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Watch a Videogame Trailer From the Makers of Ponyo and Spirited Away

By Whitney Baker at 2:00 PM on June 30, 2010

Japanese animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli, co-founded in part by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, is known for creating lush landscapes, enchanting storylines and beautifully quirky characters. The studio gave birth to classics like Oscar-winning Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and, most recently, Ponyo. Ghibli recently partnered with video game developers Level-5 (behind a couple of the Dragon Quest games and Professor Layton) to produce a role-playing game for the Nintendo DS.... read more

Slayer's iPhone App: Heavy Metal Fun-der

By Lindsay Eanet at 10:00 AM on June 24, 2010

There’s no way a game that begins with a menacing voice promising “Balls of steeeeeeel!” could possibly be disappointing.... read more

Michael Jackson Karaoke/Dance Videogame Announced

By Ani Vrabel at 11:30 AM on June 22, 2010

“We’ve signed a legend,” said Ubisoft Entertainment CEO Yves Guillemot at the E3 games conference. He was referring to Michael Jackson, whose likeness will appear in an Ubisoft game that will be released in time for this year’s holiday season.... read more

Donkey Kong, Zelda, Kirby, More Nintendo Classics Coming to Wii

By Ani Vrabel at 1:00 PM on June 17, 2010

There are a few things—like, oh, say, blowing on those cartridges to get them to work—that we don’t miss about old-school Nintendo. But some of the old games and characters make us pine a little more. According to an announcement at the E3 gaming conference this week, there’s good news for those who find themselves in exactly this predicament: Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Kirby and GoldenEye will all receive the Wii update, and another new Mario game will be released soon as well.... read more

Microsoft's Project Natal Rebranded, Debuted by Cirque du Soleil

By Whitney Baker at 10:00 AM on June 15, 2010

Two days before the start of E3, Microsoft presented its new motion-capture peripheral to a huge audience of celebrities, VIPs and media at an extravaganza with a performance by Cirque du Soleil at the University of Southern California. The unveiling followed an announcement that what was once called Project Natal was now called Kinect, Microsoft’s answer to motion-capture peripherals being developed by Sony and the already-existing market on Wii.... read more

Guitar Hero App Now Available for iPhone and iPod Touch

By Ani Vrabel at 12:30 PM on June 10, 2010

There are just those times when the desire to push some colored buttons and pretend to be a legitimate musician is overwhelming. Thanks to the new Guitar Hero app from Activision for iPhone and iPod Touch, there’s a portable way to get the fix.... read more

Mortal Kombat Film in the Works?

By Whitney Baker at 1:00 PM on June 9, 2010

The history of video-game-to-movie adaptations is littered with casualties. There’s Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil and the newest in a reach for new source material, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In 1995, the original Mortal Kombat movie surfaced with kitschy costumes taken directly from the popular fighting game and a plot that revolved around a fighting tournament (really, what else can you do with a game whose main focus is beating the snot out of each other?)... read more

Mass Effect Movie in the Works

By Whitney Baker at 10:00 AM on June 3, 2010

With Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opening recently, it’s no surprise that video-game-to-movie transitions are on the mind. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the next game to get the big-screen treatment will be BioWare’s 2008 sci-fi epic, Mass Effect.... read more

Listen to José González's Track From the Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack

By Lindsay Eanet at 5:00 PM on June 2, 2010

Any good gunslingin’, blood-splatterin’, Old West-evoking sandbox game should have a weathered, gritty soundtrack to go with it.... read more

EA Placing Spendy Bets On Old Republic's Success

By Whitney Baker at 4:30 PM on June 2, 2010

If you think the perfect Star Wars-themed video game would be one where you bulls-eye womp rats from your T-16 or are allowed to repeatedly kill Jar Jar Binks, think again. Electronic Arts is betting the perfect Star Wars-themed game will be an MMORPG like World of Warcraft. And they’re betting more money than they’ve ever bet on any other game they’ve developed, ever.... read more

Microsoft's Project Natal Prepares for Battle of the Motion-Capture Consoles

By Lindsay Eanet at 4:01 PM on June 1, 2010

Its name sounds like the product of a top-secret meeting of Anarchist OB/GYNs, and, appropriately enough, Microsoft’s Project Natal now has a due date.... read more

Live-Action Roleplaying Theme Park In Development

By Whitney Baker at 6:00 PM on May 27, 2010

Put away your plastic guitar, your Xbox controller and the hours you put into building the perfect character in that dialogue-heavy role-playing game. If developers are successful, the real-life version could be in the works.... read more

Sony's PSP2 May Go Strictly Digital

By Jennifer Ross at 1:46 PM on May 25, 2010

Like the PSPgo released last year, Sony’s next PlayStation Portable device, the PSP2, might not have a UMD drive, according to EDGE. Users would be forced to download all content for the portable device, making it impossible to continue using physical media compatible with the original PSP on the new gadget.... read more

EA Sports Bringing FIFA to Facebook

By Kristen Callihan at 6:00 PM on May 14, 2010

The world cup begins in about a month, but that’s not all soccer fans have to look forward to. FIFA, the popular games series from EA Sports, is coming to Facebook.... read more

Watch the Trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2

By Rachel Bailey at 4:00 PM on May 11, 2010

When LittleBigPlanet was released in 2008, it charmed players with a puzzle platform and such accomplished digital art that the game took home eight Interactive Achievement Awards (the Oscars of gaming) in categories such as Overall Game of the Year and Oustanding Achievement in Art Direction. What made the game really special, though, was the incorporation of user-generated content — less than two years after the PS3 game hit the market, the number of player-created levels breached the two-million mark.... read more

Halo: Reach Beta Goes Live Online Today

By Rachel Bailey at 1:00 PM on May 3, 2010

Today marks a new chapter in the wildly popular Halo game series, as creator Bungie prepares to launch the beta version of the multiplayer Halo: Reach for a 17-day trial period.... read more

Next Call of Duty To Be Set in Vietnam?

By Lindsey Lee at 11:00 AM on May 3, 2010

Call of Duty, the popular video game series that puts players in soldiers’ virtual shoes, will release its seventh incarnation in November. Titled Call of Duty: Black Ops, the game is rumored to be set in Vietnam, according to Venture Beat. Previous Call of Duty games have been set either in World War Two or modern combat situations. The new game’s developer, Treyarch, a part of Activision Blizzard, recently revealed the trailer for the game, which you can watch below:... read more

Boy Scouts Offer Video Game Belt Loop, Academic Pin

By Rachel Bailey at 3:13 PM on April 28, 2010

Ever the vanguard of the latest necessary survival skills, the Boy Scouts of America have begun offering a recognition to Tigers, Cubs and Webelos who undertake the grueling but vital task of familiarizing themselves with video-game systems.... read more