All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

By GamerNode Staff, February 10, 2008 0 Previews

The past few weeks experienced a minor gaming lull but we’re back in full force, so bring on the games! I’d like to briefly spend time to point out the hands-on preview Eddie wrote for Penumbra Black Plague, an upcoming… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 9, 2008 0 GN

Earlier this month, Microsoft offered a bid of $44.6 billion for an acquisition of Yahoo!. After Microsoft’s offer, several other companies, including News Corp. and Apple offered bids too in a seemingly battle of the epic corporations in a business… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 9, 2008 0 GN

Electronic Arts is one of the largest, if not the largest, video game publisher in the world. While maintaining a firm position in the highly competitive market, the company has been criticized over the years for its business strategy. For… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 9, 2008 0 GN

With the approaching release date of GTA IV on April 29 for the PS3 and 360, Microsoft is already making noises that its version of the game will dominate. Shane Kim, head of Microsoft Game Studios, said matter-of-factly, "We already… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

Japanese publisher Capcom released its third quarter financial results today and reported net sales of ¥51.66 billion ($484.5 million) and net income of ¥3.57 billion ($33.5 million). While net sales rose by 4.8%, net income took a hit by dropping… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

I was on Steam one day, ready to flame-broil some noobs with my Pyro in Team Fortress 2 when I saw on my list of games something called Peggle. I’ve heard of it before but I never tried it out… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

Courtesy of this post on their official site, Bizarre Creations announced some upcoming downloadable content for Project Gotham Racing 4. The DLC will be released on Thursday, February 14th and in two flavors: the Free Challenge Pack and the Premium… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

The Orange Box is undoubtedly one of the best values that has ever been released upon the gaming world with the bundling of the original Half-Life 2, HL2 Episodes One and Two, Portal, and Team Fortress 2–all for the ridiculous… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

Microsoft’s XP operating system was going the way of the dodo bird coming this June as Microsoft announced that it was planning to discontinue XP for OEM and packaged editions in favor of Vista taking over the reigns as the… Read More »

By GamerNode Staff, February 8, 2008 0 GN

The Japanese stock market took a big dive this week resulting from the US service industries shrinking at the fastest rate in six years. The stalling of this business segment in the US caused grave concerns and set off shockwaves… Read More »