Archive for October, 2007

I’m not much of an achievement whore but this is definitely a good read for those who are. Read the rest of this entry »

- You Are Empty, Death to Spies and Dawn of Magic® Hit U.S. Retailers -NEW YORK – October 16, 2007 – Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that You Are Empty, Death to Spies and Dawn of Magic® for Windows PC have shipped to retailers across North America. You are Empty, Death to Spies, and Dawn of Magic are all rated M for Mature and will each be available at the suggested retail price of $29.95. Read the rest of this entry »

We’ve just receivd a dossier on Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams. She’s not only gorgeous, but also well skilled and experienced. There are more profiles to come so stay posted! Read the rest of this entry »

Guitar Hero is truly a phenomenon. Now they are including Xbox Live freebies on music soundtracks. I thought I’ve seen everything until now. Here’s the full release: Read the rest of this entry »

Tekken 6 will be hitting the Playstation 3 in 2008. Tekken has always been a Playstation only series since day one. Even the first Tekken was developed on the PS1 arcade board. Namco followed suit with every game in the series including 6, which is being developed on PS3 arcade hardware. Another series that was Playstation only was the Ace Combat series. Ace Combat 6 is now a 360 exclusive. Does Namco have reason to bring Tekken 6 to the 360? Read on for the facts. Read the rest of this entry »

It looks like Microsoft is really starting to focus on the Japanese market. This is a good thing. Like Lost Odyssey, Japan will get KOF first with the US and the rest of the world shortly after. Here’s the full release:

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This week, play “Every Extend Extra Extreme,” an explosive new twist on the puzzle-shooter genre and also check out “Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe,” a reboot of the classic futuristic sports game for Xbox LIVE Arcade. Both games will be available worldwide for 800 Microsoft Points each this Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT). Read the rest of this entry »

Renowned Electronics Retailer Brings Enthusiasts True 360-Degree Gaming Experience

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — Crutchfield, the nation’s largest direct integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, today announced it has added console games to its portfolio of cutting-edge products – bringing gamers not only the game boxes and gaming titles, but the surround sound, HDTVs and everything else needed to enjoy an engrossing gaming experience. Read the rest of this entry »

Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of the Final Fantasy series and Blue Dragon, has a new fantasy coming to Japan this Christmas.  Lost Odyssey is Microsoft’s new ace in the land of the rising sun.  Blue Dragon, Sakaguchi’s last 360 RPG, went on to sell 198,000 copies.  All 10,000 of the Blue Dragon bundles sold out when they went on sale.  So who’s to say there’s no market in Japan for Microsoft’s Xbox 360? Read the rest of this entry »

Since the games release, I’ve noticed that my friends scores are not showing up on the Leaderboards online when I choose ‘Friends’.  If you select the game from the XBLA menu, it will scroll through your friends scores just fine.  It won’t work once you get in the game though.  I’ve contacted Capcom about the issue and they stated that the devs are aware of the issue and are working on it.

By now the problems with the 360 have been…hashed out. The supposed 65nm chipset is running free in the wild and Microsoft is still shipping out those coffins. You would think with all the bad press about the ‘red ring of death’ that people would stop buying the 360 all together. That is simply not the case. 360 gamers are fiendish when it comes to owning games and not even 3 red rings is going to stop them from finishing their achievements in Super Puzzle Fighter. Read the rest of this entry »

Taito Resurrects Classic ’80s Arcade Action on Sprint Nextel Phones
LOS ANGELES, CA – Oct 12, 2007 Taito Corporation announced today that updated classic arcade games Chase H.Q.® 3D and Elevator Action® 3D are now available on select models of Sprint Nextel mobile phones including Sanyo MM- 7500, MM-8300, MM-9000, SCP-6600 Katana and SCP-8400. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Online, a division of Vivendi Games, has unveiled the first details for Aces of the Galaxy, an action shooter set in stunning space environments, and Boogie Bunnies, a new take on the match-three puzzle game. Both games are expected to release for Windows PC and Xbox Live Arcade this winter. In addition, Sierra Online has released new details, as well as artwork and videos, for several upcoming titles including Commanders: Attack of the Genos, Arkadian Warriors, Assault Heroes PC, Switchball and Battlestar Galactica. Read the rest of this entry »

I spent some time over at iZ3D yesterday looking at their new 3D LCD displays. I was amazed at what I saw. It seems that for the first time in the history of PC gaming, the display is going to change the way we look at games. Read the rest of this entry »

Well it’s been 7 years since 2K1. That means it’s been 7 years that I’ve been BEGGING for Visual Concepts to include dunk and 3pt shooting contests. I’ve been paying some good coin for these games and I mean really, is it too much to ask? They put that 24/7 mode in the game and I hated it. Why put so much effort into 24/7 when you could have All-Star Saturday as an additional game mode? Every time a new NBA 2K game was released, I’d hope and pray to no avail. Well after all these years, my prayers have finally been answered with NBA 2K8. Read the rest of this entry »