All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

Das Chocobo? Le Moogle? Final Fantasy XI Goes International

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Square Enix Ltd. announced today that the German and French versions of the popular massively multiplayer online role playing game Final Fantasy XI will be showcased at Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. These transitions of the game come 3… Read More »

IGA Worldwide Plasters Billboards with Codemasters

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

In-game advertisements seem to be popping up all over the place, with the most common occurrences in racing and sport titles. Not to be outdone, leading independent in-game advertising company IGA Worldwide has signed a multi-title, multi-platform deal with Codemasters… Read More »

GTR 2 Finds a Distributor

By GamerNode Staff, July 23, 2006 0 GN

Atari has announced itself recently as the new official distributor of 10tacle Studios’ upcoming GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing, a race simulator set to debut early this fall on the PC. The game will feature more than 140 highly-detailed… Read More »

Endless Saga is Over

By GamerNode Staff, July 23, 2006 0 GN

Korean publisher Webzen has officially confirmed its decision to halt the production of Endless Saga, a dual platform MMO project that was originally being developed for release on the PC and PS3. "We have recently decided to cancel the Endless… Read More »

Ubisoft CEO: We Create Better Quality Games

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 GN

Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, flexed some of his corporate muscles and stated that Ubisoft is ahead of the pack in next gen game development because it invests more in this area than any other game company, in comments made… Read More »

Sony Describes UMD Decline as a Problem of Education

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 GN

Recent news of Hollywood studios pulling back their support of Sony,s UMD format for PSP movies has been addressed by Peter Dille, senior vice president of marketing at Sony. The failing proprietary movie disk format has had Sony trying to… Read More »

Nintendo Defends DS Lite Hinge Defect

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 GN

Yesterday,s story of DS Lite hinges cracking had Nintendo offering a canned response to customers who experienced such flaws and offered the usual company line for DS Lite owners to call customer service for warranty coverage or, in the event… Read More »

Game Companies Shying Away From PS3 Game Development

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 Previews

The forecast of a successful launch for Sony,s PS3 may have hit a snag if game industry reports confirm what is being whispered about behind closed doors-developers are having second thoughts of committing time and resources to PS3 game development…. Read More »

Atari Vows To Keep Next Gen Game Prices Low

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 GN

Gamers who own an Xbox 360 and love racing games will have some extremely good news coming to them as Atari has announced the pricing for Test Drive Unlimited. The game, which will retail for a low impact wallet price… Read More »

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour Review

By GamerNode Staff, July 21, 2006 0 GN, VG Review

By Shane Dub, GN Writer For years Nintendo has used Mario as a backbone to fall on. He’s something concrete and original, and it’s clear that everything he touches turns to gold. It didn’t occur to anyone that golf was… Read More »