Assassin’s Creed
December 23, 2007
In recent years, it would seem quite odd for a company to risk its biggest quarter, in terms of sales, on a brand new franchise. Although it probably wasn’t their original plan to feature Assassin’s Creed as their premiere software release for the 2007 holiday season, delays to other titles caused Ubisoft to put all of their marketing muscle into Assassin’s Creed. The road to release hasn’t been without its bumps though. Read more
Rock Band
December 15, 2007
As one of the most eagerly anticipated titles of the year, Rock Band is a title that doesn’t leave much room for disappointment. From the creators of the incredibly successful and popular Guitar Hero series, Rock Band is meant as an evolution of the Rhythm genre. On the surface, Rock Band appears to achieve this goal but only by overwhelming the individual with its hefty price tag and a retail box much larger than what their console arrived in. It isn’t until a player joins up with three others until they can truly understand what an achievement this game is for the industry and the genre. Read more
Reggie Assures Wii’s Are Coming
December 14, 2007
Nintendo’s President Reggie Fils-Aime held a private group interview to discuss the Nintendo DS and Wii. As is normal when dealing with Reggie, he was extremely energetic and upbeat about how the Wii and Nintendo DS are performing. During the call, he mentioned that for the month of November, all 980,000 Wii’s that were sent to North America, were sold out. This has exhausted the entire supply of Wii consoles distributed in North America. Read more
GripShift Races to XBLA
December 13, 2007
GripShift, the award winning racing platformer developed and published by Sidhe Interactive is now available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA), the premier destination for digitally distributed, high-definition original and classic games. Featuring an extensive single-player experience, two multiplayer modes, stunning visuals and amazing sound, GripShift is available for 800 Microsoft points under the Games tab on the XBLA Dashboard. Read more
Wii and PS2 Get Dungeon Crawling Fun
December 13, 2007
Atlus U.S.A. today announced Baroque, a new dungeon-crawling action RPG for the Wii and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. Dark, addictively challenging, and totally immersive, Baroque is a pure RPG experience, highly regarded by Japanese gamers and now finally scheduled to arrive in North America! Baroque is currently slated for release in February 2008. Read more
GameTap New Titles 12/13
December 12, 2007
Here is a list of the new games coming to GameTap tomorrow, Thursday December 13th. This week GameTap proudly adds three more titles to its massive catalogue with Brigade E5, Texas Hold ‘em, and Seal of Evil.
The selection of great free games also continues to grow with this week’s addition pushing the total number of free games to 70. The rotating selection of completely free-to-play games includes huge fan-favorites like Hitman, Hitman: Silent Assassin, and Hitman: Contracts and the critically acclaimed Psychonauts and now Thief: Deadly Shadows. Read more
Mario and Sonic at the Olympics
December 12, 2007
If you would have ever told me a few years ago that Mario and Sonic would team up in a videogame and it would be developed outside of Nintendo, I would have laughed at you. But no matter how unbelievable this is, it has happened. Although after spending time with Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, this title would have been better off as an idea and never seen the light of day. Read more
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
December 11, 2007
Unless you have been living under a rock, you should have heard of a little game called Guitar Hero. First released on the PlayStation 2 with no expectations of becoming anything other than a niche title, Guitar Hero became an overnight success and established the musical rhythm genre as a profitable business endeavor for Harmonix and Red Octane. After successfully launching Guitar Hero 2 on multiple platforms and an 80′s edition, Red Octane and Neversoft have teamed up with Activision to bring the third official chapter in this beloved franchise while Harmonix went off to EA to bring Rock Band to the consoles. With the changes in the development team, does Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock have what it takes to bring this series to the next level? Read more
Don King is Coming
December 11, 2007
2K Sports today announced the spring 2008 release of Don King Presents: Prizefighter, the most realistic boxing video game simulation, for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo’s Wii home video game console and Nintendo’s DS portable system. This in-depth, documentary-style title will provide the deepest, most authentic and entertaining experience ever seen in a boxing video game. Read more
Brain Challenge Enters iPod
December 11, 2007
Gameloft, a leading publisher and developer of video games for mobile phones, today announced that Brain Challenge, the unique game designed to stimulate and enhance brain activity, is now available on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com) for players to purchase and download on the fifth generation iPod, iPod Classic and new iPod nano with video. Brain Challenge is available immediately for purchase for $4.99. Read more