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From comics to consoles Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 6:26PMSuperheroes are enjoying a new career path, heading straight from the pages of comic books into video games and no longer having to stop at Hollywood to collect their credentials first.
NintendoWare Weekly: Toribash, Primrose Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:29AMThis week, WiiWare offers another reborn indie game. Toribash doesn't quite have the reputation of Cave Story , but it does have nonsensical violence and the ability to control fighters one limb at a time. If you're looking for something different from a fighting game, it doesn't get much more different than this. DSiWare also borrows some indie cred this week, with Jason Rohrer's iPhone puzzler ...
Shippin' Out July 4-10: Crackdown 2 Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 11:44AMIndependence Day arrives with a fizzle, as Ruffian Games' 360-exclusive open-world actioner joins High Voltage's Wii-only Tournament of Legends, and not much else.
Sega West president: No Alpha Protocol sequel Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 9:11AMFiled under: RPG Last month saw the long overdue release of Alpha Protocol , the super-spy themed RPG from developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher Sega . The reviews for the game were mixed but apparently it was the game's sales that has cause Sega to officially nix any plans for a sequel to the game. Computer and Video Games quotes Sega West president Mike Hayes as saying, " Let's speak ...
Preview: Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 12:15PMPlaying Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip at E3 gave me a small taste of the frustration 16-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer must have experienced after failing to beat his rival, Rafael Nadal, the past several years. Regardless of how prepared I felt going into a match, Hugo (clearly the greatest computer-controlled tennis player of all time) found a way to not only achieve seemingly impossible ...
Nintendo to make 'serious' 3DS titles Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 9:26PMCompany president Satoru Iwata reveals Nintendo's plans to make "elaborate games targeting serious gamers" for 3DS; claims successor to Wii will be 3D compatible.
Super Monkey Ball 2 for iPhone and iPod touch Gets Two New Mini-Games Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 2:43PMSuper Monkey Ball 2 (iPhone) Monkey Target and Monkey Golf to amuse you.
E3 2010: We check out a build of Shogun 2: Total War Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 8:11PMFiled under: Features , Hands-on , RTS What if you could go back and make the game that you originally wanted to make but couldn't do because the technology would not let you do so? That was the main idea for developer The Creative Assembly to do Shogun 2: Total War . The original Shogun: Total War , released in 2000, was the very first game in the UK developer's series of highly successful ...
Remembering Virtual Boy at E3 95 Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 12:54PMWe take a look back at one of E3's lowest lows.
Dreamcast Returns on PSN and XBLA this year Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 10:40AM"I want to go to the baseball stadium, and then the image gallery" As hinted by the ESRB -- and predicted on our Xbox E3 Bingo card , Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi , two of Sega's standout games for its dearly departed Dreamcast , will be released on PS3 and Xbox 360. But they're just the first Dreamcast titles. Sega announced that those two games will be available this fall in North America ...
In Sega's 'Alpha Protocol,' it's spy vs. sigh Wednesday, June 9, 2010 @ 7:22PMYou finally get your hands on that game you've been hearing about for years. You dive in and ... well, sure, the beginning's a little slow, but it'll heat up. But as you dig further in, it slowly dawns on you that the more you play, the worse it gets.
BONSIGNORE: Lakers-Celtics rivalry is the best in all of sports Thursday, June 3, 2010 @ 1:39AMTo understand how influential and far reaching the Lakers-Boston Celtics rivalry really is, and why it now stands alone as the greatest rivalry in all of sports, just consider the impact it has had on the current participants.
Game review - Iron Man 2 Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 4:33AMREGULAR readers of this column will know that as a games player I am pretty much prepared to try any game at least once. Long winded God games, epilepsy inducing Japanese fantasy games or mediocre RPGs. If it’s dross you want reviewed then I’m your man.
Dreamcast: What’s the big deal? Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 6:07PMI’ve been a gamer for as long as I can remember. I’ve rescued princesses, slayed dragons, captured ghosts and saved worlds. I started my gaming life with a Sega Master System, and I’ve played almost every single console that’s come out since. The only one I missed was the Dreamcast. Now I know [...]
Gaming reviews: 'Super Street Fighter IV,' ' Iron Man 2' Thursday, May 13, 2010 @ 4:24PMVisually, the anime-styled backstories of the fighters are nice, but I'd like to see them more fully animated and with greater depth. The new release offers several interesting new fighting arenas while the updated graphics make the fighters look appropriately intimidating and punishing.
GamesAid charity pack announced Friday, May 7, 2010 @ 7:37AMPlay games for charity
Sega Plans To Dump Alpha Protocol DRM After Two Years Monday, May 3, 2010 @ 6:41PMPC gamers have targeted Ubisoft with a lot of well-deserved anger over their recent DRM for purchased games. Luckily other publishers seem to be taking note, as Sega has clarified exactly how they'll be avoiding DRM problems with their upcoming action-RPG Alpha Protocol. According to an extensive FAQ on the Alpha Protocol forums (via Big Download ), the game will require online activation when ...
Review: Yakuza 3 Monday, April 19, 2010 @ 1:24AMA wild brawler with a sense of the ridiculous, Japanese-style.
'Game Table' turns your iPad into exactly that Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 10:45AMWhen you saw the iPad, did you imagine it as a virtual board game repository, able to summon checkers and such at a moment's notice? Well, if you didn't, you might now because that sounds really neat. And you can buy just such a thing! Game Table is a collection of board and card games including checkers, chess, poker, solitaire, and even a virtual deck of cards for other games. Developer Label ...
NEWS: Sega: MadWorld a "Mismatch" with Wii Audience Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 12:13PMSega's head of Western operations considers the 360 and PS3 the natural home of Platinum Games' titles.
Yakuza 3 Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 6:54PMEven with the infamous "cut content" issue lurking overhead, Yakuza 3 is still an expertly crafted crime-drama jam-packed with pulse-pounding fights and a gripping narrative brought to life by a living, breathing Okinawa.
Sonic 4 Splash Hill Zone Act 1 gameplay video leaked Thursday, April 1, 2010 @ 4:44AMIf you are eagerly awaiting the release of Sonic 4 to see if Sega has managed to recapture what made Sonic games great, then you are in for an early surprise. Some sneaky individual managed to record footage of Splash Hill Zone Act 1 being played through. The video started appearing on YouTube, and then promptly [...]
The Auctioneer: The Japanofile Edition Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 2:35PMNo need to go abroad for the best Japanese games and consoles, let our eBay expert help you get make eBay your passport to international gaming bliss.
Yakuza 3 video game review Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 1:38PMKazuma Kiryu stands tall in Yakuza 3, an action-RPG of real heart and soul
Review// Yakuza 3 Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 11:45AM(30 Mar 2010) Kazuma cleans the Streets of Rage
The Conduit 2 confirmed in development Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 11:44AMThe Conduit was billed as the ultimate FPS for the Wii, but when it saw a release last June the reviews put it’s average score just below 70%. An enjoyable, yet flawed experience then. After such a response it’s never clear if a second game will follow, but in the case of The Conduit there will [...]
After Burner Climax takes off April 21st Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 9:59AMAfter Burner Climax, the 2006 Arcade Sega-AM2 developed game, finally has a release date and price for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Xbox owners will get access to the game first on April 21st where it will cost 800 Microsoft Points ($10). Then a day later PSN gets the game for $9.99. For your money you get [...]
Rule and Conquer with Age of Empires® III: The Asian Dynasties by Glu Tuesday, March 30, 2010 @ 7:30AMSAN MATEO, Calif.----Glu Mobile Inc. , a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced the worldwide launch of the latest game in the best-selling Age of Empires® franchise, Age of Empires ® III: The Asian Dynasties for mobile phones.
BLOG: Sonic and Me: Fanboyism, Brand Loyalty, and One Hella Fast Hedgehog Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 4:35PMIn the last few days I've been on a Sonic the Hedgehog binge.
When Four Cores Aren't Enough: Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:19PMNeed more cores? Intel's latest Extreme Edition processor packs six, shrunk down to 32 nanometers.
When Four Cores Aren't Enough: Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:01PMIntel has announced its latest Extreme Edition processor, the Core i7-980X. Like the recently released 2010 Clarkdale lineup, the i7-980X (previously code-named Gulftown) brings Intel's turbo boost and hyperthreading technologies to the 32nm process. The i7-980X is also Intel's first processor with six physical cores, offering increased system performance in applications optimized to take ...
GamePicks Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:53PMSega's " Aliens vs. Predator " (Xbox 360; rated M) has taken a lot of critical heat since its release, and for good reason - it's not a perfect game by any means.
Game Picks Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:53PMSega's " Aliens vs. Predator " (Xbox 360; rated M) has taken a lot of critical heat since its release, and for good reason - it's not a perfect game by any means.
Gamer Memories: Life, (Near) Death, and Games Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:10PMOne editor nearly finds his own "game over" screen, but games bring him back.
Sony Patents One Controller To Rule Them All Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:43PMWould you entertain the idea of ditching your ever-growing pile of gamepads in favor of one universal controller that works with all your consoles? If Sony moves forward on a patent the company recently filed, you may soon have the option. Like the Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote, Sony's proposed controller would replace the traditional gamepad layout in favor of a touch-sensitive LCD ...
Rebellion Happy With AvP Sales, Disappointed With Some Reviews Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:43PMLast week's release of Aliens vs. Predator was the talk of the internet. A few negative reviews caused quite a controversy among those who felt the game wasn’t being given a fair shake (yeah, we were one of those reviews), but that didn’t stop the game from selling – at least in Europe. The game shot to number one on the European charts, outpacing BioShock 2 and Mass Effect 2. Rebellion CEO ...
ChartSpot: January 2010 Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:20PMNew Super Mario Bros. Wii is king, with MAG and Bayonetta landing in bottom half of top 20; Sims 3 staves off Mass Effect 2 on PC charts.
Play it Tuesday, February 16, 2010 @ 5:07PMVideo game offers fun for armchair athletes and their favorite characters
Red Eagle Games Selects Obsidian Entertainment as Game Development Partner Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 1:28PMNoted RPG developer to assist Red Eagle games in building videogames based on Robert Jordan's fantasy series "The Wheel of Time."
Gamer Memories: Art Attack Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 6:13PMIs Deus Ex: Invisible War worth a one-of-a-kind painting?
Bayonetta's fast-paced action will get the adrenaline pumping, but the storyline is spectacularly stupid Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 10:22AMWhen you're named after a bayonet, chances are good you like to cut things, so it's no surprise that the witch named Bayonetta at the centre of this new action game is a fan of slicing and dicing everything that gets in her way.
IMPRESSIONS: Tournament of Legends Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 11:30PMThis 3D fighter has characters ripped right out of mythology, fluid motion controls, and some very lovely textures.
Nibble// Alton Towers Gets Sonic the Hedgehog - Pix Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 5:46AMFollow us on... Share on... Sega Europe has announced a three-year partnership with theme park Alton Towers, which gives the publisher exclusive computer game rights and a 'Ride and Stay' experience featuring Sonic the Hedgehog.
News: SEGA signs new deal with Alton Towers Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 3:18AMSonic rollercoaster and hotel room planned. SEGA has signed a three-year deal with Alton Towers, the UK's most popular theme park. Under the terms of the deal, Alton Towers will have exclusive rights to launch a Sonic the Hedgehog rollercoaster. Visitors will also be able to stay in a special Sonic the Hedgehog-themed room in the Alton Towers Hotel, where they'll get to play the latest Sonic ...
NEWS: Nintendo Officially Announces First Quarter Releases for Europe Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 7:35PMPokemon and the Nintendo DSi XL highlight the release list for Europe.
Gaming reviews: 'Army of Two,' 'Vancouver 2010' Thursday, January 21, 2010 @ 3:51PMArmy of Two: The 40th DayPlatforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSPGenre: ShooterPublisher: EA GamesESRB Rating: M, for MatureGrade: 3.5 stars (out of 5)It’s thinner on content than the original, but let’s be clear: If you had a ton of fun playing the first “Army of Two,” chances are you’ll like the sequel.This is not a “be all you can be” kind of game. Instead, it’s a straightforward “pump rounds ...
SEGA Partners With Chiquita Bananas for New Video Game Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 5:17PMSEGA announced its partnership with Chiquita brand bananas for the release of Super Monkey Ball Step & Roll for Wii.
Get free game when ordering Aliens Vs Predator on Steam Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 5:10PMFiled under: Downloads , FPS , RTS In addition to updating the retro game Aliens Vs Predator Classic 2000 , Steam has just given folks a chance to pre-order the new Aliens Vs Predator game from developer Rebellion and publisher Sega . However there's a nice bonus when you get the game from Steam. You will also get a free older game from Sega, Universe at War: Earth Assault . This 2007 released ...
Fans getting prickly over Sega Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 3:00PMSega seems to have been infected by some strange marketing ploy. In what they obviously think of as a method to crank up fan excitement they seem to have instead caused widespread annoyance. Oops! Fans have had to endure the company plastering up a gallery of characters that have appeared in previous Sonic games, and [...]
Monday January 18, 2010 - 12:47 EST Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 11:47AMST. ANNES, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- SEGAGames Limited today announced the launch of the SEGA branded online gaming sites; SEGACasino.com and SEGAPoker.com. Users will now able to win real money playing SEGA branded casino and poker games.