Monthly Archives: June 2009

It’s so on. Microsoft delivered a blistering E3 keynote in LA yesterday, leaving many shellshocked at the depth and quantity of its announcements and Sony with everything to do in its conference today.

PSP Go’s a cert, as are God of War III, Heavy Rain and the like, but what else? We could tell you what we know, but we’d be in mortal danger.

Don’t blink, for God’s sake. It’s make or break time. Nuke or die. Boom or bust.

The Sony E3 press conference starts at 11.00am PST/7.00pm BST/8.00pm CET. Get our liveblog after the break.

If you’re after streaming video, check IGN, Gametrailers, Gamespot or G4.

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Nintendo has announced during its E3 event that a new game is headed to Wii.

It’s from Team Ninja, and it’s Metroid and its’ due in 2010.

Called Metroid: Other M.

The crowd went nuts and so did we. It looked fantastic, and the game’s given Samus a voice.

Media soon, hopefully.

Nintendo announced Mario Galaxy 2 For Wii at its press event at E3.

Riding Yoshi. On very Galaxy-like levels.

Spherical worlds and stuff. Giant Goombas too.

This is the first time a second 3D Mario game has ever appeared on a single Nintendo console.

In probably the biggest bombshell at this year’s E3, Nintendo company President Satoru Iwata has announced the Wii Vitality Sensor.

It’s a device that recognises your pulse when you shove your finger in it and helps you stay vital, or something.

Looks like a bull-clip. Nasty.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata says that Nintendo has brought millions of new people into gaming, and over 295 million people currently play games.

How many own a Wii or Nintendo system was not mentioned.

Even though people are beginning to think that fewer and fewer are getting into gaming and Nintendo’s ability is fading, research conducted by the company says that there are an additional 149 million considering getting into gaming.

For every 2 players, there’s one wanting to get into gaming.

This can enlarge gaming populace by fifty percent.

Nintendo has announced a Mario vs. Donkey Kong game that allows you to make user created content and load your levels to your Wi-Fi connection.

It’s called Minis March Again.

Available as download on DSiWare next week on June 8.

Awesome.

Nintendo’s confirmed that DSi users will soon be able to post photos from their handhelds to Facebook.

The functionality will be added this “summer”.

The news came out of Nintendo’s E3 press conference today.

Nintendo has just announced that DSi has sold over one million units in the US since launch.

Pretty heavy numbers there for a handheld that has only been out a scant couple months.

It was announced this morning that the machine has also cleared the 1 million milestone in Europe.

The news came out of Nintendo’s E3 press conference today.

Her royal Nintendo highness, Cammie Dunaway, just announced a new adventure game for Nintendo DS called Cop: The Recruit.

The game is aimed at people looking for a more “grittier” experience she said. In fact, he game’s trailer looked very much like a Grand Theft Auto-esque title.

Cop: The Recruit is the game Ubisoft trademarked last week.

The press conference is currently ongoing.

Nintendo just announced at its press event that a new Golden Sun is in the works.

Everyone seems excited for the DS RPG.

A trailer showed 3D environments and dragons. What more could you want?

The news came out of Nintendo’s E3 press conference in LA today.

Nintendo just announced that Kingdom Hearts for DS will land in stores on September 29.

You know you have been itching for it.

Now you know when you can get it.

We will update with more information soon.

Nintendo announced that Mario and Luigi 3: Bowser’s Inside Story would land this fall.

We’ve been aware of the game for quite some time, but at least this it’s a confirmation window for release.

The RPG has mini-games, the ability to play as Bowser, Luigi and Mario and makes use of the DS microphone and touchscreen. Battles are turn-based, and the game starts you off inside Bowser and you will be able to go back inside him using a pipe system.

A new ranking system has been implemented allowing players to earn rank as they level up. This allows Boswer, Luigi or Mario to buy, earn and equip more items.

Cammie Dunaway has just announced Wii Fit Plus at Nintendo’s E3 presser.

There’s locker room added, and you can be your own personal trainer. It will include 15 new balance games, too.

No date as yet.

Cammie Dunaway has just announced that New Super Mario Bros. Wii is coming this holiday 2009.

It was all over before you knew it: Cammie came on stage, dropped the Super Mario Bros. Wii bomb, then fired off another salvo announcing that it’s out this year.

Incredible.

The press conference is on-going.

[UPDATE] Full press release with details is after the break.
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Cammie Dunaway has just announced New Super Mario Bros. Wii at Nintendo’s E3 press conference in LA.

It’s in 2D and being honest, it looked awesome.

Better still, it’s out later this year.

Take a look at this. It was shot inside the Nintendo E3 conference, which is due to start in 35 minutes.

Now, take a look at this. That’s the Nintendo booth on the E3 showfloor.

What could it all mean? Watch out liveblog to find out. Nearly there.

James Cameron has talked about his involvement in Avatar with Edge-Online and revealed that he “created some boundaries” in order to protect a possible follow-up.

“I created some boundaries for areas I didn’t want to go,” said Cameron, “if not to protect the movie then to protect the sequel possibilities – stuff like that.

“It was a really good collaboration,” he added.

Cameron goes on to talk about 3D in the game, whether he plays, how does he view in the industry in five years time, and all manner of things.

It’s good. Read it.

Keighley’s been twittering again and this time his he reckons his “sources” are claiming that Project Natal is not likely to see the light of day until “Fall 2010 at the earliest”.

In another, but somewhat related tweet, Keighley claims Peter Molyneux told him he had to change the name Dimitri to Milo due to trademark “trademark reasons.”

“Saw Project Natal last night and Milo with Peter Molyneux. Tech is intriguing and deep but very early. Sources say Fall 2010 at earliest,” says the first tweet.

“Molyneux solved the “September 23rd” mystery for me — the date is Dimitri’s birthday. He had to change the game name for trademark reasons,” the other one proclaimed.

So there you go, VG24Keighley strikes again.

Disney will have loads of games on hand at E3 this week. Some you will want to play, some you will want for your kids.

We have broken it down for you here:

• Split/Second – Early 2010 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned – Fall 2010 (PC, unannounced consoles)
• Toy Story Mania! – Fall 2009 (Wii)
• Spectrobes: Origins – Fall 2009 (Wii)
• Disney Sing It: Pop Hits – Fall 2009 (PS3, Wii) (PS2 available in Europe only)
• Club Penguin and Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Out Now (DS, PC, Mac)
• KINGDOM HEARTS 358/2 Days – Fall 2009 (DS)
• G-Force – July 21 (DS, PC, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
• The Princess & The Frog – November 2009 (DS, Wii)
• Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure – Fall 2009 (DS)
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol – November 3 (DS)
• Cars Race-O-Rama – October 2009 (DS, PSP, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
• Hannah Montana: Rock Out The Show – August 4 (PSP)
• JONAS – Fall 2009 (DS)
• Wizards of Waverly Place – August 25 (DS)

Mobile games and full details on each title are after the break.
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If you’ve been wondering exactly what it is THQ are going to show at this year’s E3 in L.A., then wonder no more, as a press release has just been issued answering that exact question.

The short version we’ll list here, the full thing’s after the break:

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
• Homefront
• MX vs. ATV Reflex
• Darksiders
• Red Faction: Guerrilla
• Marvel Super Hero Squad
• Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter
• World of Zoo

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