All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

DS Lite Sets Europe Aglow

By GamerNode Staff, June 23, 2006 0 GN

The lighter, brighter and sexier Nintendo DS is finally available to purchase in Europe today. To date the original DS has sold over four and a half million units. Pushed by extremely gripping titles like Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mario… Read More »

The Movies: Stunts & Effects Review

By GamerNode Staff, June 23, 2006 0 GN, VG Review

Back in January, we gave the original The Movies a 7.0. While the game offered an impressively intuitive interface (dig the alliteration), options galore, and truly enjoyable gameplay, the title’s micromanagement necessity and gruelingly long time frame limited its potential… Read More »

PS3 to Support New HDMI 1.3 Technology

By GamerNode Staff, June 22, 2006 0 GN

The companies responsible for HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) for HDTVs, PCs, and DVD players have released a significant enhancement called HDMI 1.3. The new HDMI 1.3 features will allow the display of literally billions of colors with the addition of… Read More »

Wii Launch Titles Wiivealed

By GamerNode Staff, June 22, 2006 0 GN

The latest issue of Nintendo Power has a listing of the launch titles for the Wii and judging from the games shown, the Wii should prove to be a remarkable buy. The list of games for launch are indicated as:

Vivendi CEO Speaks Out Against Gaming Homogenization

By GamerNode Staff, June 22, 2006 0 GN

Bruce Hack, CEO of Vivendi, decided to do some hack-ing (ha!) of his own in statements given to CVG. His remarks pointed to the lack of creativity in game development as the cause for the recent downturn in game sales…. Read More »

The Sims, Nintendo-Style, In Development?

By GamerNode Staff, June 22, 2006 0 GN

Shigeru Miyamoto is a giant in the game industry. He is the creative genius behind Donkey Kong, Mario, Pikmin, Nintendogs and the Legend of Zelda series for Nintendo. Recently, Nintendo conducted an interview with some of the top brass at… Read More »

God of War III Coming?

By GamerNode Staff, June 22, 2006 0 GN

There were eight God of War II kiosks at the E3 convention that offered attendees the opportunity to take a look at the newest installment of the hit God of War franchise. If the five-deep crowd at each of the… Read More »

Activision Invades Korea

By GamerNode Staff, June 21, 2006 0 GN

Activision is now the latest studio to open an Asian subsidiary. Looking to capitalize on the region’s long-term prospects for gaming, the publishing juggernaut has purchased CSR Entertainment,s game distribution operations located in Seoul, Korea. John Watts, managing director of… Read More »

SCEA's Jack Tretton Dismisses Critics, Jabs Microsoft

By GamerNode Staff, June 21, 2006 0 GN

At this year,s E3, many fans thought Sony,s overall presentation to be rather dull compared to the competitor consoles that had numerous impressive, fully playable demonstrations. “We really saw this as an opportunity to announce some very important details to… Read More »

Court Rules That the PS2 Is Not a Computer

By GamerNode Staff, June 21, 2006 0 GN

Sony has for several weeks now been lauding the PS3 as a computer in order to emphasize its superiority over the competition. While this is a promising strategy, Sony has actually used this approach before in the UK, but instead… Read More »