Do you know who’s going to the Olympic games in 2010? Sega is!TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SEGA® Corporation today announced a worldwide agreement with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), to once again become the sole approved video game publisher of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. After an extremely…
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Video Games
Amazon Adds Game Downloads
Is there any market Amazon will not enter? Recently Amazon has decided to enter the downloadable game market. With a starting lineup of over 600 games how does the mighty Amazon stack up against the big boys of gaming?For starters the new Amazon game download service is not in direct competition with the big daddy…
Fallout 3 DLC Review: Operation Anchorage
A few days ago Bethesda released the first DLC for Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage. This added content costs 800 Xbox points.Description:Operation: Anchorage. Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe; the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders. Gain access to unique armor, weapons, and…
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games Announce LEGO® Battles
BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games are teaming up with The LEGO Group to deliver LEGO® Battles for Nintendo DS™, a videogame based on classic play scenarios in evergreen themes that include LEGO Castle, LEGO Pirates and LEGO Space. Produced by TT Games, developed by Hellbent Games and published by Warner Bros….
Contra 4: kick’n ass and taking names
In 1987 Konami launched a title for the NES known as Contra. This game was hard. I still remember sitting down with my friends to play it on my friend’s NES. When the first of us beat the game we rejoiced and celebrated!The original Contra game came out at a time when beating a game…
Fallout 3 DLC – Operation Anchorage Released
On Tuseday January 27, 2009 Bethesda released the first of the DLC for Fallout 3. Clocking in at 800 Xbox Points and a 4 hour gameplay estimate the Operation Anchorage pack is the first of three planned for the game.I should have time to play through this DLC over the weekend and I will report…
Are You Ready to Rumble?
Are you ready to rumble?I think everyone knows how successful the Nintendo Wii has been and along with it Wii Sports. I don’t know how many stories I’ve read in the paper about senior citizens playing Wii Sports Bowling at senior centers all across the USA. Since Wii Sports was released we have seen numerous…
Wii Review: Castlevania Judgment
When you hear the name Castlevania what comes to mind? I’m willing to bet the name Simon is on top of the list, followed closely by whip and Dracula. When you think about the style of game side scroller is also on the tip of your tongue.For a game that had its start on the…
Xbox360 Review: Fallout 3
My first experience with Fallout was with the original PC game way back in 1997 when Interplay released the original game. I still have my spiral bound Vault-Tec manual somewhere in my game room. I have to admit that I was never able to save the Vault. I tried hard to fix the water purifier…
Wii Review: Animal Crossing City Folk
My foray into the world of Animal Crossing began with Wide World on the DS. I later picked up a copy of the GameCube version of the game but it never caught on with me. When I heard a new version of the game would be coming out on Wii I was excited to say…
Wii Preview: Castlevania Judgment
I have long been a fan of fighting games such as Soul Caliber and Smash Bros. I have also long been a fan of the Castlevania series of games. The latest game in the Castlevania line takes up the characters from the series and puts them into a fighting game.The Wii game can also be…
Xbox Live Arcade: Carcassonne
My love for video games is right up there with my love of board games. Both are great ways to spend your leisure time. Video games tend toward the free time when you are by yourself while board games require the presence of other people. Unless you play some of the older Avalon Hill games…