Did you really think it wouldn’t happen? This month’s edition of UK Magazine PSM3 drops what they are calling official confirmation that BioShock, last year’s critically and commercially acclaimed Xbox 360 blockbuster, will be heading to the PlayStation 3 by year’s end. While neither Sony or 2K games has released any kind of information on [...]
Download the Penny Arcade game demo
May 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
Starting today, the Windows, Mac and Linux demo versions of “Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One” are available for download. [...]
Belief & Betrayal goes gold
May 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
Lighthouse Interactive and dtp Entertainment announced that their latest adventure game, Belief & Betrayal has gone gold and will be released in North America June 10. B&B is a point and click adventure game wrapped around a cold case murder mystery. “The adventure game community has been very patient,” said Erik Schreuder, CEO of Lighthouse [...]
Women’s roller derby video game in development
May 17, 2008 12 Comments
The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association is partnering with indie game developer Frozen Codebase to bring its “Real. Strong. Athletic. Revolutionary.” brand of modern roller derby to the virtual world, with its own video game. “We have long thought the sport was begging to be immortalized in game form, especially considering not everyone is willing [...]
Penny Arcade game confirmed for download May 21
May 13, 2008 Leave a Comment
Hothead Games announced Tuesday that Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One will be available for download on Xbox Live Arcade and via Greenhouse digital distribution for the Windows, Mac and Linux versions next Wednesday, May 21. “On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One is an RPG-Adventure game set in [...]
Skate It will use Wii Balance Board
May 12, 2008 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts announced Monday that the newest version of their Tony Hawk competitor Skate It, will be released for the Wii and DS later this year and utilize the Wii Balance Board, looking to give a more realistic skateboarding experience. “We knew it would be an exciting challenge to bring the soul and feel of [...]
EA Sports announces players for NCAA Football 09 cover
May 6, 2008 1 Comment
Due out July 15, EA Sports’ NCAA Football 09 will feature Cal’s DeSean Jackson and West Virginia’s Owen Schmitt on the covers. Jackson will appear on the PlayStation 2 version, while Schmitt will be featured on the cover of the PSP game. Jackson was drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles. Schmitt was [...]
Muse returning to Guitar Hero
May 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
British rock trio Muse is returning to Guitar Hero with a three track downloadable song pack available May 8. Activision says the track pack will feature the “rousing hits” “Exo-Politics” and “Supermassive Black Hole” from the band’s critically acclaimed album Black Holes and Revelations, and “Stockholm Syndrome” from their multi-platinum record Absolution. The Muse track [...]
UpdateStar
May 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Wouldn’t you love to be able to sit back and enjoy your computer without worrying if it’s vulnerable to attacks just because you clicked the “Remind Me Later” button? That piece of mind can be achieved with an automatic updater. I recently came across UpdateStar, a great, easy-to-use application that lets you sit back and [...]
Use your PS2 guitars on PS3, effectively
April 29, 2008 2 Comments
The Ant Commandos announced that they are releasing a PlayStation 2 to PlayStation 3 adapter that is 100 percent compatibly with all game controllers, claiming you can use your PS2 guitars with both Rock Band and Guitar Hero 3. At $19.99, it’s cheaper than buying a new guitar for either game, and it works! If [...]
Bethesda opens Japan distributor
April 28, 2008 Leave a Comment
ZeniMax Media Inc., the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, announced Mnday that it has begun direct publishing operations in Asia with the establishment of its Tokyo-based subsidiary, ZeniMax Asia K.K. ZeniMax Asia will be publishing titles throughout Asian territories under the Bethesda Softworks brand. “This office will publish games in Japan from Bethesda — Star [...]
