June 2007 Archives

GameFlavor Looking For Writer

As the GameFlavor Network, which includes PSP World, PS3 Informer, Wiiland, and Xboxist, continues to grow and expand, we have found ourselves in need of some extra hands to help with the workload. So we are putting out a call for a volunteer writer/editor for all sites in the network.... [More]

20th Century Fox Names Kline to VP of New Media Enterprises

Twentieth Century Fox yesterday reaffirmed its commitment to the growth of new media initiatives with the appointment of Adam Kline to Vice President of New Media Enterprises. In this newly created position, Kline will oversee Fox’s extensive portfolio of video game projects based on its popular property library and develop... [More]

Crave Entertainment to Preview Videogames at New York Press Day

Crave Entertainment, a leading publisher of console videogames for family and casual gamers, will host a press open house in New York City at the Millennium Broadway Hotel on Thursday, June 28 from 11:00am to 6:00pm to showcase their upcoming titles for the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo... [More]

Konami announces Contra 4 for Nintendo DS

Konami Digital Entertainment has announced Contra 4 (working title) for the Nintendo DS. Marking the 20th anniversary of the quintessential action franchise, the game pushes 2D side-scrolling action in an all-new direction with gunplay that spans two full screens, original gameplay mechanics that grant players deadlier abilities than ever before,... [More]

Nintendo fighting on all fronts

May sales figures have attested to Nintendo's dominance of both the console and handheld market with Ninttendo fighting off challenges from Microsoft and Sony with the Wii. Similarly, despite Sony's PSP price reduction sparking dramatic sales with 221,000 units shifted in May, the Nintendo DS continued to dominate the handheld... [More]

Konami Ships Time Ace For Nintendo DS

Konami Digital Entertainment, has announced it has shipped Time Ace, a fast and explosive shooter for the Nintendo DS, to retail stores nationwide. Letting players travel through time to battle a horrible threat for world domination, the game delivers fast-paced 3D action and multiplayer dogfighting in some of history’s most... [More]

Nintendo To Open Office in Silicon Valley

The following "The Utility Belt piece reports that Nintendo will be moving into Silicon Valley soon, but some marketing employees are not too happy about it.... [More]

Animal Crossing Wild World

The gaming world has been flooded with titles that are generically all similar, fitting into specific genres that seem to struggle to deviate from a particular structure. So when I come across a game that tries to break itself from the masses of FPS’s and RTS’s it seems like a... [More]

Pokemon Diamond - Pearl

The Pokemon series has been around for a good 10 years now and it seems that Nintendo has no intention of letting it die. With countless games on their handhelds and spins offs on their home consoles, tied with its movies, television shows and collectable cards, it has been an... [More]

Watch Out - Wiitis May Strike You

Apparently a new condition is striking gamers all over the globe. The days of carpal tunnel are nothing - here comes "wiitis". The following Yahoo piece examines this affliction, so watch out if you are inclined to spend hours with your Wii!... [More]

Upcoming Releases From Amazon.com

Amazon.com lists the following games as upcoming titles, or newly available games, available on the dates indicated on the site.... [More]

Activision Reports Record Net Revenues for Fiscal 2007

Activision has announced record net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. Net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 were $1.51 billion, as compared to $1.47 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. Net income for the fiscal year was $85.8 million, as... [More]

EA Adds Casual Games Division

In response to the huge success of the Wii, and the criticism they are fielding for the not having more Wii titles available, EA announced the creation of a "casual gaming" division. TheStreet.com has an article exploring this development.... [More]