Archive for February, 2009

D3 “Announces” Classic Matt Hazard Coming to XBLA & PSN

Tweet I only say “announced” with quotes because D3 hasn’t actually announced it- they’ve just announced their own rumor. Confused? Just try to follow along. D3Publisher put out a press release today to put out their own rumor. Though it’s not an official confirmation, they pretty much said “Hey, did you hear about the classic [...]

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DSi Lauch Title Rhythm Heaven Announced

Tweet Somewhere in the announcement of the North American launch of the Nintendo DSi today was lost the announcement of it’s first launch game, Rhythm Heaven. Hitting retail stores on April 5 along with the DSi hardware, Rhythm Heaven gives players the task of keeping their rhythm within a number of musical mini-games, then eventually [...]

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Dead Space Wii details and trailer

Tweet EA today announced Dead Space Extraction, the Wii edition of 2008′s acclaimed Dead Space. The game is set before the events of the other versions and will incorporate the Wii controls in an On-rails first-person shooter style. The game will also feature co-op multiplayer. See the trailer after the jump.

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Nintendo DSi Hits North America on April 5

Tweet That’s right homies, the Nintendo DSi is finally hitting American shores on April 5, in both black and blue colors. Retailing at $169.99, the DSi will surely be flying off shelves with it’s new features such as a pair of cameras, a voice recorder and the ability to play music from an SD card. [...]

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European Street Fighter HD PS3 finally releases tomorrow

Tweet EDGE reports that the wait for the PS3 version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is finally over- the game will release tomorrow, Thursday the 19th of February. The game will cost £11.99. The reasons for the delay were never properly revealed, and since the game is actually coming out now, I [...]

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Team Fortress 2 Scout update next Tuesday

Tweet Valve have revealed that the much anticipated Scout weapons pack will release next Tuesday (24 February). In the week running up to the update, the site will update every day with a new feature of the update, just like with the Heavy update. The first unlockable for the scout is the “Sandman”- a bat [...]

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Braid coming to PC in March

Tweet Shacknews reports that Stardock’s distribution platform Impulse has updated with a Braid listing. The date of the game’s release is listed at March 31, but Stardock’s Mike Crassweller has noted in the comments at Shacknews that that is a placeholder date; we could see it at any time in March. The game is listed [...]

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Nintendo reveals new development studio headed by Smash Bros. creator

Tweet Nintendo have announced a new game development studio, “Sora,” headed by Masahiro Sakurai, the man behind the Smash Bros and Kirby series. A statement on the company’s website states “‬the thoughts of game designer Masahiro Sakurai and Nintendo have become one,‭ ‬and a new project has started.‭ ‬In order to expand what can be [...]

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New Game Releases: Feb. 15 – Feb. 21

Tweet Easily the best and busiest week of game releases since the passing of the holiday season, this week in games gives us the highly anticipated Street Fighter IV and it’s Collector’s Edition, along with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II for the PC and Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride for the [...]

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Left 4 Dead half price this weekend

Tweet It’s Friday the thirteenth, supposedly the unluckiest day of the year, and to celebrate, Valve have cut the price of Left 4 Dead by a full 50%. We wholeheartedly recommend it, especially at half price. If your PC can handle it, snap this one up before the deal ends at the end of the [...]

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Slime Speaker for DS On Sale in March

Tweet Any Dragon Quest fan knows exactly what I am talking about when I say the word slime.  The blob from the famous game series has been released as a plush toy many times over, now it’s getting a tech upgrade.

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Dragon Quest XI Delayed People Not Shocked

Tweet I wrote up information on Dragon Quest XI just this morning, only to come home from work and find out it’s been delayed.

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Ain’t No Party Like A Monster Hunter Party, Cause A Monster Hunter Party Don’t Stop!

Tweet One of Capcom’s best selling games of all time, Monster Hunter, is having its fifth anniversary party this May, and Capcom knows how to show respect for a game tha’s sold millions of copies on the PSP alone.

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Make a Solar-powered DS

Tweet This Instructables page has all the instructions and information you need to make your very own solar-powered DS. Creator “dark sponge” says that since he added the solar panels he has “never had to plug it in to charge it.” The panels, as you can see, are attached directly to the DS; and they [...]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Confirmed for 2009

Tweet Activision Blizzard has confirmed the rumors of a Call of Duty game coming out this year (which we all knew would happen anyways) and the game is said to be going back to modern times. Currently labeled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, the game is on track for a holiday 2009 season release, [...]

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