The previous rumor of Sega and PlatinumGames purportedly agreeing to a three-game deal is now confirmed by Sega, with the embargo on all related materials now over.

The most interesting fact is that there will now be four games developed by the developer, the former Clover Studio, instead of the original three mentioned. Again, Sega will handle the publishing of all four titles. Other than the three previously-mentioned games (Bayonetta, Infinite Line and MADWORLD), there is a fourth unn...

WiiWare, Nintendo's new development platform, is now available. Much akin to the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Store, WiiWare allows developers and teams with smaller budgets to bring their unique ideas for the Wii to fruition. WiiWare has already launched in Japan.

There are six titles available at launch for WiiWare:

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King, Square Enix, 1 Player, 1500 Points

LostWinds, Frontier Development, 1-2 Players, 1000 Points

Defend Your C...

"EA Canada explained the following in a recent interview with Official Nintendo Magazine:

“In terms of game modes, controls, and gameplay we’ll actually have a lot of stuff [in the Wii version] that the other systems won’t.

“Since day one, we knew that we were taking FaceBreaker to the Wii. And we’ve learned that in order to be successful on the Wii, you have to create an experience that you can only get on this platform.”

“So we chose to build just about everything from scratch speci..."

"Rogue Trooper, a comic strip created for British publication 2000 AD has been the basis for three videogames over the years, the most recent of which was Rogue Trooper: The Quartz Zone Massacre. Released in 2006, it was made available for the Sony PlayStation 2, PC and Microsoft Xbox… and now Reef Entertainment has confirmed that the same title will be heading to the Nintendo Wii.

Rogue Trooper is a genetically engineered soldier of the future, with the special ability to harness the perso..."

"Criterion Games, a studio of Electronic Arts, (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that the award-winning driving game Burnout Paradise is being rebuilt specifically for the PC. Burnout Paradise will be the first Burnout title ever made for the PC, customized with expanded multiplayer, enhanced online features, and community driven content.

Originally released for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360 videogame and entertainment system, Burnout Paradise has won over 55 aw..."

"Twelve Interactive, a leading Italian console game developer, and US game publisher Detn8 Games Ltd. have announced a development deal to create Party Crashers, an original title for Wii, to be released in April 2009, an exciting spin-off sequel to Twelve Interactive's multi-platform title, CID The Dummy.

"For Twelve's IP character, CID, a charismatic and fearless crash dummy soon to feature in his own animated TV series (to be announced), Party Crashers was the natural step to take," says..."

"BLEACH: Dark Souls is the next BLEACH game coming to the Nintendo DS from famed developer Treasure. This new BLEACH title features its own exclusive storyline that contains events that take place in between season's one and two of the animated series currently running on Adult Swim. With over 40 characters to choose from BLEACH: Dark Souls is the biggest BLEACH video game to date.

Dinosaur King is based off an animated series that will be returning for its second season on the CW network. ..."

"In a press release sent out today announcing a partnership between Marvelous Entertainment and XSEED Games, Valhalla Knights 2 was officially announced and scheduled for a fall 2008 release. This is the first title that will be published and distributed by the newly formed partnership.

Valhalla Knights 2 is the sequel to the original Valhalla Knights for Sony's portable system. Valhalla Knights 2 will, according to the press release, add new job classes, races, weapons, spells and other i..."

With the most awaited title for the PS3/XBOX360 being released last week, Take-Two have released the sales data for the game on the two consoles....

In total, GTAIV sold 6 Million Units globally, bringing in an estimated $500 million, and of the 6 million units sold, over half (3.6 Million to be close to the exact value) were sold on it's opening day (estimated $310 million).

Console wise, the current standing is that the XBOX360 has managed to sell 20% more consoles than the PS3 (at le...

"5:00 BST: Just to confirm the earlier Killzone 2 release date of February 2009--no news on whether this is worldwide, but as this is a European conference, that will definitely be the Euro release date. [UPDATE] Thus far, this delay has been announced for Europe only.

4:40 BST: Killzone 2 will be released in February 2009 in Europe.

4:28 BST: LittleBigPlanet will be released on the PlayStation 3 in October. Hirai highlights the success of PlayStation Network, and says that communities w..."

"VANCOUVER, British Columbia - May 1, 2008 - Hothead Games is thrilled to announce that the Windows®, Mac®, and Linux® versions of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode One have reached gold master status and are planned for worldwide download via the new digital download service Greenhouse at www.playgreenhouse.com later this quarter. In celebration, Hothead gave some infamous Penny Arcade characters a new look and let them loose on the unsuspecting website..."

Atari and Infogames are officially merging together for a cool $11 million, information on the deal being released just yesterday. Infogames will have full control of Atari when the merger is completed in the third quarter of 2008 but in return Infogames as well as the money for the purchase must also supply Atari with $20 million to cover capital requirements.

"Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games referring to itself as "the purveyors of video gaming pleasure," has done it again, releasing another video game that contains extreme sexual and violent content. Take-Two, is anticipating $400 million in sales in just one week with its anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto IV tomorrow, April 29th. The Entertainment Software Rating Board ("ESRB") rates this game an "M" for "Mature," appropriate for ages 17 and up. Retailers are not ..."

For those of you who are absolutely hyped about Will Wright's (SimCity, The Sims, SimAnt) latest creation, Spore; like myself. We have a release date and a price! Spore fans rejoice, we're one step closer to the full game.

The Creature Creator will only be a demo of what you'll find in the full game. However, creations are limitless as per your creativity. The release date for the demo will be targeted for a June 17th release at a price of $9.99 USD. "Pay for a demo?!" you say, however ple...

This week's update for the North American Virtual Console is one of the better ones this year, featuring both a Technos beat-em-up and another RPG for the RPG-starved Virtual Console.

The Technos beat-em-up is none other than River City Ransom for the NES. It is a celebrated beat-em-up, which also incorporates RPG elements into its gameplay. Characters can level up, have stats, and buy items and skills through shops. Certainly, it is an instant purchase for anyone who is interested. Yo...

"DC Comics and Epic Games today announced that they will be publishing a comic series based around Gears of War. The first comic based on the hit Xbox 360 franchise is set to release in October on DC's WildStorm publishing imprint. Details about the comic's story and creative team will be released later.

"We are thrilled to be working with DC Comics to further bring to life the Gears of War universe. A lot of our developers are huge comic fans, and have loved the personas and chronicles uni..."

The sequel to the original Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja, Izuna 2: The Unemployed Ninja Returns will release on the DS this summer, as announced by Atlus U.S.A. in a press release yesterday. The game's developer will once again be Success.

For those unfamiliar with the original, Izuna is a roguelike, much in the vein of games like the Mystery Dungeon series. Players will explore randomly-generated dungeons with Izuna, in a turn-based system where any movement done by the player w...

Compared to Europe's four game bonanza, North America gets another paltry two games. However, don't look past the quality of these two games.

The first game is the popular cute-em-up, Fantasy Zone, for the Sega Master System. The controllable sentient spaceship Opa-Opa makes cameos in various Sega games afterwards, including appearing as a rare mag in Phantasy Star Online.

The second game is Mega Turrican for the Sega Genesis. It is the Genesis installment for the Turrican series, wh...

"The9 Limited (NASDAQ: NCTY) (“The9”), a leading online game operator in China, today announced that Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) has achieved a record peak concurrency of 1 million, the highest concurrency since the game's commercial launch in June 2005, following the launch of its new expansion pack, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, in mainland China on September 6, 2007."

"Check out Disinformation Central and send in your drink-addled guesswork on our cheeky Banjo April Fool efforts! Which one's right? Which ones had better not be?"

It's become somewhat of a tradition now to sell two versions of the top-selling games. One version is the normal one, and the other is a 'limited edition' which is in no ways limited, besides the fact that it may limit you from buying you it, since it's slightly more pricey - however usually the extra dollars/pounds/currency you'll use to buy this game are well worth it. However, is that the case with Metal Gear Solid 4?

With both games available on the 12^th of June 2008 (exclusively at Ga...

With first mention of the game in 'Games for Windows' magazine and with a feature on 1up, Demigod is from the creators of Supreme Commander. The gameplay seems similar to Supreme Commander with the exception of all the mythilogical beasts and armies you can obtain. The style of zooming out to view the entire battle field or zooming in for some nice action shots will be present in Demigod as was seen in Supreme Commander.

Today Gas Powered Games has announced a publisher and an estimated re...

Compared to Japan's five game update, what North America gets is far less impressive and not nearly as awesome. Rather, we get what Europe got last week, and a baseball game to kick start the already-going 2008 MLB season.

The first game on the list is Yoshi's Cookie, for the NES. As to why the NES version and not the superior SNES version, it is beyond me.


The second game is a baseball game: Bases Loaded for the NES. As the game did not have the MLB license, the game stars a fic...

Great gouts of steaming magma on a beeline to the orphanage!

After rumors upon rumors of the possibility, it has finally happened. Telltale Games will be bringing their point-and-click adventure, Sam & Max, for the Wii. More specifically, it will be a Wii port of the Sam & Max Season One compilation that was previously released on the PC.

Season One in particular is an episodic series that was first released on GameTap on October 17, 2008, with its first episode: Culture Shock. The e...

""The original Dawn of War and its subsequent standalone expansions have established the series as one of the industry's leading RTS franchises," said Brad Carraway, vice president, global brand management, THQ. "Dawn of War II will re-define RTS gaming to gamers worldwide, delivering brutal frontline action and tactics, and allowing players to get straight to the action with unprecedented fast-paced RTS gameplay and a full co-op campaign, all in stunning cinematic detail.""