Category: GN
Rengoku II: Stairway to H.E.A.V.E.N. Review
The scene is Earth,s distant future. The good news is that all war has been obliterated with the use of humanity,s ultimate robot weapon-the A.D.A.M., or the Autonomous Dueling Armed Machine. Since everyone is now at peace in the world,… Read More »
Blizzard Licenses Havok 4.0 for PC, Mac Titles
Blizzard Entertainment has announced a partnership with Havok to license the Havok 4.0 game engine for upcoming PC and Mac titles. There’s no word now of what Blizzard is currently working on, besides World of Warcraft, but the popular rumors… Read More »
Nintendo Confirms That the Wii Will be Region Free
By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer When Nintendo proclaimed that the Wii would be for everyone, they were speaking literally. The Wii will be for everyone, because it will be region free. Game publishers and game console manufacturers have usually… Read More »
Writer for Scarface Slams Industry for Making Bad Movie Tie-in Games
The game Scarface: The World Is Yours is based upon the cult classic film Scarface, starring Al Pacino. Moviegoers will remember the grittiness of the film and characters, not to mention the over-the-top shootout between Tony Montana and the rival… Read More »
TGS Claims Record-Breaking Number of Titles
The Tokyo Game Show will have a bumper crop of displayed games, to the tune of a record-breaking 573 titles. TGS, which formerly held its conventions twice a year, one in the spring and one in fall, was cut back… Read More »
Wii to Launch in Japan *After* U.S. Debut
By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer Nintendo officially announced today that it would release the Wii on December 2nd in Japan. The price will be 25,000 yen, ($212) which will make it—by far—the least expensive of the next gen game… Read More »
More Wii Information: Channels, Launch Titles, Virtual Console System
With the Nintendo Wii press event over, more juicy tidbits of the console have been revealed. Nintendo President of America Reggie Fils-Aime announced that 4 million Wii units would be shipped globally by the end of 2006, with the main… Read More »
Wii Price, Launch Date and More Announced!
Nintendo fans don’t have to wait any longer for the juicy information about the Wii. According to an article in tomorrow’s New York Times, the launch date, price and the number of games available at launch for Nintendo’s next system… Read More »
Tri-Layer HD-DVD Player On the Horizon
Memory-Tech and Toshiba have announced an optical disk player that will be able to create a three-layer bed of information on a DVD disk that would allow users to play regular DVDs on present gen players or HD-DVD content on… Read More »
Atari 'Ponged' by Financial Woes. Restructuring Impending.
By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer Atari, which has experienced major financial problems over the past year and a half, is asking its shareholders for help and patience as the company attempts to reorganize and get its feet back on… Read More »
