2 May, 2012

Some might argue that the Nintendo Wii was brilliant. Others might say that it ignored core gamers in favor of families. Nintendo’s big boss Satoru Iwata tended towards the latter opinion, and said during an investor Q&A that the company plans to go back to core gamers with the 3DS and Wii U. “The Wii was able to reach a large number of new...

1 May, 2012

The next couple of weeks of content for Xbox Live has been detailed – featuring the usual mix of XBLA games, Avatar gear, a lot of discounted items plus a bunch more stuff. Just keep on reading to find out what’s coming your way right through to the 14th May on Xbox Live. Microsoft’s Arcade Next event will continue for the next couple of weeks...

30 Apr, 2012

To celebrate the upcoming release of The Avengers movie at the movies, Zen Studios is discounting all of their Marvel themed pinball tables for the mobile versions of Zen Pinball. If you have an iOS device, you can get Wolverine, Captain America or Thor themed tables for half price ($0.99), while Android owners can get Fantastic Four, Wolverine or Thor tables...

30 Apr, 2012

It’s only May, and the big releases are yet to come later this year. But it’s a quiet week, and as the weather begins to warm up (or so we hope and pray), we also hope that some hot releases will come out this summer. This week features Lionhead’s XBLA Fable spin-off, Fable Heroes. Multiplayer madness, kiddy parties, and all other sorts of...

30 Apr, 2012

It’s been another quiet few weeks with the releases, but at least gamers are looking for new blood to shed. CD Projekt Red’s Witcher 2: Enhanced Edition made its way to the Xbox 360. It won big, debuting at the #1 spot the week of its release. Modern Warfare 3, Just Dance 3, and Kinect Star Wars are still battling for spots within the Top 10, and...

25 Apr, 2012

Lawsuits come up, and then they go away. Once in a while, one raises an eyebrow or two. This one raised questions, and ultimately raised a judge’s gavel. According to a report by Bloomberg, a U.S. International Trade Commission judge ruled that the Xbox 360 game console violated patents. In this case, the console violated Motorola patents. The Commission...

24 Apr, 2012

A surprising turn of events as the last week’s sales charts had many new releases dominating the Top 20. This week, all we see are returning titles taking over the charts, and Kinect Star Wars rules the galax–er, sales numbers. Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii system kept up with the Kinect title, retaining its #2 spot. Assassin’s Creed:...

23 Apr, 2012

There’s just the one new entry to the all format this chart this week, and it’s right at the top: The Witcher 2: Assassins – Enhanced Ed. has successfully knocked EA’s FIFA Street off its perch during it’s debut week, perhaps not too surprising considering just how long FIFA Street has been dominating the chart but impressive for a...