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Is a new Golden Sun game in the pipeline? (Golden Sun)

Apr 1, 2008

The teasiest of teasing hints from Camelot Software Planning has raised hopes that the Golden Sun developer is planning a new game in the RPG series. "Honestly, just like your readers saying that they want to see a new Golden Sun, a new tennis game, a new Shining Force, well, everyone in Camelot feels the same way - we really want to get these games out for you guys," heads of the Japanese studio Hiroyuki and Shugo Takahashi said in an ...

Holy cow! First LEGO Batman trailer (LEGO Batman: The Videogame)

Nov 12, 2007

Nov 12, 2007 The first official teaser trailer has appeared online for LEGO Batman. The second LEGO tie-in from the studio (and with LEGO Indiana Jones on the way) carries the same old PR tag-line, with TT hoping to take both franchises "and make something unique." Well Star Wars wasn't all that original, but it was certainly bloody good fun (and you can get the missus to play it as well). So far we know pretty much bugger all about Batman, but we reckon it's safe to assume Robin, The Joker ...

Museum Riot! (Resident Evil 3)

Aug 16, 2007

Aug 16, 2007 No one really knew what to expect. When we got the invite to flicker/fusion/frequency, it was billed as a videogame-themed installation/performance art experience at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. What we saw when we arrived was truly inspiring. The artists, Rachel Torrey and Steve Dye, had turned the MOMA's state of the art theater into the ultimate gaming setup. Forget your wimpy "home theater," this was "theater theater," as in 60 foot screen and full, throbbing ...

The Top 7... Rockin' intros (Ghost in the Shell)

Jun 11, 2007

If there's one thing that can get you pumped to play a game, it's a rockin' intro. Even in this age of overblown cinematics and increasingly elaborate plots spiraling into gaming oblivion, there's something about a few guitar licks and a hint of action that get the gamer juices flowing. Ever since consoles started kicking out high quality music and graphics in the early 90s, we've been addicted to the art of the intro. 7. Ys: The Ark of Napishtim (PlayStation 2, 2005) When this game hit the ...

Battle of the GTAs (Grand Theft Auto: London 1969)

Mar 28, 2007

Ever since the release of 2001's groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto III, there've been seemingly hundreds of games that shamelessly rip off its free-roaming, carjacking open-world formula. But as hard as the pretenders try, there's still only one ...

Metal Gear movie confirmed (Metal Gear Solid Integral)

Feb 9, 2007

It looks like no game is safe from Hollywood - not even Hideo Kojima's legendary Metal Gear series, Sony Pictures Entertainment confirmed yesterday, is indeed being adapted into a full-blown motion picture. "We're working with the Metal Gear guys," Sony Pictures Entertainment Vice Chairman Yair Laundau revealed to Gamespot, following his D.I.C.E. keynote in Las Vegas. "It's a very cinematic game, it really lends itself to movie-telling. But the question is, 'How do you translate Snake's ...

The Top 7... Girl-on-girl kisses (Fear Effect 2)

Nov 28, 2006

What's hotter than watching a cute princess kiss a fat, middle-aged plumber? Well, anything really, but given the headline above, the answer should be obvious: watching a cute princess kiss another cute princess. It's sexy, it's vaguely taboo and it's pleasantly devoid of bristling mustaches and lingering sewage odors. It's much more common to see girl-on-girl kisses in other media, but it happens in games more often than you'd think. To prove it to you, we've collected the very best ones and ...

The Top 7... Bloodiest games you've never played (Thrill Kill)

Nov 21, 2006

Mortal Kombat? King of the bloody games, easy. Doom? No better feeling than perforating demons from hell into pulpy heaps. Dead Rising ? Trauma Center? Gears of War? Yep, yep, yep - seen 'em. You've played these visceral thrills already - hell, everybody ...

Newsdump (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)

Sep 18, 2006

Xbox Live's Castle of secrets? Okay. We're not promising that Microsoft is going to release a version of the original PlayStation masterpiece Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for Xbox Live Arcade this week. However, what we are saying is that it's the Tokyo Game Show and Microsoft is begging 360 owners to check out exclusive coverage of both TGS and the Euro-centric X06 event, via Xbox Live. And we're also saying that Microsoft's press release today promised two new Xbox Live Arcade titles ...

E3 06: Marvel Ultimate Alliance steps up (Marvel: Ultimate Alliance)

May 10, 2006

The spiritual successor to X-Men Legends, Marvel Ultimate Alliance will be bolstering PS3 and Wii's launch day line-up this autumn, and we've had a chance to see what it's like on the go. But despite being touted as a next-gen title, this action RPG looks like being little more than a prettied-up version of what X-Men Legends has already brought to current-gen systems. Ultimate Alliance has the looks - we were able to see a PS3 version running, and it's as crisp as a dewy spring morning. But ...

Pre-E3 06: Spyro returns once again (The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning)

May 8, 2006

Spyro, the much-travelled purple dragon, will be returning this autumn for all present generation consoles, GBA and DS in Vivendi's The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning. The game apparently "uncovers the true origin of Spyro the Dragon as he evolves into a living, breathing weapon of explosive destruction," which suggests that the action will be more dynamic than we've come to expect from the aging platform hero. Spyro will be able to unleash ground-to-air melee combos and other furious ...

Online FIFA World Cup 'free' in May (2006 FIFA World Cup)

Apr 26, 2006

Wednesday 26 April 2006 Microsoft and EA are allowing gamers to play 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany on Xbox Live for free for a short time in May. To build footie fever among gamers before the FIFA World Cup starts, 360 owners with the free Live Silver membership will be upgraded to subscription-only Gold membership for one week from 8-15 May, allowing them to play just the EA football game. This upgrade will happen automatically once users go online. EA is calling this event its Free-for-All ...

See more Star Wars (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

Apr 12, 2006

Wednesday 12 April 2006 With Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy warping towards an autumn release, we don't need any excuse to provide you with some great new screenshots of the fantastically plastic cast - just click on the image tab above to see the toy stars up ...

Lego Star Wars returns (Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy)

Feb 17, 2006

LucasArts has announced Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, transforming A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi into fantastically charming episodes of Lego platforming action. This time around players can drive vehicles, ride creatures like the Tauntaun, and unlock more than 50 characters to use in Free Play; over 50 more can be unlocked by using an old save game from the original Lego Star Wars.You can even mix and match the different body parts of your characters to ...

Silent Hill teaser trailer drops (Silent Hill)

Jan 31, 2006

It's finally happening: Silent Hill, Konami's cinematic psychological horror series, is being made into a movie. Only time will tell if the big-screen adaptation, penned by Roger Avary (Glitterati, True Romance) and directed by Christophe Gans (Brotherhood of the Wolf, Crying Freeman ), will be a crass tie-in or the first smart video game movie, but in the meantime its teaser trailer hits most of the right notes while showing us almost nothing of the movie itself. Distributed by Sony Pictures ...

Count' em! Two Castlevanias on one cart (Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance)

Dec 9, 2005

Konami has announced that it's re-releasing two Castlevania games: Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow, but this time as the first in a series of double pack games. The two highly rated titles continue the battle against the forces of Dracula with featuring Juste Belmont battling through the Count's castle, while introduces Soma Cruz to the fight and adds a new character building aspect to the classic platform action. Castlevania Double Pack will rise again on GBA in ...

Harry Potter at no.1 (Harry Potter Goblet of Fire)

Nov 22, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 19 November1 (6) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, DS, GBA, PSP)2 (2) Star Wars Battlefront II(PS2, Xbox, PC, PSP)3 (1) WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006(PS2)4 (5) Pro Evolution Soccer 5(PS2, Xbox, PC)5 (3) FIFA 06(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, DS, GBA, PSP)6 (9) The Matrix Path of Neo(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (RE) World Tour Soccer(PSP)8 (7) The Sims 2(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, DS, GBA)9 (14) Gun(PS2, Xbox, PC)10 ...

Narnia tipped for Xmas no.1 (The Chronicles of Narnia The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe)

Nov 11, 2005

Ladbrokes has released a betting list offering odds on this Christmas' gaming number one, with the high street bookmaker predicting that movie tie-ins will be the hot sellers over the festive season. The Traveller's Tales-developed Chronicles of Narnia game is favourite at 3/1, while EA's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Ubisoft's adaptation of Peter Jackson's King Kong are both hotly tipped at 6/1. Beyond the Hollywood spin-offs, Prince of Persia 3, Call of Duty 2 and Need for Speed ...

Sup from Harry's flaming cup (Harry Potter Goblet of Fire)

Jul 15, 2005

Since there is no chance, on today of all days, of you avoiding the magical world of JK Rowling, you might as well dive into these brand new shots of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. The game features three-way magical battling with an AI Hermione and Ron at your side and numerous minigames built around the Triwizard tournament, such as the on-broomstick, dragon-escaping scene in these screens.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire will be released for PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA, DS and PSP ...

Revenge of the Sith debuts at no.1 (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)

May 11, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 7 May1 (NE) Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)2 (1) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)3 (3) FIFA Street(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)4 (2) Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition(PS2, Xbox)5 (6) World Snooker Championship 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)6 (4) Gran Turismo 4(PS2)7 (NE) Pariah(Xbox, PC)8 (7) Splinter Cell Chaos Theory(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)9 (5) TT Superbikes(PS2)10 (11) Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill ...