"Spain-based video game developer Mayhem Studio has revealed that they will be releasing a new adventure video game based on the Cthulhu mythos for mobile phones called The Call of Cthulhu: Darkness within Book 1.

The game will have players investigating the Old Religions in the Egyptian desert as a member of a paleontology investigation theme. A task which will take you to an antique city, recently uncovered due to an earthquake. Be careful though because one error can lead to a horrifying..."

Popular (and controversial) in Australia, Coolest Girl in School will now be released internationally, available on cell phones everywhere for a cost of about $7. If you don't know anything about the game, the website reads:

"Coolest Girl In School isn't Grand Theft Auto for girls- It's better!!!"

"Lie, bitch, flirt your way to the top of the high school ladder. Become the Coolest Girl In School NOW."

"Ah, fanboys. What industry can truly call itself an industry without them? Those who prove themselves obsessively loyal to any product or corporation can be found among many communities, and nowhere do they flourish more freely than within gamer culture.

Although it may sound ridiculous to normal people, swearing undying allegiance to a heartless box of electrical components is a perfectly rational act in the mind of the fanboy, even though if he defended something like a particular brand ..."

"Last year, Capcom announced that they'll be releasing Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition for mobile phones. It took a while, but it's finally here! Now if only they'll give us an idea of when to expect Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix.

Street Fighter 2: Champion Edition will feature eight controllable characters from the original Street Fighter 2 arcade game in addition to the four bosses - Balrog, Sagat, Vega and M. Bison - and is promised to play as fast as the original game.

The..."

This would not quite be a surprise to most people, but never the less, EA has announced the next Harry Potter game to coincide with the next movie's release. Designed by EA Bright Light Studios, they claim this game to be giving the most authentic experience of all Harry Potter games.
Now I'm a very big Harry Potter fan, but if I was a fan of the games, I sure am not now. The reason? The Goblet of Fire game was quite not upto the standard. Let's see if this can be much better, shall we?
One...

"Speaking to the Financial Times, Riccitiello said "The buzz in Hollywood, which I heard from some Hollywood folks...is people are worried whether Iron Man the movie is going to get killed by Grand Theft Auto the game."

"It feels like what movie moguls might have seen in the 1920s and said: 'Hey, we've got talkies now, where is it going?'" he continued, "I feel like we've stepped through a time window where our games are so compelling and seem so real.""

"The PS3 Laptop: you saw the stills, now see the video."

More in particular, SarcasticGamer has called for a boycott of Battlefield: Bad Company. Of course most gamers online would question whether such a boycott had a chance of going anywhere. However, according to SarcasticGamer's statistics, it very well may be. The boycott is already gaining widespread attention. In spite of the odds, the anti-EA crowd is willing to do anything to somehow hit EA games where it hurts.

What this boycott is about? - EA allegedly making another attempt to swindl...

Nokia have launched their next-generation mobile gaming platform, N-Gage (not to be confused with the "N-Gage Game Decks" of yesteryear). Compatible with the majority of N-Series devices, N-Gage allows for mobile gamers to download, play and socialise all from a single application.

Those who registered Player Names during the N-Gage First Access Beta for the Nokia N81 (pictured) will need to recreate their unique nicknames. In addition, any saved games, Point Pickups and N-Gage Points accr...

We all know the iPhone is capable of many things. You can go on the internet and even websites such as Youtube. But did you know that you can also play Quake 3 Arena on your iPhone/iPod Touch? You use the touchscreen to play as you recreate the familiar game on your iPhone/iPod Touch.

"While the bulk of the patent details the downloading and syncing of games between iTunes and iPhones/iPods, Apple proposes extending this functionality even further. Apple describes a method for transmitting iPhone/iPod high scores and other achievements to a central community game server.

By compiling high score data, players can compete amongst each other for prizes. All data can be digitally signed so that scores are authenticated."

"Gameloft is already responsible for a few Apple iPod games such as Block Breaker Deluxe and Brain Challenge. Wikipedia lists a number of games developed by Gameloft, including mobile versions of Prince of Persia, Rayman, Might and Magic and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six."

iPod Hacks takes a look at the iPhone's specifications and examines exactly why Apple's foray into the portable gaming market may very well create a capable new rival for both Sony and Nintendo. The full comparison can be found at the source link below. It's important to note that the device specifications listed also apply to the iPod touch.

For footage of the iPhone hardware in action, be sure to check out the following GameGrep articles:

• iPhone: "Touch Fighter" technology demonstration...

The gaming capabilities of the iPhone were yesterday touted with a technology demonstration of the iPhone Software Development Kit under the moniker of "Touch Fighter".



Apple also showed off gameplay footage for iPhone versions of Spore and Super Monkey Ball.

SEGA and Apple yesterday illustrated the potential of the iPhone platform with a live demonstration of Super Monkey Ball. The early gameplay footage was shown during the Apple iPhone Roadmap Event in Cupertino, California.



Super Monkey Ball is expected to be arriving on the iPhone later this year via the iPhone App Store. Pricing details are currently unavailable.

Following the announcement of a Macintosh release of Spore, EA and Apple have unveiled Spore for the iPhone platform. A short demonstration of what the final product could look like was shown at yesterday's iPhone Software Roadmap Event in Cupertino, California.



Spore is set to be released this September via the iPhone App Store. Pricing details have yet to be revealed.

"We, the fans of Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. (T2) games, object to the idea of Electronics Arts (EA) purchasing T2. For the sake of diversity and variety of choices in the video game industry, we would like the two companies to remain separate. Each of the companies make games that are unique to their respective ways. The fans view the purchase of T2 shares by EA, as jeopardizing to the games made by T2, and would not remain loyal if EA acquired any T2 shares. By signing this petition ..."

While the other Guitar Hero games are doing exceptionally well on the platforms, the first on the mobile phone got a terrible review by 1up.
How terrible was it? It got a 4/10, less then halfway decent.

One thing that no one will like is the music ends at the 2 minute mark and fades out so that the songs ends early.

Needless to say, just pass this one up.

"Playboy Games: Pool Party is developed by Universomo, an internal studio of THQ Wireless, and will include a bunch of mini-games depicting animated, bikini-clad Playmates at the Playboy Mansion engaged in “pool party sports” including poolside water balloon fights, waterslide slaloms and aquatic mechanical bull riding."

BioShock this, Call of Duty 4 that. High-profile software releases aside, what about those independent game developers working hard to improve the industry in 2007?

The TIGA awards are here to slap all the necessary developer backs, and the official list of final nominations has today been revealed ahead of the awards ceremony, which will take place in London on January 30.

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days will apparently be released in Summer of 2008 if the indications in Jump Festa are correct. Roxas seems to have the ability to travel through worlds. Familiar Disney and Square Enix faces will also be in store, as expected.

An interesting sight in the Jump Festa showing of Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days was that of Axel and Roxas being assisted by a mysterious new character. Unfortunately, the identity is still puzzling until now.

Meanwhile, Kingdom Hearts: Birth...

Square-Enix have just today released there current Jump Festa line-up including brand new trailers for Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, plus all the new Kingdom Hearts games.
But once again, to the disappointment of fans, these trailers will only be shown in a closed Mega-Threatre - Its TGS all over again !
But at least we get Final Fantasy IV as a playable demo though ^^

"Following the likes of DDR, Guitar Hero, or Pump It Up, Phase is a beat rhythm game, however with one main feature that we have always wanted to do, play with your own music. It’s clear that players want to use their own music in rhythm games, and for all of us iPod owners, we always store all of our music in our iPods, so what better place than to start there?"

WWE Smackdown 2008 is appearing all over IGN's most popular game lists, the problem is that nearly every version of it is #1 on the lists. Somehow the DS, PS2, PSP, Wii, PS3, and mobile versions of the game are the most popular games on the site, beating out far more popular games such as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Uncharted, Assassin's Creed, Phantom Hourglass, and more. Something isn't right here...

"Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PSP)
- Single-Player Adventure Game
- Features: Terra, Aqua, Ven, Master Xehanort, Sora & Riku
- Oylmpus Coliseum & Sleeping Beauty are Confirmed Worlds

Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (Nintendo DS)
- Single & Multiplayer 3D Adventure Game
- Playable Roxas & Org. XIII Members (Axel, Saix & Xigbar)
- New Characters inc. 14th Org. Member (Female)"