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0  Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver Review Wed, Mar 17th, 2010, 6:36 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The Pokemon franchise is one of those things that needs little introduction. Even people who've never played the game know that it revolves around catching monsters to fight other monsters, and generally these monsters are more cute than scary. Gold and Silver were the second installments in the series, sequels to the Red and Blue games that debuted almost 14 years ago. Cementing Game Freak as the developers of a multi-billion dollar gaming franchise, Gold and Silver went on to do just as well as the first generation of pocket monsters, and just like Fire Red and Leaf Green were made to celebrate the game's origins, HeartGold and SoulSilver have been created to celebrate its future. More »

	0  Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2 Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 4:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been published by Chart Track, and they display the result that everyone expected - Final Fantasy XIII took the top spot. More »

	0  Kingdom Hearts Union: Shanelle Gray Interview Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 11:24 am (EST) BY DARRYL Despite being part of ABC soap opera One Life to Live, Shanelle Gray is probably better known by gamers for her role as Larxene in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days and Kingdom Hearts Re: Chains of Memories. More »

0  Avalon Code Review Sun, Mar 14th, 2010, 2:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Avalon Code, a new game for the Nintendo DS, presents a rather strange twist on the typical story-telling that's found within role-playing games. The developers, Matrix Software, decided that the idea of saving the world doesn't always have to be about preventing its end, and with the help of Rising Star Games this rather unique story has finally been brought to the Europe for players to experience. More »

2  How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »

0  Greed Corp Review Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 12:00 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Greed Corp, the second game from Dutch developer W!Games, is a turn-based strategy game recently released for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC. W!Games' latest offering comes in sharp contrast to their first game, My Horse And Me - a collection of horse riding mini games released on the Nintendo Wii in 2007. Fortunately, Greed Corp holds up much better. The game boasts unique, addictive strategy mechanics, a lengthy single player campaign, and numerous multiplayer options which will keep players engaged. Only a throwaway story and some minor design choices hold Greed Corp back from greatness. More »

2  Fils-Aime Feels 'Embarrassed' For Sony, Microsoft Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 5:50 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, has never really been one to mix his words and he's given his honest opinion on both Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PlayStation Move in one stinging retort. When speaking to Kotaku on the subject of Sony and Microsoft playing catch-up, he said "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing." More »

0  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing DS Review Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 9:58 am (EST) BY DARRYL Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing saw its release on the big three home consoles, but it was also released on the Nintendo DS. And Sega have definitely put the effort into making it as important as the console versions, which is definitely good news. It means that racing violently against Sega's favourite characters continues to be the main focus and gamers couldn't really ask for more, right? More »

0  Metroid: Other M Could Have Been On-Rails Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:30 pm (EST) BY SHAWN When one thinks of Metroid, a rail-shooter is one genre that would never be applied to the series. According to a statement from Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto, Metroid: Other M could have become exactly that without Team Ninja's help. More »

0  February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:26 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS The NPD Group has released the February 2010 sales numbers for the United States. The Xbox 360 has come out on top in hardware sales with 422K sold, while Bioshock 2 took the software crown with 563K. Below are the hardware and software numbers. More »

0  CyberConnect2 Counts Down to New DS Project Reveal Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 8:29 pm (EST) BY SHAWN CyberConnect2, the developer for the .hack titles as well as the PlayStation line of Naruto titles, has put up a new countdown site for a new Nintendo DS project. Up until now the developer has been focused mainly on PS3 and PSP projects. More »

1  Concept Art Of The Last Story Surface Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 12:47 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN The Last Story has been lying under the radar for about a month and a half as it continues development, however today three pieces of concept art have surfaced from Japan. The Nintendo published, Mistwalker developed game is set to hit the Nintendo Wii, though at what point is yet to be known. More »

0  Crafting Mama Diversifying Mama's Talent In 2010 Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 11:59 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Majesco is getting Mama out of that hot kitchen and breaking out the arts & crafts box, according to a press release from the company today. Bringing Mama up to a whopping three activities performed through gesture now! More »

2  Green Day: Rock Band Announced for June Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:36 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS In a press release today, MTV Games has announced that the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band game will see a worldwide release date of June 8th. The newest single band edition of Rock Band will feature 47 tracks spanning the band's entire catalogue of albums. More »

2  GDC 2010: Sony Unveils PlayStation Move Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 8:08 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS During Sony's GDC Press Event, which just concluded, the company unveiled their motion controller PlayStation Move. Sony Computer Entertainment America VP of Marketing, Peter Dille, revealed that the standard kit (complete with a PlayStation Eye camera, Move controller, and a game) will cost under $100 USD. Other details revealed during the event; More »

0  Nintendo: We're Not Thinking About A New Wii At This Point Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 5:07 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Rumors that Nintendo may announce a successor to the Wii this year have picked up steam lately. However, Nintendo has gone on record against these rumors. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's President and COO, has stated the company is not seriously considering a new Wii at this point. More »

0  Ubisoft Hiring Oscar Winners For Ghost Recon Short Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 2:01 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS According to an article from Reuters, Ubisoft has hired directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, Oscar winners for the short film "Logorama", for a short film about the latest Ghost Recon title. More »

	2  Rock Band 3 To 'Revolutionize The Music Genre' This Fall Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 3:42 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Though not through the usual means, EA and Harmonix have that Rock Band 3 will hit stores in its usual release window, the fall. The announcement came way of the official Rock Band Facebook fan page, teasing that this iteration of the franchise will revolutionize the genre, again. More »

0  Alice In Wonderland Review Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 10:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL Based on the Tim Burton adaptation of the 2010 film, Alice In Wonderland, the game, follows the path of Alice as she is guided by the White Rabbit through the world of Underland. Though Alice In Wonderland on the DS does vary from the movie, it still keeps the same characters that fans have come to know and love, while keeping the underlying story of the motion picture intact. More »

0  Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »