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Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH has announced its first downloadable WiiWare titles, as it outlines the role of its new Network Business Development Department. Konami has created the all-new Network Business Development Department, which is designed to extend Konami’s online activities across Europe. The new team is headed by Florian Stronk, who will oversee all future downloadable [...]

Here’s a bit of a rumor for you, which is stemming from the TMNT Smash-Up demo that is at the Japan Expo in France. Rumor has it that the most recent demo has two new playable characters, a Rabbid dressed as Sam Fisher, as well as a Rabbid in a cheerleader outfit. Is Ubisoft sneaking [...]

Capcom must be getting a nice cut from all of these peripherals/accessories that are out there. The best part is, that shirt could double for an ‘I Love Rawmeat’ shirt! Link

Remember when we told you about the Eagle Forum and their negative approach to gaming? This is the group that wanted to blame video games for all the evils in society, rather than look at the people that were committing them. Tomorrow the game hate will continue, as the Eagle Forum has invited video [...]

I think that it would be a better idea to post all of the 4th of July/patriotic game and game moment articles in one post, rather than flood the site with a wall of the same article. If you’re looking for any 4th of July-related articles, this would be your spot! (sort of) Funny Look [...]

Grab yours here Grab yours here (fast!) Thanks to Thisisngen for the heads up! Link

As I said last week, I am really digging the ‘expert blogs’ over at Gamasutra. The developers that are participating have some really great topics to discuss, and today is no different. Check out the articles linked below. What is a good game story? Weapon Balancing Based On Gameplay Situations (Part One) It’s OK to feel [...]

Friday 3rd July/… Gamers will be able to use their Wii Remote™ to bat and bowl their country to success when Ashes Cricket 2009™ is released for Wii™ this August; the integration of the Wii controls is set to take players closer to the action than ever before. To be published by Codemasters®, the home [...]

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Direct link here Leeuwarden, The Netherlands - July 3, 2009 - Dutch independent game developer Triangle Studios is proud to announce Heron: Steam Machine for the WiiWare™ service. Heron: Steam Machine is Triangle Studios’ take on the pipe puzzle format. In Heron: Steam Machine, players have to connect pipes to keep the Steam Machine running. Play in [...]

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Check out this Tweet from FUNimation’s Twitter account… FUNimation acquires the 1st season of the anime Sands of Destruction from Sega of America. The fantasy series is based on the Sega game . With the way that’s worded, it leads you to believe that a season 2 is in the works. Either that, or the anime [...]

We’ve already seen how seriously Square-Enix takes their intellectual properties. They’ve shut down one retailer that was selling unlicensed products, and now they’re looking to do it again. French retailer Sakura was selling goods that were ‘borrowing’ from various Square-Enix properties such as Final Fantasy. When Square-Enix caught wind, this is what they said. “(Square-Enix) [...]

So, how many hundreds of thousands do you think these are going to sell?! Link

First day sales [WII] Grand Slam Tennis (Electronic Arts) - 1,900 (20%) The impact of Wii Sports Resort - Wii Sports Resort was 84.98% sell-through. - 296,000 separate Wii Motion+ attachments were sold. - Nunchuks increased from 8K to 27K. - Wiimotes increased from 13K to 30K. Link

Japanese Wii owners are now getting the 4.1 firmware upgrade for their Wii. What’s the big change with this latest update? It appears that Japanese users were having some issues with the Wii after playing Wii Sports Resort. If you were to play Wii Sports Resort, and then load a WiiWare or [...]

Reader John let me know of something interesting going on over at the Giantbomb forums, and I thought you might want to know. We recently posted a review from Giantbomb for The Conduit, and more than a few of you guys were voicing your disapproval in our feedback section. Now the users of Giantbomb are [...]