Archive for February, 2011

More screenshots of “Tales of Xillia” have been released, mostly featuring the newly introduced character Leia Roland. (She’s the adorable girl with the mean-looking club with short hair–that is, Leia has short hair. Not the club.) But for variety, there’s also some shots of the game’s team attacks and a shot of Alvin running. Check them out–they look gorgeous! More »


For those who play Medal of Honor, start celebrating. Due to the great success of the reboot of the game (selling over 5 million copies so far,) Greg Goodrich, the Executive Producer of Medal of Honor, has confirmed that a sequel is underway. More »


Once again, another trailer has landed on the internet for the upcoming title Beyond Good and Evil HD. Snippets of gameplay are shown in the video, with detailing story basics. Believe it or not, the first eight minutes of the title appeared online on Monday. Beyond Good and Evil will be available for purchase via the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 Microsoft Points. Now here is the trailer… More »


Sledgehammer, the developers behind the Call of Duty series now, are hoping to have a “bug free” first outing. They have advertised for a quality assurance tester, which also sets a goal for review scores above 95 percent. In the ad, it explains: More »


This year’s Tokyo Game Show will take place from September 15th-18th. This was confirmed by organiser CESA. Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba will again be the venue of the event. More »


Congratulations to lytoe for correctly guessing the previous Photo Blur game with Banjo From Banjo kazooie. Here’s the original image: More »


A release date has now been set for the third instalment in the Gears of Wars series. This game will be released worldwide on September 20th this year. It is an Xbox 360 exclusive, and will feature the usual protagonist Marcus Fenix and his Delta Squad, in their aims to defeat their nemesis, the Locusts, and Lambent, a new enemy. More »


Lego Star Wars gameplay is usually present and correct. But The Clone Wars really will be something special. You can control platoons of War Droids or Clone Troopers and fight a friend. Enemy defences can be attacked by your troops, blowing up vehicles, building bases and calling reinforcements. More »


DICE has already revealed Battlefield 3 with a cinematic trailer and a couple details. The first in-game trailer has now been issued, unveiling the new engine, Frostbite 2, in action. It has announced that pre-orders for Battlefield 3 will net players to the ‘Back to Karkand’ “digital expansion pack” for free. The exclusive pack, to be sold separately after the launch, includes re-imaginings of four classic Battlefield 2 maps with weapons, vehicles, and more. However, the bonus was leaked out, and was not officially confirmed. Be sure to check out the game play trailer below! More »


Congratulations to user parkhaeri for correctly guessing the previous Photo Shuffle game with Niko from GTA series. Here’s the original image: More »


If you’ve recently pre-ordered Homefront and you’d like to go the extra mile to enjoy the game then you’ll probably want to pay attention. Best Buy is offering headsets branded by Homefront that are specifically for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Homefront. Another offer would be from GameStop and GAME, of the UK, which is an exclusive weapon. More »


Nintendo DSi Pokémon Black Version and White Version bundles have finally been announced to hit stores on March 6. The black DSi will be bundled with Pokémon Black, while the white DSi will be bundled with Pokémon White. Both DSi units are particularly different from the normal, as they will have the new Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom etched onto the casing. Each of these Pokémon collectible bundles will be set at a price of $179.99. More »


Yikes, sorry for the drawback– had to restart Trinity: Souls of Zill O’ll over because of a corrupt save file. (Although that doesn’t seem to be a bug for the game, unlike Castlevania last year). Anyways, I’ve gotten to a point in Trinity that it’s actually fun. I’m growing to like the combat system. More »


Readers of Japanese magazine, Dengeki has recently contributed their thoughts and gaming experiences to a recent poll to determine Japan’s favorite characters, games, and developers of 2010. The polls concluded with results that were quite different from the western culture hence, exemplifying the vast difference in gaming taste. More »


A message was issued to jailbreakers by Sony last week. It read “A circumvention device and/or unauthorized or pirated software currently resides on your PlayStation 3 system. Immediately cease use and remove all circumvention devices and delete all unauthorized or pirated software from your PlayStation 3 system. Failure to do so will result in termination of your access to the PlayStation Network and access to Qriocity services through your PlayStation 3 system.” More »


Finally, a stable date for the much-delayed release of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood for PC has been set. That date is March 18th. Four different editions will be made available for the PC version of Brotherhood. They are… More »


So you don’t get to see this Sgt. Heller’s face, but a new teaser just came from EGM showcasing 3 seconds of gameplay footage. Normally I’d call this a rip-off, but honestly, it’s great. This is also the first time we see Prototype 2 gameplay, whereas the first teaser was only using its predecessor’s. More »


Legend of Zelda video game is now 25 years old! It reached that milestone on Monday. Link’s first quest was to rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon. All major Nintendo consoles have had the game on it’s platform since the series began. It has all changed since then, dramatically. Just look at the technology we are in nowadays. More »


For every time management game lover who also loves anything to do with airports or planes this is the perfect game. This game has 99 levels for you to get through, which is a large amount of levels and challenges in the airport. It’s been a good two and a half years since the first Airport Mania came out, now Airport Mania 2: Wild Trips has arrived. Your mission is to navigate the planes to the runways and then to where the passengers leave and vice versa. More »


To start off, let’s congratulate Halfbrick in sales for their iPhone app, Fruit Ninja which managed to reach six million paid downloads! To make up for all the murders of virtual fruits in their game (more than 150 billion fruits), Halfbrick is joining forces with the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. During their partnership, the company will pay for the development of a fruit orchard in a “low-income Native American community.” More »


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