"Rising Star Games are set to bring Rygar: The Battle for Argus to European Wii’s this very day, and so this week’s Retro Review is a pleasingly topical selection; Tecmo’s Rygar: The Legendary Adventure for the PlayStation2. Released back in 2003, Rygar: The Legendary Adventure was welcomed by critics, but it’s placement on European shop shelves resulted in the title going largely unnoticed in the territory. With Tecmo having decided to redesign the title for Nintendo’s incredibly su..."

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"Also just launched on www.MarvelUltimateAlliance.com is a casual online web game that puts players in the heart of the Marvel Civil War. Fans get to choose their side among Pro-Registration and Anti-Registration forces and face off in real-time battles to help their side emerge victorious. Fans can join the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Civil War online game and be eligible for weekly giveaways and prizes, including Xbox 360 Elite consoles, signed memorabilia from Stan Lee, a grand prize of a 4..."

""I would expect that there would be two more pieces of downloadable content for GTA IV, that's what has been indicated to me, although formats are unsure. It's been indicated to me to me that would be the case," said Mitchell, of Kaufman Bros. Equity Research.

Mitchell also stated that he's expecting Grand Theft Auto V to be released in the 2011 financial year, and there's also the possibility of a new GTA title for the PlayStation 2 next year.

"Coming out of E3 there was no commitmen..."

"To celebrate Independence Day here in the US (aka July 4th) we have decided to run Double-XP next weekend. It will begin July 3rd @ 10:00AM PST, and end July 6th @ 10:00AM PST. This will be for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and PC and of course this Double-XP is available worldwide!

Also taking place July 3rd at 10:00AM PST will be a playlist update, where we will be incorporating the Map Pack 2 maps into the main Core and Hardcore rotations; don’t worry, the Map Pack playlist will remain ope..."

"The Green Day tracks available next week are the first in an exclusive partnership between MTV Games’ Harmonix and Warner Music Group’s Green Day to bring the band’s songs to the Rock Band platform as DLC. These first songs, 21 Guns, Know Your Enemy and East Jesus Nowhere, are from the band’s latest album, 21st Century Breakdown."

Remember that Capcom teaser site that people foolishly believed it was for Onimusha when it was clearly on the Sengoku Basara portal and not the Onimusha portal?

Capcom has unveiled that title today, and lo and behold, they have announced Sengoku Basara 3 for 2010 release. The game will involve the famous Battle of Sekigahara in some form. No platform information has been released.

The game's site, with all the crossed-out year goodness, can be found here.

"This mid-year update allows Plastic Wax to reveal 2009 collaborations that had been kept under wraps for months: the opening cinematic and unlockable cinematic for Activision’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen game, two different thirty-second television spots that mix live action and CG (which involved animating the classic Slimer character) for Atari’s Ghostbusters, and the E3 2009 CG trailer to launch the new Relic/THQ title Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. Plastic Wax also has a num..."

NIS America has been very busy lately with a full slate of titles. Nearly a month after the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, they are also attending the Anime Expo 2009. Along with a panel discussion, NIS America has several game-related announcements to make.

Despite being unannounced by Activision so far, the odds of everybody's favorite mutant cajun appearing seem to be extremely favorable. Judging by the UK box art, Gambit's mug has graced the cover of the game making it pretty absurd for him to be left out, unless they change the box art. Since there hasn't been any official confirmation yet, keep this filed as a rumor for now.

"The march of technology is supposed to make things better for consumers, but these days it seems videogame makers strive to find new ways to take more of our money and give us less in return.

We are not communists here at Game|Life. We want publishers to make financially prudent decisions so they can continue to deliver games that fuel our addictions. But some bone-headed business moves benefit everyone except us."

"They have a fantastic night planned for all Xbox 360 fans and Casual Gamers alike, to play some of the best games on the Xbox 360 console. Some of the games include… Guitar Hero World Tour, Halo 3, Street Fighter IV, Virtua Tennis 2009, Pro Evolution Soccer, Sacred 2, Harry Potter and a lot more.

There will also be a raffle where the main prize is an Xbox 360 Pro and a bunch of games with all money raised going to the Royal Children's Hospital.

This is a FREE event but booking is requ..."

You might remember the recent teaser site that Capcom has posted up. It's been presumed that the site is there to promote a new Sengoku Basara (Devil Kings) game. However, with some recent changes to the site, speculation has now shifted to the possibility of it being related to a new Onimusha game.

"This year we have heavy weights NBA2K10 and NBA Live 10 going up against each other. It will be interesting which game comes out on top as the NBA Live series has made great strides in the last couple of years to close the gap between the two series. Will this finally be NBA Live's year?"

Sony has recently patented the means of emulating a PS2 via a PS3. Technically it's completely possible, if not overkill being as how most of the hardware the PS3 uses is likely a step above that of the PS2's. This would enable any PS3 without Backwards Compatability to be able to play PS2 games.

This means that Sony intends to bring B/C back eventually, if not soon. Possibly even launch it alongside the PS3 Slimline, when/if that ever is released.

"Beginning on July 5th, 2009, A Moogle Kupo d’Etat – Evil in Small Doses will be available for pre-purchase and download for £7.99 in the UK and €9.99 in the rest of Europe via the PlayOnline Viewer. Slated to launch at the end of July following the next Final Fantasy XI version update, players whose in-game character’s main job level is at least 10 can begin to enjoy this new content. Introducing a brand-new story arc, this new scenario requires the installation of Rise of the Zilart..."

Aaron Greenberg may be the Group Product Manager of the Xbox 360 but that doesn’t stop him from playing his Playstation 3 or other video game systems. The often outspoken spokesperson for Microsoft recently admitted his love for the Playstation-exclusive MLB 09: The Show.

"1995, I huddle close to the TV as the Ecto-1 screeches out of the Ghostbuster’s HQ and tears down the Manhattan streets with the goddamn iconic theme song playing on and on as my tiny four year old brain laps it all up while my stressed mother shouts at me to “TURN THE *bleep*ING VOLUME DOWN!” But I don’t listen because the silly woman doesn’t understand what the movie I am watching means to me. Simply put, I was a Ghostbusters fan the moment the song hit my TV screen. I watched it ..."

When it was announced that Erin Andrews would be in the new NCAA Football 2010, we were told she would be featured in a new mode. As it turns out, she is in a renamed mode -- the old Legends mode is now being billed as the new Road to Glory mode.

It looks like they've beefed up Legends mode with some virtual news segments featuring your athlete and some of your game highlights. Sounds interesting, but the real question is if they beefed up the action on the field.

Capcom recently came out with some new Marvel vs. Capcom 2 vids, in anticipation of its re-release this summer on HD consoles.

The first one is a trailer, titled "Episode 1." Next, we have two "Strategy" videos, one featuring Wolverine and the other, Ryu. We've already seen the Ryu Strategy gameplay video earlier today, but for the same of completion (and convenience), all three are included here.

deviantART user Nicobass has taken it upon himself to recreate some of Lara Croft's classic poses for the modern era -- comparing the old with the new (as tombraiderfanboy has done in the image to the right) is a bit of an exalting experience.

A full gallery can be found with the alternate source link.

"Electronic Arts have today released the launch trailer for the forthcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince videogame adaptation, due for release across Europe this Friday. Players will once again step into the shoes of Harry Potter, as he embarks upon his sixth year, getting off to an unusual start."

"The Warped Tour is an annual international music and extreme sports festival that began in 1994 and features a diverse line-up of bands, as well as pro-skating and BMX exhibitions. This week, five tracks from Warped Tour artists A Day to Remember, Bad Religion, Chiodos, Escape the Fate and Underoath were made available in the Rock Band Music Store, and next week, three more tracks from Warped Tour artists - Dear and the Headlights, The Devil Wears Prada and Thrice - will be available for down..."

Penumbra series creator Frictional Games have a two-part blog post online detailing the history of violence in horror games, as well as film, and how each implementation impacts the "scare factor" we all love so much.

A great read!

"Dialogue. You can find it in any game. Whether they are seen or read, every game has quotes; some are memorable, some are easily forgotten. Maybe we experience it while obliterating our friends on Xbox Live, or while we’re being chased by ghouls down a dark hallway with only a baseball bat for defense. Sometimes it waits, hidden in the depths of a game’s menus, quests, inventories, narration–or as easter eggs to be discovered and enjoyed. Any gamer who has ever laughed, wanted to break ..."