War For Cyberton Release Date Pushed Up

The release date for The Transformers: War For Cyberton game has been pushed up a week to August 21st 2012 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In the game, the Autobots fight for their lives in the last moments of the Transformer homeworld. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron is the sequel to War for Cybertron, the highest rated Transformers game ever. Coming Fall 2012 for Xbox 360 & PS3. Join the epic battle for survival as the Autobots take their last stand to defend their legendary home planet from the Decepticons. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron transports you to the final … Continue reading War For Cyberton Release Date Pushed Up

Disney/Activision Announce Wreck-It Ralph

Get ready for classic arcade video game action with a whole new modern look and feel as Activision Publishing Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard Inc., (Nasdaq: ATVI) and Disney Interactive today announced a collaboration to produce and distribute a Wreck-It Ralph video game. As a story extension to the highly anticipated upcoming blockbuster film of the same name from Walt Disney Animation Studios, the Wreck-It Ralph video game is set to inspire a whole new generation of young gamers as a classic, arcade-style side scroller featuring Ralph ‘ the misunderstood villain of his own arcade game who … Continue reading Disney/Activision Announce Wreck-It Ralph

Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece Launches

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced the launch of Sesame Street: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece for Wii and Nintendo DS, the newest editions in the Company’s line of award-winning Sesame Street games. Designed around Sesame Workshop’s early childhood development curriculum, Sesame Street: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece encourages music creation, physical aspects of movement and dance, emotional expression through music and dance, exploration of instruments, and introduces academic aspects of music such as mathematics in music (patterns, counting), musical elements, and notation. An action-filled console and handheld video game, Sesame Street: Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece lets preschoolers play instruments, explore music and dance with … Continue reading Elmo’s Musical Monsterpiece Launches

ESA Reports Rising Game Popularity

Forty-nine percent of all American homes have a video game console according to new research released today at E3 2012 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the trade association that represents the U.S. video game industry. Matching this historically high install base, more Americans than ever are playing video games on smartphones, tablets and handheld devices and changing the way consumers enjoy computer and video games. More than 30 percent said they play games on their smartphones, compared to 20 percent last year. One quarter of gamers said they play games on wireless devices, up from 13 percent in 2011. … Continue reading ESA Reports Rising Game Popularity

E3 Expo: LEGO Lord Of The Rings Announced

Explore Middle-earth in an epic and thrilling LEGO videogame adventure for the entire family! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO The Lord of the Rings, the latest addition to the wildly successful LEGO videogame series that brings to life the legendary fantasy saga by J.R.R. Tolkien. The game will be available for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 system, the Wii system, the Nintendo DS hand-held system, the Nintendo 3DS hand-held system, PlayStationVita system and PC in fall 2012. LEGO The Lord of the Rings is based … Continue reading E3 Expo: LEGO Lord Of The Rings Announced

E3 Expo: Capcom Showing Resident Evil 6, Others

Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today confirmed the next wave of upcoming titles it will be showcasing at the 2012 E3 Expo in Los Angeles which opens officially tomorrow. In addition to playable debuts for Resident Evil 6 and Lost Planet 3 there will also be new content for DmC Devil May Cry. Street Fighter X Tekken for PlayStationVita handheld entertainment system will premiere the Cross-Platform Play functionality. Capcom’s full roster of titles on display at its booth 1047 in the South Hall of the LA Convention Center includes: Resident Evil 6 Playable for the … Continue reading E3 Expo: Capcom Showing Resident Evil 6, Others

E3 Expo: Activision Reveals Show Lineup

Cutting-edge innovation and experiential digital entertainment will be on display from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 5 – 7, 2012. Highly anticipated and fan-favorite titles Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants and TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON lead Activision’s line-up of blockbuster titles being showcased in the South Hall, booth #647. "The level of creativity driving video games has never been greater. Our industry has the greatest talent in the world and E3 … Continue reading E3 Expo: Activision Reveals Show Lineup

Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Was Top Selling Console Game

Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), is pleased to announce that Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, which launched to great acclaim and record-setting sales in October 2011, was the #1 best-selling console and handheld video game title between January and April 30, 2012 worldwide based on revenue inclusive of toys and accessories, according to The NPD Group, GfK, Charttrack and Activision internal estimates. ‘This achievement is incredibly gratifying, and quite an honor for everyone at Activision and our team at Toys for Bob,’ said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. ‘It was a simple idea … Continue reading Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure Was Top Selling Console Game

NBA 2K13 Due In October

2K Sports today announced that NBA 2K13, the next installment of the top-rated NBA video game simulation franchise for twelve straight years and the follow-up to the award-winning NBA 2K12, will be available on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 in North America and October 5, 2012 internationally for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Wii system and Windows PC. A Wii U version of NBA 2K13 will be available in the launch window, at a later date. Fans that pre-order NBA 2K13 for the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 … Continue reading NBA 2K13 Due In October

Time Wast’Retro Review???

OK, so Billy switches up on GiN this week and throws in some classic wastage. He’s telling us it’s all good so long as it’s non-productive. As his boss should I be believing that? Or has he tricked me into wasting my time as well? Read on!