Archive for November, 2007
Screen Update: Tom Clancy’s EndWar
If you’re anxiously awaiting EndWar, these screens might calm you down a bit.
News: Xbox 360 Fall Update adds social networking features
The Xbox 360 will introduce several new features to gamers next week with the release of the latest system update, Microsoft said on Friday.
News: Analyst: Mario Galaxy sales are ‘borderline failure’
Despite its critical merits, financial analyst Michael Comeau says Super Mario Galaxy will be a “huge disappointment” if it doesn’t sell more than 3 million copies by the end of the year.
News: PS3 beats monthly Wii sales for first time in Japan
Sony’s PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo’s Wii for the first time in Japan during the month of November, game magazine publisher Enterbrain said on Friday.
News: Sony and Microsoft in cat fight over PS3 sales
Microsoft on Thursday said the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 by 2 to 1 last week, according to “estimates from top retailers.” Sony says those numbers “are way off.”
News: Microsoft: 360 has ‘greatest release schedule ever’
Microsoft on Thursday said the Xbox 360 in 2007 delivered the best video game lineup of all time, calling it “a year to remember.”
Screen Update: Halo 3: Heroic Map Pack
Take a look at some screens of the newest Halo 3 multiplayer maps, Standoff, Rats Nest and Foundry.
News: Nintendo lets others worry about Western games
Despite the U.S. commercial success of both the Wii and American-made Metroid Prime 3, Nintendo proper has no plans to further cater to the tastes of Western audiences.
News: Reuters: Metal Gear Solid 4 the last great exclusive
The world’s second largest news bureau examines the dying breed of third-party console exclusives, as publishers focus on multi-platform releases in an effort to offset rising production costs.
Screen Update: Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Check out these brand-new, blood- curdling screens!
News: Rockstar reveals Grand Theft Auto IV box art
Rockstar unveiled the final box art for Grand Theft Auto IV on Wednesday in addition to announcing a new game trailer set for release on Dec. 6.
Screen Update: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
Kane and Lynch take out the competition with these screens.
Review: Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
With its deadly serious attitude and dialogue drenched with f-bombs, Kane & Lynch wants desperately to be a hard-boiled exploration of the criminal underworld. Unfortunately, it never achieves its intended goal, coming up short in all the pivotal areas.
Review: Conan
After staring in countless stories, comic books and a few movies, everyone’s favorite Cimmerian (I can not believe that spell check recognizes Cimmerian) finally gets a video game worthy of his barbaric stature.
Review: The Simpsons Game
The bar for games based on the Simpsons is pretty low, so it might not be a huge deal to state that this is the best Simpsons game ever. While there are some major problems with controls and a very finicky camera, the Simpsons game is a lot of fun.
Review: Prism: Light The Way
The Nintendo DS is fast becoming the system of choice for puzzle games, with games following the time-tested formula of engaging game play, quirky characters and solid multiplayer. Prism: Light The Way, luckily, solves two-thirds of that the puzzle–even if the back story should have been left in the dark.
Screen Update: Prism: Light The Way
See the light in these screens.
News: Nintendo records its biggest sales week in history
Nintendo of America said on Tuesday that it sold more Nintendo products during the week of Thanksgiving than at any other time in the company’s history.
News: Sony to release updated PSP battery in Dec.
Sony announced a new extended-life PSP battery on Tuesday amid long-standing complaints of the handheld’s limited juice.
News: Hacker uses PlayStation 3 to crack passwords
Nick Breese, a senior security consultant at Auckland-based Security-assessment.com, has come up with a way to drastically increase the processing capability of cracking passwords, using a PS3.
