The Fire Emblem series of Strategy Role-Playing Games has been gradually building up a strong following here in the West following years of Japanese-only releases in the past. Now, though, Intelligent Systems and Nintendo are working hard to bring back the very first game in the franchise, one that has never been released in English before. This time the game will be revitalised on the Nintendo DS and appears to even have online content!
Yes, folks – it's that special time of year again. The 26th annual Golden Joysticks game awards are almost upon us, and the shortlist of games that will be put forward for the final vote is about to be announced. It's time to have your say - and you could win some cool prizes too ...
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Keep busy with Ninja Gaiden II and Metal Gear Solid 4, because there's nothing new for the Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 this week. Wii gamers will finally be getting Rock Band at the end of the week. Clank goes solo with the arrival of Secret Agent Clank for the Sony PSP. Square Enix brings revived Taito classics Arkanoid on the DS and Space Invaders Extreme for the PSP and DS. There's never a slow week for the DS...
Gamernode reports: "Brendon has rigged up a live stream of his experience with the early version of EA's Spore Creature Creator. He's in there making stuff now, so I'm going to quit my commentary and get to posting. Enjoy!"
MCV: Activision has teamed up with Nintendo for a new limited edition Guitar Hero DS Lite bundle.
Highlights this week include Spore Creature Creator (PC), Rock Band (Wii), Guitar Hero On Tour (Nintendo DS), and Secret Agent Clank (Sony PSP).
UK TV star Angela Griffin has signed on to promote Ubisoft's My Health Coach: Manage Your Weight in a three-month publicity campaign.
A transformers blog has stated that the game to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen will feature multiplayer via Xbox Live & PSN.
2K Sports announced today that Top Spin 3 for PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii home video game system, and Nintendo DS has gone gold. Created by 2K's PAM Development studio, Top Spin 3 will be available at retailers across North America starting June 24th.
Electronic Arts has been hit with a lawsuit for what the plaintiffs describe as the publisher's "blatantly anticompetitive conduct" in the football gaming genre.
According to the San Jose Business Journal, EA's move to tie up exclusive licenses with US football associations for games based on the sport is at the heart of the case.
The plaintiffs point out that competition from rival publisher Take-Two, which sold more than ...
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