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NEWS: This Week In Microtransactions: 3/13 to 3/20

March 21, 2007 - 0 comments

This week will see the release of the "Big One" for Xbox Live Arcade–that’s right, the one that was so rad, it broke Microsoft’s downloadable file size limit. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night will step out from the shadows to… Read More »

NEWS: February NPD Numbers Released

March 20, 2007 - 0 comments

On Thursday, the NPD Group released the numbers for the overall game sales, top selling consoles and top selling video games for this past month of February in the U.S. This past month, game sales increased by 28% from $345… Read More »

NEWS: Portal to Last Only Four Hours

March 18, 2007 - 0 comments

Portal, the upcoming puzzle-based game included with Half-Life 2: Episode Two, will last only about four hours, according to an interview with level designer Kim Swift. Swift also revealed that the game’s tutorial will be significant enough that anyone will… Read More »

NEWS: GamerNode Weekly Recap 3/11 – 3/17 : Previously Free Stuff No Longer Free

March 18, 2007 - 0 comments

The official launch date and pricing of Games for Windows – Live was finally announced this past week, and it’s bound to do nothing but upset a whole lot of PC gamers. While you can still play online without paying,… Read More »

NEWS: This Week's PC Game Releases: 3/11 to 3/17

March 17, 2007 - 0 comments

Games that shipped for PCs this past week were Top Spin 2, MAKING HISTORY: The Calm & The Storm, and Runaway 2: The Dream of the Turtle (read our preview here). Aspyr Media announced its tennis game Top Spin 2… Read More »

NEWS: Funcom Drops Offline PC Games

March 17, 2007 - 0 comments

Revealed by Norwegian newspaper E24 and later translated by Adventure Gamers, Norwegian developer/publisher Funcom has announced that it will drop all offline PC games, citing piracy as the main reasoning behind the move. According to Funcom’s Trond Arne Aas, there… Read More »

NEWS: PS3 Pre-orders Slow In Europe

March 16, 2007 - 0 comments

Last year, UK retail stores were hopeful and enthusiastic that the PS3 would be a monster seller. Last Month, Sony claimed that the response for pre-orders of the PS3 in the UK was "overwhelming." With this type of hype, you… Read More »

NEWS: Full Steam Ahead for Eidos Interactive

March 16, 2007 - 0 comments

Hinted at last week in a Steam News bulletin, UK publisher/developer Eidos Interactive is the latest company to join the growing ranks of Steam, Valve Software’s broadband game delivery system. The agreement will see many of Eidos’ games hit Steam… Read More »

NEWS: DS Pulls Ahead of PSP in Overall Sales

March 15, 2007 - 0 comments

This week, Sony vehemently denied rumors and speculation that there would be a redesigned PSP model, even though Sony’s UK Managing Director revealed as much. But redesigns and new editions of game consoles usually come around when sales begin to… Read More »

NEWS: GfW Live Release Date, Pricing, Memberships Announced

March 14, 2007 - 0 comments

Microsoft officially announced the launch date and details of its Games for Windows – Live system, which will coincide with the launch date of Halo 2 for PC; May 8. Launching in June with be the second Games for Windows… Read More »