In a recent interview Nintendo’s head hancho Satoru Iwata said that Nintendo will continue to focus on surprising customers, resisting any urges to take the easy route to short-term success. "The reason why Nintendo isn’t doing the easy is because… Read More »

In a recent IM conversation between God of War creator David Jaffe and Sony designer Adam Orth, who worked with Jaffe on Calling all Cars, some very stong words were keyed regarding Microsoft’s cash cow, Halo. Read on for a… Read More »

Two million individual tracks have now been downloaded for Guitar Hero II via Xbox Live. The sale of over 650,000 song packs have pushed Activision’s rhythm-based game to what would be considered multi-platinum status in the record industry. Said RedOctane’s… Read More »

Activision yesterday announced plans to produce a special collector’s edition of their upcoming title, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, for both the PC and Xbox 360. "Each Limited Collector’s Edition includes a special hardcover book featuring exclusive concepts, never-before-seen… Read More »

Tiger Electronics' triumphant(?) return

Do you remember those cheap little handheld games back in the 80s that had a single background image and calculator-like graphics? Do you remember how they took existing "real" videogames, and made them, well, crappy LCD inkblots? I do, and… Read More »

Sony is at it again! Hot on the heels of the last PSP Firmware update, system version 3.70 is now available for download via the "Network Update" selection on the handheld’s XMB. It offers a plethora of goodies, such as… Read More »

On Bizarre Creations’ website, they have revealed a few details regarding the arcade mode in their upcoming Project Gotham Racing 4. This portion of the game is divided into "chapters," each characterized by a specific driving style such as drifting,… Read More »

Good news, fans of chaos, Sony has announced that a demo of Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction will be hitting the Playstation Network on October 4th. Prior to the official confirmation, the information was hinted at by a… Read More »

In a study whose results can only be described as "shocking!" it has been asserted that games receiving higher-than-average review scores make higher-than-average bank. According to Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), a videogame research company geared towards aiding designers,… Read More »

Attorney Mark Methenitis isn’t very satisfied with the process by which games are judged and rated by the ESRB. On the Law of the Game blog, he criticizes the fact that those responsible for rating games never actually play the… Read More »