Retro Review – Ikari III: The Rescue

Oh SNK, many of your games hold a place in my childhood memories. King of Fighters, Metal Slug, Fatal Fury – these are just a few that kept me glued to the television for hours. So when an SNK game got a port to the PS3, one that I have never played before, I took up the controller and made my way into Ikari III: The Rescue. Little did I know my quest would be full of blood, sweat, and many deaths. Read On »

Microsoft Axes Inside Xbox

Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, also known as Larry Hyrb, announced on his blog today that Microsoft will be discontinuing Inside Xbox; Xbox Live’s featurette section that delivered news, interviews, achievement hunts, and more. Read On »

Xbox 360 Sales Banned In Germany

Motorola won a victory over Microsoft in the German courts, scoring an injunction preventing sales of the Xbox 360 gaming console and Windows 7. Read On »

Bethesda Teases New Skyrim DLC “Dawnguard”

Bethesda today posted on their blog a teaser announcement for new downloadable content that is apparently coming exclusively to the Xbox 360.  Read On »

Sonic & Friends Speed Onto Consoles With Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic the Hedgehog and friends return to the racetrack later this year with Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed! Read On »

Nintendo Adds New Color To 3DS Lineup

Nintendo today announced that on May 20th, a new color will be available for the Nintendo 3DS; Midnight Purple.

Consumers will be able to purchase this new color handheld device alongside Nintendo’s upcoming new title, Mario Tennis Open on May 20th of this year.  This will be the fifth color to join the lineup of Cosmo Black, Aqua Blue, Flame Red and Pearl Pink.  The device will retail at $169.99.

Google Zerg Rushes Your Browser

Google is known for their creative logos, animations, and easter eggs such as the “do a barrel roll” search.  Read On »

Nintendo Posts Half-Billion Dollar Loss

Nintendo today reported a loss for the first time in more than three decades. Read On »

Microsoft To Pull The Plug On Zune?

There’s no doubt that the Zune brand, Microsoft’s poorly advertised and ill-fated music service (with hardware once!), has been on life-support for the last three years.  For Zune owners (there are three of us on this site), it’s merely been a waiting game of when the axe will finally fall.  Well, it looks like they might start sharpening their blades at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo if a story reported by The Verge is true. Read On »

Bethesda Announces New Survival Horror Project “Zwei”

Bethesda Softworks today announced that Tango Gameworks and director Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Vanquish) are working on a new survival horror project codenamed “Zwei”. Read On »