Monthly Archives: December 2010

A lot of games are built around one great idea…then there’s Raskulls. This XBLA title indie dev Halfbrick jams together a series of seemingly incompatible ideas: It’s part 2D platformer, part racing game, part Mr. Driller-styled block-busting puzzle game, and … Continue reading →

A slew of new PS1 Classics have been outed by the ESRB, and should hit the PlayStation Network sometime in 2011. The RPG-heavy list from NeoGAF and verified from the ESRB includes Arc the Lad III, Legend of Mana, R4 … Continue reading →

Square Enix filed a trademark yesterday for “Final Fantasy Type-0″ with the OHIM, the trademark office for the European Union. The filing included a logo, seen above. While the company has been openly discussing a number of projects bearing the … Continue reading →

Two high-profile PSP games made their debut during Christmas week in Japan but only one of them could come out on top. Of course, in the land where Monster Hunter Portable 3rd still rules, “on top” is second place in … Continue reading →

Welcome to 1UP’s Treasure Hunt. Today, we’re giving away three Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN Netbooks! We want to reward our followers, so why not give you the chance to win the tools you need to Tweet? We’re not going to make … Continue reading →

Feature Editors’ Picks: Best of 1UP 2010 We select some of our favorite stories and videos from 1UP this year. By: 1UP Staff We published a lot of great content on 1UP in 2010, more than we could possibly remember. … Continue reading →

It arguably may be of little use to “hardcore” gamers at this point, but for intrepid modders looking to come up with something cool, Kinect has been a wonderful tool. Sure, it has the ability to make the audience on … Continue reading →

The Toshiba Mini Treasure Hunt Contest OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 1. THE Toshiba Mini Treasure Hunt CONTEST (the ?Contest?): How to … Continue reading →

The ASCII Corporation has compiled a list of the top-selling games and game consoles in Japan in 2010. Unsurprisingly, the company that stands tall on both charts is Nintendo. Five of the top ten games are for the DS, three … Continue reading →

Konami has announced two new DLC chapters for the Xbox Live Arcade title Castlevania Harmony of Despair to be released in January according to the official Japanese site. Both stages are priced at 320 Microsoft points ($4 USD). One of … Continue reading →