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Tempest, Sensible World of Soccer on XBLA Wed.

By Chris Faylor, Dec 17, 2007 9:09am PST

Modern updates of two old-school classics hit the online Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, December 19. Selling for 400 Microsoft Points ($5),...

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"Seriously? /slaps forehead Try the other way round..."

- Saruya see all 10 comments

Wii VC Gains Robots, Monsters, Massacre

By Chris Faylor, Dec 17, 2007 8:58am PST

Going by this week's additions to the Wii's Virtual Console, Nintendo wants gamers to celebrate the holiday spirit by slaughtering robots,...

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"You can buy Mega Man Collection for the gamecube (has all pre-suck megaman games) for like $10 ..."

- MoreVespeneGas see all 10 comments

Wii Online Voice Chat Likely

By Chris Faylor, Dec 14, 2007 9:24am PST

While Nintendo is not planning to add online multiplayer to any Virtual Console titles, NoA president Reggie Fils-Aime has indicated that future...

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"I think there's little to know chance Nintendo would do public voice chat, so as long as it's ..."

- Boxelder see all 7 comments

Online Wii VC Multiplayer Not Planned

By Chris Faylor, Dec 14, 2007 9:05am PST

Following this morning's announcement of a Wii raincheck program, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime stated the company has no plans...

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"Wiiware is Nintendo's Xbox Live Arcade. There is already one confirmed online game for the ..."

- jabuck see all 12 comments

Game Sales Swell to $2.63B in November, Call of Duty 4 Takes Top Software Spot

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 13, 2007 5:18pm PST

NPD just released its game industry data for November, and the month containing the infamous Black Friday brought with it an insane level of video...

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"yeh, i bought that, bioshock, orange box from steam, and ut3, supreme commander/forged alliance, ..."

- Shai-Tan see all 91 comments

Wii Breaks Monthly Sales Record in November With Nearly 1 Million Units Sold

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 13, 2007 5:02pm PST

NPD's sales figures for November place the Wii in the top spot for home console sales during the month of the infamous Black Friday, with 981,000...

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"Right but two things - this is close to a round number (1,000,000) - the Wii outsold the ..."

- Schnapple see all 13 comments

Sony Acknowledges In-Game XMB Access as 'One of the Most Requested PS3 Enhancements'

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 13, 2007 2:19pm PST

The lack of in-game access to Sony's XMB overlay on the PlayStation 3 prevents any kind of meaningful communication with other PlayStation Network...

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"I agree 100% with your last sentence, its one of the main reasons I went with the PS3 over the ..."

- raspu2n see all 24 comments

PlayStation Network's Director of Operations on Future PSN Functionality

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 13, 2007 1:54pm PST

It's been more than a year since the PS3's launch, giving Sony a year's time to tweak its online platform. I just recently became a PS3 owner and...

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"I can picture quality assurance trying the video in all resolutions and fast ..."

- kingdepork see all 3 comments

God of War PSP, Daxter Developer Looking Into Console Projects

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 12, 2007 5:17pm PST

Santa Ana, California-based developer Ready at Dawn has specialized in making handheld-only spinoff titles to big budget Sony franchises, but the...

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"They should get the Clover guys working on a new game for Wii."

- Link. see all 4 comments

Warhawk Booster Pack Arrives December 20

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 12, 2007 12:11pm PST

Information on the expansion to Incognito's multiplayer shooter Warhawk (PS3) has been trickling out, and the game has finally received a release...

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"I just got it the other day and not sure I can get into it. Not sure if it's the controller or ..."

- rhuntley12 see all 6 comments

Baroque Coming to U.S. on Wii, PS2 in February

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 12, 2007 11:52am PST

Already released for PS2 in Japan, Sting's remake of its 1998 Saturn dungeon-crawler action-RPG Baroque (PS2, Wii) will be localized for a North...

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"they did- it's called Trapt and is on the PS2...came out a year or so ago. Pretty weird, kinky ..."

- Borzoi see all 5 comments

No LittleBigPlanet Demo Coming This Year, Game Still Slated for 2008

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 11, 2007 5:22pm PST

Sony promised a demo this year for Media Molecule's cutesy PlayStation 3 killer-app LittleBigPlanet, but it appears the console-maker won't be...

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"I GUESS I'll settle for a LittleBigPlanet-less Xmas... IF I HAVE TO. *sigh*"

- Legolas5 see all 8 comments

Hot Shots Golf 5 Coming to North America in March

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 11, 2007 4:07pm PST

The fifth installment in Clap Hanz's golfing sim series Everybody's Golf will see a release stateside courtesy of SCEA. Known as Hot Shots Golf in...

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"Nope it's not up on any store to my knowledge. I wish I could score the demo somehow, I love me ..."

- jaxpunk see all 12 comments

Nintendo Claims DS Sales Reached 6 Million in 2007

By Carlos Bergfeld, Dec 11, 2007 2:54pm PST

Sales of Nintendo's top-selling DS have surpassed 6 million units in 2007, according to Nintendo's internal sales data through November 30. Based...

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"It seems to me that this year adults are buying the DS now. At work it seems like even the older ..."

- baron calamity see all 2 comments

Wii VC Nets Pokemon, Ghosts, and Baseball Games, Gift Giving and Pokemon Photo Sharing

By Chris Faylor, Dec 10, 2007 8:13am PST

A gift-giving feature and three new Virtual Console titles, complete with the first VC game to receive new Wii-centric functionality, will be...

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"This is great news. I now demand a Pokemon Snap remake for Wii."

- pupismyname see all 6 comments