In the News #43 – 3/10/2008
UPDATE: If you couldn't figure it out on your own, we meant to say that the price of the Xbox 360 has dropped in the UK. That is why the prices are in pounds.
Daily News for March 10th, 2008.
Microsoft has slashed the price of Xbox 360, cutting the estimated retail price for the Arcade pack by £40, to £159.99. The Premium pack, which includes a 20GB hard drive and a wireless controller, has had its price cut by £50 to £199, while the Xbox 360 Elite will retail for £259.99 which is ...
Weekly Review #3
Here’s our Weekly Review for the week of February 25th - February 29th, 2008.
Electronic Arts started off the week by offering to buy out Take-Two Interactive. It didn't go so well. Read More.
Phil Harrison, the President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has announced that he is to be parting ways with the company after 15 years on the job. He retired on February 29th, 2008.
Microsoft has announced that they are completely shutting down their HD-DVD format. They will...
In the News #34 – 2/26/2008
Daily News for February 26th, 2008.
The makers of Dead Rising, Capcom, have been sued. MKR Group, holder of the rights to George A. Romero's horror classic Dawn of the Dead, has filed a lawsuit against Capcom over similarities between the 1979 film and 2006 Xbox 360 game.
Haze has been confirmed for a May 2008 release. A new trailer was also released. Read and watch here.
Electronic Arts announced today that Indianapolis Head Coach Tony Dungy will be on the cover of NFL Head Coach '09.
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Weekly Review #1
We are now going to combine our Xbox, Nintendo, and Playstation Weekly Reviews together to form one Weekly Review. Here's our Weekly Review for the week of February 11th - February 15th, 2008.
Now available on the Wii Virtual Console is Harvest Moon for Super NES, and Lords of Thunder for TG-16 CD. Both games were released for 800 points.
Electronic Arts Inc. and Maxis have announced that Spore, the highly anticipated game from the creators of The Sims, will be available at retailers ...
In The News #24 – 2/12/08
Daily News for February 12th, 2008.
Makers of the hit series Major League Baseball 2K announced new content and features to be on Major League Baseball 2K8, saying it'll be more realistic mechanically speaking. The new features include, but are not limited to: Total Pitch control, Swing Stick 2.0, All-New Base-running, Precision Throw Control, Full Minor Leagues, and two of the best commentators in the business- Jon Miller and Joe Morgan. This game's got some high expectations following it in ...
In the News #20 – 2/6/2008
Daily News for February 6th, 2008.
Age of Conan has been censored in Germany according to Funcom, developer of the game. Other European territories, along with the United States, get a full version with enhanced dismemberment, decapitation, over-the-top kills, and nipples. Yes, that's right...nipples. More than 500,000 people have already signed up to join the Age of Conan community.
The first set of downloadable content has been announced for Mass Effect. The pack is called Bring Down t...
In the News #13 – 1/28/2008
Daily news for January 28th, 2008.
Brand new screenshots have been released for Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Go here to see them.
The 80GB Playstation 3 is officially being discontinued. 120GB/160GB may be on the way. Read more.
Consumers spent $9.5 billion on video games last year. That doesn't include the hardware used to play them. Read more.
A new DS color has been leaked onto the internet. Read more.
Jack Thompson agrees that the Fox News team should have done their research more...
Mass Effect Controversy
We have all heard by now that Mass Effect was completely bullied and the sex scene was blown out of proportion on a recent Fox New's Live Desk with Martha MacCallum program. The segement on Fox News was saying that there is full body nudity, a full sex scene in the game, and is being marketed to children. WRONG!
If you haven't seen the debate during the show, try watching this video.
CAUTION!!! If you are a big fan of video games, this video will probably make you want to walk right up ...