Category: "Wii"

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Multiplayer to have ‘Surprises’

Ubisoft has said that it is planning to have “lots of surprises” for the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer modes.

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Aero the Acro-bat to Tumble on to Virtual Console

Once Sonic the Hedgehog hit the scene in the 90′s, it seemed as though nearly every game company in the market wanted to try their hand at creating a clever “mascot” character, usually an animal of some sort wearing clothing and sporting “attitude.” And one such character starred in the title role of Sunsoft’s Aero the Acro-bat.

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Dragon Quest X Coming Sooner Than Later

It feels like it was only yesterday that we got Dragon Quest IX, and now they’re already talking about Dragon Quest X?

Oh, right… it was only yesterday.

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New Game Releases: 7/11 – 7/17

It’s pretty much NCAA Football 11 and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies this week because some of the other games coming out are pretty lame (The Bachelor: The Videogame ???). Both NCAA 11 and Dragon Quest IX should be available tomorrow, so which one are you gonna get?

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Sonic Colors Update, and “Franchise-Changing” Announcement Still to Come?

It looks like SEGA is back to rattling some cages with Sonic info this week.

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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Like a “Tactical Puzzle” Thanks to Fan Feedback

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was met with mixed reviews when it was released two years ago. Fortunately, the feedback received from the first game has helped LucasArts improve the second, and a big focus was put on enemy AI …

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Comic-Con 2010: EA Maxis to Reveal Spore-Related “Action-RPG”

EA Maxis is set to reveal a new action-RPG game related to their famous Spore franchise later this month in San Diego at Comic-Con 2010.

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NBA Jam Dated, Cover Art Revealed

EA Sports announced today that NBA Jam will be releasing exclusively for the Wii on October 5, just in time for the NBA season…

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Sonic Colors Allowing GameCube & Classic Controllers?

Controller compatibility can be something of a problem when it comes to playing some games, and in particular, Wii games. Despite the number of options available to developers, they don’t always take advantage of them, leaving something of a bothersome nuisance in place for players to either deal with, or move on.

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Sony: We Thought of Motion Control Before the Wii Came Out

Sony boss Kaz Hirai (Riiiidge Racer!) has said in an interview that Sony had been considering Move and 3D support since before the PlayStaton 3 was launched (and subsequently the Wii)…

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Possible Back to the Future Game Scenarios Revealed by Telltale Survey

We learned recently that Telltale Games, well known for their work on popular titles such as Sam & Max, the recent Tales of Monkey Island remakes, and Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, recently acquired the license to create episodic games based on Back to the Future. Short of a Winter 2010 release, we knew nothing more about these games, but that changes today.

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Nintendo 3DS Relies on Developer Integrity

I’m excited about the 3DS. The system shows a lot of promise. 3D graphics, a gyroscope, touch screen, dual screen layout, and an analog stick give developers loads of creative freedom; Hopefully they will capitalize on it. The worst possible scenario with the 3DS is that it will have the same fate as the Wii…a [...]

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Michael Jackson Game Named and Dated

At the end of Ubisoft’s E3 2010 Keynote, we were left with a surprise announcement of a Michael Jackson video game, but with no details or anything about the game. Well, that all changed today when Ubisoft officially announced Michael Jackson: The Experience…

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It’s Heating Up! Wii “Exclusive” NBA Jam Rated for 360, PS3

The stars and hype for EA Sports’ upcoming NBA Jam title may not be the only thing that’s heating up; it appears that whatever contracts that placed it as a Wii-exclusive title may also be going up in smoke.

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Peter Cullen Talks Transformers: War for Cybertron

Recently, we heard legendary Transformers voice actor Peter Cullen talk not only about becoming an hero to millions for his portrayal of the heroic Autobot leader, Optimus Prime, but also about being the first person to play the role of video game icon Mario. But today, he focuses more on the recent Transformers video game release, War for Cybertron.

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