2007-02-11
No Killzone 2 At GDC 2007, Halo 3 Beta Comes First
Killzone 2 came *this* close (/tiny gesture) to stealing a precious fragment of Halo 3's growing hype. As Bungie's Xbox 360 multiplayer shooter draws ever so near to its highly publicized beta, the PlayStation 3 Killzone sequel suddenly stepped in the ... (more)
2007-02-09
Metal Gear Solid Movie In The Making At Sony Pictures
This week's 2007 D.I.C.E. Summit from Las Vegas played host to at least a couple of pleasant surprises, from a gaming standpoint, and both of them were delivered by Yair Landau (Vice Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment and President of Sony Picture ... (more)
2007-02-09
Guitar Hero Touring On Wii And DS, Activision Sues GH Devs
Whoa, the Guitar Hero news just keep on coming! Just last month, it was revealed that Activision-owned studio Neversoft was hiring for a new Guitar Hero project, while the series' original creators from Harmonix were rumoured to be working on an '80s G ... (more)
2007-02-08
NBA Street Homecourt Beats Virtua Tennis 3 In The 1080p Race
Having just unclenched my playful fists from my Wiimote a few minutes ago, arms still twitching in pain after another furious round of Wii Tennis, I can't help but smirck at such futile battles, as the one heating up between Sega's Virtua Tennis 3, and ... (more)
2007-02-08
Half-Life 2: The Black & Orange Boxes (Episode Two) Delayed
Who would have thought, back in 2003 when Valve was driving us crazy with their development mishaps, that Half-Life 2 would ultimately end up on four consoles; not to mention the Arcades in Japan. Three years after the original PC release, and two year ... (more)
2007-02-08
GTA: Vice City Stories Confirmed For PS2
I'm sure that everyone has seen this one coming for weeks, or even months, since the first "Stories" variation for the PlayStation Portable - GTA: Liberty City Stories - also ended up on the PlayStation 2. And with the release of GTA: Vice City Stories ... (more)
2007-02-08
ArmA: Armed Assault Gets New Features For EU Launch
Publisher 505 Games and Czech developer Bohemia Interactive are building up their forces for the imminent release of Bohemia's latest military combat simulator, by announcing today the addition of new content and features in ArmA: Armed ... (more)
2007-02-08
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar Released Early
Stardock has defied the laws of the gaming universe, by actually releasing their Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar expansion pack earlier than expected. One week earlier, to be more specific. Instead of launching it on February 14 as previously an ... (more)
2007-02-08
EVE Online Scandal Reaches Boiling Point
In a world like EVE Online, where everything is ultimately about PvP, where one corporation's gains may very well mean another one's demise, the balance of power is particularly fragile. So when someone abusively tips it one way or the other, they're d ... (more)
2007-02-07
DAoC: Catacombs Expansion Now Free To Download
In a sudden breakaway from the usual Warhammer Online newsletters they've been throwing at us on a regular basis lately, Mythic Entertainment EA Mythic took a moment (or two) of their precious time to give their fans a little present. So ... (more)
2007-02-07
Manhunt 2 Targerts The Wii, PlayStation 2 And PSP
Speaking of violent games, Jack Thompson's arch-devils from Rockstar are at it again: by summer of this year, they will challenge us with even more stalking action, in a sequel to their 2004 Manhunt game. The new Manhunt 2 is being developed for the Wi ... (more)
2007-02-07
Sue You, Jack Thompson!
It's been a while since we last talked about everyone's favorite anti-(violent-)games attorney, Jack Thompson. And it's not because he kept silent for all this time - which would be statistically impossible - but mostly because we were h ... (more)
2007-02-07
Supreme Commander Demo Download
We may have been bitching about the humongous size of demo versions lately (and rightly so, I still believe). But when the label reads "Supreme Commander", we're more than willing to turn a blind eye and welcome this new, 1.1 GB demo for ... (more)
2007-02-07
Kingdom Hearts Tops 10 Million, More KH On The Way
There's nothing new about Square Enix working on further Kingdom Hearts games, since this is something that's been hinted by Tetsuya Nomura almost a year ago. And last December they shifted the rumour mill into gear once again, after ending a Hearts II ... (more)
2007-02-07
Jade Empire: Golden Edition Ready For PC, New Trailer
Remember how long it took Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic to make the journey from Xbox to PC back in 2003? Four months. And how long ago was the Xbox version of Jade Empire released? Almost two years. And, just out of curiosity, how many new ga ... (more)
2007-02-07
Wii Crushed The PS3 By 3:1 In Japan Last Month, GTA Rules
A number of reports from the past few days have shed a peculiar light on Japan's current gaming trends, regarding both hardware and software sales. Whereas a couple of weeks ago Microsoft made it to the top 10 with Gears of War, their Xbox 360 hit has ... (more)
2007-02-06
Red Faction Gets Second Sequel
To this day, Red Faction remains a great game (in multiplayer, at least) that introduced one of the most breakthrough technologies in 3D gaming history - allowing you to literally blast your way through walls and such. And yet, Volition' ... (more)
2007-02-06
Next-gen N-Gage This September, Gameloft And EA Sign Up
Shortly after we reported about the next generation of N-Gage devices that's expected to be announced at GDC 2007 next month, the N-Gage blog posted a story in which they revealed the first two gaming companies that have committed to support Nokia's up ... (more)
2007-02-05
Konami Lines Up Dewy's Adventure And More Wii, DS, PSP Games
Our previous story about Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles was just the tip of Konami's playful iceberg drifting into 2007. That title alone may have been enough to get our utmost attention, but they also have a lot more in store for this year's po ... (more)
2007-02-05
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, A PSP Hit In The Re-Making
Following a couple of very well received (as usual) incarnations on Nintendo's DS handheld, the classic Castlevania series will make its PlayStation Portable debut towards the end of this year, with Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, says Konami. T ... (more)