2008 February

SouthPeak Games has announced X-Blades, a dynamic third-person hack-and-slash action title for next-gen consoles and PC, due for release in late 2008. X-Blades sees players controlling an enchanting anime-style heroine who must battle through a host of locations using guns, blades, magic and a healthy dose of cinematic flair.
“The unique anime-style backdrop combined with high-octane, […]

Police are baffled by a series of unexplained cases dubbed, The Vanishing Files, which have paralyzed the city.
Enter Cate West - celebrated novelist and insightful visionary! Help Cate find clues, compile evidence, track down the hideout, and name the culprit in more than 75 intriguing levels! Are these mysterious crimes connected? And what do […]

TNA Wrestling and Longtail Studios today announced the development of “TNA Wrestling,” a new game for mobile phones. TNA Wrestling for mobile is the first mobile wrestling game to truly immerse the player in both the wrestling and storytelling aspects of professional wrestling.
The TNA mobile game will allow fans to step into the world of […]

Warrior Quest, a free online RPG for PCs, Macs, handhelds, and game consoles has gone live.
NextGenBooks.com today announces that its brand new online RPG, Warrior Quest, has gone live on its official Web site. The game, a traditional RPG adventure in a similar vein to classic games Dragon Quest and Phantasy Star, is a free […]

Dear Chris:
Once again it’s SamuelTehG33k. Being the Wii Giik I am, I want to submit to you another top five Wii list — this one about the top five ways to show off the Wii’s muscles. It’s a list of the software and features that best display what the Wii can do.

The Photo Channel! When […]

Search, saute, and serve your way to gastronomic greatness!
Go-Go Gourmet puts you in the heat of the kitchen with hidden object and time management gameplay, all rolled into one! Find ingredients, whip-up recipes, and juggle hungry customers as you quickly and efficiently toggle between orders to prepare more than one request at a time! […]

Hard To Be A God, the new action and adventure game from Ascaron to be released in April, uniquely combines the sci-fi and medieval fantasy genres with a mix of Hack & Slash and RPG gameplay. Exceptional attention to detail during game development results in an in-depth storyline, advanced character development and a diverse range […]

Electronic Arts Inc. today announced that The Sims 2 FreeTime, the newest expansion pack from The Sims, is available on store shelves across Europe and North America. A wide range of all-new activities, hobbies and cool careers are now available to your Sims with this expansion pack. New life pursuits based on your Sims personal […]

Lilly has invented the first ever “spelling intelligence serum,” but the evil Dr. Al Literate wants to steal the formula!
Help Lilly match wits with the doctor and foil his plan to win the national youth spelling bee. Using nine letters, create as many words as you can to stop him dead in his tracks! […]

Jagex Ltd, the online games developer behind RuneScape, today launched FunOrb, its latest games offering. FunOrb is an engaging Web site that offers an array of online games, which have greater depth of play than traditional casual games.
FunOrb has been designed with time-pressed gamers in mind. “For the first time, there is a generation of […]

At its annual retail and publisher conference Destination PlayStation, Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) announced details of upcoming PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStation Portable) (PSP-2000) hardware bundles with two of the most highly anticipated 2008 titles. The company also announced the April 2008 availability of Dualshock 3 wireless controller in North America.
To coincide with […]

Put on your headset, grab your clipboard and see if you have what it takes to be a head coach in the National Football League. Today, Electronic Arts Inc., announces NFL Head Coach 09, featuring Indianapolis Colts’ head coach Tony Dungy on the game’s cover. Released under the EA SPORTS brand, NFL Head Coach 09 […]

2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., in partnership with Deep Fried Entertainment, today officially announced Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars, an exciting new baseball title that will put fans into the action like never before. Available exclusively for Nintendo DS, Major League Baseball 2K8 Fantasy All-Stars will offer fans […]

Electronic Arts today announced that new sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space will be in European and North American stores on October 31st for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system.
“Survival horror is about experiencing a terrifying, and deeply personal fiction,” said Executive Producer Glen Schofield. “Dead Space […]

Reminding us that games don’t have to be brand-spanking new to be any fun, Gnomie Kai (ramm400) from the UK writes in and takes us back with his five favorite PlayStation games:

Metal Gear Solid
Created by the legendary designer of such all-time classics as the previous versions of Metal Gear, Snatcher, and Policenauts, Metal Gear Solid […]

A unique spin on a classic shooter, players can capture enemies with anchors and fling them away with Triggerheart Exelica. The vertical scrolling shooter deploys on Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday 27th February at 09.00.
Triggerheart Exelica on Xbox Live Arcade is an upgraded version of the original Japanese arcade game and allows players to take […]

This week’s additions take players on a psychedelic trip down memory lane. Kirby is back and armed with a bunch of new talents, including the option to combine abilities. Curious to find out what mixing the Burn and Cutter powers gives Kirby? We won’t spoil that for you here. If the colorful landscapes in the […]

KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, announced today that Warriors Orochi will ship for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system on March 25, 2008 and for Windows-based PC in March 2008. Warriors Orochi is in stores now for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and for the […]

SevenOne Intermedia, the multimedia enterprise of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is starting a free English language Web TV broadcast with SevenGames TV. The new format is currently available on the international gaming platform SevenGames.com. SevenGames TV is hosted by Juli Schon (26). The young actor and moderator will introduce the latest news and trends, events and […]

cdv Software Entertainment USA and Fireglow Games are pleased to announce that Sudden Strike 3: Arms for Victory has gone gold. The game, set to begin shipping to North American retail outlets on March 10, is the latest in the critically acclaimed and best-selling series of Sudden Strike WWII RTS games that drop players into […]