Archive for the 'News' Category

A swing and a miss for Mario Super Sluggers!

Monday, August 25th, 2008

When Wii Sports was first released, many gamers fell in love with the baseball minigame. It was simple, fun and really showed off the Wii Remote’s capabilities. Most of us assumed that a Mario-themed iteration was going to come eventually and it’s finally here in Mario Super Sluggers. Unfortunately, this is one promising prospect that falls just short of making it to the big leagues.

BOTTOM LINE: Poor controls, frustrating gameplay and a repetitive single-player mode mean it’s three strikes and you’re out for Mario and his friends.

Sony is 100% sure Home will arrive in 2008

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Despite multiple delays and gamer uncertainty, Sony goes on record for a second time to “guarantee” that Home will arrive on PS3 later this year.

New GamePro.com: ‘We’ll do it live!’

Monday, August 25th, 2008

The GamePro.com enhanced remake is finally live with better browsing, improved search, prettier graphics, and a whole lot more.

Misrated: 10 Games the ESRB Got Wrong

Monday, August 25th, 2008

We rely on them to police our favorite pastime, but the ESRB doesn’t always get it right. Here’s how.

Screen Update: Halo Wars

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

A first look at the official Halo Wars box art, as well as three new screens from Leipzig!

News: Wild speculation, mystery surround new Nintendo hardware plans

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Nintendo isn’t talking about its new hardware, so leave it to the analysts to conjure up some fresh speculation on when a new DS might arrive.

Cover charge: $5 for Rock Band 2 backward compatibility

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

You gotta pay to play–Rock Band 2 backward compatibility to come with a small fee to please music licensers.

Source: Call of Duty World at War gets tentative November release date

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Activision’s return to World War II battlefields with Call of Duty: World at War could arrive as early as November, a source revealed Friday.

Street Fighter IV interview

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Leipzig Games Convention: GamePro chats with the man behind the first true Street Fighter II sequel in 10 years at Leipzig Games Convention in Germany.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King cinematic is pure HD eye candy

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Eager for any little World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King morsel you can get your hands on? Then feast your peepers on this new cinematic.

InFamous: Sparks will fly

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Leipzig Games Convention: Sony takes the lid off its intriguing modern-day superhero PS3 action game.

Tiger Woods walks on water in new EA Sports ad

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

In a new viral advertisement from Electronic Arts, golf pro and apparent savior of mankind Tiger Woods walks on water.

Meet the GamePros: Find Out Who We Are!

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

With the launch of the new and vastly improved GamePro.com we want to take this opportunity to start fresh and reintroduce all of the hardworking men and women who make up the staff of the GamePro office. Read on to learn about us, the games we love, and be sure to remember to add us to your GP friends list.

Source: Xbox 360 Arcade gets price cut AND motion controller this fall

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

It’s the rumor that just won’t die–a new source says the Xbox 360 Arcade package will get a motion controller bundle this fall.

ShareThis 2.3

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

There’s a new version of ShareThis out this evening. This release fixes a bug in version 2.2 where the ShareThis button might not be visible correctly if your WordPress theme shows post excerpts on certain pages.
ShareThis is a plugin that makes it easy for your visitors to share your content to other people or online […]

The Sims 3 coming February 20, 2009 to a PC near you

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The latest installment of the best-selling computer game of all-time arrives early next year.

Killzone 2 online multiplayer dazzles

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

GamePro gets the world’s first crack at playing online multiplayer in Killzone 2.

Fable 2 looking ready for October release

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

A near-finished Fable 2 dazzles with combat at graphics.

GTA IV named best-selling game in the world

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The NPD Group released its first global list of best-selling games on Thursday with Grand Theft Auto IV taking the top spot.

Be good at Soulcalibur IV, win cool swag

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

It’s fight night at Wikia Gaming, and tonight they’re playing Soulcalibur IV and giving out free loot.