Gallery: Dawn of Heroes

Posted on September 30, 2009 by geelw

I thought this one sounded familiar… Montreal-based developer Wicked Studios’ DS exclusive Tactical RPG was initially announced for a June 2009 release, so I thought I missed out on it entirely. However, It turns out Majesco is actually publishing it on December 1, 2009, so here you go: the first game trailer and a nice batch of screenshots – enjoy!

I’m really liking the character customization aspects as well as the nice character art, which looks a little inspired a bit by the great Susumu Matsushita’s work. Hmmm… I feel another developer interview coming on. It looks as if I’m off to bug some PR folks…

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F1 2009 Wii Trailer

Posted on September 30, 2009 by geelw

Nice bit of a tease for Condemasters’ upcoming F1 2009 showing of the new Singapore Course. Color me impressed at that frame rate and number of cars on the track. Fingers crossed that it’s got true simulation as well as arcade aspects so everyone can dive in and play.

More on this one as new info arrives – stay tuned…

Risen Teaser Trailer #1

Posted on September 28, 2009 by geelw

Here’s a thrilling, nicely edited ad that has parts of the opening cinema. Makes you want to run out and buy this, huh? Trailer # 2 gets posted on Thursday, by the way. Risen ships out to retail shortly for an October 2, 2009 release. The Xbox 360 version is coming early next year and nope, there is no PS3 version as far as I’ve heard (unless that’s the reason for the delay… but I doubt it).

Now Shipping: Twice the Horror (or Obscure, Meet Dead Space)…

Posted on September 25, 2009 by geelw

Two horror-themed titles have shipped for next week’s big release hoedown doozy of a game avalanche. There are also a ton of cool games in other different genres coming as well next Tuesday (and onward), so here’s a quick heads-up for you on some of what I’m looking forward to:

Dead Space Extraction (Wii) and Obscure: the Aftermath (PSP)are headed to retail on September 29th (as are Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga (Wii) and a bunch of other stuff I’ll post once I find time to compile the listing). Anyway, here’s a bit more on both titles (and a nice trailer for the Obscure sequel)…

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Trailer: Calling

Posted on September 14, 2009 by geelw

It may be a bit low-res, but this brief, creepy teaser of Hudson’s upcomingWii horror game, Calling (set to hit retail sometime in Spring 2010) is nicely unsettling, in a Ringu kinda way.

After watching this a few too many times, I’m not picking up the phone for at least a month AND I’ll be walking backwards so no one sneaks up behind me. Or maybe I should just hold off on leaving the house at all until AFTER the game comes out… y’know, just in case…

Damn kids and their creepy dolls these days…

Games On TV: Scribblenauts Commercial

Posted on September 13, 2009 by geelw

Here you go: mildly amusing, although given the game’s superb originality, it comes off as a bit lower key than I thought it would be.

Ah well… I guess Middle America needs this super-clean version that can be shown at all hours of the day without the usual irate parents’ groups going off the deep end about the game for no reason at all other than it’ll make their kids see and use words in the dictionary that they’d rather them NOT know at all. Yeesh.

Anyway, go buy a copy when it hits stores on September 15!

Military Madness – Nectaris Coming to XBLA (Thanks, Hudson!)

Posted on September 1, 2009 by geelw

Hudson is definitely hopping all over the gaming scene these last few weeks (as they should be) and that’s a good thing. The company has announced that its classic turn-based strategy game, Military Madness (Nectaris) is coming to Xbox Live Arcade on September 30, 2009 for 800 Microsoft Points. In case you never owned the original TurboGrafx-16 or the later PlayStation remake, the game is an addictive single or multiplayer strategy game that takes place on the Moon (in the future, of course).

Backbone Entertainment is handling the development for this new version of the game, and as a fan of their work on the amazing N-Gage game Rifts: Promise of Power (one of the best portable SRPGs I’ve played to date) and other projects, I’m thrilled by the possibilities for this update. Given the pile of stuff in my inbox, I’ll let the press release take over for a bit…

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Infinite Space Anime Trailers 2 & 3

Posted on August 27, 2009 by geelw

What time is it? It’s Infinite Space Anime teaser trailer time! These two are pretty cool – enjoy!

Other than Q2 2010, Sega hasn’t quite announced a concrete release date for this tactical space strategy RPG, but as long as they keep these videos rolling out, the wait isn’t so bad, huh?

Astro Boy Game Taps Kristen Bell For Voice Cast

Posted on August 21, 2009 by geelw

Never have friends over when you’re trying to work. As I was typing the original version of the above headline, I hear a loud voice from behind me “ASTRO BOY TAPS KRISTEN BELL…?!!” then a big hearty horse laugh. Let’s just say someone got a big boot to the ass and ended up on the other side of my front door. Besides, eleven games arrived between this morning and afternoon, so I’ve a LOT of work to do. *Ahem* – now where was I? Oh yeah: Astro Boy game news…

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Infinite Space Teaser Anime Clip 1

Posted on August 6, 2009 by geelw

Sega’s upcoming Nintendo DS deep space Strategy/RPG Infinite Space won’t arrive until next year, but here’s a great anime teaser set in the game universe that does a splendid job at luring you into the game’s galactic setting while introducing some of the principal characters – enjoy!