| |
 |
|
 After months of speculations and high hopes, Blizzard Entertainment finally lifted the lid off the sequel to one of its most beloved and popular franchises, StarCraft.StarCraft 2 has been unveiled in South Korea on May 19, during Blizzard’s Worldwide Invitational event in Seoul, which took place inside the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The...
 |
|
|
 The Entertainment Software Association recently named Mike Gallagher- a former US Government employee- as president, and his mandate should begin later this month.Mr. Gallagher was a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information, serving as the chief telecommunications and policy advisor to the Bush...
|
|
|
 In an attempt to clean out Xbox Live from hackers and cheaters, Microsoft recently announced that owners of modded Xbox consoles will have their account blocked because they violate the Terms of Use.In a press release posted on Gamerscore.com, Microsoft explains the move: “One of the great things about LIVE and the unified community is...
|
|
|
 Midway announced that the upcoming Stranglehold game for PS3 will have a special “Collectors Edition” version, in which PS3 owners will find one of John Woo’s movies, on the Blu Ray disc.The Collectors Edition of Stranglehold will include the HD version of “Hard Boiled”, a classic action movie directed by John Woo in 1992, whose fighting...
|
|
|
 Bungie Studios and Microsoft have finally put an end to the uncertainty that hovered over Halo 3’s launch date, and the positive thing about it is that it comes much sooner than previously anticipated.Although Microsoft has put a lot of money in promoting the Halo franchise and especially in creating a massive hype around Halo 3, until...
|
|
|
 Nintendo announced three new games for the popular Wii Channel, in what turns out to be a weekly tradition for the Japanese gaming giant. Pac-Man, Ninja Gaiden and Ninja Spirit have taken over the Wii Channel this week, at precisely 9 a.m. Pacific time.Pac-Man, considered one of the most successful coin-operated games in history and...
|
|
|
 Soul Calibur, Namco Bandai’s successful fighting franchise, will get a sequel that will be ported solely on Nintendo’s Wii console.From Soul Blade on the PlayStation to Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast and Soul Calibur III on the PlayStation 2, the Soul Calibur franchise has traditionally been a one-console type of fighter-multiplatform...
|
|
|
 Microsoft announced that the famous Solitaire game we all play on the Windows platform will hit the Xbox Live Arcade this week.The game will have a price of 800 MS points (£6.80-quite a lot considering that it’s only a XBLA-adapted version and that if you are really into playing it you can just power-on your computer…) and it will not be...
|
|
|
 The recently released video-pack about the up-coming Halo 3 game for Xbox 360 has enchanted the eyes of Halo-franchise fans, but has been met with reserved enthusiasm by the media.Although the Bungie team has managed to put together a pretty nice collection of movies involving the multi-player component, it seems not everyone is happy...
|
|
|
 Xbox 360 and PS3 owners will enjoy some heavy controller-fighting next year, as SEGA recently announced the sequel to the critically acclaimed Xbox and PC game Condemned: Criminal Origins.The popular survival-horror title will ship in early 2008 (no specific date has been mentioned) in North America and Europe.According to SEGA, the...
|
|
|
|
