All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

Criminal Charges Dropped in Wii Contest Death

By GamerNode Staff, April 4, 2007 0 GN

Two months ago, radio station KDND of Sacramento conducted a live contest in its studios in which participants competed for a free Wii. The idea was to have the contestants drink as much water as they could within a two… Read More »

New 360 Dashboard Feature Rumored for Spring Update

By GamerNode Staff, April 4, 2007 0 GN

Sometimes the inclusion of the simplest of ideas to improve something is the most helpful. Take for instance, the Xbox 360’s dashboard. If you’ve got a game in the drive, and you are on the dashboard doing various chores, the… Read More »

The Godfather: The Don's Edition Review

By GamerNode Staff, April 4, 2007 0 GN, VG Review

Yeah, youse have heard that the outfit, Electronic Arts, has put together another Godfather game, but dis time, it’s for the PS3. So I personally, Frankie "Four Eyes" Linguini, am gonna clue you in on whether this game, The Godfather:… Read More »

The Godfather: Blackhand Edition Review

By GamerNode Staff, April 4, 2007 0 GN, VG Review

When EA first threw us "the pitch," as we’ll call it, that they were planning to turn one of the most beloved films in cinematic history, The Godfather, into a video game, many were quick to assume the worst. After… Read More »

UK PS3 Sales Drop Off Dramatically After Launch

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

History may have repeated itself for Sony, as reports have come in from Chart Track, a UK industry watchdog, that PS3 sales have dropped 82% in the country since its initial launch on March 23. In the US, sales of… Read More »

Sega Ponders Decision to End Dreamcast Support

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

As strange as it may seem, Sega’s Dreamcast game console, which first appeared in 1998 and faded away to a quick exit in 2001 because of heavy competition from the PlayStation 2, has continued to be supported by Sega as… Read More »

Enhancements to Wii for Hardcore Gamers Coming

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

Shigeru Miyamoto recently sat down for an interview with GamePro where he discussed a myriad of things, from his days in college to his thoughts on the Wii. One topic of particular interest included the fact that, prior to launching… Read More »

4/2 VC Releases: Foxes, Turtles, and Dragons — Oh My!

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

The Virtual Console got three titles heftier today, when the combined weight of StarFox 64, TMNT and Dragon’s Curse arrived on the service. StarFox 64, an early N64 classic, is worth its weight in Wii Points — $10 isn’t much… Read More »

16-Player Cap for Console Quake Wars Explained

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

In an interview with Shacknews, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Executive Producer Kevin Cloud revealed reasons for why the upcoming console versions will only support 16 players, as opposed to 24-player support like the PC version. The main reasons are bandwidth… Read More »

Harmonix and EA Present Rock Band

By GamerNode Staff, April 3, 2007 0 GN

Back in January, Activision announced that Guitar Hero developer Harmonix had been dropped as developer of Guitar Hero III in favor of Tony Hawk developer Neversoft. While fans were left wondering what was happening with Harmonix and what its next… Read More »