With entries nearly every year across several different platforms, the Tony Hawk Pro Skater franchise has been among the most successful and popular series for the developer and for publisher Activision. 2008 saw the series being placed on a break as Neversoft continued to work on entries to another huge Activision franchise, Guitar Hero, which it began developing following the purchase of series creator Harmonix by MTV Games in 2006.
Twisted Pixel Games, working in conjunction with the Galactic Council, mistakenly let The Maw escape from his quarantine early Monday afternoon. Scientists predict the destruction of all life in the galaxy "probably by next Wednesday." Twisted Pixel's CEO Michael Wilford responds: "Real sorry about that. That's totally my bad." Twisted Pixel refused further questions, instead announcing the award-winning game's release date, price point, and website location. The Maw is the company's first original IP, a product of monumental effort by a passionate and loving team, and also their first venture into galacticide.
The campaign will reward all fans who register the Metal Gear Online retail version between December 24, 2008 and February 16, 2009 with special MGO Codec Pack, that includes special voice content, and 5,000 additional reward points that can be redeemed in the MGO in-game shop to purchase items that can be used in the game.
KOEI today announced that Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle has achieved gold status. The historical simulation game set during Japan's Feudal era will ship to North American retailers beginning January 27, 2009. Consumers can pre-order the game now at Amazon, GameStop and GameFly.
Marbles! Balance Challenge is a skill-based action title where the player helps an Ant called Anthony save his colony via a series of physical tests. Wii Balance Board users can access Marbles! Balance Challenge's 100 specially-created stages where the players steer a ball using the shifting weight of their physical movements. This unique way to control the game offers a new experience and combines fun and physical exercise. Players can also use gentle movements of the Wii Remote, with steering the ball through 200 different stages in a quest to locate the mythical ‘Golden Sunflower Seed.'
What's your weapon of choice? Is it a laser gun? Or maybe just a simple deck of cards? No matter what type of game gets you fired up, the latest additions to the Wii Shop Channel are sure to add something new and exciting to your arsenal. With fast-flying cards, tumbling pachinko balls and sinister vampires in your midst, you'll need every tool at your disposal.
Nostale is a free-to-play casual MMORPG which takes gamers through seventy exciting levels of the wonderful world of East Mile. Gamers can choose from one of four character classes, each with unique powers and features. The ultimate goal is to fight Dark Horn and his legion of demons in the land of death. On their way to the top, players have the choice of completing a variety of raids and acquiring a large selection of specialty cards which transform your character into one of over twenty specialty classes.
Southpeak is the publisher behind X-Blades, a title that combines the fantastic with an almost manga style and intense action. Ayumi is an adventurer who deals with danger with her unique bladed weapons that are also guns. The game itself, spanning many platforms, combines exploration elements with hack-and-slash combat. To see the game in motion is a thing of beauty.
"As a lone hero attempting to save the town of Tristram from the Lord of Terror, the player (in the role of a warrior, rogue, or sorcerer) must venture underneath the town in search of Diablo's lair. However, the journey proves to be a dark and dangerous one, as Diablo and his minions are bent on far more than the destruction of just one town..."Does this bring back some pleasant memories? I guess this is what Blizzard intended to, as they reflect over the past ten years and the most successful games they've released over these years on their official website. First of all, they mention Diablo, reminding that this game has created a new subgenre of RPGs, and that it is still a benchmark for this genre till this day.
Did you know that they guy who created Napster, Shawn Fanning is a World of Warcraft player? So what? Some of you might say. This would be a legitimate question if Shawn Fanning hadn't been targeting World of Warcraft as his next project.According to BusinessWeek Online, Fanning plans to develop "Rupture", some sort of a virtual social community for online gamers. Apparently, this project will be launched sometime in the near future. This idea came to Shawn Fanning as he was experiencing trouble when trying to communicate with other World of Warcraft players.