All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

GameCube Games for the Wii? Oui.

By GamerNode Staff, August 21, 2006 0 GN

Nintendo is playing with the possibility of re-releasing some of its GameCube titles for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii console. Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto, in an interview given to Nintendo Dream, inferred that such an idea was a good one. A partial… Read More »

The DS Is Up, But the PSP Is Down

By GamerNode Staff, August 21, 2006 0 GN

NPD has reported that PSP software sales dropped by 40% during the month of July, while Sony,s handheld competitor, the Nintendo DS, drove up software sales by 354%. The contrast between the two big companies is attributed to the apparent… Read More »

The PS2 Goes Pink!

By GamerNode Staff, August 21, 2006 0 GN

There,s an old saying that beauty is only skin-deep. If this is the case, and we mean ‘case, literally, the slimline version of the PS2 is getting an interesting makeover. Sony Entertainment Europe announced the first every special slimline edition… Read More »

Sony Denies PS3 in Manufacturing Phase

By GamerNode Staff, August 21, 2006 0 GN

Earlier this year, a news story surfaced from the Taiwan Commercial Times that the PS3 was already in production. According to the report, the expected production numbers for Sony,s next gen game console would be approximately 200,000 by the end… Read More »

Legendary Composers Play for Sam Fisher

By GamerNode Staff, August 19, 2006 0 GN

Ubisoft Paris has announced that soundtrack for their latest Splinter Cell instalment, Double Agent, will be composed by Sascha Dikiciyan and Cris Velasco, two veteran game composers known for their distinctive orchestra/electronica-hybrid style. The two scored the official theme for… Read More »

ParaWorld Demo Goes Live

By GamerNode Staff, August 19, 2006 0 GN

The multiplayer demo for ParaWorld is now available for download, so players can get a jump-start on perfecting their micro before the September launch. Paraworld, the eagerly anticipated prehistoric RTS, gives players 3 tribes to choose from, each with their… Read More »

EA Nabs the Unreal Engine

By GamerNode Staff, August 19, 2006 0 GN

EA and Epic Games have announced a partnership that will see EA utilize Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 3 on several upcoming games.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

By GamerNode Staff, August 19, 2006 0 Previews

The Castlevania franchise has been around quite some time now, one of those few franchises (Zelda and Mario, of course, are others) that has managed to withstand the wrath of time. One of the main reasons for its long-lasting success… Read More »

Sony's Hirai Likes Yankee's Predictions

By GamerNode Staff, August 18, 2006 0 GN

Earlier this week, Sony received some good news from analysts at the Yankee Group, who said that the PS3 would take the lead in the next gen console wars by the year 2011. Kaz Hirai, SCEA CEO, responded to the… Read More »

Europe's Nintendo Boss Talks Wii Pricing

By GamerNode Staff, August 18, 2006 0 GN

It seems that the name of the game for the PS3 and Wii is “price.” Sony announced the dual prices for their PS3, and the ball hasn,t stopped rolling yet. As for Nintendo,s Wii, the promise has been constantly uttered… Read More »