Monthly Archives: June 2009

A class action lawsuit has been brought against Square Enix, seeking more than $5 million for what is alleged to be “unfair business practices, false advertising and unjust enrichment” (via Courthouse News Service) The named plaintiff is Esther Leong of … Continue reading →

There’s no denying that video games are huge — some even say “recession proof.” Thus, there’s really no ignoring what’s become the favorite pastime of millions around the world. Hollywood knows this, but that doesn’t mean they like it. “There’s … Continue reading →

Aquatica on iPhone looks, sounds, and plays an awful lot like thatgamecompany’s flOw. So much so, in fact, that designer Jenova Chen accused Aquatica’s developers at Ketera Software of, at the very least, very closely mimicking flOw, and at worst … Continue reading →

If you missed the livestream of 1UP’s Game Night with Battlefield 1943, fret not, for you can watch the archived episode right here (divided into two parts — there was simply too much multiplayer madness to be contained in one … Continue reading →

Videogame translations of movies aren’t an easy thing to pull off. This is especially the case when that game has to be developed for a powerhouse videogame system like the Sega Genesis. Knowing this, anyone who has seen the movie … Continue reading →

The first ever Dragon Quest downloadable title (that isn’t for a Japanese cell phone) is a symbol of Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii’s renewed alliance with Nintendo. Dragon Quest Wars is a strategy game for DSiWare published by Square Enix … Continue reading →

Japan’s latest DS RPG import concerns a group of obnoxiously hip Tokyo teens who find themselves trapped in the area around the city’s iconic Shibuya station, caught between life and death in a battle against demonic forces that pits them … Continue reading →

It’s been a full decade since Worms: Armageddon was first released, and yet Team17 is still chugging along and is ready to release a direct sequel, Worms 2: Armageddon, next Wednesday, July 1, on the Xbox Live Arcade for 800 … Continue reading →

Back in March, a survey floated online that sought opinions on the possibility of Netflix’s instant streaming service being made available on the Wii, similar to how it’s available on the Xbox 360. Now Joystiq reports that a second survey … Continue reading →

Call of Duty has become one of the most recognizable brand names in video games, thanks in large part to the monumental success of Call of Duty 4. But for their latest, Infinity Ward has dropped the “Call of Duty” … Continue reading →