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Tiny Diggers – An iPad Construction Truck Game for Kids Age 2-5

February 20, 2012 – 12:39 pm | 3 Comments

Tiny Diggers has just been released on the iPad and soon the Mac computer. Here’s the details on this fun, educational game from TouchTilt Games.
Tiny Diggers Delivers Learning With Construction Trucks For Kids on the …

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Pachter says GTA IV will sell 9 million at launch. No, it won’t.

April 28, 2008 – 8:03 pm | 3 Comments
Pachter says GTA IV will sell 9 million at launch. No, it won’t.

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is making quite a name for himself with his predictions. The latest of note to us is his predication that GTA IV will sell some nine million copies at launch …

Zack & Wiki is less than $20 at Buy.com. Go get it. Now.

April 22, 2008 – 10:08 pm | 3 Comments

An incredible deal at buy.com will net you Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure for a mere $18.99… including shipping. Keeping in mind that shipping is usually where buy.com will destroy the value in …

Castlevania: Judgment joins Order of Ecclesia in USPTO

April 22, 2008 – 8:14 pm |
Castlevania: Judgment joins Order of Ecclesia in USPTO

Boy, for a Castlevania junkie, I sure am behind on this stuff.
I posted an article yesterday which I knew was a little old about an article on Siliconera about a trademark for a new Castlevania …

Elite’s developer bringing impressive LostWinds to WiiWare.

April 22, 2008 – 5:55 pm | One Comment

If you don’t know his name, you know his work. David Braben and Ian Bell co-wrote Elite, a classic space sim/space trading game which pioneered, among other things, the concept of infinite gameplay. The universe …

Konami leaks new Castlevania title as US Trademark?

April 21, 2008 – 6:22 pm | One Comment

Those of us itching for the next Castlevania have something more to grasp onto: the appearance at the US Patent and Trademark Office of the phrase, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. While it is assumed that …

Review: Insecticide

April 19, 2008 – 6:31 pm | 3 Comments

What is it?
Insecticide is the first game from developer Crackpot, published by Gamecock. Crackpot is made up of veterans of the PC adventure game genre, in my mind most notably from the fantastic Lucasarts …

Weekend Gaming Score: Psyclone DS Lite Premier Pack

April 18, 2008 – 6:50 pm | 7 Comments

A trip to Target these days is never complete without a trip to the endcaps at the back of the store where the clearance items are gathered. Everything from major game releases like Killer7 for …

You Still Don’t Know Jack!

April 16, 2008 – 8:22 pm | 4 Comments

Back in the mid to late nineties, one of the best things going on your home computer was an online flash-based version of that Jellyvision game show, You Don’t Know Jack!. It’s hard to say …

Okami ships; look for it tomorrow.

April 15, 2008 – 7:45 pm | One Comment

Critically acclaimed PS2 adventure, and perhaps the system’s own “Zelda killer,” Okami has now come home to Wii. For all the noise I’ve made in the lead-up to this title’s production and release, I still …

Cheaters prospering once again in Mario Kart online?

April 13, 2008 – 1:00 pm | One Comment
Cheaters prospering once again in Mario Kart online?

Mario Kart DS is a blast to play online if you don’t mind cheating or losing. The reason for this is largely that a simple exploit in the game, commonly called snaking, allows anyone who …

Final Fantasy IV remake launches July 22 in the US.

April 13, 2008 – 11:45 am | One Comment
Final Fantasy IV remake launches July 22 in the US.

The inimitable Square-Enix has announced they will be bringing their exciting Final Fantasy IV remake for DS to the US on July 22nd. A feature in the most recent issue of Nintendo Power (it’s shown …

Okamiday Final Edition: Just a few more days.

April 12, 2008 – 10:00 am |
Okamiday Final Edition: Just a few more days.

By now if you haven’t heard that Okami‘s coming to the Wii, you at least know how badly I’ve wanted this to happen. In that light, here we have Okamiday, Final Edition. Okamiday is me …

Where do cartridge batteries go when they die?

April 10, 2008 – 8:30 pm | 5 Comments
Where do cartridge batteries go when they die?

So, I’m just back from an adventure here. I’ve worn my Castlevania addiction on my distressed leather sleeve for some time now, and it should come as no surprise that my collection of Castlevania software …

Gray Matter gets a new developer, slips once again to 2009.

April 8, 2008 – 9:00 pm |
Gray Matter gets a new developer, slips once again to 2009.

Anaconda has announced that development of Jane Jensen’s Gray Matter has been handed over to Wizarbox, the developer behind Anaconda’s So Blonde adventure game project. The developer also had a hand in GRAW 2 and …

Review: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

April 8, 2008 – 8:45 pm |
Review: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

What is it?
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword is a portable episode in the classic Ninja Gaiden franchise which appeared most notably on the NES and Xbox platforms, with remakes and lesser-known appearances on other platforms. Dragon …

HAWT First4Figures Metroid Prime 2 Gunship is 250 bucks

March 31, 2008 – 10:00 pm | One Comment
HAWT First4Figures Metroid Prime 2 Gunship is 250 bucks

I love Metroid, and it’s no overstatement for me to say that this is possibly the coolest toy I’ve ever seen: a model of Samus Aran’s gunship from Metroid Prime 2. The windshield and engines …