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Is this the most violent wrestling game ever? (Backyard Wrestling 2)

16/08/2004

If your preferred brand of gaming hero is prone to throwing themselves through burning tables or dunking people's heads in deep fat fryers, then you'll be pleased to learn that Eidos have just released a slew of new screenshots of trailer park trash-pleasing fist-fest Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighbourhood.Indeed, you really wouldn't want any of this lot moving in next to you, with their proclivity for chainsaw-fuelled ultra-violence and all. Still, there is a method to the madness ...

Baroque for Europe, Wii and PS2 (Baroque)

11/04/2008

Rising Star Games has confirmed Baroque for a European release on Wii and PS2.

"Dark, addictively challenging and totally immersive, Baroque is a pure RPG experience," said the press release.

Baroque will be available on Friday, June 27 on both formats.

Full press release, including key features and plot summary, after the link.

Hardcore Dungeon RPG Baroque Emerges from Darkness, Creeps into Stores (Baroque)

9/04/2008

Atlus U.S.A., Inc., today announced that Baroque, the new dungeon-crawling action RPG for Wii and PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, is now in stores across North America. Dark, addictively challenging, and totally immersive, Baroque is a pure RPG experience, highly regarded by Japanese gamers and now finally available for Western audiences to enjoy.

Batman Begins again (Batman Begins)

3/02/2005

Tying in with the June release of the film, Batman Begins dips a clawed toe into the Dark Knight's even murkier past. Focusing on the brutal butchery of Bruce Wayne's parents, the plot of the movie and the game hinges on the dramatic moment that turned the little chap from millionaire brat into millionaire bat. As you can see from these new screens, the game also follows the film series in its ever-gloomier downward spiral, starring American Psycho's Christian Bale alongside those paragons of ...

Batman Begins: First ever shots! (Batman Begins)

21/01/2005

Millionaire, industrialist, crime fighter and philanthropist: yes, Bruce Wayne has it all, except for his marbles. While being full of brain-wrong doesn't seem to have hurt the dollar-rich but screw-deficient freak, how he ended up in this state does make for an interesting tale - and that's exactly where the Batman Begins.Named after the forthcoming film (which is due for release in June), this stealthy adventure is one of those games that the world has heard much about but seen very little ...

First look: Batman Begins... (Batman Begins)

26/11/2004

Did you know they were making a movie about Batman's origins, revealing the reason he likes to dress up in rubber and beat people up at midnight? Surely Tim Burton's first effort covered all that in as much detail as an audience will ever need, but such trifling matters have never concerned Hollywood.And it doesn't seem to concern Electronic Arts that Batman has the unenviable record of being the worst videogame character of the last seven years, or at least starring in the most consistently ...

Are you being served? (B-Boy)

29/03/2006

Wednesday 29 March 2006 Sony has announced B-Boy, a dance-off game centred on stylish skills, for release on PSP and PS2 in September. Billed as a fighting game as much as a rhythm-action game, players are given access to over 800 motion-captured moves in order to 'toprock' and 'freeze' their way to the top of the freestyle pile, from lowly street battles through to the world championships. Makes a difference from 'shooting' and 'driving' our way to the top, at least. Developed by ...

Game Informer crushes Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber Legends; praises Galaxy, Rock Band (Bee Movie Game)

11/12/2007

Game Informer have just sent out their newest edition to American stores nationwide and this months' review scores can be found below. Super Mario Galaxy receives the game of the month award, while Rock Band also impresses. Time Crisis 4, Soul Caliber: Legends and Jenga were this months' worst games.

Rock Band (PS3/Xbox 360/PS2, EA): 9,25 / 9,25
F.E.A.R. Files (Xbox 360, Sierra): 6,5 / 7
Beowulf (PS3/Xbox 360, Ubisoft): 5,75 / 5
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (PS3/Xbox 360, Eidos): 7 / 7,25
Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command (NDS, THQ): 8 / 8,5
MX vs. ATV Untamed (Xbox 360/PS3, THQ): 8 / 8,25
Scene It? (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 8,5 / 7
Viva Pinata: Party Animals (Xbox 360, Microsoft): 5,5
Bee Movie (Xbox 360/PS2/Wii/NDS, Activision): 6,5
Time Crisis 4 (PS3, Namco Bandai): 4,25 / 4,5
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, Nintendo): 9,75 / 9,75 **Game of the Month**
Smarty Pants (Wii, EA): 7,5 / 6
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Wii, Ubisoft): 7,75 / 8
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii, Capcom): 8,25 / 8
Soul Calibur Legends (Wii, Namco Bandai): 4 / 4
Ghost Squad (Wii, Sega): 7 / 6,5
Battalion Wars 2 (Wii, Nintendo): 7,25 / 7,25
Endless Ocean (Wii, Nintendo): 6
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii, Atlus): 7,5
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (Wii, EA): 6,75
Dancing With the Stars (Wii/PS2, Actgivision): 5,25
Jenga (Wii, Atari): 2

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (Ben 10 Alien Force)

26/02/2009

Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (Ben 10: Protector of Earth)

26/02/2009

Ubisoft to Reprint Beyond Good & Evil? (Beyond Good and Evil)

16/09/2008

Is Ubisoft reprinting Beyond Good & Evil to hype up Beyond Good & Evil 2? According to one of their flyer's, taken by Firestorm on Neogaf, customers can preorder Beyond Good & Evil for the PS2 for $9.99. If true, now would be the right time to pick up this rare gem for those who didn't.

Beyond Good & Evil 2 is official (Beyond Good and Evil)

28/05/2008

Ubisoft has just officially confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is on the way at it's UbiDays event in Paris.

It was a brief unveiling, giving away no gameplay specifics or even which platforms it's headed to, Ubi only showing a short trailer of series heroine Jade in an open desert doing... nothing much. ...

Nothing yet from Ubi on Beyond Good & Evil sequel (Beyond Good and Evil)

15/05/2008

The sequel to Beyond Good & Evil, almost unequivocally one of the most missed games of the last generation, has been in production for over a year according to the main lead. Ubisoft has yet to say anything about it though.

Speaking to Jeux Video magazine, creative lead Michel Ancel confirmed its development, but revealed that it's currently only being developed by a small team as Ubisoft has yet to give it the green ...

A ten-step guide to videogame morphine (Beyond Good and Evil)

27/11/2007

27 Nov, 2007 For a time of peace on earth, theres going to be a lot of stress and killing around this Christmas. Just think about this winters biggest games. Whether its COD4s visceral gunfire tearing apart wall and limb alike, the bloody back-stabbing business of the always-hounded Altair, or Kane and Lynch just being plain old sociopathic, the jovial festival of light and wonder really is looking like a quite brutal one this year. We need a way to combat this, and preferably one which ...

The Bigs Plays Ball: Now Available (The Bigs)

28/06/2007

IGN reports that The Bigs "...is now available at retail. The title sports pick up and play mechanics for minimal downtime and maximum style."

IGN previously reviewed The Bigs as an 8.0 (PS3) and 8.3 (360).

Batter up!

The BIGS Gone Gold for Most Videogame Consoles (The Bigs)

21/06/2007

The BIGS for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION 3 and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems, lithe PSP (PlayStation Portable) system and Nintendo's Wii has gone gold. The BIGS showcases larger-than-life ballparks, fast-paced, action-packed gameplay, spectacular power-ups, striking special effects, and a completely unique career mode setting this MLB® experience apart from anything ever seen before. Gamers will experience spectacular plays their first time up to bat with the pick-up-and-play action of The BIGS

2K Sports Announces Features for The BIGS Baseball Game (The Bigs)

24/04/2007

2K Sports sends over some details about the upcoming The BIGS game for the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PSP, Xbox 360 and Wii.

"With The BIGS, we want to take the baseball genre to new heights and redefine what a baseball video game can be," said Greg Thomas, President of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "The BIGS has the fast learning curve of an arcade game coupled with deep play mechanics, amazing visuals, and hero-like presentation of real MLB players that will keep gamers coming back for more. The BIGS will showcase dramatic highlight reel moments at every at-bat, creating a truly epic baseball title."

411mania's Release List for the Week of July 13, 2009 (The Bigs 2)

14/07/2009

411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman!, Unbound Saga, Ys I & II Chronicles, and Awatama. They also talk about some of the past week's releases, including Trine and Street Fighter IV PC.

2K Sports Announces The BIGS 2 Now Available in Retail Stores (The Bigs 2)

7/07/2009

2K Sports today announced The BIGS 2, the sequel to the popular arcade baseball franchise, is now available in retail stores. Featuring MLB All-Star first baseman, Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers, as the cover athlete and spokesman for The BIGS 2, fans now have the thrilling opportunity to enjoy bigger power-ups, amazing visual effects, and legendary game modes that elevate the arcade-style baseball experience to new heights like never before.

2K Sports Community Event for The Bigs 2 (The Bigs 2)

29/06/2009

With The Bigs 2 hitting store shelves on July 7, 2K Sports is holding two special events for fans who can't wait to play the game. On June 30 in Los Angeles there will be a special preview event that is open to the public at the Wilshire Grand Los Angeles, Los Angeles Room beginning at 6pm...