June 2007 Archives

Tekken 5: Dark Resurection

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection, the downloadable title for the Ps3, has finally lifted a burden that many games place on me, the need to insert the disk into the system. With Dark Resurrection, I have Tekken on my hard drive and can play it without having to get up. It’s... [More]

Calling All Cars

One of the most anticipated and much delayed titles for the PSN. The always controversial David Jaffe and his pals at Incog have delivered a smash hit title. If this is what we can expect from Sony’s in house dev studio, then PSN should prove quite the challenge of Live.... [More]

Flow

It's one of those games where you really need to be drugged to enjoy it fully. That's not to say it's a bad game, it's just different. It’s not really a game but rather a psychedelic experience and a good one at that. In fact, I had more fun watching... [More]

Blast Factor

I loved the demo of Blast Factor and I couldn't wait to see what the full version would offer. Perhaps I should've been expecting more of the same, which is what the game gave me. Jumping from cell to cell and eliminating the various enemies sounds fun, until it becomes... [More]

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

As the GameFlavor Network, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Wiiland, and Xboxist, continues to grow and expand, we have found ourselves in need of some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [More]

Penny Arcade Expo 07 Triples Amount of Game Exhibits

Penny Arcade today announced that exhibit space is sold out for its upcoming Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) gaming culture festival, officially tripling the size of exhibit space from previous years. The 4th annual event, which moved to the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in downtown Seattle this year in... [More]

20th Century Fox Names Kline to VP of New Media Enterprises

Twentieth Century Fox yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of new media initiatives with the appointment of Adam Kline to Vice President of New Media Enterprises. In this newly created position, Kline will oversee Fox’s extensive portfolio of video game projects based on its popular property library and develop... [More]

SplitFish's FragFX Peripheral Ships

Innovative peripheral maker SplitFish GameWare Inc has announced that the company's shipment of the FragFX game controllers for the PlayStation3 computer entertainment system will be arriving in select locations as soon as this week. This first shipment has been allocated to pre-orders from SplitFish's website - www.splitfish.com. Consumers who pre-ordered... [More]

FolkLore Preview

Even though my Japanese is about as good as a Disney Channel Sit-Com (oh, burn!) that did not stop me from trying out the Japanese demo of Folklore.(or Folksoul, depending on where you live) The graphics may be eye-catching with lots of bright foliage against a darker background but the... [More]

Enchanted Arms

Call me crazy but I like to play games that are fun. And as a fan of RPGs, this game is loads of fun. Enchanted Arms is a cookie cutter RPG and nowhere is this more evident than its story. You’re Atsuma, a student at Yokohama. You have two friends.... [More]

Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

"WOW! This is awesome!" That was my first thought playing Oblivion. The second? "Why do the women look like men with breasts?" If that was the way women looked “back in the days” then I’m glad I wasn’t living back then. Oblivion stays true to the Elder Scrolls franchise. There’s... [More]

Crave Entertainment and Professional Bull Riders Enter the Chute

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, and Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) has announced that they will team up to bring all the bone-crunching excitement and edge-of-your-seat suspense of professional bull riding to videogame consoles. The "Toughest Sport on Dirt" has become the fastest growing sport in America.... [More]

New Transformers The Game Trailers

Activision have released some new Transformers: The Game trailers. The first is a cinematic and was done by Academy Award nominated effects house, Blur, who also did all the cinematics for games like Marvel: Ultimate Alliance. The second shows a boss battle with Ironhide and Blackout duking it out big... [More]

PS3 price cut likely says Sony Chief

One of the biggest rumours we've seen this year is the possibility of a Playstation 3 price cut. Fans and industry analysts alike have discussed and attested to the likelihood of a change Sony's marketing strategy. It seems that this has now become a stronger likelihood following Sony's Chief Executive... [More]

Next Generation? We never had it so good

Despite the heated battle among the big three consoles showing no signs of abatement, and fans apparently mirroring this at times with opinions flying left and center, an article on Product Reviews Net states that we should all stop the bickering as it appears we have never had it so... [More]

Nintendo To Open Office in Silicon Valley

The following "The Utility Belt piece reports that Nintendo will be moving into Silicon Valley soon, but some marketing employees are not too happy about it. Maybe they can hire some of the laid off Sony workers!... [More]

Sony incurs the wrath of the Church of England

Sony has been courting controversy again, this time igniting the wrath of the Church of England. The Church is outrages that scenes from the PS3 game Resistance: Fall of Man displays Manchester Cathedral as the back-drop for a gory shoot-out. A clip of the scene in question is posted on... [More]

Upcoming Releases From Amazon.com

Amazon.com lists the following games as upcoming titles, or newly available games, available on the dates indicated on the site.... [More]

Transformers the Game: Behind the scenes

Activision have released a new Transformers: The Game video interview featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the game with Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen. He seems such a nice guy. :-) "Get hooked on it. Get good at it. And roll on!" More coming soon.... [More]

Activision Reports Record Net Revenues for Fiscal 2007

Activision has announced record net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 were $1.51 billion, as compared to $1.47 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Net income for the fiscal year was $85.8 million, as... [More]

Sony Lays Off 100 Staff in North America

The following Forbes.com piece, posted on Yahoo! Finance explains that Sony is laying off 100 employees in its game division. Maybe there are some openings over at Nintendo!... [More]

EA Adds Casual Games Division

In response to the huge success of the Wii, and the criticism they are fielding for the not having more Wii titles available, EA announced the creation of a "casual gaming" division. TheStreet.com has an article exploring this development.... [More]

Gameplay Info: FIFA Soccer 08

Electronic Arts today revealed the tremendous depth of gameplay features in EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 08 for Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system which will create a soccer experience that matches the complexity, finesse and beauty of the real-world game. FIFA Soccer 08 challenges players to master the skills... [More]