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“I’m extremely pleased to be able to confirm The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces for gamers in North America. The innovative control scheme and gorgeous visuals just go to show what a top-notch development team can do when creating a new game from scratch specifically for Wii.” - Jun Iwasaki, president of Xseed Games Wow, another [...]

I am thinking that parents will be just fine with letting their kids play LEGO Battles. Even though the name of the game has ‘Battles’ in it, it’s really not that much more violent than any of the other LEGO games. I just know that it’s too complicated for me! I remember [...]

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 3, 2009 - The worldwide phenomenon Video Games Live (recently enshrined in the Guinness Book of World Records) is proud to announce 12 performances throughout the month of July. Each show will be unique and many will be highlighted by special performances, conventions and/or special guests. Video [...]

Full report here NEW YORK & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the President and Congress seek to reform the health care system and address the glaring gaps in our nation’s educational performance, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop released a report today that specifies how increased national investment in research-based digital games can play a cost-effective and [...]

I told you that Totilo loves his Wii information. He’s such a Nintendo fanboy at heart! Super Smash Bros. Brawl (March 2008) — 68 hours, 51 minutes Animal Crossing: City Folk (November 2008) — 54 hours, 16 minutes Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn (November 2007) – 46 hours, 40 minutes The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (November 2006) — [...]

The guys doing Super Meat Boy did a live, video interview yesterday. During that interview we heard that no more characters were going to be announced, and then the webcam was quickly turned towards a computer monitor to show off a character select screen. Reader Zack was on the ball, and managed to [...]

“We believe that DJ Hero will provide tremendous value for our consumers by delivering an all-new interactive music experience with over 100 individual songs that are highlighted in over 80 unique mixes, a wide variety of …” - Activision statement I think they meant to say ‘tremendous value from our customers’. Seriously, what other company [...]

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 [...]