Awesome new Punch-Out!! commercial — Best Nintendo ad in years?
We think so. Judge for yourself, and let us hear your thoughts in the comments below.
Contra Rebirth coming to WiiWare in Japan
Following the success of Gradius Rebirth, Konami’s now announced Contra Rebirth for Japan. It’ll be released on May 12 for 1,000 Wii Points there. Here, well, nothing’s been said just yet. Let’s hope we see something on it for Europe and North America soon.
The Conduit – Several multiplayer screenshots
Since we’re not important enough to be invited to private showcase events yet, we bring you instead footage from those events (thanks IGN!). I’m kidding… sort of. Check out the screenshots by clicking the image to the right!
BREAKING: Pokémon Gold and Silver remakes announced for Nintendo DS!
Breaking news from Yahoo.co.jp (it’s all in Japanese, don’t waste your time): We learned on the 7th that “Pocket Monsters Gold and Silver,” the second entry in the popular RPG series, originally released on the Gameboy system in November of 1999, will be remade for the Nintendo DS this autumn under the titles “Heart Gold” and “Soul Silver.” New eleme...[Read More]
Sony Computer Entertainment signs deal with Atari to publish Ghostbusters – EUROPE ONLY (update)
[UPDATED: 12:01 PM 5/6/09] In a bit of a surprise deal, Sony has signed up to publish Ghostbusters: The Video Game - but as Atari clarified at 12:01 PM with their press release to the US media, this news applies to Europe ONLY. In America, Atari will still be publishing title as planned on all major consoles. In Europe, it's set to launch simultaneously with the movie, and we've now got full det...[Read More]
Customer review of Henry Hatsworth (AKA: The casual gaming threat to the industry)
An actual customer review of Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure at Amazon.com reads: Okay, so I complained to some degree about the rapidly-escalating difficulty of the game in my professional review as well. But the difference is, as far as I’m concerned, the game would not be perfect if it stayed “simple and fun”. I strongly prefer games that treat me as a skilled and ...[Read More]
May 10 ‘major’ Pokémon announcement coming – Pokémon Gold and silver remakes?
This one’s been circulating for a few days now, but it’s sort of hit a fever pitch in various online gaming communities, so it’s worth a report. Apparently Japanese television program Pokémon Sunday will be making a “world-exclusive first announcement” on May 10. According to Bulbanews: The most recent episode previewed the annnouncement, showing two balls, one gold...[Read More]
Apple eyeing EA for a possible takeover?
Let us say it up front: we smell BS on this one. Either way, the source makes it at least remotely interesting, so here’s the scoop. Apparently, CNBC’s Fast Money host Guy Adami has been heard to have said: “…there is chatter that Apple (AAPL Quote) is eyeing Electronic Arts(ERTS Quote) as a takeover target.” At least, that’s the way TheStreet has it, who repor...[Read More]
First Red Steel 2 trailer releas–er, found
I have no idea how these guys got their hands on this trailer (it’s not available from PR yet as far as we can tell), but here it is nonetheless for your viewing pleasure. Looking quite… wait, WTF? “Destination PlayStation”? We’ve got no idea… but either way, this is the real deal. More soon we’re sure.
Batman: Arkham Asylum delayed; ‘End of summer’ release now scheduled
Rumors are just that, but IGN has managed to wrestle an official statement containing some not-so-exciting news about everyone’s favorite upcoming movie-licensed videogame: “Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment can today confirm that Batman: Arkham Asylum will be released at the end of summer 2009,” a spokesperson said. “This additional time will all...[Read More]
New TMNT: Turtles in Time remake coming to Xbox Live?
According to Ninja Pizza (a blog related to all things TMNT), we’re soon to see a new Turtles in Time remake for Xbox Live Arcade, and possibly WiiWare subsequently. Who’s developing it? Your guess is as good as ours, though some speculation suggests Ubisoft could be behind it. Ubisoft could not be reached in time for comment today. We’ll have more on this as it breaks. Meanw...[Read More]
Capcom: ‘You ain’t seen nothin’ yet’
This news broke during our server transition. Here’s the scoop: From Capcom Unity’s Twitter: You think we have great titles now? Wait ’til we announce two more at E3! Let the speculation begin, says NeoGAF, where seven pages of discussion has already taken place with regard to what Capcom could possibly be referring to.