"It's not a Rock Band game, it's a Beatles game," said Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos in late October. But today, Apple Corps, MTV Games and Harmonix announced that their hotly-anticipated music game will be both. "The Beatles: Rock Band" will arrive in stores worldwide on Sept. 9, for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, at a $60 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 4, 2009
According to MTV Multiplayer, GameStop is currently passing out flyers that show a June 2 release date for "StarCraft II." Now, when it comes to providing rock-solid video game release dates, GameStop doesn't exactly have a perfect track record. Call it occupational hazard -- games have bugs that need to be ironed out, and marketers have [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 2, 2009
What with the recent reveals of "Rock Band" "MotorStorm" "LittleBigPlanet," "Assassin's Creed" and even "Persona" being remade for the PSP, it seems like Sony's widescreen handheld may finally be getting some serious attention. Add one more game to the stack: "Tenchu: Shadow Assassins," due later this month in North America. A port of the recent, relatively [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 27, 2009
Capcom has confirmed its Street Fighter IV, released this month for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, will be coming to PCs this summer, and may come bundled with branded fightsticks and fightpads, courtesy of Mad Catz. According to Capcom vice president Christian Svensson, "We rolled out our Mad Catz sticks and pads, and the interesting thing [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
Got a Nintendo Wii or a DS handheld? Today, Nintendo revealed exactly what you're going to be playing for the next four months, and when you can expect to be playing it, with a "partial list" of over 100 upcoming games. Highlights include a March 17th release date for "Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure"; "ExciteBots: Trick [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
Microsoft announced today that the Xbox 360-exclusive "Ninja Blade" has gone gold and will ship to stores in time for April 7 release in North America and Europe. A free demo will be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace on March 9. A game from "Armored Core," "Tenchu" and "Otogi" developer From Software, "Ninja Blade" is often [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 26, 2009
Electronic Arts announced today that "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10" and "EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis" will ship to retailers this June 16 for the Nintendo Wii. Both titles will make use of Nintendo's gyroscopic Wii MotionPlus peripheral; in the case of "Tiger Woods," the company claims the device will allow a "near-perfect 1:1 swing." "Tiger [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Through the magic of careful reading, Joystiq has discovered confirmation that EA Hasbro will be releasing four games to the Xbox Live Arcade this March. Joystiq uncovered the news buried in a press release announcing the addition of "Yahtzee" to the Hasbro Family Game Night lineup. "Yahtzee" joins the ranks of old-school favorites "Scrabble," "Connect [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
According to IGN, Capcom's "Flock," originally scheduled for a January release, will be coming to PC April 7, Xbox Live on April 8 and PlayStation Network April 9. "Flock" presents players with 50 levels of animal-herding puzzles. Players take control of an alien UFO and manipulate the sheep, chickens, pigs, cows and various other animals [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Valve Corporation's Steam will release Square Enix RPG "The Last Remnant" worldwide this April 9, but you won't have to wait until April to get a taste of the title's new-and-improved gameplay. Today, Square Enix announced that the 2-disc "Last Remnant" PC version will arrive at retail March 24 for $60 -- and today, you can [...]
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