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King of Fighters 2002 Getting Remake Treatment

SNK Playmore must of had success with King of Fighters ‘98 ReBout, as they’ll be redoing another one in the same style. The game this time is King of Fighter 2002, a somewhat unbalanced but still fun fighter. The roster will hold a massive 66 fighters, and feature fully redone backgrounds. This time around the [...]

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Capcom Hitting Stride, Shares at Five Year High

The Japanese stock market has a hot one on their hands, and that’s Capcom. The publishers stock soared to a five year high, closing at $20.30. Analysts are predicting they have a strong chance to “outperform” the expect numbers. This analysis is based on Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, and Resident Evil 5, all coming [...]

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Massive Entertainment Swallowed by UbiSoft

It’s becoming a three way battle between Activision, EA, and UbiSoft for who can become the biggest gaming company in the world. UbiSoft has added another step towards world domination by adding Massive Entertainment to their roster. You may remember them from such games are World in Conflict and Ground Control. Note that UbiSoft may [...]

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Another Day, Another Lawsuit: EA Sued for Drum Pedal

It’s kinda hard to play Rock Band without a peddle, or at least it’s not that fun. Monte Morgan now gets his 15 minutes of fame after suing EA, Harmonix, and Viacom for what he claims is a defective foot pedal inside the original Rock Band box. He states the pedal “fractures under ordinary and [...]

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Midway Riding on MK vs. DC for Holiday Quarter

Midway? They’re the ones that make Mortal Kombat. Well, it seems the house that MK built isn’t doing so well. In the third quarter of ‘08, Midway lost $75.9 million, despite what the company calls successful titles like TNA Impact and Unreal Tournament III. As such, they’re hoping the fourth quarter will pick things up, [...]

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THQ Closing Studios, More to Come

Fans of the Stuntman series have entered into a mourning stage. Paradigm Entertainment has closed its doors in a move by THQ to cut costs. Likewise, Juice Games has been heavily downsized for the same reason. More are expected, as THQ’s studio listing is only at 11, down from 16. Who the others are remains [...]

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Next Tony Hawk Not Using Hand-Based Controller

It’s doubtful anyone out there is under the impression that the Tony Hawk series needs a major reboot. Activision pushed those things out far too quickly, and the series became a repetitive, similar mess year after year. Then, Skate happened on top of that. Activision took some time out of a recent games conference to [...]

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NFL Vets Win $28 Million in Madden Suit

A high profile gaming case has come to a close, with a group of over 2,000 retired football players winning their suit against the NFLPA. While EA wasn’t sued directly, their Madden franchise was the heart of the problem. It seems the NFLPA didn’t consult with the players, and their stats ended up in the [...]

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Ghostbusters Game Finally Given Release Date

Technically, that headline isn’t true. The oft-delayed and at times feared canceled Ghostbusters game has been given an approximate release date by Atari. That said, the official statement of June 2009 is at least a confirmed sign that yes, the game is still coming. That date does apply to all versions, which means (holds breath) [...]

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Circuit City Bankrupt, Closes 155 Stores

One of the largest retailers of games in the country is slowly headed downhill. Circuit City, who carries around 10% of the gaming market (more than it sounds), has closed down 155 stores, laid off 7300 employees, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. With a smaller number of stores, the company hopes to condense [...]

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KOTOR MMO Coming Soon?

Knights of the Old Republic is, in many people’s eyes, the greatest Star Wars game ever made. The extensive RPG could now be set for MMO glory is a rumor turns out to be true. The somewhat cryptic statement comes from EA CEO John Riccitiello who stated in an interview that they have: “… got two [...]

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Wii Storage Kinda Fixed

Well, it’s a start. With all of those nifty WiiWare titles and Virtual Console games already out there, it’s likely you’re out of space on the meager internal memory of the Wii. That’s about to be fixed… sort of. While the internal storage will remain the same, you’ll finally be able to play games directly [...]

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