Posts by Wsv771
  • by Quinton Miles

    Ever since Wii Fit arrived on the scene a couple of months ago, many people knew it was only a matter of time before other games arrived to directly compete with it. Biggest Loser host Jillian Michaels’ game recently released, and today Electronic Arts gives it another rival as they’ve announced their game, EA Sports [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    On the outside looking in, things don’t appear to be all too well for Midway. After laying off 90 employees from their Austin studio earlier this year, another wave of layoffs came yesterday as the company confirmed 20 to 30 people have been let go from their Chicago Studio.
    This fall, the Chicago studio shipped two [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Marcus Fenix and the Delta Squad’s return in Gears of War 2 has been one of the most anticipated by gamers all year, and today more concrete proof of that has come along as Microsoft Game Studios announced that the game has sold more than two million copies worldwide in its opening weekend.
    “We were so [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    When San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Linecum won the NL Cy Young Award yesterday, he mentioned in his press conference that it was followed with a “whoo hoo!” That was likely preceded by another “whoo hoo!” as 2K Sports has selected the pitcher as their cover athlete for Major League Baseball 2K9.
    “Winning the Cy Young [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Those who are still having a good ole time in Fable 2 might have a reason to keep it in your system for just a little bit longer. Over at Lionhead Studios’ official blog, the company is teasing a “big” announcement for the game that will apparently be happening next week.
    Normally, we don’t like to [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Ubisoft’s Far Cry 2 is a certified hit, as Ubisoft announced yesterday evening that the game has sold one million units worldwide in less than a month at retail.
    “The holiday quarter is off to a solid start with the successful launch of Far Cry 2,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “The game [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The group of retired NFL players who filed a class-action lawsuit against the National Football League Players Association have won their suit and will be rewarded $28 million according to a report on GamePolitics this morning. It also turns out that EA’s Madden series played a key part in the decision, specifically a document that [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Midway Games reported their sales results for the third quarter of their fiscal 2008 year yesterday evening. For the quarter, the company posted a huge net loss of $75.9 million, which is a little more than twice that of their previous third quarter in 2007 with $33.5 million.
    “In the second and third quarters of [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Sweden-based Massive Entertainment has been acquired by Ubisoft, according to a statement released by the company. Acquired from Activision Blizzard, Massive is the developer of the critically-acclaimed World in Conflict RTS series.
    “Massive’s development team places great importance on its freedom to innovate and create games of the highest quality,” stated Martin Walfisz, president and founder [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Rock Band’s DLC for the week of November 11 was announced today by Harmonix.
    Foo Fighters: The Colour and the Shape (Full Album):
    1. “Doll”
    2. “Monkey Wrench”
    3. “Hey, Johnny Park!”
    4. “My Poor Brain”
    5. “Wind Up”
    6. “Up in Arms”
    7. “My Hero”
    8. “See You”
    9. “Enough Space”
    10. “February Stars”
    11. “Walking After You”
    12. “New Way Home”
    All of the tracks are masters, [...]

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