Month: September 2009
EA: We may change strategy if people don’t start killing more things on Wii
If Dead Space: Extraction doesn’t do well on the Wii, well, by howdy, EA may stop producing games where you have to kill things on the console for good.
Xbox backpedals on HD requirement, further validates Wii relevance
When the Xbox 360 launched four years ago, developers were required to make high-definition games. Not any more, says Split/Second developer David Jefferies, in a guest column for Develop Magazine. “Now we are free to make the trade-off between resolution and image quality as we see fit,” he said. The news comes after a report revealed that less than half of Xbox 360 owners own an HDTV...
Tokyo Game Show Okamiden DS Trailer
[Music: Celestial Winds From the East’ Remix by McVaffe]
Muramasa the Demon Blade availible the 8th
When I had my trip to E3 this year, I spent a lot of time looking at various games for the Wii and the DS. And out of all of the the Wii games I played I had the best time with Muramasa and the Demon Blade. The game plays smooth and looks fantastic in motion, especially during intense quick battles with ninjas and various enemies you fight.
Infendo Radio 157 ponders what Disney’s purchase of Marvel means for the future of Kingdom Hearts
This week on Infendo Radio, the guys discuss new colors for Wii Remotes and DSi, Wii Fit Plus, the Internet Channel, New Game Get, Rock Band vs Guitar Hero, and what the purchase of Marvel by Disney might mean for the Kingdom Hearts series. Radio Feed iTunes Feed MP3 Be sure to leave some comments or shoot an email over to [email protected] after the show or hit us up on Twitter! [picture from Majo...
Justify your game: Dead Space Extraction works a camera better than Steven Spielberg
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SQq2dIezZI[/youtube] A video game is only as good as its controls. And since on-rail shooters limit control (not to mention pacing), many gamers are quick to dismiss the genre. So why on earth would you want to play Dead Space Extraction’the latest in an increasing number of light-gun shooters for Wii’when the original game lets you roam free, in high defin...
LostWinds 2 looks and sounds totally awesome
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5O7LejwN4[/youtube] Frontier games today unveiled first screens and gameplay video of LostWinds: Winter of Melodias. Like the first game, it looks and sounds delightful. Still no word on price or availability, though. Additional screens here.
Wii HD rumors fill the air… again
First rumored by an analyst in 2007, the unofficial Wii HD is making headlines again. Now, the same analyst (Michael Pachter) predicts the unit “will likely have a hard drive.” The statements pretty much confirm what everyone already knows: the successor to Wii will have better (HD) graphics and a hard drive to store all those downloadable games that will eventually surpass disc-based ...
Now you’re browsing with power! Infendo gets most popular, most commented links
Years after it became an internet standard, Infendo finally has a properly working “most popular/most commented” list for your browsing pleasure. Check the middle right side for the “Most popular stories this month,” as dictated by page views plus comments. Since the list is generated over a rotating 30 day period, you’re always guaranteed to discover new goodies you ...
Hudson announces Lost in Shadow
Hudson has just released a batch of screen shots for the upcoming Wii game Lost in Shadows. “Lost In Shadow is different from anything else seen on Wii before – mixing unique platform elements with levels of puzzles into a stylized environment for a beautiful gameplay experience,” said Dai Kudo, director of consumer products at Hudson Entertainment. “The innovative shadow-based gameplay and...
Study: Wii nine times more reliable than Xbox 360, four times more than PS3
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider in the world, today announced the results of a study comparing malfunction rates for the top three game consoles — Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) — and found that the Wii is the most reliable system on the market, with a failure rate just one-fourth of the PS3 and one-ninth of ...
New Star Fox game is in the Works
According to a source close to Infendo, who wishes to remain anonymous for fear of repercussions. Nintendo is currently working on a new Star Fox game for either the Wii or the DSi. Although, there hasn’t been word on what system the game is currently being developed for. It was stated that the new installment in the series is suppose to be bringing a breath of fresh air to the series, and r...