Archive for April, 2010

Bungie’s New Game Won’t Be at E3

Friday, April 30th, 2010

While the industry was consumed with yesterday’s news that Activision would exclusively publish Bungie’s new franchise for the next 10 years, we’re all sadly going to have to wait a while before we find out just what that new franchise actually is. Speaking to Edge-Online, Bungie community manager Brian Jarrard said they won’t be premiering [...]

Activision Announces Call of Duty: Black Ops

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Perhaps momentarily forgotten in all the Activision/Bungie hoopla yesterday was that Activision earlier this week promised to reveal the next Call of Duty on Friday. And here it is: The official website for Call of Duty: Black Ops has gone live, revealing the new game will be released on November 9. The game is indeed [...]

Bungie to work with Blizzard?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Studio won’t rule out future collaboration with ‘very cool’ partner. Bungie community director Brian Jarrard has said that the studio feels "very cool" about being stablemates with Blizzard – and has refused to rule out a potential collaboration. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops [...]

Japan: PSP and DS in photo finish

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Handheld platforms in tight contest again for the weekly hardware sales crown. PSP and DS fought another close battle for the top spot on the Japanese hardware sales chart last week. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops Japanese chart Bungie won’t reveal new game [...]

Call of Duty: Black Ops deploying November 9

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Teaser Web site reveals launch date of Treyarch’s next installment in series, rumored to be set during Cold War guerrilla conflicts. Though it wasn’t supposed to be officially revealed until later tonight, the next Call of Duty game has been unmasked early. The official Web site of the game, subtitled Black Ops, went live this [...]

Bungie to work with Blizzard?

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Studio won’t rule out future collaboration with ‘very cool’ partner. Bungie community director Brian Jarrard has said that the studio feels "very cool" about being stablemates with Blizzard – and has refused to rule out a potential collaboration. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops [...]

Japan: PSP and DS in photo finish

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Handheld platforms in tight contest again for the weekly hardware sales crown. PSP and DS fought another close battle for the top spot on the Japanese hardware sales chart last week. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops Japanese chart Bungie won’t reveal new game [...]

Lib Dems back games tax break

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Party would introduce relief "as soon as possible". The Liberal Democrats have backed the UK government’s pledge to introduce a games tax break for the country’s developers. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Activision swoops for Bungie IP Scouts can now earn videogame awards Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops [...]

Lib Dems back games tax break

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Party would introduce relief "as soon as possible". The Liberal Democrats have backed the UK government’s pledge to introduce a games tax break for the country’s developers. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Activision swoops for Bungie IP Scouts can now earn videogame awards Bungie: ‘We’re not scared of PS3′ Nier tops [...]

News: Majesco announces Swords for Wii

Friday, April 30th, 2010

MotionPlus-compatible effort due this year. Majesco Entertainment today announced the simply titled Swords, a MotionPlus compatible Wii game that promises “accurate 1-to-1 motion-based battles”. The newly announced swordfighting game will let players battle eight of “the most formidable adversaries in history” by “carving, sparring [and] blocking”. Co-operative and head-to-head battles were also teased in the [...]

Video: The Wii gets Heavy Fire: Special Operations

Friday, April 30th, 2010

View this video on EGTV

News: Mega Man Zero Collection dated for US

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Portable collection hits on 8th June. Capcom announced today that Mega Man Zero for the Nintendo DS will be hitting North American stores on 8th June. The announcement further clarifies the former target date of “early summer”, set when the game was announced back in July. The collection, which adds “new modes” and an “easy [...]

Iron Man 2 Interview: David Allen

Friday, April 30th, 2010

GameSpot talks with David Allen about the production of Iron Man 2 on the cusp of its release. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Iron Man 2 Interview: David Allen” was posted by Tyler on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:43:33 -0700

Nintendo Download Update: Wario Is Displeased

Friday, April 30th, 2010

We get half the downloads of our Euro cousins this week The farce continues as we get a full 50% less updates this week, hooray for our beloved Classification Board. It’s not all bad though as we’ll most likely get WarioWare D.I.Y. Showcase at a later stage, you know, like when we get the game. [...]

Editorial: Bungie Jumps, With No Strings Attached

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Bungie Project [untitled] (Wii)If Activision is the devil, I’ll see you in hell.

Red Sun Rising Teaser Trailer

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Attack on Pearl Harbor — Episode 1: Red Sun Rising (Wii)This video offers a glance of the game’s action-packed gameplay and aerial combat.

The Aussie Source – April 30th

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The self-destruction of Infinity Ward, a Kane & Lynch 2 interview, a ModNation Racers reader event wrap and Iron Man 2!

Presented By:

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Tecmo Bowl Throwback Review

Friday, April 30th, 2010

You know the age-old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? Well that doesn’t quite apply to Tecmo’s PSN/XBLA release, Tecmo Bowl Throwback. Instead of trying to completely overhaul the mechanics of the classic 8- and 16-bit football games, Tecmo simply applied a fresh coat of paint to the game while leaving the entire [...]

Telltale Reveals Puzzle Agent, Their First Wholly Original IP

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Telltale’s next game, Puzzle Agent, will bear a lot more in common with Professor Layton than Sam & Max. The official news of the upcoming title’s release came out of a small press event today in San Francisco. While the developer only showed a few screens and a short gameply clip, Telltale representatives explained that [...]

The Aussie Source – April 30th

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The self-destruction of Infinity Ward, a Kane & Lynch 2 interview, a ModNation Racers reader event wrap and Iron Man 2!

Iron Man 2 Interview: David Allen

Friday, April 30th, 2010

GameSpot talks with David Allen about the production of Iron Man 2 on the cusp of its release. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Iron Man 2 Interview: David Allen” was posted by Tyler on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:43:33 -0700

Puzzle Agent Screens

Friday, April 30th, 2010

10 new shots posted. Get the full article at GameSpot “Puzzle Agent Screens” was posted on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:12:14 -0700

Puzzle Agent First Look

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Telltale Games announces Telltale Pilot Program and a new puzzle game set to come out on the PC and WiiWare. It’s been six years since former LucasArts employees founded Telltale Games to focus on episodic gaming and adventure games like Sam and Max and Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People. At a small press [...]

Puzzle Agent Short Cutscene Movie

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Checkout this video featuring a cutscene from Puzzle Agent. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Puzzle Agent Short Cutscene Movie” was posted by DanM on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:26:18 -0700

Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising Teaser Trailer 1

Friday, April 30th, 2010

You had to be fearless and you had to be the best. Check out the latest trailer for Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941 Red Sun Rising. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Pearl Harbor Trilogy – 1941: Red Sun Rising Teaser Trailer 1” was posted by DanM on Thu, 29 [...]

Zombie Panic in Wonderland Screens

Friday, April 30th, 2010

12 new shots posted. Get the full article at GameSpot “Zombie Panic in Wonderland Screens” was posted on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:00:13 -0700

The Best/Worst EGM Magazine Covers

Friday, April 30th, 2010

The Best/Worst EGM Magazine Covers A nostalgic look back at an old friend’s more embarrassing moments. By Scott Sharkey I just heard tell that brand new EGMs have started showing up in mailboxes. I’ve yet to see the resurrected mag but I’m glad to see the thing going onward. Meanwhile, it seemed like a good [...]

Steam Client for Mac Launching May 12

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Starting next month, Mac owners will no longer have to use Boot Camp in order to access Steam. Valve has announced the official date for the Mac version of Steam. First announced back in March, Steam support for the Mac will be accompanied by native support for all Valve developed games. All future titles will [...]

Bungie’s Independence Day

Friday, April 30th, 2010

Bungie Project [untitled] (Wii)The studio explains why Activision’s deal is good for gamers.