It looks like a giant robot arms race is brewing. Last week, sensational images of a giant Gundam replica in Tokyo’s Odaiba Shiokaze park were sighted. The towering 59-foot tall mech was built by Bandai to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gudam franchise. Recently, images of an equally imposing Optimus Prime statue from [...]

New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)Red Dead Redemption running away with it.

I scored all three of these games highly. How do I feel about them now? A friend of mine reminded me of Red Steel 2 today, and it got me thinking about my glowing review of Ubisoft’s MotionPlus first-person brawler. I spoke quite hyperbolically, and even when I wrote the review, I wrestled with giving [...]

Pokemon SoulSilver Version (DS)Red Dead Redemption running away with it.

Fans of Policenauts and Snatcher might want to take notice, because Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima is reportedly working on another adventure game. In a new interview with 4gamer (as translated by Adriasang), 5pb CEO Chiyomaru Shikura confirmed that he is working on a project with Kojima, saying that he wants to put his “full [...]

This week sees street racing, creepy shadows, and mystery adventures. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “New Releases – Race Days and Survive Nights Video Feature” was posted by sampsona on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:34:24 -0700

Slang giving eager gamers the chance to see life through the eyeholes of Dr. Wagner Jr., La Parka, Octagon, and Abismo Negro. Get the full article at GameSpot “Lucha Libre preorders to get free wrestling masks” was posted by Brendan Sinclair on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:56:44 -0700

FIFA Soccer 11 (Wii)The World Cup had plenty of stars; here’s our list of who deserves a spot on your virtual squad.

Call of Duty: Black Ops (Wii)Robert Bowling, Josh Olin calm the crowd.

Beyblade: Metal Fusion (Wii)BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion – Battle Fortress NEW SCREENS!!!

Rapala Pro Bass Fishing (Wii)Rapala Pro Bass Fishing – New Screens

Rock Band 3 (Wii)Retailer pre-order plans detailed.

Last week’s RPG flood may be over, but Japan does have some big titles on the way this week.

Live video by Ustream Time: Tuesday, July 20th, 2010, 5 p.m. PST Location: Watch the embedded video player above. This stark, XBLA puzzle game was a staff favorite at GDC, and now the indie project has gotten wide distribution. Watch as Justin and Tina play through the opening of this beautiful, minimalist adventure. But don’t [...]

Nintendo and Tecmo Koei put out an awesome 16-minute-long documentary on the making of Metroid: Other M in Japan last week, and obsessed fans have gone to the trouble of translating the whole thing for our western brains. The two videos below feature Tecmo’s Yosuke Hayashi and Metroid creator Yoshio Sakamoto, who speak over a [...]

An announcement confirming the game’s release date and pricing will happen tomorrow. Dive: The Medes Island Secret, from Cosmonaut Games, might be launching on WiiWare on July 26, according to Nintendo’s website. When contacted, the game’s representatives said that there will be an official announcement about the game’s release date and pricing tomorrow. The game, [...]

Aquariums, virtual pets and… scrabble training. If you suck at Scrabble but wish you were a word wizard you’ll love the Scrabble Tools download in this week’s US DSiWare update. If you’re a normal person though, you might just want to play some video games. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Last [...]

This is the Super Mario Galaxy 2 Game Guide PDF. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “Super Mario Galaxy 2 Game Guide PDF” was posted on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:19:05 -0700

This week sees street racing, creepy shadows, and mystery adventures. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “New Releases – Race Days and Survive Nights Video Feature” was posted by sampsona on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:34:24 -0700

Nintendo Store Update: Storefront adds Gamelion’s fuzzy adventure game, “basketbrawl” title, virtual aquarium game to WiiWare. Get the full article at GameSpot “Furry Legends, HoopWorld hit WiiWare” was posted by Eddie Makuch on Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:37:26 -0700

Publishing exec Danny Bilson talks cross-media efforts, teases original IP game and movie in conjunction with major filmmaker. THQ has big gaming tie-in plans for the future, and appropriately enough, it is starting with the 22nd-century sci-fi shooter series Red Faction. The publisher has teamed with the NBC Universal-owned cable channel SyFy to produce a [...]

Rock Band 3 (DS)Retailer pre-order plans detailed.

Last week’s RPG flood may be over, but Japan does have some big titles on the way this week.

U.K indie developer Cliff Harris created a stir last week when he called out Epic VP Mark Rein on his block, calling Rein a “jerk” for his comments during a Develop Conference panel about indie games. Rein apologized for his comments in a lengthy letter Harris, which he also passed to Develop. In it, he [...]

New footage to whet your appetite for this awesome DS sequel. Every time we see new footage of Okamiden on DS we get just that little bit more excited for its arrival. Click here to read the full article Related Stories New Pokemon Black/White gameplay footage UK CHART: Crackdown 2 on top again Blood Stone [...]

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Wii)Our third screen in the series is simply “Amazing.”

Innovation key to Guitar Hero turnaround.

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The death of Michael Jackson in 2009 brought with it a major resurgence in his music and other media. However, Ubisoft confirmed in a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz that they had been working with Jackson and his family on a game “long before his death.” According to Ubisoft’s UK marketing director Murray Pannel, Jackson had [...]