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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  Want Some Unique Multiplayer? Plain Sight Has Plenty Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 8:10 am (EST) BY DARRYL Plain Sight, an innovative little game featuring an exploding ninja, is due out for release next week and Beatnik Games, the developer, feel it's time to discuss a bit more about the multiplayer modes the game is set to offer. More »

0  Mega Man 10 Review Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 7:20 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Since the release of the original Mega Man game back on the NES in 1987, Capcom have released numerous titles in the franchise, spanning numerous consoles and handhelds. In 2008, Capcom took the series back to its original roots with Mega Man 9, a throwback to the old "classic" NES style Mega Man titles. While overall the game was just as good as the originals, there were some nagging issues which were readily visible for anyone who played the originals back in the day. Two years later, Capcom is giving their second try at releasing another throwback with Mega Man 10. Does it improve on its predecessor, or is this Mega Man 9 with a new coat of paint? 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  Sony: 13 Million PS3s Will Be Sold By End Of March Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 12:28 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS The February NPD sales figures revealed a 31% increase from 2009 for the PS3 and Sony is forecasting that trend to continue through March. Despite recent supply shortages, Sony is predicting PS3 sales in 2010 will hit 13 million by the end of March. Patrick Seybold, Sony Computer Entertainment America Senior Director of Corporate Communications, revealed the company is "tracking to sell 13 million PS3s worldwide by the end of March, which marks a 30 percent increase over last fiscal year." 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  GDC 2010: Sony Reveals Support For PlayStation Move Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 8:00 pm (EST) BY SHAWN During Sony's press conference at GDC 2010, the company unveiled the official name for their much-anticipated motion controller, the PlayStation Move. During the conference they mentioned that over 30 publisher had already vouched for supporting the peripheral, but until now the full list had yet to be revealed. 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 »

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 »

0  F1 2010 Coming To Consoles and PC This Year Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 1:31 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS In a press release by Codemasters today, a new F1 title was announced for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC platform. F1 2010 is set to feature all of the 2010 F1 teams and circuits including a new Korean Grand Prix circuit added for this year. 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  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 »

0  Become a First Responder in Trauma Team Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010, 8:06 pm (EST) BY SHAWN Atlus has released a new Trauma Team video, this time featuring the game's First Response mode. Trauma Team is a successor of sorts to the Trauma Center franchise, but allows the player to perform various other procedures in addition to surgery, using multiple doctors and physicians. More »

8  *OPEN* Win Nintendo Wii + The Sky Crawlers + Ghost In The Shell Blu-Ray Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010, 1:33 pm (EST) BY DARRYL This competition should really please fans of the Nintendo Wii and fans of anime director Mamoru Oshii as we're giving away a Nintendo Wii, along with a copy of The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (for Wii) and Ghost in the Shell 2.0 / Ghost in the Shell: Innocence on Blu-Ray! Please note, this competition is only available for residents in the UK and Ireland. The Sky Crawlers was released last week (February 26th) and it ties in with the anime film from 2008 which was directed by Mamoru Oshii. It's a flight simulator made by Project Aces, developers of the Ace Combat series, and Gaming Union's review can be found More »