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Posted by admin On October – 31 – 2009
Posted by admin On October – 31 – 2009
Videogames seem to make pretty regular appearances on South Park, and last night’s episode offered another gem. This time, the gang were playing a fair rendition of Lady GaGa’s “Poker Face” in a Rock Band-style game – until Cartman started improvising lyrics to mock Stan’s concern about Japan’s whaling practices.
Posted by admin On October – 31 – 2009
We’re not an American website, so we might be missing something, but we’re sure Wal-Mart’s new Modern Warfare 2 ad is missing the point. Whilst it might be funny seeing two guys trying to outdo each other on the phone, it really doesn’t sell the game. But then I guess Wal-Mart’s job is to sell Wal-Mart not Modern Warfare 2. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin On October – 30 – 2009
DICE today announced a Limited Edition release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the premier first-person shooter of 2010. The Limited Edition game features six special gameplay unlocks that give players a tactical advantage on the battlefield from the minute they fire up the game. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been recognized by critics worldwide for its uncompromising action gameplay, unprecedented level of destruction, vehicular warfare, squad play and open sandbox environments in a modern warfare game. Available while supplies last, the Limited Edition version of the game will be sold at the same price as the standard version of the game with participating retailers in New Zealand from March 5, 2010. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by urbankiwi On October – 30 – 2009
The latest sales figures are in and it now seems the gloss is starting to come off Nintendo’s flag ship product the Wii. With reported sales in the last 6 months at $766.1 US Million, down 52% on last years figures, most are picking that this is a clear sign that the Nintendo Wii is on its way out.
The decline in sales of the Wii appears to be closely matched with the growth in sales of the Apple iPhone. As previously reported on GameGuide, the iPhone is infact the most popular portable gaming console of all (according to apple), with game titles well in excess of any other in its category.
Meanwhile the news is all good for Sony as the Playstation 3 has now become the #1 console in the United States.
While the report paints a bleak picture for the execs at Nintendo, it would be fair to say that there has been a stack load of other factors that has impacted the globe, and while Nintendo may be licking a few wounds they have always shown a uncanny knack to hang in there and pull one out of the bag once in a while.
Posted by urbankiwi On October – 29 – 2009
We all knew the day would come. Those pocket 8-bit pixeled pets would evolve and hook into SkyNet.
Armed with a Playstation 3 and the Playstation Eye (thats Sonys New PS3 Camera), you can now entertain your kids for hours with a unique user interface. And maybe.. just maybe you can teach an electronic pet to take over the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin On October – 29 – 2009
Left 4 Dead 2 may follow the Splosion Man route of offering wearable Avatar items for in-game accomplishments, according to a post on the Steam Forums (via MTV Multiplayer). A user with the handle “Fade Guy” found some items listed in the .txt file of the recently released demo. Among the awards are a med kit and frying pan, along with several t-shirts. The items are split into two categories: “in game” and “xlast,” the latter of which is widely assumed to be the Xbox 360 Avatar items. We’re not sure what the “in game” category describes (which includes the frying pan), but it’s still under the header of Avatar. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by admin On October – 29 – 2009
November is going to be a huge month for gamers, not necessarily on the number of games being released, but because of two games in particular. It would be a fair bet to say that Modern Warfare 2 will be the biggest selling game of the year and go on to become the biggest selling First Person Shooter of all time. When that games drops on November 10, there will be a lot of people either taking sick days or turning up to work looking like zombies. Ten days later a number of gamers will be conflicted in their loyalties when Left 4 Dead 2 releases, unleashing a stumbling mass of zombies for the eager to dispatch. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by urbankiwi On October – 29 – 2009
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Posted by admin On October – 29 – 2009
The UK’s Telegraph Newspaper has published the following statement from Activision, on the controversial new leaked video from Modern Warfare 2: Read the rest of this entry »
