November 2008 Archives

5 Black Friday Deals You Don't Want to Miss

Kris Erickson • November 27 2008 • comments

Christmas is almost here and consumers all over the country are getting ready to stimulate the economy in a massive frenzy of buying. Gamers tend to be a...Read more

Which Games Will Flop This Holiday Season?

Kris Erickson • November 26 2008 • comments

Every year around this time, the video game industry goes into overdrive, hammering the public with glossy advertisements for the hottest new games. The weather is getting colder...Read more

Great Advertising Opportunities Available on GameFlavor

Paul Sinclair • November 26 2008 • comments

We currently have great advertising spaces available at affordable prices on the GameFlavor.com video game and technology network. The GameFlavor.com network consists of 6 independent sites including gameflavor.com,...Read more

PS3 Price Drop Rumored For March 2009

Kris Erickson • November 24 2008 • comments

Here is an interesting piece of news for those thinking about picking up a PS3 this holiday season. Industry rumors suggest that Sony may be considering dropping the...Read more

Internet Pranksters Send Crowbar to Large Hadron Collider

Kris Erickson • November 21 2008 • comments

The Internet was aflutter earlier in the summer with debate about the newly-built Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. Topics ranged from how awesome the giant particle accelerator is,...Read more

Colin McRae: DiRT 2 Announced

Kris Erickson • November 21 2008 • comments

UK development house Codemasters has officially announced that it is developing a sequel to current-gen rally game, DiRT. The multi-platform title won accolades from critics for its fluid...Read more

Are Rock Music Games Over?

Kris Erickson • November 18 2008 • comments

Being a rock star is not all parties, groupies, and throwing furniture out of 5-star hotel rooms. Alright, well maybe it is, but like every seemingly awesome job,...Read more

The 5 Best Multiplayer Party Games

Kris Erickson • November 17 2008 • comments

Just because we live in an era of ubiquitous broadband doesn't mean multiplayer games should be played alone. Some of the best gaming experiences happen when we gather...Read more

Introducing the Zeebo: Brazil's New Console

Kris Erickson • November 14 2008 • comments

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo may dominate the global market for video games, but they don't rule in every corner of the world. The extremely high cost of new...Read more

US Hardware and Software Charts for October 2008

Kris Erickson • November 14 2008 • comments

Results for last month's video game hardware and software charts are in, giving us a better idea of how the holiday shopping season is shaping up for manufacturers....Read more

A Message From Adam Sessler On Fanboys

Naquan Baity • November 13 2008 • comments

Attention members of the gaming community, I have one thing to say to all those fanboys out there. Shut up and do your talking on the battlefield! My...Read more

Editorial: Copyright Madness Hurts Gaming

Kris Erickson • November 13 2008 • comments

The ongoing war over digital copyright issues opened a new battle on an unlikely front this week, as cutesy platformer LittleBigPlanet found itself at the center of attention....Read more

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix Trailer

Naquan Baity • November 13 2008 • comments

The fighting game with perhaps the most intense title ever now has a spiffy trailer to match. Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is coming soon to...Read more

Square Enix to Publish Supreme Commander 2

Kris Erickson • November 13 2008 • comments

The Japanese publisher Square Enix has been on the prowl for Western game properties in an effort to expand its market in the lucrative North American and European...Read more

Micropayments Come to LittleBigPlanet

Kris Erickson • November 12 2008 • comments

While many gamers wait for Media Molecule to smooth out online connectivity issues that have made the online portion of the game suffer from lag, the company has...Read more

Would You Pay $20 to Beat the Final Boss?

Kris Erickson • November 11 2008 • comments

In a week when game developers are set to receive record cash bonuses, publishers are looking for more ways to charge gamers for their products. Last week a...Read more

Editorial: The Case Against Game Remakes

Kris Erickson • November 10 2008 • comments

It is no secret that game companies love remakes. Developers have found a business model that miraculously allows them to sell the exact same experience to gamers over...Read more

Mirror's Edge Trophy List

Kris Erickson • November 10 2008 • comments

Mirror's Edge is a futuristic free-running action title set in a glossy but dystopic cityscape. Scattered around the place are opportunities for heart-stopping parkour moves and combat with...Read more

Review: Resistance 2 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger!

Kevin Brock • November 8 2008 • comments

In Resistance 2, the sequel continues where the first installment, Fall of Man, ended. Lt. Nathan Hale, stranded after an intense battle against the Chimera in London, wanders...Read more

SackBoy's Costumes: Limited-Time Offer

Kevin Brock • November 7 2008 • comments

Earlier we reported fans purchasing LittleBigPlanet before its release date would receive bonus offers and additional content to celebrate SackBoy's launch. Today, Sackboy has liftoff and a haunting...Read more

Atari Revives Ghostbusters Game

Kris Erickson • November 7 2008 • comments

Does anyone remember Ghostbusters, the game that was ingloriously cancelled in the wake of the Activision/Vivendi merger? Well, Phil Harrison, the new CEO of Atari certainly does. He...Read more

Does Rock Band 2's additional track list rock-eth?

Kevin Brock • November 6 2008 • comments

If you registered Rock Band 2 to receive an additional 20 free tracks to download, you may become slightly disappointed with the playlist. These songs are from lesser...Read more

Best PlayStation Gaming Costumes

Ashley King • November 6 2008 • comments

Halloween may be over, but true fanboys and girls are already planning for next year. Before Halloween, we ran through some possibilities for both male and female costumes....Read more

GTA IV Outsells LBP in Japan According to Charts

Kris Erickson • November 6 2008 • comments

What an amazing week for PS3 gamers in Japan. The release of two massive titles -- which couldn't be more different from one another -- meant that gamers...Read more

Where They Stand: Console Sales in US and Europe

Kris Erickson • November 5 2008 • comments

Who says that key software titles don't move systems? The following internal marketing graphs from Nintendo show the effect of specific game releases on hardware sales for all...Read more

Capcom Exec Explains Talisman Cancellation

Kris Erickson • November 5 2008 • comments

Director of production for Capcom, Adam Boyes spoke to Eurogamer about the recent cancellation of Capcom’s quirky board game Talisman. The cancellation was due to problems inherent to...Read more

Economic Crisis Hits Game Studios

Kris Erickson • November 4 2008 • comments

No sector of the economy is safe from the current financial crisis, not even the escapist video game industry. A plethora of studios have announced major job cuts...Read more

Burnout Paradise: Party Pack & More!

Kevin Brock • November 1 2008 • comments

In all our days of gaming, Criterion Games is the first known to honorably continue to provide updates, expansions, and innovations to a game: Burnout Paradise. So what's...Read more

SackBoy's Proposition Pluto