Month: February 2009
NYCC: Ghostbusters Impression and Hands On
This weekend I was lucky enough to attend and cover the fourth annual New York Comic Con, which was located at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. During the Con I met with a lot of wonderful developers who talked with passion and excitement about their games. There I met James of Red Fly Studio; Red Fly Studio being responsible for the upcoming Ghostbuster game on the Wii. James and I talke...
THQ ships Deadly Creatures for Wii
BUSINESS WIRE — THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and Rainbowâ„¢ Studios today announced Deadly Creaturesâ„¢ is shipping to retail outlets worldwide, bringing a cinematic and immersive game-play experience to Nintendo’s innovative Wiiâ„¢ system. Featuring the voice talents of Academy Award® Winning actor Billy Bob Thornton and Academy Award Nominated actor Dennis Hopper, Deadly Creatures takes ...
Wii Shop Channel Monday – LIT and MERCS
Alright, I gotta admit it: LIT looks like a lot of fun. Hopefull the trailer does it justice and the game is really survival horror with a dash of humor. Over on the Virtual Console we move off of the Sega Master System and over to the Genesis with MERCS. So, like, why don’t we see any more classic Nintendo console based games on the VC anymore? Full details of this week’s game...
Retro Game Challenge brings new NES games to DS
Remember those lazy summer days of childhood, when the maniacal Game Master Arino would force you to play NES games and overcome a series of vicious gaming challenges? No? Why don’t you start up your revisionist memory and I’ll tell you all about it. Next week sees the release of Retro Game Challenge for the Nintendo DS – a throwback to the 8-bit golden years of the 1980s. Ga...
Bethesda developer calls Wii a “toy”
Now, I like Bethesda games, especially Fallout 3 (until I got slightly bored after reaching about level 15 or so), but when developer Todd Howard says the Wii is a toy not worthy of his development time I can’t help but think how buggy Bethesda games are for the Xbox 360 and PS3. They’re good games, mind you, but I think all that storage space and horsepower has led Bethesda to become ...
Artist gives dazzling new look to classic games
The Mushroom Kingdom has never looked so beautiful. On his deviantART profile, digital artist Mikaël Aguirre has posted stunning renditions of scenes from gaming’s classic masterpieces. Collectors and gaming enthusiasts may be pleased to know Aguirre works for commission, and he does characters of the buyer’s choice. His prices range from 30 to 70 Euros, depending on the piece. More e...
Ubisoft releases first Super Smash Turtles Brawl TMNT: Smash-Up trailer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYSs1OyatUw[/youtube] Ubisoft wants to make two things abundantly clear — this game is being made by the same people behind Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and they are consulting the original, gritty comics for inspiration. Awesome! Radical! Righteous! Bossa Nova…Chevy Nova, maybe? The publisher has released the first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja T...
Black Knight pretty, has familiar Sonic flaws
Or so says IGN’s Matt Casamassina in an elaborate hands-on preview. Casamassina has criticized several design decisions made by SEGA’s Sonic Team in recent Sonic games, but he is impressed by the Black Knight’s polish and sharp visuals. Unfortunately, it suffers from a set of flaws that have hindered Sonic games over the last decade. “SEGA’s latest Wii-exclusive Sonic...
Bratz: Girlz Really Rock
It’s days like this I’m glad I don’t review games for IGN. Alternate less snide comment:Â It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it.
Iwata gently chides third party developers, ‘welcomes’ them back to Nintendo platforms
I don’t recall many times where the soft-spoken Satoru Iwata has gloated about Nintendo’s current run of incredible success, but he came awfully close today. Like a don from a Godfather-type flick, Iwata basically “forgave” third party developers for not supporting the Wii and DS earlier on in their life cycles, and welcomed them back into the fold. “It’s ok, we...
Nintendo denies developer status for Bob’s Game
Maybe we can finally put this crazy (but slightly entertaining) saga to bed. GoNintendo posted the rejection letter that developer Robert Pelloni received from Nintendo. We have completed our evaluation of your application and are unable to offer your company Authorized Developer status at the present time. With many stunts behind him during a time that is traditionally slow for video game news,...