Publisher SEGA today sent over an all-new batch of screenshots from Wii shooter The Conduit. The screens give gamers a look at the alien enemies battling in some very recognizable D.C. locations. Additional screens showcase Michael Ford’s “All-Seeing Eye” (ASE), a high-tech device used to reveal objects and enemies invisible to the naked eye. Developed by High Voltage Software, The […]

Square Enix today announced that it has inked an agreement with Emergent Game Technologies to license the Gamebryo engine for a “yet-to-be-announced project,” which is to play a significant role in Square Enix’s global expansion efforts. While no details on the title in question were provided, utilizing the Gamebryo engine will help speed up the development process, in turn allowing […]

Electronic Arts releases the first screenshots from its movie tie-in based on the popular G.I. Joe franchise. The screens feature a whole lot of Snake Eyes, which isn’t a surprise, considering he’s one of the more popular characters among fans. Must say the environments depicted here are a bit on the bland side, but maybe it’s just me. See the […]

If you enjoyed the fast paced on-rails gameplay of Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, you’re in a real treat. Capcom today announced that a sequel to last year’s zombie shooter is headed exclusively for Wii this winter. Not quite what we expected following comments made by Capcom PR man Matt Dahlgre, who beforehand hinted that the announcement would have something […]

LucasArts announced today it has renewed its publishing contract with Activision Blizzard for titles released in Europe, Australia and South-East Asia. The renewal follows a bevy of successful debuts over the past year, the most notable being Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, which sold over 5.7 million worldwide thus far. We made the decision based upon Activision’s proven track record […]

Electronic Arts sent out a media alert today revealing that it will announce a new game currently in development at its Montreal based studio on March 12. The game in question is set to be shown to press at a privately held event on the 9th, however, an embargo will be in place. That means any information obtained at the […]

Independent game developer Gamelion Studios has released the first screenshots of its forthcoming WiiWare effort Furry Legends. The screens are from a development snapshot and as such should in no way be considered final, but do provide a look at the direction the platformer is headed in. The team hopes to deliver a quality experience rivaling the top tiers on […]

Time to dig up those classic point-and-click adventure games. The ScummVM crew have released version 0.13.0 of their multi-platform open source game engine interpreter, available on numerous formats including PSP and Wii. For the uninitiated, ScummVM allows users to run SCUMM based video game titles, including LucasArts-developed adventure classics Monkey Island 1-3 and Fate of Atlantis. Noteworthy additions in version […]

Remember Final Fantasy IV: The After? No? Developed for mobile cellphones and released in Japan, it was a sequel set 17 years after the events which took place in the original game. As a result of the odd platform choice, many of us were slowly beginning to lose hope that it would ever be released overseas. But that’s all changed […]

Looks as if Konami may be jumping on the “Wii-make” bandwagon if a report from VG247 is to believed. Citing anonymous sources, the site has learned that a remake of the original Silent Hill is in the works for Wii. Naturally, little is known about the supposed remake at this time, but motion controls will apparently be used for torch […]

Publisher Ubisoft today announced Dawn of Discovery, a real-time strategy and simulation title in development for Wii, Nintendo DS, and PC. Dawn of Discovery takes place in the year 1404, a troubled era where King George’s land is suffering from severe droughts and a widespread shortage of food. Players are tasked with building up a civilization by setting up trade […]

Nintendo today sent out a comprehensive list of release dates for several upcoming Wii and DS titles, covering spring to early summer. Featured on said list is the Wii reboot of Punch-Out!!, which is slated for a May 18 drop date in North America. Additionally, a June release is now confirmed for third-party effort The Conduit. Full list can be […]

EA CEO John Riccitiello dropped word during an investor call earlier this month that Dead Space was due to hit Wii and sure enough, EA announced the title today, finally giving it a proper name: Dead Space Extraction. Developed from the ground-up for Wii, Extraction is said to expand on the original scenario with the addition of an new heroine, […]

Below are industry hardware and software sales figures for the month of January, care of the NPD Group. It was a predictable month, hardware sales tapered off across the board in comparison to the extremely busy months of November and December. Still, on the whole, overall sales went up 13 percent compared to last year’s figures, resulting in a $1.33 […]

Worldwide sales expectations were exceeded with the first Mario and Sonic outing, making it obvious that a sequel was in the works. Sure enough, SEGA today opened the lid on Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Due out late 2009 on Wii and Nintendo DS, the game takes players to Vancouver, Canada, the soon-to-be home of the 2010 […]

Developer PlatinumGames officially announced today that its debut Wii title, the gritty, hyper violent third-person action game Madworld, will arrive across North America store shelves on March 10. If you live in North America, get ready to paint the black and white town red on March 10! That’s the day you can march into stores and purchase PlatinumGames’s first title, […]

Nintendo recently re-launched the official Japanese Metroid page with information on each of the Wii ports of GameCube titles Metroid Prime 1 and 2. More interesting, though, is a teaser at the bottom of the page that reads “Another Side Story.” A caption is provided below, which loosely translates to “Experience the backstory of the Space Pirates.” What could this […]

In a revealing Q&A session posted on the company’s investor relations site, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata spoke out on the current state of the gaming industry in Japan, noting that he is far from content with software sales and that plans to reverse this are underway. Yet, I feel that something is wrong when the U.S. is selling ten times […]

During an earnings conference call today, EA CEO John Riccitiello explained that the company is expanding its focus on Wii this year. In addition to releasing a steady flow of causal, family friendly titles, EA is promising to bring more core titles to the platform. The first of which is Dead Space, an unlikely pick no doubt. Despite the obvious […]

Yes, Iwata, we know the Wii can surpass the PS2 in hardware sales – but a question looming on many minds is, will it? Nintendo’s head honcho believes so and is promising to showcase the software it plans to achieve this goal with at E3 2009. What we are looking at are the cumulative Wii and DS sales through the […]