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Nintendo Update: March 21, 2011
A fairly light week for Nintendo downloads. Perhaps Nintendo is hoping you’ll save your cash for the upcoming 3DS, which is only a week away from its US and European launch? This week we have one virtual console release, one WiiWare release (and one demo), plus two DSiWare games to keep you occupied until then. […]
EA Switching to All Digital Manuals
EA Spokesmen Rob Semsey has announced that they will no longer be sending instruction manuals with their games, which started with Fight Night Champion. In an effort to be more environmentally conscious they will now include a digital copy of the manual on the game disc. EA now joins Ubisoft as the only publishers to […]
3DS May Get Texting, Demos; Sales Doubtful
Wired.com recently had the opportunity to discuss the future of the 3DS with producer Hideki Konno, hoping to discover what we features early adopters may expect to find in the months and years ahead. When the 3DS launches in less than a week, those who buy early may find it lacks several features many have […]
Ghost Recon: Forgotten Soldier?
Announced in January, 2009, the same day as Assassin’s Creed 2, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier promised to take gamers into different war zones in the future. If it was 2009 again, I would have bet that Future Soldier would be out by now. It has been two full years, and gamers are still left wondering, […]
Review: Battleheart
Battleheart has an undeniable charm about it. While the game literally has no story, you guide four characters (out of a dozen) through various stages until a final showdown with the face of evil in this mobile action RPG. Simple in style yet surprisingly deeper then one would expect, Battleheart had me draining my iPhone […]
Review: Dragon Quest VI
Another feature that will be somewhat familiar to those who played previous Dragon Quest games is the ability to recruit monsters. However, in this DS version, you can only recruit slimes (with one exception), and you don’t need a special job class in order to do so. However, most slimes will not join you unless […]
Skull Girls: New Screenshots and Artwork
Slated for a release sometime this year, Skull Girls will soon be gracing high-definition consoles. The game is a 2D fighting title that combines the art of Alex Ahad, known for Scott Pilgram and Lava Punch, with tournament champion Mike Zaimont. Autumn Games and Revenge Labs recently released some impressive art work and screenshots. Taken […]
Homefront Multiplayer Patch Progress Report
Homefront hasn’t exactly had the launch that they might have hoped for. First the mixed reviews, then the shares falling almost 25%, and finally gamers who had the game were met with online multiplayer issues. Despite selling well on its first day, players still seem to be upset with the mounting number of issues facing […]
George Hotz Runs To South America, Lied About PSN Account [Updated]
Not wanting to give up his devices and hard drives upon the judge’s request, hacker George Hotz has fled to South America, where he can’t be extradited. The hacker previously asked sympathizers to donate funds so that he could pay for court costs. Instead of attending, he’s fled the country to South America. Probably not […]
LittleBigPlanet 2 Contest Winners
A few weeks ago we started this contest to celebrate Liz’s review of LittleBigPlanet 2, and we now have the winners of some Collector’s Items. If you recall, everyone had several different ways to enter, and the more entries you got, the more chance you had to win. The first name drawn will have their […]
PlayStation Store Update: March 22, 2011
This week’s PlayStation Store Update brings us a very diverse package of discounted games, betas and PSN titles. Ghostbusters: Sanctum Of Slime hits the PSN this week along with Swarm and Premier Manager. Spring Fever continues as Tetris and GTA: Liberty City Stories are both 50% off. PS+ members get their hands on the SOCOM […]
PopCap’s iOS Sales Bring in $200,000 for Japan Relief
This past Friday, we shared the news of PopCap having a two-day sale on all their iOS titles in order to raise funds for those affected by the natural disasters in Japan. PopCap announces today that the sale brought in $200,000; all of which is to be donated to earthquake relief in Japan. Partnered with […]