Shacknews reports that EA has announced a sequel to the acclaimed Spielberg- produced Wii title Boom Blox. Boom Blox Bash Party will add over 400 new levels to the Jenga-with-bombs-and-other-stuff formula, plus the ability to create and download user-created levels. New multiplayer modes join the “party”, too. The PR agent of Mr. Spielberg called the [...]

So you’re sitting in front of your TV with your partially unbuttoned dress shirt and your tighty whitey underwear asking yourself “how can my plastic guitar rock experience get any better?” Well, the first thing you can do is invite a few of your buddies over and recreate the Tony Hawk, Kobe Bryant, A-Rod, and [...]

[youtube width="510" height="402"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OybiXxxkQG8[/youtube] Gamers have accomplished some very amazing things with musical instruments. I’ve seen a man beatbox while playing the Super Mario Bros. theme on the flute, I’ve seen someone perform the Tetris theme with a tesla coil, and I’ve even seen a man play the Legend of Zelda theme on his hands. But [...]

Wii Sports has surpassed Super Mario Bros. as the best-selling game of all time. With over 40 million units sold (obviously including bundles), Wii Sports is estimated to break the 50 million mark while resting comfortably at the top of the list. Check out the closest competition as we list the top 10 best-selling games [...]

Every once in a while, we here at Ripten come across barbaric rumors that seem too good to be true, and othertimes, too strange to be true. Sure, there are some weird rumors that have turned out to be true- the Beatles in Rock Band, Street Fighter IV LBP DLC, and even Punch-Out! for the [...]

2008 was a big year. There were so many great games released that it’s incredibly hard to decide which one deserves to be the Game of the Year… so that’s why we’re going to make you do it. Have a gander at our nominees and let us know which game you think deserves top honors. [...]

Famitsu is reporting that on January 29th there will be a special edition DSi to go along with the release of the new game titled Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.

Left 4 Dead is the kind of game that helps you figure out who your friends really are. Do they run off to pick up that pipe bomb while you get bamboozled by zombies? Do they stray from the group in search of personal glory? Do they accuse you of kill stealing after you just [...]

In an attempt to market the Xbox Live Arcade game Go! Go! Break Steady, marketing firm ‘Taxi’ invited a bunch of B-Boys (and Girls) and pop-n-lockers to a fake audition. The dancers showed off their skills, but were then asked to do it again while solving a puzzle, emulating what you do in the XBLA [...]

As if you didn’t have enough games backtracked to carry you into the New Year, today, at an event hosted by Massive Inc., Activision announced a shitload of new games, though they’re mostly sequels to old titles. Hit the jump for the full details.

Did you miss it? Warning: The Watercooler is the best thing you will see on the Internet today, mainly because it is the best thing I saw on the Internet yesterday. Be advised that these Watercooler stories are not necessarily videogame related (they usually won’t be), and are often silly, controversial, and/or not safe for [...]

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with a few dudes from Fall Line Studio, developers of the just-released Ultimate Band for the Wii and DS. Tim Huntsman (senior producer), Mark McArthur (development director), and Mike Thompson (art director) fielded questions posed by us media types in a James [...]

[youtube width="480" height="378"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlMYWuGUZlM[/youtube] Neversoft, if you’re going to keep whoring out the Guitar Hero franchise- please, do it like this. I wish I had more to say about this video, but to put it simply, this stuff is awesome. The amount of work and dedication is must have taken to do this is just astounding. [...]

Hello PS3 lovers. Here’s my top five list of new games for the PlayStation 3. These five games are definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for some new games to play on Sony’s console. All games were just released within the past month, so they’re all still fresh. Hit the jump for the list.

“A little Japanesey, way off kilter,” is how Pit Crew Panic was initially described to me at Hudson’s event last week. I just sort of blinked as the six creepily babelicious, bobble-headed gals busied themselves about a giant wedding cake. It needed fixing.