All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

J Allard loses PSP bet — wears dreads

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

Microsoft exec J Allard made a bet in 2005 with Newsweek staff writer N’Gai Croal. The bet? Croal said that the PSP would surpass the 10 million unit mark in a shorter amount of time then the PS2. If Croal… Read More »

Rumor: GoldenEye 007 going to Wii VC

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

GoldenEye 007 is considered the best James Bond game in the series. The title was originally released for the N64 in 1997 and incorporated the idea of stealth missions and goal objectives into the FPS genre. GoldenEye 007 was highly… Read More »

Trashed DS selling in Japan

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

So, you think that getting a Wii or an Xbox Elite is hard? Well, try this on for size — in Japan, the Nintendo DS has become so scarce that a store in Shibuya Japan is displaying a used DS… Read More »

Fender Stratocaster — the next guitar controller

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

The guitar controller first used for the Guitar Hero games is modeled after the legendary Gibson SG. The rock stars who have used this model reads like a Who’s Who of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But there… Read More »

Wall Street analyst confirms what you knew already

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

Sometimes, we wish we could work at one of those Wall Street analyst jobs that pay cushy six figured incomes to their market experts. The reason for this is because they often release "analytical" information to their investors that is… Read More »

BF2 clan gives video tribute to Virginia Tech

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

A gamer, going by the screen name of Kezins, lost a close friend in the Virginia Tech shootings. Kezins gave his heartfelt thanks to The Human Armed Forces, a KumaWar and Battlefield 2 clan, for putting together a memorial video… Read More »

Blizzard offers WoW Visa credit cards

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

If having a credit card named after you is an indication that you’ve made it to the top, then Blizzard has a lot to be happy about. The First National Bank of Omaha will be issuing the first World of… Read More »

Bach says the Wii is not so hot to trot

By GamerNode Staff, May 8, 2007 0 GN

Robbie Bach, Microsoft’s President of Entertainment & Devices Division, sees the Wii and Xbox 360 as the domineering forces in the game console industry; with concerns about Sony’s continuing problems. And as far as the 360 Elite is concerned, he… Read More »

This Week's Game Releases: 5/6 to 5/12

By GamerNode Staff, May 7, 2007 0 Previews

Here are the games releases for this week. Probably the biggest downer is the delay of Halo 2 for the PC — it is now expected for May 22 but in the meantime, check out our review of the game… Read More »

Newly announced PC games, sequels, and expansions: 4/29 to 5/5

By GamerNode Staff, May 7, 2007 0 GN

This past week has been a bit slow regarding revelations of new PC games or expansions, but these two listings are pretty major on their own-right. Ubisoft is big on its Splinter Cell franchise and a new expansion According to… Read More »