Monthly Archives: October 2009

Assassin’s Creed 2 Launch Countdown Slip into the role of a Renaissance assassin on November 17. continued… By 1UP Staff, 10/27/2009

New Super Mario Bros. Wii Launch Countdown It’s-a the year’s biggest Wii game! And it’s-a for four players! continued… By 1UP Staff, 10/27/2009

Star Fox 64 Virtual Console ‘Mission 1′ With the exception of Fox’s periodic appearances in Super Smash Bros., Star Fox has flown under the radar over the last few years. Nevertheless, Shigeru Miyamoto considers himself a fan of the series, … Continue reading →

Following the announcement that Netflix instant watch support is coming to the PlayStation 3, you may have thought that Microsoft would consider dropping its Xbox Live Gold requirement for Netflix watching. Nuh-uh. Despite the fact that any PlayStation 3 owner … Continue reading →

Word-of-mouth surrounding 3D Dot Game Heroes has been steadily picking up steam the past few weeks, but there’s been no word of a North American release until now. For nervous gamers who are thinking they might have to brave the … Continue reading →

Orson Scott Card has had some interesting opinions, to say the least. But we can probably all agree on the need more games like Civilization, which is a sentiment he shared with the Big Download. “I like the turn-based strategy … Continue reading →

This is just my humble opinion, but I think Konami is on a roll with their ReBirth series. They (and developer M2) are doing what many retro game nerds often say they want with other classic series: They’re giving us … Continue reading →

With the upcoming big-budget Castlevania: Lords of Shadow being developed by a European studio and overseen by Hideo Kojima’s production team, some Castlevania fans have wondered (if not outright worried about) what has happened to Koji Igarashi, the man who … Continue reading →

The PlayStation Blog updated today with a full list of Trophies for the God of War Collection. As expected, the game pulls double-duty, with twice as many trophies as most games and two Platinum-level trophies instead of one. There are … Continue reading →

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky is a game that misses the point on two fronts. On one hand, it’s a Mystery Dungeon game that fails to create the tension of a roguelike. Outside of a handful of boss battles … Continue reading →