• by Matt Paprocki

    Surprising no one, the Metal Slug saga will continue into a seventh entry. Proving that there is some higher power, the game will retain its 2-D roots, and will grace the DS sometime this fall. No other platforms are apparently worthy of the game. The press release says to plan on new weapons, fresh slugs, [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    LucasArts confirmed this afternoon the development of two new Star Wars games for the Wii and DS. Initially teasing the two games on the back on LEGO Indiana Jones a few weeks back, both titles will be based on the upcoming Star Wars: The Clone Wars animation projects and will be relesed in November.

    “Working on [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    As was the case for April, Nintendo continues to have great month of sales for both its Wii and DS consoles according to the latest numbers released by the NPD Group tonight.
    Sales for the Wii and DS clocked in at 675K and 452K, respectively, while Mario Kart Wii finished third in overall sales at 787K. [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    In 2006, Majesco published the fist edition of the Age of Empires series on the DS to solid critical reception.
    Apparently, the sales reception was equally impressive. Now in the hands of THQ, they’ll publish a follow up, Age of Empires Mythologies. Assuming this will be similar to the closely titled Age of Mythologies on the [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game’s namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.
    “Doing the game track was very exciting,” Collins tells billboard.com. “It’s for Don King, a hero [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Nintendo is continuing to sell its Wii console at a record pace, according to the latest sales numbers released tonight by the NPD Group.
    Despite the very public launching of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, the house that Mario built had an extremely good month selling 714,000 Wiis in addition to 414,800 DSs. The [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    The Guitar Hero and Rock Band series of games got another competitor today, as Konami announced Rock Revolution for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and Nintendo DS at their 2008 Gamers Day event.
    Specifically looking to provide a definitive drum experience, the game will also give players the opportunity to play lead an bass guitars [...]

  • by Matt Paprocki

    After an ESRB listing drew curious eyes earlier in the year, Konami made the next Castlevania DS adventure official by announcing Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia last night at the company’s Gamer Day event. The latest sequel in the extensive, and consistent portable series, will also feature a female protagonist for the first time since Castlevania [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    For the second year in a row, Nintendo will be the lead sponsor for London’s Handheld Learning Conference. Slated to take place on October 13-15, the conference (now in its fourth year) aims to demonstrate the capabilities of handheld devices and how they affect learning for people of all ages.
    “We are proud to be supporting [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Electronic Arts has secured a loan commitment of up to $1 billion to aid in their efforts to acquire Take-Two, according to a recent SEC filing made by the company.
    The funds, which come from a number of banks (Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, KeyBank), will be at EA’s disposal in the form of a senior unsecured [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Pandemic Studios announced today the development of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Nintendo DS. Teaming up with New Line Cinema, the action game will be set in the LotR universe, where they’ll be taking control of Sauron’s army for the first time in a game.
    “Our Pandemic [...]

  • by Quinton Miles

    Former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi is Japan’s richest man, according to a report in the the latest edition of Forbes Magazine.
    Thanks in large part to the tremendous sales of the Wii and DS over the years, Yamauchi has a net worth of $7.8 billion, which increased by $3 million in the past year moving him [...]

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