Category: News

  • News: Apple Rumoured To Buy Sony, Electronic Arts By Naff Tossers

    I couldn’t make this up if I tried. Last week, Steve Jobs hinted that his company, with $51bn USD in the kitty, was looking to strategically expand into more opportunities to broaden their appeal. Usually when a CEO says this, it’s code for “we’re going on a shopping spree”, and all that people could do…

  • News: Zynga Files Patent Request For In-Game Currency

    According to Venturebeat, Zynga, the company behind Farmville, Mafia Wars and other social games primarily on Facebook, has made a request for a patent on the purchasing of in-game currency. The currency would be non-refundable, and would include the poker chips used in Zynga Poker, which would potentially get around anti-gambling laws in most states.…

  • News: Fils-Aime: Apple Bigger Threat Than Microsoft To Nintendo

    Nintendo of America’s Reggie Fils-Aime is known to be candid about his thoughts, and he’s recently gone on record as stating who he thinks the biggest threat to Nintendo’s market share is. Talking to Forbes, Mr. Fils-Aime stated that Apple – and not Microsoft – is a bigger threat to his company’s position. “Do I…

  • Capcom Announces Street Fighter X Tekken

    Announced at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Street Fighter and Tekken will go head-to-head in this new 2-D fighter developed by Capcom for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The title will use the same elements as Super/Street Fighter IV, placing 3-D visuals on a 2-D playfield and will include Tekken staples such as…

  • E3 2010 Screenshot Gallery: WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS3, PSP, Nintendo Wii)

    WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 Format: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360 Release date: Oct 2010 The first screenshots for the WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 edition.

  • New Mortal Kombat Receives Trailer, Details

    Mortal Kombat returns to its 2-D roots with its new installment now under the Warner Bros. name. Mortal Kombat co-creator and Midway mainstain Ed Boon is once again at the helm of development, now operating under the studio name Netherealm Studios. The trailer reveals a number of returning characters including Shao Kahn, Raiden, Reptile, Nightwolf,…

  • Custom Pac-Man Board Playable on Google

    Visitors to the Google main page today will get a treat: the Google logo, which celebrates Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary looks good, but the big news is that the logo is actually playable, using the keyboard’s arrow keys. There’s really nothing else to say here. Get over to Google, and play! It’s Friday, to hell with…

  • Lost Planet 2: West Desert Gameplay

  • First PES 2011 Info, Video Released

    Konami have finally officially announced the feature list for Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 on their official website: Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH will deliver a completely new footballing experience later this year with the advent of PES 2011, for PlayStation®3, Xbox 360, PC-DVD, Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP (PlayStation®Portable), which sees the publisher’s long-running series undergo…

  • Mechwarrior 4 Now Available For Free

    After a long legal dispute with Microsoft, Studio Mektek have finally been able to launch the classic PC game Mechwarrior 4 and all its expansions for free over their propriety delivery system MTX. The game was intentionally supposed to release months ago in order to promote the upcoming reboot of the Mechwarrior franchise by Smith…

  • Lost Planet 2: Central City Gameplay

  • Lost Planet 2: Amaruba Jungle Gameplay

    Fans of the series can also join in to Lost Planet’s official community or check out screenshots of Lost Planet 2 in Diehard GameFAN’s gallery. Lost Planet 2 releases on May 11 in North America for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3.

  • Bungie Signs Ten Year Publishing Deal With Activision

    Halo developer Bungie, on the same day that the beta for their latest game Halo: Reach starts for certain users, dropped a bomb on the videogame industry today, announcing that they are entering a ten year publishing deal with Activision, known for series such as Call of Duty, Rock Band and Tony Hawk. This marks…

  • First Details of Warhammer 40k MMO released

    According to Swedish MMO website mmofocus.se , THQ are planning on announcing the features of the long awaited Warhammer 40k MMORPG in E3 this year and they just happened to get a leak of what these features are: Playable factions: – Empire – Eldar – Orcs – Chaos Features: – Focus both on Melee and…

  • Goldhawk Studios announces “Xenonauts”

    Angry at the recent decision to turn the revered XCOM franchise into an FPS? (remember XCOM Enforcer? Yeah that wasn’t good either) Indie developers Goldhawk Studios have pushed up their announcement of their tribute to the XCOM series in an attempt to get exposure from the fallout of 2K Game’s new take on the beloved…

  • Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Coming Spring 2011 For Sony PS3, Xbox 360

    Capcom has announced the third game in the Marvel vs. Capcom Series Full Release SAN MATEO, CA “” April 20, 2010 “” Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, and the legendary Marvel Entertainment, LLC today announced the latest installment in their epic fighting game series with Marvel® vs. Capcom ®3: Fate…

  • Early Final Fantasy XIII Sales Numbers: PS3 Outsells Xbox 360

    SquareEnix has released the first month sales for Final Fantasy 13 on Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 in North America. The game sold 1.3 million copies in the territory. Most of the sales came on the Playstation 3, with 828,200 sold to PS3 owners. Xbox 360 owners purchased 494,300 of the game. Final Fantasy XIII…

  • Box Art Released For Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days (Sony PS3, Xbox 360, PC)

    Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days comes to Sony PS3, Xbox 360 and PC later this year. Box Art Game Info The official image that will grace the box of Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days has finally been unveiled to the hungry masses. Coming to 360, PS3 and PC; Kane and Lynch 2: Dog…

  • EA Sports Predicts NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Using NHL ’10

    EA sent along a fun NHL ’10 piece previewing the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs for 2010. Read on for full details, including both Games 6 and 7 decided on a shootout :( in “overtime” The Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup for the first time since the 1960-61 season, according to the official EA…

  • Konami Announces Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Decade Duels For Xbox Live Arcade

    Konami sent along news of an all new Yu-Gi-Oh! game for Xbox Live Arcade later this spring. Full Release El Segundo, CA – April 12, 2010 – Konami Digital Entertainment Inc., today announced exciting news that the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is coming to Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system…