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

Aug 16, 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)

Apr 11, 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)

Apr 9, 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)

Feb 3, 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)

Jan 21, 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)

Nov 26, 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)

Mar 29, 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 ...

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

Sep 16, 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)

May 28, 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)

May 15, 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 ...

The Bigs Plays Ball: Now Available (The Bigs)

Jun 28, 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)

Jun 21, 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)

Apr 24, 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."

This Week's Famitsu Scores (Bionicle Heroes)

Jan 12, 2007

For the late-comers, Japanese magazine Famitsu has four editors award points on a 1-10 scale with 10 being the best. Here's this week's:

Bionicle Heroes (PS2) - 6, 6, 6, 5
Shining Force Ikusa (PS2) - 9, 9, 8, 9
.hack//G.U. Vol. 3 (PS2) - 8, 7, 8, 8
Dragon Shadow Spell (PS2) - 8, 8, 8, 8
Meitantei Evangelion (PS2) - 6, 6, 6, 4
Excite Truck (Wii) - 8, 8, 7, 8
Gears of War (Xbox 360) - 10, 9, 9, 9
The Sims 2 (PSP) - 6, 6, 5, 5
FIFA 07 (PSP) - 7, 7, 7, 7
Mahha Combat Heroes (PSP) - 8, 7, 8, 7
Sekaiju no Meikyu (DS) - 8, 8, 8, 8
Ochaken no Heya DS 2 (DS) - 8, 7, 6, 8
Wario: Master of Disguise (DS) - 8, 7, 7, 7

New Lego Bionicle game (Bionicle Heroes)

May 4, 2006

Eidos announced today that it has a new Lego Bionicle game slated for fall 2006, and they've tapped the team behind the incredibly successful Lego Star Wars to get it done. Set in the Bionicle universe, Bionicle Heroes charges you to play as a hero that has crossed over from the real world to save plastic block warriors in a third-person style ...

Black (Black)

Feb 15, 2006

With the release of Black less than a month away, EA has unleashed a batch of new pics of the shoot-'em-up. The FPS, which has been developed by British studio Criterion (best known for the Burnout series), looks set to take console shooters to a new level with its hard-boiled attitude and remarkable effects. Black is a refreshingly straightforward shooter: these new screenshots feature all the on-screen information that appears in the game, which is just ammo and health. There's no ...

Boogie confirmed for DS and PS2 (Boogie)

Sep 5, 2007

Sept 5, 2007 The singing, dancing, rhythm-action game is no longer exclusive to Wii - as new versions are bound for PS2 and DS before the end of the year. Here's what the DS version looks like. Boogie on DS comes packaged with 3D glasses - something we last got free in Kellogg's Cornflakes about a billion years ago when Jaws 3D came out at the cinema - so you can view the game in, er, 3D - while wearing the glasses - and it features new modes and mini-games. (Note to self: don't wear the ...

Boogie not a Wii Exclusive, Coming To PlayStation 2 (Boogie)

Aug 15, 2007

While EA's Boogie for Wii is seeing few game critics singing (and interpretively dancing) its praises, according to a new listing on game rental service GameFly, the game may have another opportunity to underwhelm gamers, this time on the PlayStation 2. The listing, rooted out by Siliconera, shows a November 15th release, making a pre-Thanksgiving cash grab very likely.

FIFA Ousts Gears Of War From Top Of UK Charts (Bratz: Forever Diamondz)

Nov 28, 2006

There have been no new entries in the UK top ten this week, but considerable movement, as soccer simulation FIFA 07 moves up three places to reclaim the number one spot. The PlayStation 2 version is now outselling Pro Evolution Soccer 6 on PlayStation 2 by a factor of 3:2, while the Xbox 360 version of Konami's title is outselling its FIFA 07 equivalent by the same ratio.

Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War was the most obvious victim in the shuffle of positions, with sales down by 45 percent on its debut week ¿ although it remains the only single format exclusive in the top ten.

Meanwhile, the newly released PlayStation 2 version of Call of Duty 3 kept the game afloat in the top ten for Activision, while the new Xbox 360 version of movie tie-in Cars did the same for THQ. Girl's toy license Bratz: Forever Diamondz proved to have the best week in the top ten though, with sales up by 45 percent ¿ led by the Nintendo DS version which accounted for 80 percent of all sales for the title.

Outside of the top ten, Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends re-entered as high as number thirteen, making for five Nintendo published titles in the top twenty. The highest new entry though was PlayStation 2 exclusive Guitar Hero II at number sixteen, which sold almost three times more than during its predecessor's debut. Home console movie tie-in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow re-entered at number twenty-three, boosted by sales of the DVD release of the movie.

There was no place however for other Christmas titles such as Warhammer: Mark of Chaos from Namco Bandai/Deep Silver, Cricket 07 from Electronic Arts, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Party Edition from Eidos, Sonic the Hedgehog from Sega or movie tie-in Happy Feet from Midway. Many of these titles stand a good chance of charting in the top forty next week, although others will no doubt be lost in the traditional Christmas rush of new titles.

Brian Lara still no.1 (Brian Lara International Cricket 2005)

Sep 1, 2005

Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 27 August1 (1) Brian Lara International Cricket 2005(PS2, Xbox, PC)2 (2) Madagascar(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA, DS)3 (NE) Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike(Xbox)4 (10) Destroy All Humans(PS2, Xbox)5 (12) Lego Star Wars(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)6 (4) Juiced(PS2, Xbox, PC)7 (8) Medal of Honor European Assault(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube)8 (3) Fantastic 4(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, GBA)9 (13) Sonic 3D(PC)10 (6) Charlie and the Chocolate ...