All Topics Gaming older than one year ago

SAN FRANCISCO – October 26, 2009 – Today Ubisoft officially launched the CSI: Deadly Intent(TM) Instant Win Investigation and Solve the Case Sweepstakes, a unique, immersive two-part online promotion that gives both casual and dedicated fans of the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation® television series a chance to experience what it is like to be a [...]

NCSoft Wins Round One Against real-money trading.

Explore and tame the wild African kingdom including lions, gorillas and elephants.

High-energy Wii game featuring rod & reel, bowfishing, spearfishing in stores now.

Footage from Siren Alley in the single-player story mode.

Dragon Age: Origins Wardens' Quest will be a 24 hour international gaming event in London featuring a $12,500 Grand Prize for each winning team member.

Hardcore fans of brutally violent role-playing games will soon travel from their homes in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and handful of other nations to compete in the Dragon Age: Origins Warden's Quest tournament. Ten teams of four players from across the globe will be vying for $12,500 in cold, hard cash, and bragging rights for their respective nation. Nuclear weaponry is no longer the world's most valuable asset -- leet video game skillz, however, are. The teams will be going head-to-head, receiving points based on the amount of experience and kills they've accumulated, as well as how much of the game they've played through. Low-scoring teams will be eliminated, giving the whole event an Olympic games meets Thunderdome meets Nick Arcade feeling that's really working for us.

Fight the Undying Lord, hunt werewolves and die bravely in the Zombie Apocalypse in Cryptic's upcoming Halloween event

If you missed your chance to grab the LittleBigPlanet Pumpkin Head mask, which was offered as a free Halloween promotion last year, don't fret -- Media Molecule is bringing the complimentary costume piece back to the game this Thursday. We're not certain how long the wearable gourd will be available to download, so make sure you act quickly, lest you be forced to wait another year before you get your Sleepy Hollow Sackboy on. [Via VG247]

Direct link here In stores November 3rd, it’s officially the “Final Countdown” until the launch of the upcoming family music videogame, LEGO Rock Band! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games have release a new trailer for this title, featuring a montage of some of the many venues and songs players will get to experience in the [...]

In celebration of Halloween and the impending release of a new title update, Epic's Rod Fergusson has announced that Gears of War 2 will be hosting a double XP weekend starting this Friday, October 30. In addition to awarding double XP in all multiplayer modes, the game will be featuring an extra "scary" lineup of Locusts in Horde mode. Specifically, Fergusson notes that Horde mode will feature lots of extra Boomers, including some waves comprised entirely of Boomers. An entire squad composed of Flamers, Grinders and good old Boomshot Boomers? Yeah, pretty scary.[Via VG247]

Hope you saved room for one more plastic instrument.

Action RPG getting a Halloween release.

Nintendo updates its classic 8-bit game for play on Wii.

Get a first look at the next generation of Ar Tonelico.

In a display of candor we rarely see from video game industry figures, Insomniac Games community manager James Stevenson recently poured his heart out in a VideoGamer.com interview. He admitted that although Resistance 2 garnered fairly good reviews, negative feedback from devoted fans of the series' first installment "weighed" on him. He went on to add, "the hardcore fans of Resistance 1 were maybe a little bit disappointed. Those folks consistently expressing that - especially GAF - it was like your dog turned on you." Stevenson continued the analogy, stating, "you had this dog that loved you. You loved the dog, too, but they expressed all this affection for you. And then suddenly the dog bites your hand and it's that feeling of, ooh, ow, that really hurts." We can only guess how disappointing negative fan feedback must be for a developer -- however, couldn't this be seen as your dog telling you they're disappointed, and suggesting ways to do better in the future? Oh, like that adorable, illustrated anti-drug dog! We love that little guy.

Fable 2's Pub Games was a brilliant way to prep players for adventures in Albion before the game's release last year, but its post-launch price of $10 seemed like a bit of a gamble. It's this week's Xbox Marketplace "deal" at 400 ($5).Considering that Pub Games was designed as a glorified piece of marketing, wouldn't it make sense to release it for free to generate renewed interest in the Fable 2: Game of the Year Edition (in which it is also included) or the episodic download? Surely that's the better bet.Add Fable II Pub Games to your queueGallery: Fable 2 Pub Games (XBLA)

The new multiplayer mode in New Super Mario Bros. Wii is great, as is the apparent difficulty of the new levels. We're curious about the Super Guide feature as well. But for some Mario fans, the real draw to the latest sidescroller can be seen above: the Koopalings, returning for the first time in a traditional Mario game since Super Mario World. While, of course, we'd still prefer a 2D adventure, Iggy, Morton, et al. have made the transition to 3D quite well!Nintendo released that render along with some other character and enemy art, and an image of the bizarre all-red box art. See what a Goomba looks like now in our gallery. Spoiler: pretty much like it always looks.

The Muppet is back.

See what makes DJ Hero one of our favorite music games.

You gotta get up, you gotta get up, you gotta get down.

Turn on your Wii and check out the Nintendo Channel right now: on the weekly "Nintendo Week" program, the hosts revealed a new WiiWare version of Excitebike, called Excitebike World Rally, due out November 9. It looks like a 2.5D version of the original Excitebike redone in polygons, with the classic track editor. But this version has online multiplayer! Take that, Vs. Excitebike.There's also footage of Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth! It looks fantastic. That comes pretty early in the show. The Excitebike reveal comes only after a Frag Doll appearance and a Scooby-Doo style fast-motion chase sequence. And a zombie grunting his way through a description of Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

This week’s Nintendo Week feature has confirmed that Excitebike will be coming to the Virtual Console. I guess that’s the announcement that was teased in the most recent issue of Nintendo Power? Thanks to DSkartmasta for the heads up.

Online resume suggests Activision is giving us a brand we know and love.