3 to be revealed at the VGAs, will include multiplayer
Joystiq has learned from a trusted source that BioWare's enigmatic teaser from last month represents the first glimpse of Mass Effect 3. As many have guessed, the third installment looks to feature something brand new to the series: multiplayer.
Humble Indie Bundle now Steam-compatible, second Bundle teased
If you were one of the charitable souls who purchased the Humble Indie Bundle earlier this year, donating an amount of your choosing to Child's Play while also supporting independent game development -- or, if you were one of those cretins who ...
Uncover The Truth In UNCHARTED 3: Drakeââ¬â¢s Deception
No need to scan that headline twice and make sure you read it right - UNCHARTED 3 is real. UNCHARTED 3: Drake's Deception continues to evolve the all of the core principles we laid out for the UNCHARTED franchise, most important of which is ...
Rovio Mobile Ltd Angry Birds Seasons v1.1.1 iPad iPhone iPod Touch-Lz0PDA
Release Info Release Group: Lz0PDA Release Name: Rovio.Mobile.Ltd.Angry.Birds.Seasons.v1.1.1.iPad.iPhone.iPod.Touch-Lz0PDA Release Date: 2010-12-10 Filename: Rovio.
Call of Duty and Kinect help video game sales hit record in November
And there was much rejoicing. Video game sales rose a healthy 8 percent for the month of November compared to a year ago, according to market researcher NPD.
Sharp Shooter Attachment For Playstation Move Headshots My Heart
I get a good feeling from this particular peripheral. I'm already partial to the Playstation Move, which I think will make for some utterly fantastic light-gun games, but this Sharp Shooter attachment is going to make things all the better.
Mass Effect 2 lands on PS3 Jan. 18 in US, Jan. 21 in Europe
Speaking exclusively to IGN, Electronic Arts has given Mass Effect 2 on PlayStation 3 a solid release date of January 21 in North America and January 21 in Europe (that's in twenty eleven, folks).
Fresh from GT5 launch, Sonyââ¬â¢s Gran Turismo games top 60M sold worldwide
This guy in the picture wasn't smiling a year ago, when he was still slogging through the throes of finishing Gran Turismo 5. But Kazunori Yamauchi, creator and producer of Gran Turismo, has to be smiling now.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
As Blizzard kicks off World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, it suffers a disastrous data leak
Blizzard Entertainment launched its highly-anticipated online role-playing game expansion World of Warcraft Cataclysm today. But the launch was marred by a big leak of internal data in the company's China office.
Spy MMO, The Agency, Delayed Until Second Half Of 2011
The President of Sony Online Entertainment, John Smedley, confirmed The Agency has been delayed due to it needing "a lot of work." Sony's big budget spy-genre MMO was originally anticipated for this year.
Steam Treasure Hunt has you completing objectives for free games
Steam is holding a contest of sorts, where if you complete certain objectives between now and December 20, you could win 100 games.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd lifts Sony PSPs biggest weekly sales in Japan since its 2005 launch
Sony's PSP handheld has recorded its biggest weekly hardware sales in Japan since its 2005 launch, thanks to a monster title from Capcom.
Microsoft Xbox Takes Lead From Wii, And Nintendo May Not Get It Back
There is growing evidence that the Nintendo Wii, which dominated game console sales for nearly three years, has aged enough so that it is no longer the most popular choice in its market.
Insomniac Games Revealing New Resistance 3 Screenshots Via Facebook
Insomniac Games is expected to make some major reveals regarding its upcoming threequel Resistance 3 this weekend, and to get fans in the mood, the developer has decided to incrementally release some exclusive new screenshots for the ...
Ngmoco And Freeverse Freemium Round-Up: Adventure Bay, Star Wars: Imperial Academy, And More
Ngmoco has been seemingly busy this past week releasing a number of free games to the App Store covering action, virtual pets, simulation, entertainment, and sports.
Atari Bustinââ¬â¢ Out Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime on XBLA
Atari has announced the next chapter in the Ghostbusters saga will be available for XBLA in Spring 2011. The title, dubbed Sanctum of Slime, has you once again taking up the proton pack of a rookie recruit to help Ray, Egon, Winston, and ...
NEO-GEO Games Coming To PS3 On December 21st
December 21st is looking to be a big day for the PS3. Well, also a short day if you're talking about duration. Unless you're in Australia.
Tron: Evolution and Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids Hits Retailers
TRON: Evolution Video Game is Now Available in North America Game Highlighted by Film Talent, Daft Punk Music Tracks and Collaboration with âœTRON: Legacyâ Filmmakers.
Monday, December 6, 2010
RipTen Review: Assassins Creed: Brotherhood (Xbox 360)
Since its very announcement back at the start of 2010, many people casted a shadow upon Assassins Creed: Brotherhood. âœThis is just franchise milking!
Pachter - Nintendo missed an opportunity with Wii, 3DS to be revolutionary, Apple to copy
the competition. Microsoft and Sony have released six or seven improved versions of their consoles, while Nintendo has done none this cycle.
Blizzard secures dominance of online games with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (review)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is Blizzard Entertainment's most ambitious expansion pack for its wildly popular online role-playing game yet.
NBA Elite cancellation 'squarely on my desk,' EA CEO says
According to CEO John Riccitiello, EA's perhaps unprecedented decision to cancel NBA Elite 11 so late in its development was his. "There aren't many decisions that are essentially squarely on my desk," he told Kotaku.
Thrustmaster teases Gran Turismo 5 racing wheel
Look, you've waited 800 years for Gran Turismo 5 to arrive; don't you think you've earned the right to play the game the way God (and Kazunori Yamauchi) intended?
Sony Bravia KDL22PX300 LCD HDTV Comes with Built-in PS2 Console
Adding to the existing line up of HDTVs in the market, Sony has just launched its new model HD Bravia TV at a reasonable price but with lots of features.
âSTREET FIGHTER IVâ Now Available on the AppStore
STREET FIGHTER IV, developed by CAPCOM USA, INC.2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, is now available from the App Store and has made Apple's Top 300 iPad/iPod applications list.
Where is Santa Claus Right Now 2010?
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) - Where is Santa Claus right now? When will Santa be at my house? If you want to find Santa, he's still at the North Pole.
Donkey Kong Country Returns - review
â¦Donkey Kong Country Returns is a triumph. It stands alongside the original games magnificently, offering familiar sights and sounds whilst offering more creativity and challenge than most games ever present.
Dead Space 2 dev hints at demo for Christmas
Dead Space 2 executive producer Steve Papoutsis has teased that a demo of the survival horror sequel might be on the cards for Christmas.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Blizzard secures dominance of online games with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (review)
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is Blizzard Entertainment's most ambitious expansion pack for its wildly popular online role-playing game yet.
Evil Ryu and Oni Akuma in Super Street Fighter IV Arcade, likely also console DLC
A trailer for the arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV has revealed two additional characters: Evil Ryu, the "what-if" version of the hero first seen in Street Fighter Alpha 2, and Oni Akuma, who resembles the "Shin Akuma" variant of the ...
Mad Catz: Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro Adapter shipping
Ready to turn your totally sweet keytar into a totally sweet game controller? Mad Catz announced that the PS3 and Wii versions of the Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro Adapter, which allow use of MIDI keyboards, drum kits, and, eventually, the Rock Band 3 ...
Valve opens up Team Fortress 2 for beta testing
Valve has decided that their quality assurance team doesn't quite do enough to make sure Team Fortress is perfect. They stated, on the Team Fortress 2 blog, that as much as they change TF2, and as perfect as they believe themselves to be they ...
Rock Band Weekly: Queen
Next week's Rock Band DLC will be two track packs that are all Queen. One pack includes some Rock Band 3 upgraded tracks from Lego Rock Band, along with some lesser-ish known ditties, while the other is an extrabonanza of the band's most ...
Deerhunter: 'Helicopter (Live on Conan)' Video
Deerhunter's first ever late-night talk show performance happened on Conan last night. The Atlanta quartet brought Halcyon Digest standout "Helicopter" to the program and sounding pretty darn great.
Twisted Pixel Announces Ms. Splosion Man, Releasing Fall 2011 [Twisted Pixel Games Announces Follow-Up To Splosion Man, Ms. Splosion Man, Following In The Steps Of Ms. Pac Man]
Coming fresh off the announcement that Splosion Man had topped the XBLA sale charts after Microsoft's XBLA Black Friday sale, Twisted Pixel Games has announced Splosion Man's successor, Ms.
DICE Encouraging Team Play With Bad Company 2 Vietnam Map Unlock
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Vietnam will ship with a total of five maps instead of four, EA DICE has revealed. But this previously unannounced fifth map (which is a rerelease of Battlefield: Vietnam's "Operation Hastings") won't be playable ...
Sony Creates Frankenstein TV With Built-In PlayStation 2 [Television]
It's baa-aack! Sony's new Bravia KDL-22PX300 exhumes the PS2's still-enjoyable corpse and packs into its own base. The 22-inch set won't upscale PS2 titles, but supports 720p playback.
'Back to the Future: The Game' Trailer Released
Back to the Future is one of the finest movie trilogies ever made, second only to maybe Star Wars, but only if you completely disregard the existence of the prequels.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Deus Ex: Human Revolution special edition, pre-order bonuses announced
A Deus Ex: Human Revolution special edition has been announced in a variety of different pre-order packages depending on where you order the game from.
Trials HDââ¬âBig Thrills DLC Available Today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace
Thrill for more Trials HD for only 400 MS Points. December 1, 2010 (Helsinki, Finland) â€â RedLynx (redlynx.com) today launched Trials HD - Big Thrills, the second DLC for its million-selling Xbox LIVE Arcade game, Trials HD.
Interview: Warren Spector Talks "Epic Mickey"
It's probably no surprise that the man who's orchestrated Mickey Mouse's grand return to the video game stage is an animation buff of massive proportions.
Hersheyââ¬â¢s Pot of Gold Chocolates = Handy Holiday Gift
It never fails. Every year I end up wishing that I had something extra as a gift for someone I forgot about completely or feel I should have given a little bit more.
First Look At Segaââ¬â¢s New SciFi Shooter, Binary Domain
From the creator of the Yakuza franchise comes a new sci fi shooter for the PS3 and 360. Binary Domain takes place in Tokyo during the year 2080 where humans and machines are at war.
Pirates of the Burning Sea completes transition to free-to-play
Flying Lab Software's piratical MMO Pirates of the Burning Sea has officially made the transition to free-to-play -- you can now download, install and play the client with nothing more than a free Station account.
Gran Turismo 5 getting 'damage patch' soon
Gran Turismo 5 took eight billion years to make, and it's not finished yet. A new patch is coming that will add "mechanical damage options" to the game.
Super Meat Boy fried by PETA's Tofu Boy
Animal activist organization PETA has released its latest parody, Super Tofu Boy, an extra firm lampoon of the beefy Super Meat Boy.
Film: Newswire: The trailer for Beats Rhymes And Fights: Michael Rapaport kicks a little something about A Tribe Called Quest
Michael Rapaport, longtime character actor and personification of a certain breed of loud, unrepentantly awkward white guy, is also an avowed hip-hop aficionado with a deep love of the genre's early-'90s heyday.
Xbox Live Rewards loyalty program goes live in the US and UK
Spend an embarrassing amount of your life immersed in the Xbox Live universe? It's cool -- we all do. But now, you'll actually have a better reason to ignore whoever's yelling at you to disconnect.
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