Imagine that, the kids hand held grows up and is getting a Grand Theft Auto title. The game will, of course, be a sandbox-style title true to the franchise history and will feature new characters and a new game engine. No real details came out of the announcement, just a little leak to the press […]
Entries from July 2008
GTA China Town – Nintendo DS
July 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: DS · E3 · GTA · Nintendo
Wii Speak – Speaker Phone
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Nintendo’s press coverage is on the move, currently they’ve demonstrated Wii Speak which will allow voice chat on your Nintendo Wii console. Although the Xbox 360 has had voice chat since its day one release, Nintendo is bringing it in a new unique way: community chat. Basically, the device which will go on top of […]
Wolfenstein for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
When you hear the word Wolfenstein what game do you think of? Constantly, I recall Wolfenstein 3D and all the memorable times I had building my first person shooter fingers. From a new-generation FPS perspective, Return to Castle Wolfenstein for the PC back in 2001 was my last touch on a Wolfenstein game series. I […]
Tags: Activision · PC Gaming · playstation 3 · Xbox 360
Sony’s Software Development Beta Projects
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
It seems we’ve seen a lot of great concepts from Sony for their PlayStation 3 product line but very little has managed to hit the software virtual shelves. We’ve heard of Sony’s Afrika for the PS3 back at E3 in 2006 and we’re looking at it for 2008’s holiday lineup. We’ve heard about Sony Home […]
Tags: E3 · Editorial · Microsoft · Sony
SimAnimals, The Next Gen Black & White
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Electronic Arts has announced SimAnimals, a game where you play the godlike hand and control the lifestyle of over 60 animals. In the game you’ll play the role of a disembodied hand which moves around and life animals, pick flowers and interact with the environment much like a past Lionhead Studios game: Black and White. […]
Tags: DS · E3 · electronic arts · Industry News · Simulations · Wii
Microsoft Says They’ll Win Console War
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Apparently the war is in full force and Microsoft’s Don Mattrick is ready to poke the flag in the ground and call it a sure fire victory (in so many words). He said he’s “willing to declare here today that Xbox 360 will sell more consoles worldwide this generation than PS3” (eurogamer) They’re either not […]
Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Xbox 360
Xbox 360: Play Games From Hard Drive
July 14th, 2008 · 39 Comments
Major Nelson outlined some of the new features coming to Dashboard and the Xbox 360. Besides the avatar feature, which is cute, we’re going to have the ability to install games directly to the hard drive and play them. This feature explains the recent press release about the 60GB Xbox 360 and the price drop […]
Tags: E3 · Microsoft · Xbox 360
Netflix and Xbox 360 – It’s a Deal
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
If you’re a Netflix subscriber and own an Xbox 360 you’ll be able to watch the entire library of Netflix programming on your console. This deal, recently announced at E3, puts Microsoft in a great way in terms of being the console to buy for multi-media entertainment against its Rival Sony. While the Wii can’t […]
Tags: E3 · Industry News · Microsoft · Xbox 360
Final Fantasy XIII – Xbox 360
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
Yoichi Wada of Square Enix has let the cat out of the bag. The cat is Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 and it will be simultaneously released with the PlayStation 3 version. This may be an end to an exclusive era for Sony as all their big brands jump to non-exclusion. This is […]
Tags: Editorial · Final Fantasy · Industry News · Xbox 360
Rock Band 2: Full Set List
July 14th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s now official, written in stone… or, on a the Rock Band forums at least, the full song list for their next title. The track listing looks excellent, a few old hits I’d love to play, a few songs I’d rather not see and a list of excellent memorable tracks that are must have for […]
Tags: rock band