TOG - The Older Gamers

Puzzle Kingdoms Screens

22 November 2008 |5 new shots posted.

Need for Speed Undercover Gameplay Movie 9

22 November 2008 |Nailing a police car: Need for Speed Undercover.

Need for Speed Undercover Gameplay Movie 8

22 November 2008 |Street racing: Need for Speed Undercover.

Need for Speed Undercover Gameplay Movie 7

22 November 2008 |The chase heats up: Need for Speed Undercover.

Paws and Claws Pet Resort Screens

22 November 2008 |5 new shots posted.

Martial Arts: Capoeira Screens

22 November 2008 |8 new shots posted.

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Review

22 November 2008 |The crazy sense of humor remains intact, but hackneyed and rudimentary motion controls have lost almost all of their luster.

Coraline Screens

22 November 2008 |10 new shots posted.

Exploit of the Moment - Animal Crossing: City Folk

22 November 2008 |Learn how to easily compound a lot of interest with the bank in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Brothers in Arms: Double Time Review

21 November 2008 |Double Time gives you double the frustration for half the price.

Sonic Unleashed Wii Video Review

22 November 2008 |Sonic Unleashed (Wii)He's back!

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen Video Review

22 November 2008 |Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii)How does it stack up?

MySims Kingdom Review

22 November 2008 |MySims Kingdom (Wii)A safe, but fun sequel to last year's popular game.

Tomb Raider Underworld Review

22 November 2008 |Tomb Raider Underworld (Wii)The first completely original Tomb Raider on the Wii is not quite a treasure.

Cooking Mama: World Kitchen Review

22 November 2008 |Cooking Mama: World Kitchen (Wii)If you can't take the cute, get out of the kitchen.

Let’s Tap Screens

22 November 2008 |Let's Tap (Wii)Yuji Naka's return to gaming hits Japan next month.

Resident Evil Screens

22 November 2008 |Resident Evil (Wii)This week's creature: Lisa Trevor

Nintendo Minute: 11.21.08

22 November 2008 |Has Nintendo won the console wars?

Europe Gets HoTD: Overkill Bonus

22 November 2008 |The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)Collector's edition version of House of the Dead invades the UK early next year.

Sonic Unleashed Trailer

21 November 2008 |Sonic Unleashed (Wii)Take a look at the beautiful world.

Animal Crossing: City Folk Comparison Video

20 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="319" ...

Hendrix DLC Not Coming to Wii Guitar Hero World Tour

18 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> If you're a Guitar Hero World Tour owner, odds are you're anxiously awaiting this week's Jimi Hendrix pack. Unfortunately, if that plastic guitar of yours is tethered ...

NPD Fallout: Wii Music Fails To Crack NPD Top Twenty In First Two Weeks

16 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Maybe the "Wii" brand isn't bulletproof at all. While Wii Fit and Wii Play have gone on to monster sales, Wii Music has limped out of the gate. Limped so badly in ...

Oprah’s Personal Trainer Helping EA Develop Fitness Game

15 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Hot on the heals of October NPD sales charts that continue to show the Wii, Wii Fit, and Wii Play piling up the sales numbers, EA Sports finally made the announcement ...

Nintendo Says They’ve Never Lost Passion For Core Gamers

1 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> For a company sitting pretty at the top of the gaming market, Nintendo has had a lot to say lately about its standing with core gamers. Now come assurances from yet ...

Need for Speed: Undercover Hosts Debut for New Nissan 370Z

30 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The first place to test drive the 2009 Nissan 370Z won't be at your local Nissan dealership. It won't be at the Los Angeles Auto Show next month. It'll be on the game ...

Activision Issues Statement Addressing Broken Drum Complaints

29 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Activision has issued a formal statement addressing the growing complaints over defective Guitar Hero World Tour drum kits, which have spread across the Internet over ...

Rage Wii Wireless Guitar Peripherals Recalled for Safety Issues

24 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> If you are currently an owner of the Rage Wireless Guitar for your Wii, you may want to turn it off, put it down, and run as far away from it as possible, because ...

‘Heavily Reworked’ Manhunt 2 Finally Coming to U.K. 

4 October 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> After a lengthy battle with the British Board of Film Classification, Manhunt 2 has finally been given a release date in the U.K., reports IGN. For those who don't ...

Spore Patch Offers Built-In Cheats

23 September 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Electronic Arts has released the first patch for Spore. It should come as no surprise to fans of The Sims that along with bug fixes and tweaks, EA has included some ...

GCG’s Game Design Challenge: Achievement and Insomnia

22 November 2008 |GameCareerGuide has recently posted its next Game Design Challenge: design a card game that incorporates the theme 'insomnia.' Will students and aspiring game designers figure out how to suggest 'insomnia' representatively through ...

Interview: GameStop’s DeMatteo Talks Retail Trends In Weak Economy

22 November 2008 |As GameStop goes, so goes the game industry? At the very least, analysts, industry execs, and investors alike have been watching closely for the retail giant's third quarter as one key measure of the games biz's health. And the ...

Midway Threatened With Stock Market Delisting

22 November 2008 |Publisher and developer Midway (This Is Vegas) has been warned that it risks being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as its share price continues to fall. In order to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange every ...

Braid’s Blow: ‘How To Make Games That Touch People’

22 November 2008 |As the closing keynote of the 2008 Montreal Games Summit, independent game developer and thinker Jonathan Blow, previously a Game Developer magazine columnist and an IGF winner for his time-bending title Braid, offered a striking ...

UFC Fighters Leave, Return After THQ Game Deal Controversy

22 November 2008 |Online reports have suggested that contract negotiations between game publisher THQ and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have contributed to high profile fighter John Fitch and many of his teammates leaving the ...

Japanese Hardware: DSi Dominates As PS3 Outsells Xbox Again

22 November 2008 |Sales of the Nintendo DSi continue to dominate in Japan, as the format settles down from its launch three weeks ago. Combined sales for the DS format fell by 16,000 units to 88,886 - still well above the format's weekly totals for ...

Saling The World: Call of Duty, Lich King Reign in U.S. Charts

22 November 2008 |Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five real-time Amaozon.com sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide. This ...

PlayStation 3 Games To Require Trophies From January 2009

21 November 2008 |Sony has confirmed that support for its PlayStation 3 Trophy reward system will be mandatory for PS3 games releasing in 2009, having introduced the online awards in July of this year, according to media reports. Sony's PlayStation ...

Ziff Davis CEO Considering Shuttering Print Version Of EGM

21 November 2008 |Yesterday, publisher Ziff Davis announced it will cease distribution of the paper version of PC Magazine -- but is its lone remaining print magazine, veteran game periodical Electronic Gaming Monthly, far behind? According to a New ...

WB, Halcyon, GRIN Announce Terminator Salvation Video Game

21 November 2008 |Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is distributing a game based on the 2009 Terminator Salvation film starring Christian Bale, currently under development by Stockholm, Sweden-based GRIN, which is also working on WBIE's Wanted. ...

News: Midway stock faces delisting

22 November 2008 |Six month probation offered after the company failed to meet New York Stock Exchange minimum standards

News: Resellers take advantage of World Tour shortages

22 November 2008 |Amazon users selling the Guitar Hero title for as much as $350, considerably higher than the RRP of $189

News: BBFC downgraded 22 adult-rated games, claims ELSPA

22 November 2008 |ELSPA releases key findings from Byron consultancy period

News: Trion appoints Warcraft designer as development director

22 November 2008 |Appointment comes in conjunction with Sci Fi's signing up of Peter Egan to pen the pilot for the linked TV show-MMO project

News: Warner Bros. to distribute new Terminator game

22 November 2008 |Developed by Bionic Command team GRIN

News: Ziff Davis considers dropping print version of EGM

22 November 2008 |Long running consumer mag may face axe by end of year

News: Japanese hardware sales fall

22 November 2008 |Nintendo DSi maintains lead, while only the Wii increases its sales

News: Gamestop expects third Christmas of Wii shortages

22 November 2008 |Retailer disagrees with Nintendo of America's belief that console will be available to all this holiday season

News: PS3 Trophies mandatory from January

22 November 2008 |All titles set to be released on the platform will require the awards system from launch

News: GameStop sales up to $1.69 billion

21 November 2008 |Madden NFL, The Force Unleashed, Fable 2, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero World Tour push software sales up 10%

Suddenly, a New Diagnosis: PlayStation Addiction

22 November 2008 |You may or may not buy into the idea that game addiction exists, but doctors at southern Italy's Lecce Hospital (note to self: don't get sick in Lecce) recently diagnosed a 13-year-old boy with "PlayStation ...

PETA Responds to Majesco Responding to PETA on Cooking Mama Game

22 November 2008 |That was quick. On Monday, Animal Rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco's new Cooking Mama title for featuring too many meat-eating recipes. By Wednesday, Majesco had ...

Taliban Burns Down Pakistani Video Game Shop

22 November 2008 |GP sister-site GameCulture, citing Indian newspaper The Hindu, reports that Taliban thugs burned down a video game shop as part of a sweep through the Swat Valley in northwestern Pakistan. Stores selling videos and electronics ...

In Wake of Election, ESA Boss Sees Historic Time for Game Community

22 November 2008 |In an op-ed published at 1up, Michael Gallagher, CEO of game publishers trade group the Entertainment Software Association, frames the recent presidential election as "a historic time for America and the computer and video ...

GP at Independent Game Conference Today

22 November 2008 |Posting was a bit light yesterday as I was traveling from Philly to Texas for the Independent Game Conference in Austin.I'll be presenting at the conference later today. My ramblings aside, the IGC has some terrific speakers ...

Kansas & Missouri A.G.s Remind Parents of Game Ratings

22 November 2008 |With the holiday shopping season upon us, a pair of Midwestern attorneys general have reminded parents to be mindful of ESRB ratings as they purchase video games for their children.In Kansas, WIBW reports on comments by Attorney ...

Kansas & Missouri A.G.s Remind Parents of Game Ratingss

22 November 2008 |With the holiday shopping season upon us, a pair of Midwestern attorneys general have reminded parents to be mindful of ESRB ratings as they purchase video games for their children.In Kansas, WIBW reports on comments by Attorney ...

Majesco Bites Back at PETA Attack on Cooking Mama

21 November 2008 |Earlier this week, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco’s Cooking Mama: World Kitchen. To make its point, PETA offered Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, a ...

“Series of Tubes” Senator (and crook) Ted Stevens Concedes Election

21 November 2008 |Following more than two weeks of counting ballots, Ted Stevens, the 85-year-old Republican Senator from Alaska, has conceded the Nov. 4th election to Democrat Mark Begich.The Seattle Times reports that Stevens' concession came by ...

Did Jack Thompson Lose Weight? He Looks About $42K Lighter

20 November 2008 |As part of Jack Thompson's permanent disbarment by the Florida Supreme Court, the anti-game crusader was also ordered to pay $43,675. The figure represents the Florida Bar's cost to prosecute Thompson's case.That amount was later ...

Will Arnett, Neil Patrick Harris star in Eat Lead

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Remember a long time ago (OK, so it was at 8 a.m) when we complained about Eat Lead's generic game design and other problems we spotted during a demonstration? Well, ...

Xbox 360 wireless ‘Dragon’ controller w/ headset available now

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals The Wal-Mart/Sam's Club exclusive "Dragon" controller we'd previously mentioned is now available on Walmart.com (and we understand making its way to stores), at a lower price than ...

World of Warcraft of reaches 11 million mark

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PC, MMO We decided we weren't going to make any sort of snide comments about how little Blizzard needs the money, this time. Nope, we're just going to hit you with the facts: World of Warcraft recently hit 11 ...

Joystiq review: Fallout 3

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, RPGs As an Oblivion fan, I was ready for Fallout 3 to completely blow me out of the irradiated water. I had the shiny "Game of the Year" ...

Tomb Raider: Underworld demo unearthed on Xbox Live

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure It's a fantasy we've all indulged in: rummaging through forgotten history, examining ancient artifacts, dodging rickety death traps and fending off ferocious wildlife ... all ...

Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour ...

Avalanche Studios sliding 77 employees pink slips

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Business Avalanche Studios is preparing to terminate 77 of its 160-member staff following the loss of two publishing contracts worth $34 million. The Just Cause developer is currently working on a sequel to that game ...

Fable 2 slays Far Cry 2 in UK sales charts

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business More appropriately, we should probably say, "Fable 2 slayed Far Cry 2, then farted on it, did a heroic pose for the crowd, brought it a shoddy necklace, bought it a house to live in and ...

Don’t call ‘em achievements: Greenhouse adds ‘triumphs’ and ‘standings’

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PCthis will have triumphs </GLaDOS> Greenhouse Interactive - the digital distribution portal operated by the familiar faces at Penny Arcade and Hothead Games - announced the availability of its very own ...

Metareview—Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs If, like us, you were frantically grasping at any excuse to avoid Fallout 3 and give the ol' wallet a break from its October pummeling, these glowing reviews of ...

PS3 Trophies Are Now MANDATORY

22 November 2008 |That's right. MANDATORY. Refuse to put trophies in your game and you, developers, will be SHOT. Your families, BILLED for the expense. Or...at least, Sony will be very cranky with you. Because, come January, all new PS3 games must ...

Here’s What The NXE ‘Premium Themes’ Look Like

22 November 2008 |To go along with the launch of the New Xbox Experience, Microsoft and their valued publishing partners have released a range of premium themes. The word "premium" comes in when you consider they cost 250 MS points each. Anyway, in ...

Waiter, There’s An Altair In My Prince Of Persia

22 November 2008 |Ubisoft today took the wraps off two alternate player skins you can use when playing the new Prince of Persia. One is Altair, of Assassin's Creed fame, making his second guest appearance for the year, albeit this time in a setting ...

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families

22 November 2008 |Some of our more jaded readers may poo-poo Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's softer, more broad reaching one-on-one violence, but there's one organisation who has no qualms with the T-rated brawler. That would be the American Academy ...

Sony’s Christmas Ads Are Hit And Miss

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Fight Night Round 4 Publicly Unveiled Dec. 14

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Nintendo DSi Still The System To Beat In Japan

21 November 2008 |It was a down week for hardware sales in Japan, with the Wii the only platform to see an uptick in sales week-to-week. The recently launched Nintendo DSi still tops the charts and is in no danger of losing its position to any of ...

Yes, Bike Hero Was Viral Marketing

21 November 2008 |Did you detect that stench of viral marketing wafting from that "Bike Hero" YouTube clip? Your nose doesn't lie; the clip purported to be made by "madflux" and the "Brierwood Vandals" is really the work of production team Droga 5, ...

SF II Turbo HD Remix Priced For XBLA And PSN

21 November 2008 |Okay, so we know when, now tell us how much. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ssf2thdr, capcom, news, pricing, psn, street fighter ii, super street fighter ii turbo hd remix, xbla -->

SF II Turbo HD Remix Priced For XBLA And PSN

21 November 2008 |Okay, so we know when, now tell us how much. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ssf2thdr, capcom, news, pricing, psn, street fighter ii, super street fighter ii turbo hd remix, xbla -->

End of the Road for Tabula Rasa

22 November 2008 |Tabula Rasa was Richard Garriott's foray into the world of science fiction, but publisher NCsoft has decided to finally pull the plug on the struggling game just over a year after it launched. A note from the Tabula Rasa team ...

UFC’s Fitch Talks Contract Dispute

22 November 2008 |The mixed martial arts world was shaken up this week when UFC president Dana White ejected former welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch and other UFC fighters from the organization, reportedly for refusing to sign a deal related ...

Harmonix Sued Over Pedals

22 November 2008 |Kansas resident Monte Morgan has filed a class action lawsuit against Rock Band creator Harmonix over broken bass drum pedal peripherals. The suit, filed November 18 in a U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ...

BBFC/ELSPA Wrangle Gets Dirtier

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->The conflict between the two UK content classification groups intensifies as one side, ELSPA, today released a report claiming the other, the BBFC, causes an “unnecessary risk” in its game ...

Midway May be Delisted

22 November 2008 |Midway could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange for failing to meet the standard for continued listing, the Chicago-based game maker said this week. The firm failed to meet the listing standard that requires NYSE-listed ...

CityEngine Upgrade Announced

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Zurich-based software company Procedural claims its newest version of CityEngine can build “literally every city in the world” within minutes by importing data from OpenStreetMap.read more

Terminator: Salvation Set for 2009

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Warner Bros has confirmed it will distribute the upcoming Terminator: Salvation game, set to launch in-line with the film’s release in May 2009. The third-person action game is currently being worked ...

Hardware Sales Fall Further in Japan

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Following last weeks’s heavy drop in combined hardware sales, partly due to the end of the DSi’s launch buzz, total sales for the week ending Nov 16 continued to fall. Nintendo’s Wii was ...

Gabe Newell Writes for Edge

22 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Left4Dead released this week, and I’m extremely pleased with the reception so far. We set out to create a first-person four-player game in which the action changes each time it’s played. We ...

Trion Taps MMO, TV Talent

21 November 2008 |The Sci Fi cable network and online game developer and publisher Trion World Network have announced the hiring of two entertainment figures to help spearhead their unique game/TV show venture. Kevin Beardslee, who co-founded ...

Sam’s Club Lets You Swap Out Red Ringed Xbox Hassle Free

23 November 2008 |Virg's Xbox360 got the dread Red Ring of Death. He bought it in Feb '07, and it started failing this Nov '08. He figured it would be months before he would get it back and expected to have to pay somewhere. Much to his surprise, ...

The Social Gaming Guide

22 November 2008 |Where can one go to socialize and sneak in a quick game? Let's find out.

The Surprising Origins of Your Favorite Video Games

22 November 2008 |Believe it or not, but some of your favorite games began life as completely different titles. Balderdash, you might say. Poppycock, even. While it’s known that game development is more rocky than smooth, there have been a number ...

GameStop’s Black Friday ad leaked

22 November 2008 |GS is offering some pretty good deals.

Being a solo gamer in a multiplayer world

22 November 2008 |Being a gamer over 30 means that you likely fell in love with gaming a long time ago. For me, that affair started around age 6, as my uncle showed me the Atari and I prowled through his Commodore 64 collection, wondering what the ...

Video-Game Character Wonders Why Heartless God Torments Him

22 November 2008 |Solid Snake, tactical-espionage expert and star of PlayStation's "Metal Gear Solid," questioned the nature of the universe Monday when, moments after his 11th death in two hours, a cruel God forced him to "Continue" his earthly ...

The Headiest, Chillest Video Game Programmer of All Time

22 November 2008 |Great, gonzo profile of indie developer Jason Rohrer's solitary and stubborn quest for a future in which pixels and code and computers will make you cry and feel and love. (With new game download!)

10 adverts that would actually work in games [PICS]

22 November 2008 |Pretty much every gamer thinks that in-game advertising is a load of old cock. As if constantly being blitzed in the real world by demands to buy more stuff wasn't enough, the brazen pimping of products is now a well established ...

Wrath of the Lich King sells 2.8 million in 24 hours

22 November 2008 |Making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. Unbelievable.

MK vs DC story revealed!

22 November 2008 |See what happens from the DC heroes' perspective

Tabula Rasa To Shut Down

23 November 2008 |NCSoft announced today that it will be closing down Tabula Rasa on February 28th. The sci-fi shooter-flavored MMO struggled for quite some time, despite recent attempts to draw in new players by announcements of new features, price ...

Hacks Allowing Disabled Gamers To Play Guitar Hero

22 November 2008 |angrymilkman writes "Here are two interesting new approaches where researchers modified the popular Guitar Hero game so it can be played by gamers with disabilities. Air Guitar Hero modifies the Guitar Hero controller so someone ...

How To Find a Mobile Games Publisher?

21 November 2008 |n01 writes "The last few months of my spare time I've been implementing an abstract strategy board game (that I invented) along with a decent AI. The game resembles TwixT in that it is also a connection game, and could be played ...

Study Recommends Online Gaming, Social Networking For Kids

21 November 2008 |Blue's News pointed out a report about a study sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation which found that online gaming and social networking are beneficial to children, teaching them basic technical skills and how to communicate in ...

New Xbox Experience Goes Live

21 November 2008 |Today, Microsoft launched the New Xbox Experience for Xbox Live. The list of new features includes the streaming of TV shows and movies through Netflix, the ability to install games to the HDD, an avatar system, and the Community ...

iPhone Gaming Continues To Grow

21 November 2008 |1Up reports that the popularity of gaming on smartphones is growing, particularly on the iPhone. In fact, gaming on portable devices is growing even at home, where users presumably have access to more powerful platforms. CNN points ...

10 Years of Half-Life

20 November 2008 |intenscia writes "After 10 years of Half-Life and dealing with its silent protagonist Gordon Freeman, ModDB looks back at everything that Valve made possible with the release of its first game. The freedom and flexibility the ...

NRDC Rates Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles

20 November 2008 |An anonymous reader writes "Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity, NRDC and Ecos ...

The Importance of Procedural Content Generation In Games

20 November 2008 |Gamasutra reports on a talk by Far Cry 2 developer Dominic Guay in which he discussed why procedural content generation is becoming more and more important as games get bigger and more complex. He also talks about some of the ...

Gaming Benchmarks For the New MacBook Pros

20 November 2008 |PC World takes a look at the performance of the new MacBook Pros compared to models from the middle of 2007. In addition to benchmarking software, they run comparisons on the Crysis demo and the World in Conflict demo. The results ...