Archive for November, 2009

iPhone Review: iHooy | The Portable Gamer

TPG writes: "A Game About Smashing Bombiez, iHooy, (or iHooy as the app is titled) appears on the surface to be an attempt to make a castle defense game with blood and colorful captions between stages, however it comes across as a poorly designed Flash game ported over to the iPhone and iPod Touch."

iPhone Review: iWater Flow | The Portable Gamer

TPG writes: ""iWater Flow" wants very much for you to like it. And why not? It’s a highly polished re-creation of the "water jet toys" made popular some 20 to 30 years ago. However, that’s the problem: iWater Flow is mainly an exercise in nostalgia, and likely won’t hold your attention for very long."

ResumePlay Review-Phantasy Star Zero

resumeplay writes: "I’ve been a long fan of Phantasy Star Online. While I didn’t come from the days of it on Dreamcast, I put many hours of my life into the GameCube version. A few years later, I no longer have a GameCube, and the game that I once was borrowing is now gone. Never [...]

Holiday Season: 2008 vs. 2009

resumeplay writes: "The holiday season is prime time to be a gamer. Many companies hold off releasing their games until this time of year to release their triple A titles and it’s both a blessing and a hassle for gamers to try and play as much as we can."

GamingBolt: Forza Motorsport 3 Review

Gb writes: "Forza Motorsport games, being ultra-realistic simulators, have not been known to attract wider range of audience. But all that changes with the arrival of Forza Motorsport 3. Its still a great simulator to its core but it just manages to find a right balance to be accessible to a wider audience which may [...]

Final Fight: Double Impact revealed

Two fighting games for one coming to XBLA, PSN. Capcom has coughed up details on Final Fight: Double Impact, which sees two classic arcade side-scrolling fighters released as one. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Call of Duty Classic for XBLA this week Xbox Live iPhone app released LittleBigPlanet Scoops Children’s BAFTA [...]

Wii | Monkey Island Episode 4 washes up on WiiWare

Nintendo Store Update: Telltale’s latest episodic adventure on the high seas leads console four-pack; DSi gets EA’s Foto Face, PopCap’s Bookworm. Get the full article at GameSpot “Wii | Monkey Island Episode 4 washes up on WiiWare” was posted by Tom Magrino on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:44:53 -0800

VGAs mystery game revealed?

The Lost Gamer writes "Whilst Gametrailers may have just posted up mystery footage for an unannounced title set to be premiered at the upcoming Video Games Awards 2009, could we have identified it already?"

Brink Delayed, New Footage Released

Update: Publisher Bethesda has confirmed the Brink delay with Shacknews, explaining that fall 2010 is “when the game will be ready for everyone to play.” Once due in spring 2010, Brink–the latest from Quake Wars developer Splash Damage–has apparently been pushed back to fall 2010 on all three platforms. A screenshot and the new release [...]

SouthPeak saves Midway TNA games

DS and PSP wrestlers given a second chance. Via a deal with TNA, publisher SouthPeak has landed the rights to publish the handheld titles that were in development by Midway Games. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Call of Duty Classic for XBLA this week Xbox Live iPhone app released LittleBigPlanet Scoops [...]

PlayStation 3 | Prince of Persia to rule May 2010

Ubisoft announces The Forgotten Sands, a return to Sands of Time storyline; will be released alongside upcoming film adaptation next spring. One month after unconfirmed reports indicated that a new Prince of Persia game was in the works, Ubisoft has made it official. The French publisher announced today that next May it will ship Prince [...]

PC | Dark Void Gold 4 Jetpack Trailer

If you preorder from GameStop, you get all the bling! Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot “PC | Dark Void Gold 4 Jetpack Trailer” was posted by DanM on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:01:46 -0800

Super Street Fighter 4 Media Reveals Old-School Fighters

</a Capcom has announced a triumphant return to Street Fighter for series founding fighter Adon and Final Fight stars Cody and Guy in Super Street Fighter IV, who all were last playable in 1998′s Street Fighter Alpha 3. The enhanced re-release will bring “about eight new characters,” new online modes including ‘winner stays on’ and [...]

Steam sale brings season of good will early

Bag Money Island, Mirror’s Edge for cheap. Valve has given details on an "Early Holiday Sale" which sees a selection box of your favourite games going on the cheap. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Call of Duty Classic for XBLA this week Xbox Live iPhone app released LittleBigPlanet Scoops Children’s BAFTA [...]

Xbox 360 | Herman Screens

8 new shots posted. Get the full article at GameSpot “Xbox 360 | Herman Screens” was posted on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:24:09 -0800

Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising Gets Release Dates

Relic’s stand-alone Dawn of War II expansion “Chaos Rising” is set to hit North America on March 11 and Europe on March 12, publisher THQ has revealed. Picking up after the events of Dawn of War II, Chaos Rising brings new missions, maps, units and wargear to the PC RTS-RPG series, plus a raised level [...]

DS | Call of Duty franchise sales top $3 billion

Modern Warfare 2′s $550 million opening helps boost Infinity Ward, Treyarch-developed FPS series’ total global sales beyond 55 million units. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 smashed more than just game-industry records upon its launch for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in November. Generating some $550 million within its first five days on [...]

Puzzle Quest 2 Coming to Xbox 360, Nintendo DS

A proper sequel to the addictive color-matching puzzle-RPG Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords is slated to hit Nintendo DS and Xbox 360 (as an Xbox Live Arcade download) in the spring of 2010, D3Publisher officially announced today. Original developer Infinity Interactive is handling the sequel, with studio owner D3 promising “an enhanced real-time experience [...]

New Prince of Persia Game Due Alongside Movie

A new Prince of Persia video game will be released in May 2010, the same month the feature film based off the franchise hits theaters, publisher Ubisoft revealed today. Dubbed “Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands,” the title is in development for “consoles and handhelds,” and is said to mark a return to the “Sands [...]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 PC Beta Delayed, ‘PC Enhanced Features’ Unveiled

The PC beta for DICE’s military shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been delayed until “very early next year,” producer Gordon Van Dyke has explained in a blog post. “With the huge success of the PS3 Beta we decided to drastically increase the PC Beta’s capacity to insure as many people as possible could participate,” [...]

UK: Face-snapping DSi game out December 4

Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes this Friday, out now in US. UK DSi owners will be able to download EA’s camera-compatible DSiWare game, Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes from this Friday, when Nintendo puts out it’s weekly update of Nintendo downloads in Europe. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Call [...]

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands revealed

All-new Prince for 2010. Ubisoft’s announced an all-new Prince of Persia game, "The Forgotten Sands", for release on "consoles and handhelds" in May, 2010. Click here to read the full article Related Stories Call of Duty Classic for XBLA this week Xbox Live iPhone app released LittleBigPlanet Scoops Children’s BAFTA Call of Duty Classic out [...]

Demon’s Souls

Dark, cruelly hard, brave action RPG offers pleasure from pain. The message written by another player in pulsing blood red lettering on a dark cobblestone: "I want to go home now", reflects your feelings exactly. It’s just one of Demon’s Souls multitude of innovative features: the ability for anyone to leave a message in the [...]

Borderlands official game trailer for PlayStation 3 (PS3), Xbox 360 and PC – ‘Choose Your Hero’ [HD]

Borderlands sends up to four co-op players to the harsh frontier planet Pandora in search of a mysterious Alien Vault legend. Featuring unique “Roleplaying Shooter” gameplay, you’ll customise your character as you explore and battle enemies in frantic FPS combat. Countless challenges, monsters, quests and weapons are waiting for you in singleplayer mode, or play [...]