Nintendo didn’t have the month they had in June, but still managed to secure the top spot for hardware sales according to the latest NPG Group numbers released tonight. The company sold 555K Wiis for the month, alongside the overall leader DS at 608K units.
Right behind them was the PlayStation brand, with the PlayStation 3 [...]

Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios jointly announced this afternoon that Fable II will be headed to stores in the U.S. on October 21. The European release of the game will follow three days later on October 24.
In addition, Lionhead also revealed details on a Limited Collector’s Edition of the game that will ship alongside [...]

Physics engine providers Havok announced this morning that they have signed a prepetual licensing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios for use of their Physics, Animation and Behavior products. Under the deal, the tools will be made available for all of Microsoft’s internal studios and development partners, as well as cover future Havok products to come.

“Microsoft [...]

Xbox 360 gamers have been playing the somewhat expensive $20 downloadable Penny Arcade Adventures since last month. The episodic RPG blends the website’s trademark humor with standard elements of the genre. However, PSN users wouldn’t know that. The game never released on their platform.
Better late than never apparently, the game will be heading to PSN [...]

After stating they weren’t going to patch the beta for Super Street Fighter II HD Remix, Capcom has taken that statement back. The simple blog post on their Capcom Unity website states that is coming soon and “the overall experience in the beta will be vastly improved.”
Gee, so maybe it won’t lock up anymore when [...]

Of all of the announcements made at E3 last week, a fairly significant one came from Microsoft when they unveiled the details on their new exclusive partnership with Netflix. Through the service, users will now be able to instantly access their online queue through their Xbox 360s and watch their films. To further illustrate how [...]

Del Ray, an imprint of Random House’s publishing group, announced this morning that they will publish three novels based on Epic Games’ Gears of War series. The first of which, entitled Gears of War: The Battle of Aspho Fields, will be written by Karen Traviss and will primarily feature mainstays Marcus and Dom.
“After finishing the [...]

The Nintendo Wii officially took the top spot for total hardware sales in the current generation console race, according to the numbers released tonight by The NPD Group. Moving 666.7K units for the month of June, the Wii has now sold 10.9 million units in the United States, surpassing the Xbox 360 to become the [...]

Following the postponed announcement of Bungies’ new game last night by Microsoft, MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo confirmed with company head Don Mattrick that they are indeed working on a new Halo title.
No other details were give other than that, other than to clarify that it’s a seperate project from Ensemble Studios’ Halo Wars and Peter [...]

Unreal has never been known for its single player. Purchasing almost any game in the series, even the ones that promised to offer full campaigns, was typically met with disappointment. The same holds true for Unreal Tournament III, and while this Xbox 360 port doesn’t offer all of the customization options of its other console [...]

After years of hype, Silicon Knight’s Too Human is finally playable in demo for the public. With the promises of an epic experience for action and RPG fans, it seems as if Too Human will struggle to match anyone’s hopes for a fulfilling hybrid experience.
With gorgeous visuals, Too Human is immediately eye catching, though [...]

One of the major standouts of Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference without question was the walkthrough for Gears of War 2. In the video (shown above), lead designer Cliff Bleszinski takes control of Marcus and Dom and guides them through a level that had me, and probably a lot of other people, speechless after watching it. [...]

Over at Microsoft’s Gamerscore Blog, the company “quietly” revealed a few more features that will be arriving via the upcoming Fall update alongside the addition of Avatars and Netflix services.
First, and arguably most notable, among those unveilings is the new ability to copy your Xbox 360 games to your hard drive and play them directly [...]

Microsoft’s reveal of their new first party line up is obviously aiming for a wider audience. You’re in the Movies is first up, using the Vision Camera to help you star in B-movies. Uno Rush marks a return to the hugely popular Uno on the Live Arcade, and with full support for the Avatar system.
“Xbox [...]

Remember when Microsoft failed to deliver a Spring dashboard update? There was apparently a reason. They’ve been working on something far more complex. This fall, there won’t be an update, but a complete and total redesign that looks like something from a new piece of hardware.
“We’re entering a new age in entertainment, and Xbox 360 [...]

Today at Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference, Harmonix announced that over 100 songs will comprise the setlist for Rock Band 2. Among those tracks, which will span decades of music like the first title, Rock Band 2 will also feature artists like AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, and Bob Dylan, who all have been rare to license [...]

Denis Dyack’s been a pretty busy individual the last few weeks, making visits aplenty to begin building some hype for the release of Too Human next month. From podcasts to message boards, he’s certainly become a stickler for controversy thanks to his comments in defense of the game.
Today, much of that controversy will either be [...]

“Ah Billy. Always the boy”
On the weekly edition of the Mkast podcast, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe producers Hans Lo and Hector Sanchez confirmed that Captain Marvel and Liu Kang will be a part of the character roster in the game. Both characters, as well as the others announced so far, will be playable at [...]

Microsoft issued a press statement this morning confirming all of the rumors, speculation and whoo-hah, as they announced that the remaining supplies of the of the 20GB Xbox 360 system have been reduced to $299.
In its place will be a newly introduced 60GB system that will retail for $349. The Arcade and Elite Unites will [...]

At one point, gamers were graced with Bomberman: Act Zero. The game quickly fell through the ranks and became labeled with the dubious title of “worst game on the Xbox 360” Then, Midway challenged that title with the truly awful Hour of Victory. Now, a new challenger has arrived, this time from publisher Greenwave. That [...]