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Epic Mickey, Warren Spector's Whats and Whys

Warren Spector from Junction Point Studios had an interview with Game Informer and it was all about Epic Mickey. The project is one of his children, so it represents quite a bit of his own ideals and wishes. The title is a result of all the game-design ideas he has had in the past few years, put together and tied wit...

26 October 2009
04:52 GMT

LucasArts Announces Lucidity, Promises More New Titles

LucasArts has officially announced that it plans to develop and publish a new Xbox Live Arcade and PC platformer called Lucidity, ending some long running speculations about the new videogame that the company was supposed to be developing.Lucidity does not have a clear release date at the moment but the company is sa...

14 September 2009
04:03 GMT

Ghostbusters Coming to LittleBigPlanet

Media Molecule has announced that the PlayStation Network update set for this Thursday should bring four new downloadable content costumes for LittleBigPLanet, all of them Ghostbusters-themed, celebrating the release of the videogame based upon the two movies released during the '80s. If players pick up all the ...

14 July 2009
14:21 GMT

Manipulate Time in Braid for Mac OS X

Developer greenhouse has blessed the Macintosh platform with what is probably the best puzzle game out there. Titled Braid, greenhouse's game was awarded the "Casual Game of the Year" at the 12th Annual Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Awards, and was nominated for five Xbox Live Arcade 2008 awards, winnin...

21 May 2009
09:31 GMT

Puzzle Platformer Steal Princess Coming on May 19

Atlus U.S.A. is announcing that it has decided to delay the release of its videogame Steal Princess until May 19. The title was, the company says, initially scheduled to be launched in early April, but Atlus was interested in expanding the level of interest in it, so it decided that a month of delay would not hurt it...

6 April 2009
03:53 GMT

Famous Classic Mega Man II Hits iPhone, iPod touch

Mega Man II, one of the greatest NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) classics ever released, has made its way onto the iPhone and iPod touch. Requiring iPhone 2.2 Software Update, Mega Man II puts players in the shoes of the famous blue bomber on a journey to defeat evil Dr. Wily and his minions.From the iTunes App S...

3 April 2009
08:41 GMT

G-Force Videogame Coming from Disney

Disney Interactive Studio is saying that it plans to release a videogame based on the upcoming G-Force movie, which is developed by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The movie and the videogame are set to arrive in July 2009. The latter should be launched on the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360, the PlaySta...

1 April 2009
03:30 GMT

Braid Creator Working on a RPG

Braid, which was released on the Xbox Live Arcade service from Microsoft, was one of the most talked about games of 2008. It is a platformer with the added gameplay mechanics of time rewind and tells a vague, yet revealing story about loss, relationships and time, while allowing every gamer to create another narrativ...

28 January 2009
03:23 GMT

Rainbow Islands Revolution Unlockables II (DS)

Rainbow Islands Revolution is a video game developed by Ignition Entertainment and published by European company Codemasters. It was created for the Nintendo DS and PlayStation Portable handheld platforms and features very different control schemes and tools. Rainbow Islands Revolution is an update to the original Ra...

20 January 2009
14:01 GMT

Prince of Persia's Innovations Haven't Been Noticed, Says Developer

The Prince of Persia franchise is one of the oldest and most popular platforming series of games out there, with its roots tracing back to 1989, when we followed the adventures of the first Prince. Now, in 2008, the franchise, which was bought by Ubisoft, has seen its latest installment, a completely fresh and new Pr...

30 December 2008
13:01 GMT

Games for Christmas: LittleBigPlanet

As Christmas approaches, many of us will have more time to play games. Yes, Christmas is all about going back home and hanging out with family and old friends, enjoying good meals and nice drinks. But between the meals and the presents and the, hopefully, snow, there’s certainly a bit of room that can be dedica...

9 December 2008
20:21 GMT

Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Officially Announced for Europe

All the nostalgic gamers in Europe will be very happy to hear that one of their favorite characters of all times, Wario, will come back for a new session of gaming experience, thanks to Nintendo which officially announced the release date: September 26, 2008. The game, named Wario Land: The Shake Dimension, will be a...

14 July 2008
04:28 GMT

Super Mario Galaxy

It's Super Mario as you've never seen Super Mario before. Seriously, who would have thought that he would make it among the stars when he appeared, back in the Stone Age of gaming, alongside a barrel-jumping gorilla. I'd guess no one. Not even game developers were thinking so far into the future back t...

6 June 2008
05:37 GMT

Commando: Steel Disaster to War on Your DS

Heavy weapons, big shots and other things for the "big bad guys" will be soon available via the rather peaceful Nintendo DS portable console, since Lexicon Entertainment has announced that Commando: Steel Disaster will be launched in Europe starting the 9th of May.As for the plot, you play as the heroic Storm who mus...

14 March 2008
06:48 GMT

Full Version of Return to Dark Castle Still not Out

Earlier this month, Apple owners and fans of orb-collecting fun were happy to read that a revamped version of Return to Dark Castle, developed by Z Sculpt and published by Super Happy Fun Fun, had reached its gold status and was due out for Macs. Recently, there's been talk in the news about a demo being release...

1 March 2008
11:02 GMT

Become the Multi-Platform Crash Test Dummy!

You've been the bad guy that killed for no apparent reason, the super hero that saved the world and, probably, everything you can imagine. But you've never been a bored crash test dummy that is about to become a prince that's going to save the princess. So, if you think that would be a fun mission, you...

5 February 2008
05:14 GMT

Return to Dark Castle Finished. Should Hit Macs Any Minute Now

If you are one of the few people who owned a Macintosh back in the '80s and played Dark Castle too, this here piece of news might just make your day. Reported as under development in 2000 (AD), Return to Dark Castle, this time developed by Z Sculpt and published by Super Happy Fun Fun, is finished and will soon ...

4 February 2008
06:40 GMT

PSP Gets Rhythm-Based 2D Platformer in February

Sony Computer Entertainment America has this great PSP title hitting the North American market in February, next year. It's called Patapon and it's a PSP exclusive (naturally, since SCEA is handling the announcements) and it features 2D platform/action-adventure elements. Players must march the Patapons aga...

12 December 2007
05:03 GMT

Control A Beam of Light with Puzzle-Platformer 'Fading Shadows' for PSP

With the Deep Red PSP and 8GB Memory Stick Duo PRO announced just yesterday, a new game for the handheld's library was the next thing in line. And that game is Fading Shadows, the latest offering from European developer Ivolgamus. This puzzle-platformer is set to launch in Q1 2008 as a PSP exclusive.Ivolgamus sa...

7 November 2007
10:11 GMT

Firby Helps the Good Witch in Mobile Game

OrangePixel has just released a new mobile game with a cute character to make it even more appealing. Firby is an adorable pink ghost that engages in a race to help "good" prevail over evil, a classic storyline concept.Firby has almost 50 levels to enjoy and three different graphical worlds just to break monotony. Th...

21 August 2007
10:56 GMT


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