Ghost Trick possesses Japan June 24, Capcom releases demo

Ghost Trick possesses Japan June 24, Capcom releases demo

Capcom has announced the Japanese release date for Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi’s supernatural puzzle adventure game, Ghost Trick. Japan will be able to put Sissel’s spirit into a bicycle on June 24. Capcom has yet to offer a date for North American or European releases beyond simply 2010, but ...

February NPD: Xbox 360 and BioShock 2 sales heat up

February NPD: Xbox 360 and BioShock 2 sales heat up

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg is thrilled with February’s NPD numbers, and for good reason. The Xbox 360 took the top spot in home console sales last month, despite not being a Wii. According to the NPD, it’s the first time this has happened since the Halo 3 launch in 2007.
BioShock ...

Crafting Mama Announced for DS

Crafting Mama Announced for DS

Newest Extension of the Best-Selling Mama Brand is Due Out This Fall
EDISON, N.J, March 11, 2010 – The extent of Mama’s talents are limitless! She can hold her own in the kitchen and garden next to the world’s best, but now Mama is poised to dominate arts & crafts too ...

REVIEWS: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

REVIEWS: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits

Review (North America)
By Zachary Miller, Staff Writer
March 11, 2010
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A stunning achievement on WiiWare.
I purchased NyxQuest on a whim after thoroughly enjoying the (now defunct) WiiWare demo. It turned out to be one of the ideal DLC decisions I’ve ever made. NyxQuest is an incredibly inventive, engaging game that ...

Interview: Sony’s Scott Rohde on PlayStation Move

Interview: Sony’s Scott Rohde on PlayStation Move

Sony Worldwide Studios VP Scott Rohde had the onerous task of introducing the first PlayStation Move games at Sony’s GDC press conference last night. We caught up with the executive after the show to speak about Sony’s plans for exploiting motion control and if hardcore gamers should be concerned about ...

Harmonix gets its ‘Brain Stewed’ by Green Day: Rock Band

Harmonix gets its ‘Brain Stewed’ by Green Day: Rock Band

The one track we were most looking forward to from Green Day: Rock Band was, of course, “Brain Stew/Jaded” from the outfit’s 1995 album. It’s a powerful, triumphant tune — and, apparently, it’s also super hard. The Harmonix crew attempted the song during last night’s “Rock Band Bar Night” event ...

Next Red Faction planned for March 2011, focus on franchise’s roots

Next Red Faction planned for March 2011, focus on franchise’s roots

In an interview with Joystiq during the 2010 Game Developer’s Conference, THQ’s executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson let a few new details slip about the upcoming sequel to the critical-smash hit Red Faction: Guerrilla. “The new game takes [Red Faction] to a whole new place, it kind of ...

Green Day: Rock Band releases June 8 worldwide

Green Day: Rock Band releases June 8 worldwide

That’s right, folks — Harmonix has just revealed that Green Day: Rock Band will be available for all come June 8 on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Players will progress through the career of the trio, unlocking collectible images (more than 100, apparently) and some 40 minutes of “rare and ...

PlayStation Move Media Bonanza: SOCOM 4, Sports Champions, The Shoot, Party and More

PlayStation Move Media Bonanza: SOCOM 4, Sports Champions, The Shoot, Party and More

Having just blown the lid off the PlayStation Move (a.k.a PlayStation 3 Motion Controller) and its Sub-Controller, Sony has now unleashed a plethora of assets for some of the compatible games that were shown during this evening’s press conference. PlayStation Move (Hardware) SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs Sports Champions The Shoot (Working ...

PlayStation Move Hands-on Impressions

PlayStation Move Hands-on Impressions

At GDC 2010, Sony formally introduced its motion controller, aptly titled: PlayStation Move. For those that have not been following its development and unveiling at E3 2009, the technology pairs a camera (the already available PlayStation Eye) and a wand with a colored orb at the top.
Garnett Lee and I ...

Guest Post: How Writing Helps to Heal

Guest Post: How Writing Helps to Heal

Welcome to meryl’s notes blog (this here place you’re lookin’ at) in Plano, Texas. We’re honored to be a stop in Linda Joy Myers‘ WOW! Women On Writing Blog tour.
About Linda Joy Myers Ph.D. She’s president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and a practicing psychotherapist.

Casual Games Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

Casual Games Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

GDC 2010 is in full effect and this editor is still waiting for the huge game announcements and the exciting IGF winners show to begin tomorrow. This is the perfect time to fire up some casual games before the huge GDC news and trailers get out. Be careful because casual ...

LukPlus looking for Coropata publisher at GDC

LukPlus looking for Coropata publisher at GDC

If you are reading this and you are in charge of business development for a game publisher, and if you are at GDC — as unlikely as all that is — please go speak to LukPlus. According to Siliconera, the publisher has a meeting room at the convention, and is ...

Ubisoft prepping short film, a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier prequel

Ubisoft prepping short film, a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier prequel

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Ubisoft will release a short film ahead of the release of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The film will be helmed by Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, the duo that just won an Academy Award for their short film Logorama. We’re assuming the Ghost Recon ...

REVIEWS: Retro Game Challenge

REVIEWS: Retro Game Challenge

Review (North America)
By Zachary Miller, Staff Writer
March 10, 2010
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Relive the good, the bad, and the downright awful with this nostalgic collection.
So many gamers this day long for the simpler, more hardcore times of the NES. I used to be one of those gamers, and I still find myself ...

Eminem & Jay-Z all blended up in new DJ Hero DLC pack

Eminem & Jay-Z all blended up in new DJ Hero DLC pack

Scr-scr-scratched through all of DJ Hero’s tracks? Activision has announced a new DLC mix pack featuring Renegade Edition headliners Eminem and Jay-Z. The collection is scheduled to drop on Xbox Live, PSN and Wii this month and includes: “Shake That” by Eminem blended with “Show Me What ...

Codemasters hits the track this September with F1 2010 for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3

Codemasters hits the track this September with F1 2010 for PC, Xbox 360 & PS3

[IF1 2009; Wii]Having dominated the rally track with DiRT and DiRT 2, and taken a lap around the street-racing arena with GRiD, Codemasters has announced it’s now tossing its hat into the Formula One ring with F1 2010. Yeah, we kind of expected some weird capitalization, too. It’ll run on ...