Speaking to Destructoid in a recent interview, Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopulos hinted at some of the developer's plans for the future, including the possibility of branching into new genres...
Publisher D3 has contacted numerous games websites requesting that two hosted "gameplay montages" for PS3 and Xbox 360 action game Dark Sector be removed after receiving a ruling from independent ratings body ESRB.
A notification from D3 reads, "We recently received a ruling from the ESRB stating that the two officially released Dark Sector gameplay montages have been deemed to contain excessive or offensive content; and to this end are not to be available for download or viewing, regardless
If you were one of the every person on the planet who didn’t pick up Dark Void Zero for DSi, it looks like you’ve been granted a second opportunity to download this surprisingly excellent, hard-as-balls, old-school side-scroller. Assuming you have an iPhone or Steam-equipped PC, you can grab it next Monday at the low, low price of $2.99 for iPhones and $5 for PC.
If you were one of the every person on the planet who didn’t pick up Dark Void Zero for DSi, it looks like you’ve been granted a second opportunity to download this surprisingly excellent, hard-as-balls, old-school side-scroller. Assuming you have an iPhone or Steam-equipped PC, you can grab it next Monday at the low, low price of $2.99 for iPhones and $5 for PC.
Every gamer's taken a crack at Final Fantasy. The latest in the series, the long-awaited Final Fantasy XII, is set to debut later this year, maybe as the PlayStation 2's last massive classic. But today Square Enix, the company behind the series, is set to show that it has a lot more to offer than a single epic adventure.
Final Fantasy XII
Final Fantasy this, Dragon Quest that. What of Squaresoft's forgotten role-playing son? Well, here's some great news for fans of the Mana series: 2007 will see the release of not one, but two games in the beloved franchise, giving imports one less reason to gloat. After all, the Mana series remains the third most popular reason suburban white kids learn the Japanese language, right behind diplomacy and Sailor Moon fetishes.
Dawn of Mana marks the first time the series will appear on a home
THQ is working away on a quirky new Wii and DS game called de Blob, set to arrive on Wii and DS in February 2008.
Its premise sounds simple yet charming and inventive - almost like Katamari Damacy. Described as an action puzzle game, you roll and bounce your blob around leaving streaks of color on the surfaces you touch. Your task is to revitalize Chrome City, which has been robbed of all its life and color by an evil corporation called I.N.K.T.
"Gamers will embark on a quest to re-animate
A large number of Team Ninja employees are reported to have left Tecmo following Itagaki's walkout earlier this month, according to rumours.
It is reported that "as many as three dozen" Team Ninja employees have done a runner and, to make things worse for Tecmo, also plan to take the company to court over unpaid bonuses for completed games.
Things got nasty early this month when Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu
An overwhelming majority of gamers are male, so it makes perfect sense for every marketing team in the world to target their software at young guys. And what do all men ages 18 to one zillion love? Girls, gore and big loud machines. If they could make a game about a firefighting bikini squad that hunts down zombies in a decked-out sex/fire truck, world peace would be declared. But until that day, we have to settle with regular old T & A.
Developers are well aware of this, so occasionally
Oct 18, 2007
According to the Entertainment Software Association's 2006 report, 38 percent of gamers are females. These numbers are down from 2005, when the fairer sex reportedly accounted for 43 percent of the pie.
It seems that gaming continues to be a mostly male affair, so what's the best way to penetrate this demographic? Judging by the sex-filled ads we've seen over the years, it looks like the best way to a young man's wallet has - and always will be - through his pants. Read on and
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