Archive for August, 2009

Posted By Justin Lee On August 19, 2009 at 12:56 pm Comments Off on Harmonix and MTV Games Make Major Music Announcements at Gamescom 2009

Speaking at Gamescom 2009, Alex Rigopulos, CEO and cofounder of Harmonix, the world’s leading developer of music-based games and a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, today confirmed release details for the three Beatles albums that will be available for purchase as downloadable content in The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store by the end of this […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 19, 2009 at 11:24 am Comments Off on Deca Sports 2 Goes Gold

DECA SPORTS 2, the sequel to the original sports compilation title which shipped two million units worldwide, is nearing the bullseye as the upcoming videogame has gone gold.  Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, DECA SPORTS 2 will be available exclusively for Wii September 29th for $29.99. […]

Posted By Jeff Markiewicz On August 19, 2009 at 8:31 am Comments Off on Review: Revenge of the Ball (Xbox Live Arcade)

Revenge of the Ball is an Xbox Live Indie game from Derrick Hopkins. After all these years of pong, the balls have apparently gotten armed with weapons and are out for revenge. The game is a simple twist on the old pong game type where instead of a second paddle, the balls occasionally pull out […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 19, 2009 at 7:58 am Comments Off on New GamesCon Tony Hawk Ride Screenshots Released

Activision has released new screenshots for the upcoming Tony Hawk: Ride for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game is slated for a November 17th 2009 release in North America with the skate board controller.  Tony Hawk: Ride will also be available for the Nintendo Wii.

Posted By Jeff Markiewicz On August 19, 2009 at 7:23 am Comments Off on Review: Night at the Museum Battle at the Smithsonian: The Video Game (Xbox 360)

Night at the Museum Battle at the Smithsonian: The Video Game is the videogame to the big screen movie of the same name. The first movie did not receive a similar adaptation so Pipeworks had a clean slate for where they wanted to take the franchise. All videogames based upon movies have a hard time […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 18, 2009 at 1:09 pm Comments Off on New PlayStation 3 Slim Price and Product Shots Released

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today unveiled the new PlayStation 3 (CECH-2000A) (body color: charcoal black) computer entertainment system, featuring an extremely streamlined form factor with a 120GB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).  The new PlayStation 3 (PS3) system will become available in stores from September 1, 2009, in North America, Europe/ PAL territories and Asian […]

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Posted By Justin Lee On August 18, 2009 at 11:32 am Comments Off on New Character Reveal for BioWare’s Mass Effect 2

Leading video game developer BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. today revealed new plot points in the epic sci-fi fantasy Mass Effect 2.  Once again stepping into the role of the heroic Commander Shepard, gamers will command their crew on a suicide mission in space. Players will strategically select each member of their squad, […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 18, 2009 at 11:20 am Comments Off on Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games Release New LEGO Rock Band Trailer

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today released a new video of the upcoming holiday videogame release LEGO Rock Band! Showcasing the “Rock Power Challenge” featuring Tick Tick Boom! by The Hives, the video conveys the humorous elements of the game as a skyscraper is demolished using the power of rock. Coming this Holiday […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 18, 2009 at 8:20 am Comments Off on Kmart Website Shows Pre-Order for PS3 Slim

With the GamesCon being held in Leipzig now, it is no surprise that some big announcements might come out of the video game convention.  However, looks like Kmart may have released the news a little too early with a Pre-Order page for a Playstation 3 Slim and a release date of August 24th (or that […]

Posted By Justin Lee On August 18, 2009 at 7:59 am Comments Off on Ubisoft Announces Just Dance and Releases First Screenshots

Today Ubisoft announced it will launch Just Dance his holiday season, a new dance video game for the Nintendo Wii. Developed by Ubisoft Paris, Just Dance will challenge all those who like to groove, entertaining spectators along the way. Requiring only one Wii(TM) Remote per player, up to four people can break it down at […]