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Video Game Canon- Silent Hill, Dragon Quest, Skyrim, and More Announced as Finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has Another Big Night and Wins “Game of the Year” at the 2025-2026 DICE Awards
- 2025 GOTY Scoreboard: In Progress
- The Game Awards: All the Winners from 2003 to Today
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Racks Up Nine Wins, Including “Game of the Year”, at the 2025 Game Awards
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- Video Game Research Library
- We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) – Yarn Spinner (2026)
- The History Of The Word “Metroidvania” And How It Spread – A Critical Hit (2025)
- Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment – Bloomberg (2025)
- Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history – Design Room (2025)
- In 2005, games started rewiring our brains – The AV Club (2025)
Most Recent: Wii
New Releases: Uncharted 3, Sonic Generations, GoldenEye 007 Reloaded, More
November is here, and with it, the Fall gaming rush goes into overdrive.
This week sees the release of the PS3-exclusive Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, Naughty Dog’s latest Nathan Drake adventure promises to be its biggest yet. In fact, it’s so big, it’s off the charts (rimshot).
The rest of this week’s new releases are a throwback to a simpler time including…
- A high definition remake of GoldenEye, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded (PS3, Xbox 360)
- Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic meeting for the first time in Sonic Generations (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
- The Lord of the Rings: War in the North (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), another LOTR action-RPG.
- Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water, there’s another Jaws game, Jaws: Ultimate Predator (3DS, Wii)
- And finally, there’s a new Oregon Trail game for the 3DS and Wii
For the non-throwback minded, there’ll also be an NCIS (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) game available in stores this week.
Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Sonic Generations, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
BurgerTime Deluxe added to 3DS eShop
Order up! Everyone’s favorite food preparation sim, BurgerTime Deluxe, has been added to the 3DS eShop.
The Game Boy classic will be joined in the 3DS eShop by Pyraminds, a puzzle=platformer set among the great pyramids, and two new DSiWare games: Academy: Checkers, which is pretty self-explanatory, and Halloween: Trick or Treat, an adventure game that’s perfect for the spookiest time of the year.
On the WiiWare side of things we have Anima: Ark of Sinners. Based on the tabletop RPG “Anima: Beyond Fantasy,” Ark of Sinners is a side-scrolling action game that looks pretty badass.
Daily Scoop: October 24, 2011 – Late edition
That’s right, folks – it’s super late in the day, but here I am, dedicated to giving you the best deals – and coolest t-shirts – on the Internet!
Amazon’s Deal of the Day in video games is Microsoft’s Fable III. It’s just $39.99 today for the Xbox 360. Also available are Amazon’s new weekly deals! They are:
- Rift for PC – just $8.99!
- F.E.A.R. 3 is just $27.99 for both PS3 and Xbox 360
- Kinect Sensor with either Child of Eden or Kinect Adventures – $119.99
- Wii Play [No Remote] for $2.99 used in the Warehouse
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare for $14.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for $29.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360
Whew. Might consider it your duty to get some of these games, if you know what I’m saying!
T-shirt wise, Ript pulls through for us again, this time with another great Zelda-themed shirt: (more…)
Hulu Plus coming to 3DS, Wii; more features announced for 3DS
Nintendo has made a big, if unsurprising, announcement: Hulu Plus is coming to the 3DS and the Wii. Hulu Plus – which costs $7.99 a month – is host to dozens of current and popular seasons of television shows from all the major channels.
In addition, Nintendo also announced some major additions to the 3DS. 3DS owners will now be able to record up to 10 minutes of 3D videos, opening up venues for all manner of creative endeavors – including 3D stop-motion animation videos. There are also new musical artists coming to Nintendo Video, including Foster the People’s “Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls),” as well as a new animated 3D video from Dreamworks called “Thriller” which features characters from Shrek. New puzzles will also be available in the Mii Plaza, and a new dungeon added to Find Mii.
Reggie Fils-Aime, President of Nintendo of America, said, “Nintendo 3DS continues to evolve with great new features and functions designed to reinforce its position as a premiere entertainment device. All of these features, in addition to great upcoming games like Pokémon Rumble Blast on October 24, Super Mario 3D Land on November 13 and Mario Kart 7 on December 4, make Nintendo 3DS a smart gift option this holiday season.”
Still want more? Nintendo also announced four new games – Freakyforms, Pushmo, Swapnote, and Dillon’s Rolling Western. The system update to the 3DS will be happening at the end of November, and Hulu Plus will be coming “soon.” Hit the jump for a complete description of the four new games. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, Wii
Tagged Dillon's Rolling Western, Freakyforms, Mario Kart 7, Pokemon Rumble Blast, Super Mario 3D Land
Battle of the Modern War Games: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 launch trailer
Is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 “the most anticipated game in history?” Activision’s marketing department sure seems to think so. And while that makes a nice headline in a press release, it’s probably overselling the latest CoD game just a bit. Especially with the near simultaneous release of DICE’s Battlefield 3. But I’ve got to admit, the game’s launch trailer is packed with enough ominous voiceovers and explosive setpieces to make an impression on non-fans.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be released for the DS, PC, PS3, Wii and Xbox 360 on November 8.
New Releases: Battlefield 3, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, Pokemon Rumble Blast, More
The war begins this week as DICE’s Battlefield 3 will be published by EA on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The game will have two weeks by itself on store shelves before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 returns fire on November 8. Have you chosen a side yet?
Also available this week is a Kirby game that we all thought was cancelled back in the GameCube days, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land. It’ll be available on the Wii this week, and yes, that’s Kirby wearing a Link hat and wielding a sword that looks suspiciously like the Master Sword. Nintendo will also unleash the melee-battling of Pokemon Rumble Blast on the 3DS.
A ton of smaller games will also make it onto store shelves this week including Namco Bandai’s Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3, Xbox 360), Sega’s The House of the Dead: Overkill – Extended Cut (PS3), Disney’s Disney Universe (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360), Atlus’s The Cursed Crusade (PS3, Xbox 360) and Telltale’s Back to the Future (PS3, Wii).
Check out the full list of the rest of this week’s new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, PC, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
Tagged Battlefield 3, Disney Universe, Kirby's Return to Dreamland, Pokemon Rumble Blast, The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut
Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert coming to L.A. tomorrow
Do you live in Los Angeles? Do you love the dulcet tones of the Legend of Zelda series? Then you’re in luck, because The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony Concert will be in L.A. at the Pantages Theatre on October 21 at 8 PM.
The music, which will be performed by a 70-piece orchestra and a live choir, will play not only the favorites of the last quarter century, but will also be playing music from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which will be coming out on November 20. Fans are also encouraged to come in costume as their favorite characters from the series. How adorable!
More details on the anniversary celebration can be found at zelda.nintendo.com. And don’t forget, Nintendo still plans to launch a nationwide tour for the Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony in 2012.
Posted in Etcetera, News, Wii
Tagged The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Double Dragon added to 3DS eShop
Get ready to kick, punch, and whip the Shadow Boss as the Game Boy rendition of Double Dragon has been added to the 3DS eShop today.
If beating up on Abobo and company doesn’t appeal to you, Nintendo has added Castle Conqueror: Revolution, a strategy RPG, to the DSi Shop and Fish Tank, a match-3 puzzler, to the Wii Shop.
More information on all of this week’s new releases can be found in the Nintendo Download Weekly Newsletter.
Posted in 3DS, DS, News, Wii
Tagged Double Dragon