If there were any concerns as to whether or not the famed voice actor David Hayter would be lending his vocal chords to Solid Snake in Super Smash Bros Brawl, they can now be laid to rest. In a message… Read More »

If They Were Halo

The massive anticipation is over. Halo 3 launch day has come and gone with great fanfare — big events, long lines, eager fans, master chief, etc. In the first 24-hour period alone, the game grossed over $170 million. To put… Read More »

Kengo: Legend of the 9 Review

Kengo: Legend of the 9 is a game whose premise has massive potential, but unfortunately seems to have fallen just short in terms of gameplay. There are some very good ideas here, such as 9 different characters with interweaving stories,… Read More »

Remember Clover Studio? They made games like the delightfully unique and fun-to-play PS2 action-adventure Okami, as well the critically acclaimed brawler Viewtiful Joe. Then the team, highlighted by Atsushi Inaba, Shinji Mikami, and Hideki Kamiya, got shut down by Capcom…. Read More »

Get your Xbox Live hats on, because two new games have hit the download service, and they are both expected to be pretty sweet. First, there’s NHL 2K8, which is to be a much improved update to the franchise. It… Read More »

Did he say "one chanbara?" What’s a chanbara? Actually, Onechanbara is a Japanese game where players use a katana to hack up an onslaught of zombies, and it’s headed to the Nintendo Wii – with motion controls. Yeah, I know…. Read More »

Vanillaware's latest is looking great

At the Tokyo Game Show, Vanillaware and Marvelous Entertainment showed off their upcoming Wii title, Oboro Muramasa Youtouden, and it looks absolutely awesome. It features an art style that is like Okami meets Odin Sphere (Vanillaware made that one), and… Read More »

Now here’s a batch of Virtual Console games that I really can’t say a whole lot about. Kirby’s Avalanche is the Pink hero’s adventure into the realm of puzzle games, making it what we like to call a spin-off in… Read More »

Lots of controller (or interestingly shaped controller housing) news is coming our way from Tokyo these days. Nintendo has issued a press release describing the Wii Zapper and included game, Link’s Crossbow Training, plus a photo of the bundle’s packaging…. Read More »

It looks as though Phil Harrison was telling the truth when he called controller rumble a "last gen feature," and he wasn’t just making some crap up to hide Sony’s legal battle with Immersion. Or was he? Sony revealed their… Read More »