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Kojima The Main Creative Force Behind Konami

In an interview with Playstation Magazine, Kojima revealed that most of the ideas from team Konami come from himself. So it looks to me as though the team is very dependant on Kojima's ideas, they wait for his direction and then get to work, without offering up any ideas of their own. As a huge Metal Gear fan this makes me appreciate the man even m...

Posted: January 22, 2010 at 5:15 pm | View Comments Read More
Moore On Tiger Woods: "he's the world's greatest golfer until somebody tells me otherwise"

If you ever were wondering how much EA still supports Tiger Woods, that quote in the title should pretty much show you its very strong. Not everyone wants to throw Woods under the bus. But I have more, just in case you can't fathom the above. Speaking with Gamespot EA Sports head Peter Moore explained the reason why they are sticking with Tiger Woo...

Posted: January 22, 2010 at 4:04 pm | View Comments Read More
Japanese Console Software Numbers For Week of 1/17/10.

Well once again the Japanese console software numbers are in and once again, Nintendo dominated the top spot. They also dominated most of the list. Kingdom Hearts for PSP is taking a close second. With Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles taking 4th and 5th the list is actually varied. It is good to see a fighting game in the top 10 with Tekken 6 PSP...

Posted: January 22, 2010 at 5:48 am | View Comments Read More
Sony Online Entertainment Gamers Raises $25,000 to Donate to Red Cross for Haiti Support

Sony Online Entertainment (SoE) donated Twenty-Five thousand dollars to the American Red Cross' aid efforts in Haiti. The Awesome part is that it was the gamers that came out of pocket to give to SoE to donate. Over the holiday weekend.  SoE had certain items for purchase in game that buy purchasing it, would donated $10 to the relief effort over ...

Posted: January 21, 2010 at 8:52 pm | View Comments Read More
Mass Effect 2 DLC Detailed

With Mass Effect 2 a week away from release, Bioware has finally unveiled the specifics on the DLC content that will follow. First off we can expect an in-game service called THE CERBERUS NETWORK. This network will provide news and daily updates on new DLC as its released. This is very much similar to the HALO WAYPOINT system that was added for tho...

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 7:25 pm | View Comments Read More
Breaking News: God Of War Series To Continue

Hot off the release of the new God Of War 3 screenshots, Sony Santa Monica Studios is now confirming that the God Of War series will continue even after the trilogy has ended. Check out the comments below courtesy of Project Development Director, John Hight: “This is not the end of God of War,” said John Hight, Sony Santa Monica’s director o...

Posted: January 19, 2010 at 3:18 pm | View Comments Read More
UK Charts: Enough MW2, Time To Dance

Modern Warfare 2's nine week reign at the top of the charts has ended, Ubisoft's Just Dance is the new number one game in the UK. I had no idea people even loved this game that much, but the majority of you went out and brought it. Modern Warfare 2 however didn't even get knocked back to number two, it is now at number three, below Wii Fit Plus. I ...

Posted: January 18, 2010 at 12:30 pm | View Comments Read More
Tekken the Movie Official Trailer

Video game movies have a long tradition of being bad. Tekken fighting games have a long tradition of being good. What happens when you combine the two? That's for you to decide. Tekken is getting the movie treatment and now you have a chance to see your favorite characters go on the silver screen. If you thought the Legend of Chun Li Street Fighter...

Posted: January 15, 2010 at 6:21 pm | View Comments Read More
December 2009 NPD - Santa Buys 3 Million Wii's

It's time again to see how the industry we all love and enjoy is doing. NPD Day is among us, and this time it's for the busy month of December. The first two items on Santa's list were three million Nintendo Wii's and three million DS'. One miilon PS3's and Xbox 360's were sold, for the sake of the console war, Sony took the month from Microsoft. ...

Posted: January 14, 2010 at 11:41 pm | View Comments Read More
Please Donate To Help Haiti!

I'm sure most of you have heard, read, and saw the devastation caused by the biggest earthquake the world has seen in 200 years. It is time for us to be there for our Haitian brothers and sisters and contribute not just our money but well wishes and prayers as well. I already donated earlier today and got many others to follow suit. I will be worki...

Posted: January 14, 2010 at 5:35 am | View Comments Read More
How Much Did It Cost To Make A Video Game in 2009?

Analyst Wanda Meloni breaks down in her latest report just how much cake your favorite publishers are putting down to create good games for you (half good, in some cases). Making a game on one platform was noted to be around 10 Million bucks. So gamers that complain about a game being exclusive can mark it up halfway as a business decision, it cost...

Posted: January 13, 2010 at 5:40 pm | View Comments Read More
Beyonce Getting More Nintendo Money

Looks like one little DS commercial is not enough. Beyonce has put new life into her partnership with Nintendo, by getting into the virtual goods business. Designs from her fashion line Deréon will now be available for download in Nintendo's Style Savvy game. "Style Savvy is all about creativity and fashion, both of which are really importa...

Posted: January 12, 2010 at 3:35 pm | View Comments Read More
UK Charts: Modern Warfare Domination

For the ninth week Modern Warfare 2 has dominated the UK charts, holding it's ground at number one. I know you expected nothing less, so let me talk about the two new high profile new entries. Darksiders entered the charts at number 8 below Assassin's Creed II, Bayonetta entered even higher at 5 under Wii Sports Resort. Not bad, but not great eithe...

Posted: January 11, 2010 at 11:39 am | View Comments Read More
Future PS3 Firmware Update will bring 3D Games and Blu-Ray Movies

ESPN isn't the only entity hopping on to the 3D craze. At the recent CES press conference Sony announced that they will be releasing a firmware update that will allow PS3 users to play games and watch Blu-ray movies and video downloads in 3D. There was no mention of the exact release date but it should be sometime this year if they announced it thi...

Posted: January 7, 2010 at 2:28 pm | View Comments Read More
UK Charts: Modern Warfare 2 Reigns For 8 weeks

Nope, not everybody in the UK has Modern Warfare 2 yet. The monster First Person shooter is still flying off of the shelves, leaving it at the top of the charts once again. This victory has crowned Modern Warfare 2 the longest running chart topper since Need for Speed: Underground 2 which was five years ago. Assassin's Creed II has reclaimed it's n...

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 2:09 pm | View Comments Read More
Anthony Maldonado, 9, Stabbed To Death Over Video Game *UPDATE*

Well, 2 days into the new decade and the first video game related crime. A young boy visiting his grandparents. This is completely messed up and hopefully people will realize that this kind of behavior is unacceptable. Can you not leave your children with anyone. This is one reason I work from home. Police say Anthony Maldonado was knifed in the c...

Posted: January 4, 2010 at 2:40 am | View Comments Read More