All Topics Gaming older than one year ago

- upgraded Banana Blitz engine - Wiimote or Balance Board control - new mini games and old mini games - no jumping - no bosses - unannounced feature yet to be revealed - 7 worlds, 10 stages each - main cast of monkeys returning Link and Link

Ant Nation - 2 GI Joe DS - 5 Madden NFL 2010 - 7.5 Space Bust a Move - 7 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen DS - 7 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Wii - 5.5 Wii Sports Resort - 8.5 Link

DSiWare 1 (1) - Nintendo DSi Browser 2 (2) - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! 3 (3) - Asphalt 4: Elite Racing 4 (4) - Paper Airplane Chase 5 (5) - Bird & Beans 6 (6) - WarioWare: Snapped! 7 (7) - Dr. Mario Express 8 (12) - Master of Illusion Express: Deep Psyche 9 (10) - Mario Clock 10 (11) - Mario [...]

A portion of a Nintendo Life review… Minor issues aside, this is a good pure-play Mahjong game that any fan will enjoy. Learning to read a bit of Japanese will help, but as long as you know the rules you can play without difficulty. Full review here

Personally, I don’t think that games faily to elicit emotion from the player. I know that there are very few games that bring out deep emotions, but they do exist. Why is it so hard for most game developers to reach that point? Quite simply put, they may have the technical know-how [...]

Two bits of old-school papercraft lovin’ for you guys. As you can see, one takes the direct approach…and the other is just plain weird! Click the links below to learn more, and make your own. NES papercraft Gamebird papercraft

As most would expect, the second part of this feature picks up where yesterday’s bit left off. Get the details on Basketball, Table Tennis and more at the link below. Article here

Harmonix hasn’t given out all the details on the Rock Band Network just yet. From what we know, the 360 is going to be the platform where upcoming musicians/bands can author their songs, and upload the final product. From here it gets a bit cloudy, but it sounds like all current-gen console owners [...]

“I think it’s safe to say that Little King’s Story is a prime example of knowing never to judge a book by its cover. A fine mix between classics such as Harvest Moon, Pikmin, and (oddly enough) Command & Conquer, Little King’s gameplay is an innovative melting pot of genre-bending ingredients, thickly applied to [...]

Observe yet another plethora of new features to grace the next generation of the Guitar Hero franchise.

Observe yet another plethora of new features to grace the next generation of the Guitar Hero franchise.

What a horrible, HORRIBLE game this is. I remember renting it, and wanting to throw my controller out the window. The DS title is going to be better…right?! 10 movie tie-ins that nobody wanted - full article here

We gave you the EA side, now here’s the Activision side… “We are currently hiring employees to work at a new studio that is opening in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Glen Schofield along with Michael Condrey will lead the studio which will be creating a new game based on one of [...]

For 21 years the Madden NFL franchise has been embraced by its fans, honored by critics, and endured the test of time like no other sports video game in history. Today, EA SPORTS™ is proud to announce the establishment of the Madden NFL Hall of Fame – a program designed to celebrate and honor the [...]

“When we first announced the Wii Balance Board, people were skepticaL. But consumers responded quickly and told their friends about it. Now when a new fitness game like Wii Fit Plus is announced, no one bats an eye. Fitness games are now an accepted part of the video game landscape.” - Denise Kaigler, Nintendo [...]

Where on earth did this attack go, and why did Nintendo feel it necessary to remove it from the game? I don’t care if you have to buy a special sword and go through all sorts of crazy lengths to get a sword beam. I’ll be happy just knowing that this old favorite [...]

I always talk about video games breaking the 4th wall. I happen to mention it a lot during out podcasts, and it’s become a bit of a running joke. For those that don’t know, the best description of ‘breaking the 4th wall’ that I can give is when Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes readers [...]

No one has a right to own or control another person’s image or likeness for eternity without providing fair compensation. Former student athletes should have a voice in how their own images or likenesses – once they are no longer students – are used throughout their lifetime. - Michael Hausfield, Hausfield LLP The NCAA/EA licensing lawsuit [...]