Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category

While 2009 has been an up and down year for the Xbox 360 in terms of software, 2010 is looking to be a much more action-packed year. It’s obvious that the next twelve-months in terms of video gaming is going to be filled with top-tier titles from both first-party and third party publishers. Top 10 Sex Symbols of Each Decade... Full story

So this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a graphic like this, which chronicles the progression of various Nintendo characters from their 8-bit inception to their days punching each other out on the Wii. It’s pretty cool, but nothing extraordinary, but viewing it today for some reason, brings up an interesting question for me. Where does ... Full story

PS3 new advertising campaign for the PS3 would be of interest to everyone. In fact, the campaign is scheduled to break this weekend in conjunction with the introduction of the new 120GB PS3 here in North America. But as a reward for being some of our most loyal ... Full story

Rumor going around the net is that Sonic will make an appearance in Super Mario Galaxy 2. According to a source close to Nintendo magazine NGamer, the iconic hedgehog will be in the Green Hill Galaxy level. We’ll mail both Nintendo and SEGA on this and see if we get a bite. Here’s a video released for it back in June during E3, and if ... Full story

An iPhone game developer, Kevin Ng, has used his game WordCrasher to test how it will look used on the recently revealed iPad Using the SDK simulator he hit the 2x button to enlarge the game onto the screen. The result was loads of jaggy lines so he reworked the graphics for the full-screen which resulted in the “bump maps and other shader techniques” which are ... Full story

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 has its own teaser site up in Japanese. Formerly known as Project Needlemouse, Sonic 4 was announced this week as an episodic title for PSN, WiiWare, and Xboxc 360. First part is due this summer, and rumored for July and iPhone. The Japanese site can be viewed in addition to English one, just in case you wanna cover all your Sonic bases. Thanks, ... Full story

Sega will be milking the announcement of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for all its worth, doling out additional announcements and countdown clocks to drum up hedgehog hype. Perhaps the most interesting tease is the game's fourth platform. Sonic 4 (nee "Project Needlemouse") has been officially announced as a ... Full story

Project Needlemouse revealed as side-scrolling sequel to speedster's original Genesis trilogy; Episode 1 confirmed for Wii, Xbox 360, PS3. Sega has taken the wraps off Project Needlemouse, and the publisher is positioning the game as a proper sequel to the series' Genesis genesis and Sonic the Hedgehog 3, specifically. The publisher has released a new trailer ... Full story

What is Project Needlemouse? Well, you’ll soon know. We will be unveiling Project Needlemouse at midnight (US Pacific time) TONIGHT on GameSpot! That’s all we can say for now, but you’ll know more in just a few hours! So put on a pot of coffee, and stay up late for all the Needlemouse-y ... Full story

GfK-ChartTrack has released a report on the state of global gaming in 2009, and found that unit sales declined by 8 percent worldwide, totaling 379.3 million units. The monthly report, titled Top Global Markets, combines figures from cross the world’s three largest games markets using The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, Inc. information and combing all unit sales. The declines were more modest in Japan, ... Full story