July 2010 | Console Games

Friday, July 30, 2010

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 02:26 PM PDT

Classic console games for Nintendo DS provide fun for the whole family. Los Angeles - (July 30, 2010) -Virtual Play Games, a global Console and PC video game publisher announced today the release of one of the most recognizable classic games in video game history by bringing Intellivision Lives! to the Nintendo DS TM family of hand-held systems. "Virtual Play Games is very excited to bring ...

O-Games Announces Treasures of Montezuma Coming This September

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:24 AM PDT

The Treasures of Montezuma (DS) Set out on a magical journey to uncover the ancient artifacts of Montezuma.

Virtual Play Games Announces Intellivision Lives

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Intellivision Lives! (DS) Classic console games for Nintendo DS provide fun for the whole family.

“3-D Video Games” plus 3 more

3-D Video Games
Research and Markets: Global Video Games and Piracy Market - Handheld and PC gaming driving the Video Games Piracy ...
Deep Silver Gets Heavy with nail'd's Superstar Soundtrack
Nintendo: We'll Reveal 3DS Launch, Price Details in September

3-D Video Games

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 10:36 AM PDT

The world of 3-D video games, any gamer will tell you, is almost as old as video games in color: Nintendo titles in the late 1980s like Rad Racer and 3-D WorldRunner each had 3-D modes that used red-and-blue passive eyeglasses to produce images that jumped off the screen just like 1950s-era movie monsters.

Research and Markets: Global Video Games and Piracy Market - Handheld and PC gaming driving the Video Games Piracy ...

Posted: 30 Jul 2010 07:59 AM PDT

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Video Games and Piracy Market - Handheld and PC gaming driving the Video Games Piracy Industry" report to their offering.

Deep Silver Gets Heavy with nail'd's Superstar Soundtrack

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 04:02 PM PDT

Nail'd (PS3) All-stars supergroup blasts out grinding riffs and scorching vocals for the world's fastest off-road racing game.

Nintendo: We'll Reveal 3DS Launch, Price Details in September

Posted: 29 Jul 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Nintendo says it'll put launch parameters and a price tag on its upcoming 3D handheld in September, suggests current pricing rumors have overshot the mark. Nintendo - Handheld game console - Games - Video game - Nintendo DS

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

“Blizzard hints at console releases” plus 3 more

Blizzard hints at console releases
O-Games Announces Its Summer Lineup of Great Value, Quality Games for the Whole Family
Fairytale Fights creator Playlogic files for bankruptcy
Interview: What GameStop's Kongregate Buy Can Mean For Indies

Blizzard hints at console releases

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Maybe...

O-Games Announces Its Summer Lineup of Great Value, Quality Games for the Whole Family

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Big lineup of games coming for Wii, DS, and PC.

Fairytale Fights creator Playlogic files for bankruptcy

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 10:24 AM PDT

Playlogic, a development and publishing company that released its largest scale game this year in the form of Fairytale Fights, has filed 'surseance van betaling'--the Dutch version of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Interview: What GameStop's Kongregate Buy Can Mean For Indies

Posted: 28 Jul 2010 07:34 AM PDT

GameStop's acquisition of indie Flash game and social hub Kongregate represents a gain in the major brick-and-mortar retailer's strategy to stay in step with fast-evolving digital trends. And while the small-developer community ethos of Kongregate might initially seem at odds with the corporate retail change, the companies see it as a net gain for all involved. "We've been talking for a while ...

Monday, July 26, 2010

“Darkworks, TriOviz Partner On PlayStation 3 3D Middleware”

Darkworks, TriOviz Partner On PlayStation 3 3D Middleware

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 04:19 PM PDT

Game developer Darkworks and stereoscopic 3D technology developer TriOviz have partnered on a 3D graphics SDK that will allow game makers to implement one 3D solution that works on both standard HDTVs as well as 3D-capable TVs, and today the companies announced that the SDK has been accepted into the official PlayStation 3 Tools & Middleware Licensee Program. The TriOviz for Games SDK, first ...

Sunday, July 25, 2010

“Toys R Us Video Game Sale: Buy 1 console game, get 50% off 2nd”

Toys R Us Video Game Sale: Buy 1 console game, get 50% off 2nd

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 01:20 PM PDT

At Toys "R" Us, buy one in-stock console game and get a second for 50% off. That matches a deal from two weeks ago and is among the best discounts we've seen on console games from this merchant. Shipping starts at $5.97 and sales tax is added whe...

Friday, July 23, 2010

“Paradox Interactive to launch "Paradox Connect" to fight piracy”

Paradox Interactive to launch "Paradox Connect" to fight piracy

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 12:12 PM PDT

Filed under: Biz Publisher Paradox Interactive may be branching out into console games of late but the company is still primarily a publisher of PC exclusive games. However the company has to fight off piracy of its titles. In a new interview with Gamasutra. Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester hinted about a new plan that will give Paradox's fans some extras. He states, "We're not really a pro-DRM ...

Thursday, July 22, 2010

“Sega brings classic...” plus 3 more

Sega brings classic...
TriOviz(R) for Games Adds 3D TV Support for Console Titles
Article: iPhone Gems: Castlevania Puzzle, Jet Car Stunts, Lets Golf! 2 + Zen Bound 2 Universal
More Sega Genesis ports coming for PC gamers [Update]

Sega brings classic...

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 03:57 PM PDT

If you really have a craving to play Dr. Robotniks Mean Bean Machine (and lets face it who doesnt?) but dont have your Sega Genesis anymore, then guess what? Sega is bringing a ton of 16-bit Genesis games to the PC via digital distribution platforms, like Steam.

TriOviz(R) for Games Adds 3D TV Support for Console Titles

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Darkworks, the Paris-based Action-Adventure developer, and TriOviz today announced their TriOviz for Games SDK now supports 3D TV, enabling AAA console games on these new sets for an even better immersive experience.

Article: iPhone Gems: Castlevania Puzzle, Jet Car Stunts, Lets Golf! 2 + Zen Bound 2 Universal

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Welcome to this weeks gaming edition of iPhone Gems! Today, were looking at two brand new releases and two iPhone 4-enhanced re-releases of prior titles, spread across several different but overlapping genres. All four of these games can broadly be understood as action puzzlers, but they differ considerably from title to title: ones a golf game, anothers a driving game, another is an object ...

More Sega Genesis ports coming for PC gamers [Update]

Posted: 22 Jul 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Filed under: Downloads , Casual Earlier this year, Sega released a number of ports of its older Genesis console games for PC owners. Today the developer announced that a second set of Genesis classic titles will be ported and made available for PC gamers via digital download on outlets like Steam . The titles for the second set include Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle , Bonanza Bros , Columns ...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

“Study: Female Spend On Virtual Items, Currency Double That Of Men” plus 2 more

Study: Female Spend On Virtual Items, Currency Double That Of Men
Atari Classics Return for DS
PlaySpan and VGMarket Publish Comprehensive Report on Digital Goods Spending

Study: Female Spend On Virtual Items, Currency Double That Of Men

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:51 PM PDT

On a per-capita basis among virtual goods buyers, women are spending nearly twice as much as men, according to a new study conducted by PlaySpan and VGMarket, even though more men are buying virtual goods overall. The average female buyer spends fully twice the amount on in-game money as the average male buyer: $50 per year versus $25 per year. For virtual items, the gap was smaller, but still ...

Atari Classics Return for DS

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 04:24 PM PDT

Atari's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (DS) Both arcade and 2600 games are being brought to the Nintendo portable for the holiday

PlaySpan and VGMarket Publish Comprehensive Report on Digital Goods Spending

Posted: 21 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT

Social networking games driving digital goods growth.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

“2010 halftime report on bestselling US console games” plus 3 more

2010 halftime report on bestselling US console games
Activision: We're NOT Charging for Online Play
Analyst: $150 Kinect Price is 'Appropriate'
Woman's Day and Big Fish Games Announce Exclusive Partnership

2010 halftime report on bestselling US console games

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:13 PM PDT

NPD has revealed the bestselling games for consoles from January through June of 2010. IGN notes that Nintendo dominates sales by individual platform, with six of the top ten titles created for its hardware; and five of them developed by the money-printing publisher itself. In combined platform sales, runaway hit Red Dead Redemption rides high. 2010 Top Five Combined Platform Sales from January ...

Activision: We're NOT Charging for Online Play

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:07 PM PDT

Activision, Treyarch and Infinity Ward say that subscription fees will never be applied to Call of Duty titles. Infinity Ward - Call of Duty - Treyarch - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Activision

Analyst: $150 Kinect Price is 'Appropriate'

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:19 AM PDT

If our 1UP user comments are any indication, most gamers seem to feel that Kinect's $150 price point is too high, but at least one analyst begs to differ. In a statement received by us this morning, EEDAR analyst Jesse Divinch called the price "appropriate," comparing it to band kits bundled with the Guitar Hero and Rock Band games.

Woman's Day and Big Fish Games Announce Exclusive Partnership

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

SEATTLE----Womans Day, the fourth-largest magazine in America, and casual-games leader Big Fish Games, Inc. are partnering to offer a wide range of casual games to Womans Day readers and WomansDay.com visitors.

Monday, July 19, 2010

“Big Fish Games Celebrates One Billion Downloads”

Big Fish Games Celebrates One Billion Downloads

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT

SEATTLE----Big Fish Games today announced that it has distributed more than one billion casual games from its destination portal at www.bigfishgames.com an industry first. Since its founding in 2002, the company has built the largest casual game subscription service, providing consumers worldwide with a catalog of more than 2,500 casual games available through ...

Friday, July 16, 2010

“Capcom joins Wii Virtual Console Arcade with SonSon”

Capcom joins Wii Virtual Console Arcade with SonSon

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Remember the Virtual Console Arcade ? Capcom has just announced that it'll join the small stable of publishers releasing arcade games on the download service. Right now, the announcement is for Japan only, but Capcom has been good about releasing its Virtual Console games worldwide in the past. The first game out of the new initiative is Sonson , an auto-scrolling platformer based on the Journey ...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

“News// BioWare: Consoles are the Past, Future is Online”

News// BioWare: Consoles are the Past, Future is Online

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:09 AM PDT

(15 Jul 2010) Will still continue to create triple-A console games.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

“University of Abertay Dundee heads PC games boost” plus 3 more

University of Abertay Dundee heads PC games boost
Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good
Interview: En Masse VP Talks Tera, The Company's Future
Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld's Capabilities

University of Abertay Dundee heads PC games boost

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:47 PM PDT

A SCOTTISH university has been chosen to spearhead a government drive to create hundreds of new jobs in the UK's booming computer games industry.

Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 07:51 AM PDT

Ayogo wants to design video games to make you a better a person. If anything qualifies as Twitter bait, it would be my latest feature on neuroeconomist Dr. Paul Zak in the July issue of Fast Company. By ginning up a special experiment for me, Zak learned that social networking (like what you do on Twitter) triggers the release of a generosity-trust chemical in our brains called oxytocin (A.K.A ...

Interview: En Masse VP Talks Tera, The Company's Future

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:38 AM PDT

Earlier this year, South Korean MMO developer Bluehole Studio, which was founded in 2007, announced the formation of En Masse Entertainment, a publishing entity focused on the Western market and based in Seattle, Washington. The company quickly attracted a number of industry veterans from companies like BioWare, Bungie, and NCsoft. One such veteran who joined the company is publishing vice ...

Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld's Capabilities

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:19 AM PDT

After a string of hits for Nintendo, veteran videogame producer Hideki Konno lands a high-profile hardware gig: Making the most of the stereoscopic, glasses-free 3-D display that will fuel the highly anticipated handheld's gameplay.

Monday, July 12, 2010

“Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld's Capabilities” plus 2 more

Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld's Capabilities
NOX Specialist Headphones Review
"Revolutionary" Web Initiative Takes Young Learners on a Virtual Adventure into American History

Nintendo 3DS Idea Man Pulls Back Curtain on Handheld's Capabilities

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 09:06 PM PDT

NOX Specialist Headphones Review

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 07:40 PM PDT

Manufacturer: Nox Audio MSRP: $79.99 I could tell when I opened the case that this was no ordinary pair of headphones. In fact, I knew because I was opening a case that this was no ordinary pair of headphones. Having owned a slew of headphones in every style, from Bose noise canceling headphones to the [...]

"Revolutionary" Web Initiative Takes Young Learners on a Virtual Adventure into American History

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 10:47 AM PDT

NEW YORK----Teens and tweens across the country will soon experience American history as never before. Mission US will feature a series of free online games that will revolutionize the way social studies learning takes place in classrooms and homes throughout the United States.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

“The sickness in society” plus 3 more

The sickness in society
Bing Gained, Google Fell in June: Hitwise
Spared jail after turning over new leaf
Grappling With Gaming's Newest Dimension

The sickness in society

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:37 PM PDT

IN THE aftermath of Raoul Moat's death yesterday morning, there are many questions to ponder.

Bing Gained, Google Fell in June: Hitwise

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Microsoft's Bing continued to make incremental gains against Google in the U.S. search engine market, according to Experian Hitwise. Bing has continued to build out Web portal-like features to attract users.

Spared jail after turning over new leaf

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:20 AM PDT

A BURGLAR who crept into a couple's home late at night while they slept has been spared jail after proving to a judge he has turned over a new leaf.

Grappling With Gaming's Newest Dimension

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 05:32 PM PDT

State of Play: A closer look at the next big thing.

Friday, July 9, 2010

“Brightside Games founded, working on Zeit 2 for PC and console” plus 1 more

Brightside Games founded, working on Zeit 2 for PC and console

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 11:14 PM PDT

We're going to try our very best to write this post about Brightside Games becoming its own studio -- and announcing Zeit 2 , its first commercial release for Xbox 360 and PC, due out later this year -- without making any "look on the bright side" jokes. That would just be silly . Nope, we're not gonna note that the intrepid developers at Brightside must be elated to be walking on the greener ...

Between good and evil in City of Heroes

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 07:25 PM PDT

While the video does primarily focus on the idea of characters now falling-from-grace for people with heroes, and redemption for those with villains, it also brings to light the concept of starting a new character as a Pratorean. Unlike other MMOs, starting a new character as a Pratorean introduces the idea of having your actions [...]

Thursday, July 8, 2010

“News: Ubisoft's Michael Jackson game detailed” plus 1 more

News: Ubisoft's Michael Jackson game detailed

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 01:58 AM PDT

Cross between Just Dance, Your Shape. Ubisoft's Michael Jackson game will be known as Michael Jackson The Experience and will be released in November. The console games - PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 - will use their respective motion sensing technology (Move, Wii MotionPlus, Kinect) to put you in Michael Jackson's slick loafers as he moonwalks, spins, kicks and shrieks through some of his most famous ...

RiverHawkGames.com Introduces Haven for Latest and Classic PC Video Games

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:09 AM PDT

Meridith Menchaca and Antonio Carrillo, founders of RiverHawkGames.com, are proud to proclaim the debut of their website. Established to provide PC gamers with a vast selection of classic and newly-released video games featuring 13 mainstream categories the business provides a jackpot of action-packed options. Visit the sites new blog, 2GamersBlog.com, to learn more about the various PC ...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

“Why iOS Could Make Apple TV Succeed” plus 3 more

Why iOS Could Make Apple TV Succeed
S-3D Gaming Alliance and Top Gaming Companies Join Forces on the Largest Study of What Gamers Want, Over 50 Prizes to ...
Pizza House Partners With Digital Ops and Mythlogic to Host "Game Night" on Tuesdays
Nintendo sells 1 million Wii Fit games down under

Why iOS Could Make Apple TV Succeed

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Recent independent reports suggest that Apple is planning to expand its iOS mobile platform to the Apple TV. Here's why we think it could make Apple TV a hit.

S-3D Gaming Alliance and Top Gaming Companies Join Forces on the Largest Study of What Gamers Want, Over 50 Prizes to ...

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Leading display manufacturers and game developers are committed to stereoscopic 3D gaming, and a crucial piece of the 3D puzzle is having a firm grasp of what customers want, and which experiences will ultimately sell.

Pizza House Partners With Digital Ops and Mythlogic to Host "Game Night" on Tuesdays

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:38 AM PDT

No Charge for First Event on July 13, 2010

Nintendo sells 1 million Wii Fit games down under

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 07:43 PM PDT

New figures released by Nintendo show that 1 million Wii Fit games have been sold across Australia, placing fitness in the homes of over half of Aussie Wii owners.