What Would Samus Do? Charity Program Launches
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Tenchux’s Super Metroid Remastered project has launched it’s official site – http://www.8bitx.com/supermetroid/ The goal of this project is to raise funds for Child’s Play Charity, a charity to give sick kids in hospitals their most desired games, toys, and movies. Today Tenchux will be releasing a brand new track from the upcoming Super Metroid Remastered [...]
Comments OffAxl Rose hits Activision with $20 Million Lawsuit
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Joining a list of artists including No Doubt and Courtney Love, Guns ‘N Roses frontman Axl Rose is suing Activision for a total sum of $20 million, in response to the in-game appearance of former GNR guitarist Slash in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. According to court documents obtained by Reuters, Rose claims that [...]
Comments OffActivision on CoD: “Never, Ever Charge for Multiplayer”
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010Despite long-standing rumors that Activision is looking to monetize on the multiplayer-aspect of the immensely popular Call of Duty series, CEO of Activision Publishing Eric Hirshberg has stated that even though the company is seeing an increasing shift towards long-standing online relationships between consumers and publishers, the company will “never, ever charge for the [Call [...]
Comments OffSony Ericsson CEO Hints at PSPhone
Monday, November 22nd, 2010In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg has spoken out regarding the rumors that have recently surfaced regarding the PSPhone, which is supposedly codenamed “Zeus.” Regarding the currently unannounced project, Nordberg stated that “there’s a lot of smoke, and I tell you there must be a fire somewhere.” Rumors [...]
Comments OffFallout: New Vegas Charity for Child’s Play Continues!
Sunday, November 21st, 2010The Charity Marathon continues! You can catch it all right here!
Comments OffAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Video Review
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Despite being an enormous Assassin’s Creed fan, there were a few reasons why I personally was not excited for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. Or for that matter, I was very skeptical of the game before I actually got my hands on it.
5 CommentsOnLive Box Launching December 2nd
Thursday, November 18th, 2010The leader in the cloud-based charge in the industry, OnLive, has announced that the micro-console box will launch this December 2nd, with pre-orders already open to the public. The box will retail for $100, and allow console-based gamers to stream OnLive’s HD server content directly to their home HDTVs. The system includes the physical box [...]
Comments OffBlack Ops Makes $650m in First Five Days
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Any doubts on whether or not the lack of the Infinity Ward label on Call of Duty: Black Ops would translate to less sales were put to rest after the game’s $350 million+ launch day. The next four days didn’t slow the sales too much either, the game going on to make $650 million in [...]
2 CommentsGaikai Opens Public Beta
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Dave Perry’s cloud-based streaming platform Gaikai entered public beta late yesterday, with 11,000 invitations having been sent out prior to the opening. More invitations will be sent out as initial feedback is taken into consideration and the service’s infrastructure is beefed up to accommodate the additional necessary traffic. Interested players can register for the beta [...]
Comments OffNamco Goes Retro with Generations Label
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Namco Bandai has a lot of cultural phenomenons in their back catalog, so its no surprise that the company is now devoting an entire new studio to their maintenance and updating. Namco Generations is a label strictly designed to bring HD remasters and remakes of classic arcade and console hits back onto digital distribution platforms [...]
Comments OffKinect Sells 1 Million at Launch
Thursday, November 18th, 2010The “5 million by year’s end” claim doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility now. Microsoft has reported that launch sales for the Kinect motion control system have topped 1 million in its first ten days on shelves.
Comments OffMarvel vs. Capcom 3 Dated
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Those hoping for the cross-over brawler Marvel vs. Capcom 3, going on ten years now, finally have an end date for their anticipation. The game will ship for both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 in the States on February 15, 2011. A special edition was also detailed, costing $70 and including downloadable characters Jill Valentine [...]
Comments OffFirst Fallout: New Vegas DLC Detailed
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Fallout: New Vegas is off to a good start, having shipped five million units worldwide and continuing the good name reestablished for the franchise in Fallout 3. Continuing another Bethesda trend, the game’s first batch of downloadable content has been revealed, and will remain a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360 version of the game. [...]
1 CommentLEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean Announced
Thursday, November 18th, 2010Following major franchises like Star Wars, Batman, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones, Disney has announced that Traveler’s Tales is currently working on bringing the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise into the realm of Lego. Set to be released around the same time as the fourth feature-film, LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game adaptation [...]
Comments OffTony Hawk: Shred Sells Fewer than 3000 in First Week
Thursday, November 18th, 2010The sequel to last year’s universally-panned skateboarding title Tony Hawk: Ride, Tony Hawk: Shred, has failed to sell more than 3,000 units across all platforms in North America during the first week of its release. The title, which was released on October 26th, utilizes the same skateboarding peripheral that was the most prominent source of [...]
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