Just in time for the retail release of "House of the Dead: Overkill" -- prequel to the long-running "House of the Dead" rail-shooter franchise -- Sega has created the Overkill Poster Creator Site. The site allows users to create custom posters and desktop wallpapers through a surprisingly robust, user-friendly interface similar to Adobe Illustrator. Retro-horror-film-inspired backgrounds, [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Team6 Game Studios has announced a new lineup of Nintendo Wii games, the first of which will be the "arcade combat racing game" "Glacier 2." "Glacier 2" will offer players the opportunity to race friends and opponents in a descent from the Swiss Alps in "7 tuned superrides, all equipped with various, deadly weapons from rockets [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 27, 2009
"Niki - Rock 'n' Ball," developed by Bplus, has a bright colorful presentation, simple controls, and quirky theme which makes it a good fit for the family-friendly WiiWare lineup. It also has frustrating gameplay, inconsistent and flighty physics, and a jarring difficulty curve which keeps it from being very enjoyable.
Continue reading...Monday, January 26, 2009
Square Enix announced today that "Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time," an upcoming RPG for Wii and DS, will be shipping to North America on Mar. 24 at an MSRP of $40.
Continue reading...Saturday, January 24, 2009
While SEGA hasn't let up with its "The House of the Dead: Overkill" marketing and goodies, it's been a while since we last saw new footage of their hardcore zombie blast fest. Today's offering shows more of the series' trademark shooting action, while it also better introduces the main characters, including the in-game version of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 23, 2009
Electronic Arts has announced a trio of new titles based on the critically acclaimed universe of the "Spore" franchise. "Spore Hero" marks the franchise's debut on the Wii. No real details have been disclosed, other than the plain fact it's an "all-new adventure game" with a from-scratch development process, exclusively for Nintendo's popular home system. "Spore Hero [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Edmund McMillen, mostly known for his indie hit "Gish" and its upcoming sequel, has decided to create a sequel to one of his popular freeware gems, "Meat Boy". The original title is a gory, yet cute platform game which can put your skills and gaming sanity to the test. Not much, is known about this sequel, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
Square Enix have announced plans to release the mobile phone and iPhone/iPod Touch title "Crystal Defenders" on the WiiWare, PSN and XBLA platforms. The Wii release, titled Crystal Defenders R1, will be the first to arrive on Jan 27th, for the seemingly reasonable cost of 1000 Wii Points. This version will also include online high [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 22, 2009
You might remember our report of Marvelous Entertainment's and SEGA's teaser websites. While the countdowns are still running, the latest Famitsu issues have once again spoiled the surprise, revealing both titles. SEGA's game is an old-school WiiWare platformer, named "Pole's Big Adventure", which will include a heavy dose of snarky humour and nods to other game [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 20, 2009
2D Boy have graced the internet with another great gift for fans of their work, as the complete soundtrack of their critically acclaimed game is now freely available. Here's what Kyle had to say about this offering. Thanks to everyone who wrote in asking about a soundtrack! I probably never would have put this together otherwise. [...]
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
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