Monthly Archives: April 2009

When Nobunaga’s Ambition first arrived in 1988, I had no idea how to pronounce it. I insisted on calling it “Nobunaga’s” Ambition. Forgive me, I was only five at the time. The game itself is a curiosity. In an era … Continue reading →

If you visited Atlus’ official website in the last 24 hours, you’ll probably want to hear about this. The publisher has revealed that their website, Atlus.com, was attacked by a hacker yesterday, who embedded a trojan virus onto it — … Continue reading →

Last week, retired NFL player Bernie Parrish published an open letter that certainly must have gotten Electronic Arts’ attention. In the letter, Parrish announced his and other retired NFL players’ intentions to sue John Madden and EA over what they … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Microsoft made history when they announced that, for the first time ever, the software giant had posted a year-over-year quarterly loss in revenue, falling to $13.65 billion from $14.45 billion a year ago. And sure enough, it … Continue reading →

It’s already been almost a year since Universal announced their intentions to produce a film adaptation of 2K Boston’s BioShock last May (with Pirates of the Caribbean’s Gore Verbinski set to direct), and now it looks like the wait is … Continue reading →

Nintendo keeps you guessing with its “Excite” line, that’s for sure. The original motocross based Excitebike came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System all the way back in 1984. Not until some years later with Excitebike 64, the 3D sequel … Continue reading →

Atlus’ The Dark Spire will be instantly hated by the average gamer. But this doesn’t mean the game is bad, nor does it mean that the average gamer wouldn’t know quality from a hole in the ground. What it means … Continue reading →

The last time Ubisoft showed off its 15th-century-era simulation/strategy game, Dawn of Discovery, was last year’s Games Convention. Since then, the title has gone through a graphical overhaul that Ubisoft describes as “more cute and fun” and that definitely looks … Continue reading →

Only a month ago, the Electronic Software Association welcomed Jennifer Manner as their newest head of government relations, but now she’s packing her bags. According to GamePolitics, that makes her the third ESA vice president to depart in the past … Continue reading →

Most of the renewed attention surrounding Star Trek has concerned the new film and the upcoming Star Trek D.A.C. Cryptic, however, is keen to remind us all of their own Star Trek project. The one that’s most assuredly not set … Continue reading →