March 2008 Archives
Bully: Scholarship Edition Review!
Making stink bombs, running from authorities, picking fights with jocks, and still having time to go to class...seems like a typical school day, right? Well, for Jimmy Hopkins it is and this time he's got his hands full. In the video game Bully: Scholarship Edition, players get to control Jimmy... [More]
Michigan State's "Sparty" Selected as NCAA Football 09 Cover Mascot for the Wii
The people have spoken! EA SPORTS asked college football fans to vote and determine which college mascot would have the honor of being on the cover of NCAA Football 09 for the Nintendo Wii. Although it was a tightly contested race, Sparty the Spartan from Michigan State University came out... [More]
World Cyber Games 08 Official Games to be announced tonight on GameTrailers TV
GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley To Announce The 14 Official Game Titles Of The World Cyber Games 2008 Global Tournament Registration For The World Cyber Games USA 2008 National Championship Opens March 15th on worldcybergames.com/usa Continuing their partnership with the World Cyber Games (WCG), Spike's GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley... [More]
Super Smash Brothers: Brawl Review
Well it’s hard to think of Brawl without the word “delay” coming to mind. So I’m going to address Brawl’s only flaw right here and now – it missed a few release dates.... [More]
No Quarters Necessary: Crave Brings Classic Pinball Tables to Videogame Consoles
Pinball Hall of Fame - The Williams Collection for PSP system, PlayStation 2 system and Wii(tm) faithfully recreates legendary Williams tables Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames, today announced that Pinball Hall of Fame - The Williams Collection, the follow-up to the popular Pinball Hall of Fame -... [More]
UK teachers want Bully withdrawn
'Bully: Scholarship Edition' has just been released on the Wii, but eight international teacher groups say it "trivialises and glorfiies bullying in school". We heard taunts against 'Bully' when it was released in 2006, but now that players will actually be able to act out the fisticuffs on the Wii... [More]
The Best Development Studios for 2007
Inaugural Report Assesses Both Market Data and Industry Reputation to Determine that Nintendo Kyoto, Infinity Ward, and Blizzard Entertainment Top List of Development Studios for 2007 Think Services' Game Developer magazine and Game Developer Research division have announced a major new study ranking the top 50 game development studios worldwide.... [More]
GameStop to Host Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournaments and Launch Events Nationwide
Players Prepare to "Duke It Out" in the Largest In-Store Tournament Event to Date GameStop, the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host Super Smash Bros. Brawl video game tournaments at 2,500 of its U.S. GameStop and EB Games locations on Saturday, March... [More]
THQ Has Spirit With the Announcement of All Star Cheer Squad, the First-Ever Cheerleading Video Game
World-Renowned Cheerleading Choreographer Tony G, Best Known For His Work in the Bring It On Films, Signs on as Chief Consultant for THQ's New Original IP Exclusively for Wii and Nintendo DS THQ today announced that All Star Cheer Squad(TM), the first-ever cheerleading video game, is currently in development to... [More]
Conspiracy Entertainment's Highly Anticipated Wii: 'Cocoto Magic Circus' Ships to U.S. Retailers
Conspiracy Entertainment announced today that the Company's highly anticipated gaming title for the Nintendo Wii(TM): Cocoto Magic Circus was shipped to U.S. retail stores on February 26, 2008. Cocoto Magic Circus, a mini game compilation developed by Neko Entertainment, was first marketed under the name Cocoto Fun Fair to Europe... [More]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Hits 5 Million in Global Sales
Founding Fathers of Video Games, SEGA and Nintendo, Find Winning Formula with First-Ever Pairing of Famous Mascots SEGA(R) Corporation today announced that its history-making video game title, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games(TM), has sold five million copies worldwide in just over three months. Developed by SEGA for the... [More]
2K Sports' Major League Baseball 2K8 Hits Retail Store Shelves
Fans to enjoy the most fun and complete baseball experience available on the virtual diamond 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., has announced that the highly anticipated title, Major League Baseball(R) 2K8, is now available on retail store shelves nationwide. As the most fun and... [More]
Rockstar Games Announces Bully: Scholarship Edition Now Available in North America
RockStar Games is proud to announce that Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Wii(TM) home video game system from Nintendo and the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available at North American retail stores for the suggested retail price of $49.99. Bully: Scholarship Edition will be... [More]
2K Sports Announces In-Game Soundtrack and Music Partnership with Pitchfork Media for Major League Baseball 2K8
Pitchfork Media and 2K Sports join forces to rock stadiums in Major League Baseball 2K8 and at South by Southwest (SXSW 2008) 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc has announced a partnership with renowned and influential music outlet Pitchfork Media in support of the highly... [More]
SouthPeak Games to Redefine Hack-and-Slash Action Gameplay With 'X-Blades'
Blade-Swinging Blonde Bombshell Battles Evil In Anime-Inspired Adventure SouthPeak Games has announced that it will release X-Blades, a third-person hack-and-slash action title for next-gen consoles and PC, in late 2008. In the game, players control an enchanting anime-style heroine that destroys anything in her path using guns, blades, magic, and... [More]
Major League Eating: The Game to Debut as a WiiWare Exclusive
Video game publisher Mastiff announced today that their upcoming title, Major League Eating: The Game, will makes its debut as an exclusive on WiiWare(tm), Nintendo's new downloadable game service for the Wii(tm) console, which launches May 12 in North America. The game will make extensive use of the Wii Remote(tm)... [More]
