Category: "DS"

Ragnarok Online: PC and DS to Share Special Items

Flipping through Famitsu just a few minutes ago and this was at the top page.  I had been looking foward to Ragnarok Online for the DS just to see how much like or dislike the PC version it would be.  Apparently if you are really into the PC game and like to do quests, you [...]

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Chrono Trigger DS Will Feature a New Ending

In addition to a revamped control system and added dungeons, the new version of Chrono Trigger will apparently include a new ending. As if you need more incentive to buy the game when it comes out. No specific details have been announced; only the release of two screenshots by Famitsu. In the screenshot shown above [...]

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Pokémon ‘Dragonite’ Free Giveaway at Toys ‘R’ Us

I don’t follow Pokémon and don’t completely understand this, but apparently it’s a pretty big deal. Head to your friendly neighborhood Toys ‘R’ Us this weekend with your DS and a Pokémon Diamond or Pearl Game Card, and you will be able to digitally download a unique level 50 Dragonite. What’s so special about that?

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Ripten Radio Presents: Ripcast Episode 5

This week’s episode sees our unlikely heroes telling tales such as their experiences with Fallout 3, Fable 2, and other various topics of sheer brilliance. Join host Jonathan Zungre and the Robin to his Batman, Dan Landis, in this week’s short but sweet two-man show. Skeleton crew you say? Psh… more like skeleton cool. Be [...]

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Raving Rabbids Toys

When Rayman: Raving Rabbids was first released on a Wii a few years back, gamers still loved silly mini-games that required plenty of waggle. Now gamers are feeling a little bitter towards these types of games, but going back now I still have fun trying to find the out-of-tune Rabbid in the choir and giving [...]

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Gaming Deals of the Week: Closing Circuit City Game Discounts

Earlier this week it was announced that 155 Circuit City stores were being shut down due to credit concerns and financial problems from the electronics retailer. Well, according to Kotaku, the 155 closing stores are placing discount tags on pretty much everything, including video games. Here are the discounts for today: Systems (360, PS3, Wii, [...]

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Disney’s Ultimate Band – New Trailer

If you’ve ever thought that Rock Band and Guitar Hero would be even more awesome if you didn’t actually have instruments, Disney Interactive has the game for you. Instead of fake drumming and guitaring, you play air drum and air guitar using the Wiimote and nunchuck. I’m not sure how it works on the DS, [...]

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Mushroom Men: Give a Beat Down in Perfect Time

For those of you who aren’t familiar with Mushroom Men: Spore Wars, it’s a quirky little platformer coming out in the Wii next month. After a meteor crashes on Earth, four tribes of Mushroom Men gain consciousness and fight against each other (and other plants come to life) for the right to survive. What’s cool [...]

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New Game Releases: Nov. 2 – Nov. 8

Well if you thought choosing which games to play from last week’s new game releases was tough, just check out the list this week. With the two of the biggest games of the season coming out this week, Gears of War 2 and Resistance 2, and another handful of great games including 007: Quantum of [...]

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Used Game Market Not the Problem, Lack of New Purchase Incentive the Real Issue

Look, I’ve been reading a heap of articles lately citing both the Eurogamer and GI.biz sit down with Frontier Developments’ founder, David Braben, and I simply couldn’t take it anymore. For those of you that missed the hoopla, Braben’s gripe is that the used game market will eventually kill the single player aspect of games [...]

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Tonight’s X-Play Interviews Miyamoto and Debuts the US Killzone 2 Trailer

Want a reason to dip into your trick-or-treater stash before the little buggers start taking it all? The scarily good X-Play line up tonight is the perfect excuse. Adam and company will be interviewing gaming icon, Shigeru Miyamoto, as well as debuting the US trailer for Killzone 2 on the PlayStation 3. Airing tonight will [...]

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Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades Full Tracklist (Rawk out!)

DS Fanboy reports that the full tracklist for Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades, the next iteration of the huge Guitar Hero franchise on DS. You might not believe it, but it’s an excellent setlist. Not only is it more independent than last time from its console brother, but the tracks themselves are great too. Despite [...]

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Dude Hacks Chrono Trigger for Proposal

YouTube user “TheRealPfhreak” has a girlfriend he loves with all his heart. Naturally, he decided he wanted to make her a keeper. When he decided he’d like to seal the deal, his girlfriend was in the process of a good ol’  Chrono Trigger playthrough. It all made sense. In an effort to create a unique [...]

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New Game Releases: 10/26 – Nov. 1

Another great week in gaming with the likes of LittleBigPlanet, Fallout 3, Guitar Hero World Tour, Ninjatown and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift being released this week. I’m already losing enough sleep as it is playing Fable 2, SOCOM and COD: WaW Beta, but I think I can fit in one or two more games for the [...]

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DS Review: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood

The world of Sonic is a world of fast platforming and loop-de-loops. So how well does it fare when inserted into the RPG mould? Can BioWare break the current trend of Sonic games and make something good? Hit the jump for the full review.

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