Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection: Review
March 31, 2009
For those of us that are disenchanted with the selection of games that are out on the market today and are more partial to the days when we were shaking and blowing on our cartridges and bickering with our siblings who got the next turn with the television, there’s finally a game collection for you. Read more
One Million Downloads for World at War
March 31, 2009
Call of Duty(R): World at War Map Pack 1 Exceeds One Million Downloads in First Weekend of Availability
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 31, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Armies of Call of Duty(R) fans have heeded the call and responded with more than one million downloads of the Call of Duty(R): World at War Map Pack 1 from Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) and developer Treyarch, during its first weekend of availability (March 19-22) on Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network.
25 Year Old Man Dies After Playing Wii Fit? That Sucks.
March 31, 2009
This is not the guy.
According to this article by Mike Smith, an apparently healthy 25 year old man by the name of Tim Eves collapsed and died shortly after playing the jogging minigame on Wii Fit.
College Basketball Fever Strikes Guitar Hero
March 30, 2009
Activision Pays Tribute to Four of the Most Successful College Basketball Coaches Who Star in New Television Ad Campaign
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Activision Publishing, Inc.’s (Nasdaq: ATVI) Guitar Hero www.guitarhero.com (R) makes a slam dunk with the latest installment of the “Risky Business”- inspired advertising campaign featuring four of the best-known national collegiate basketball coaches of all time and their surprise encounter with world-famous rock band Metallica.
EA Announces Animated Film: “Dante’s Inferno”
March 30, 2009
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Starz Media’s Film Roman announced today the start of production on an animated movie based on the immortal epic Dante’s Inferno™. The feature-length project will expand on the story in EA’s new, must-have game coming out for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system in 2010. Read more
Coming Soon! 3/30/2009
March 30, 2009
From zero to something and back down to zero again. The 360 and the PS3 once again have their releases throttled all the way down to zero. Aside from some downloadable releases, the two systems are not seeing any retail releases this week. As for the Wii and DS, it’s business as usual. Read more
Rock Band presents Journey and…Spongebob??
March 27, 2009
PRESS RELEASE:
Cambridge, Mass. – March 27, 2009 - Harmonix and MTV Games announced this week’s line up coming to the Rock Band® Music Store catalog of downloadable content, including new tracks from legendary classic rock band Journey and Pat Benatar, as well as music from Scottish rock band Glasvegas and alternative band Von Bondies.
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Game Developers Awards ‘09
March 27, 2009
Today was the day to hand out the Game Developers Awards for last years titles at San Francisco’s Moscone center as the final days of the GDC come to a close. The nominees consisted of the usual suspects of the year (Metal Gear Solid, GTA IV, Dead Space, and so on), but some of this years big winners were some new comers. Read more
The War Rages On Starting November 10
March 27, 2009
PRESS RELEASE:
Countdown Begins for the Most-Anticipated Game of the Year
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 26, 2009: Prepare for the ultimate invasion! The most anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time*, Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 will strike worldwide on November 10, 2009.
There’s More to the Story
March 26, 2009
Nintendo has confirmed a follow-up to 2007’s well-received DS game, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Read more
