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By Joe Haygood Okay, we had a discussion over whether it is relavent for game companies, specifically Nintendo in this case to re-release a game title as new, when it has already come out on a previous system.  Pikman 2 and ChibiRobo are two of the games that are planned for the new “Playable on Wii” label.  T...

By Richard Mitchell Filed under: Podcasts

Sin & Punishment was a third person, 3D shooter for the N64, that wasn't originally released in America. It was made by Treasure, a Japanese developer famous for its frenetic, crazy shooters (their latest is Bangai-O Spirits for the Nintendo DS).

By Mike Wehner We here on the That VideoGame Blog podcast crew aren’t just dedicated to bringing you a great new show every week, we’re also committed to covering large press events and bringing you an easy-to-digest look at all the latest announcements. In keeping with that mindset, I present you with o...

By DarkWish Go over this week’s Wii, DS, and Wii Shop Channel releases, the Nintendo Channel updates for the week, as well as what we’ve been playing on Wii and DS We discuss Mega Man 9, the Nintendo Pedometer, and more We discuss the Nintendo conference and give our opinions on what we think will happen

By Derrick Schommer This weeks gaming flashback, we’re looking back to Act Raiser for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). We also discuss our thoughts of the upcoming Xbox 360 console user interface changes, avatars and the casual gamer look and feel.

By Justin McElroy Filed under: Podcasts While there's definitely some discussion of man crushes, we wouldn't want you to think that's the only thing going on here -- far from it! We're also talking LittleBigPlanet, Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD and Beyond Good and Evil, of all things.

By Sean "Rothbart" Workman

By Xav de Matos When the Joystiq Network last spoke with Warhammer Online executive producer Jeff Hickman, the experience left us rolling on the floor in laughter. During a guest appearance on the Big Download podcast, Hickman and company were noticeably tired from a tour in Leipzig and PAX promoting t...

By DarkWish We discuss how the Xbox 360 didn’t outsell Wii in Japan, how Animal Crossing: City Folk does have motion controls, and more We give our thoughts on how we feel about Nintendo, as well as our thoughts on some upcoming titles, like Wii Music

By info@loot-ninja.com (Loot Ninja)

I just read an interesting theory about what the release date for the Fall 2008 Xbox 360 Dashboard might be October 28th.

By Randydeluxe Blizzard shocked the community this week by implementing character transfers in WoW *from* PVE realms *to* PVP realms. It’s a complete reversal of one of their most closely held beliefs: that the gameplay, and therefore the behaviors of the players, on PVP realms are so different that it...

After a long, long summer, the FXN Podcast is back on regular monthly episodes. Kyle Jamie Lauren and David are all back together again for the first time since July, discussing all the news going on since Square Enix's DK∑3713 event. Subjects covered include the FFXIII demo and Agito on PSP.

By podcast@rpgamer.com (RPGamer) But soft, what Magitek through yonder airship breaks? It's our first show after PAX, and we leave no game unturned. From Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts to Prinnies, no series escapes unscathed from our critical cynicism. Also, hear some of the stories of who we met at PAX.

By Randydeluxe Big News Of The Week Blizzard Brings The Tunes

By DarkWish Go over this week’s Wii, DS, and Wii Shop Channel releases, as well as what we’ve been playing on Wii and DS Discuss Disaster, the DS Motion Pack, The Conduit, and more We give our thoughts on the Brawl tier list, The Force Unleashed, and the quality of recent Sonic titles on Nintendo systems

By Michael Zenke Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Warhammer Online, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 19 is all about WAR! This is our post-NDA lift podcast all about Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning. Michael and Shawn are joined by our two other dynamic WAR Beta reporters, Dan O'Hallora...

Garnett, Shane, Andrew, John and Philip gather to discuss Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, the past, present, and future of downloadable games, and this week in gaming news.

By Randydeluxe According to MMO Champion, the PvP gems that are currently available for large amounts of honor… appear to be selling for 800 Arena Points as well in the forthcoming patch 2.4.3. Town Cryer David D. writes: Gintoki from the Thrall realm writes: Justin B. writes: Drop Of The Week

By Michael Zenke

Listen for a chat with Mike Bond, lead game designer behind Fatal Inertia EX on the PLAYSTATION 3 and Fatal Inertia on the Xbox 360. Mike shares some insight on how he helped break the mold of what we've typically come to expect from Koei. How did the PLAYSTATION 3 Fatal Inertia EX release benef...

By Michael Zenke

By Shawn Schuster Filed under: Sci-fi, Podcasts, Game mechanics, Interviews, MMO industry, Professions, PvP, PvE, Tabula Rasa

week of 6/30/08): Sha'ul hosts the latest podcast, covering some details and features on the now available PlayStation Trophies and In-game XMB (System Update 2.40). Other news bits Sha'ul covers includes the Xbox 360 price cut rumors, Rock Band 2 and some of the upcoming Wii games recent...

By Richard Mitchell Filed under: Podcasts

By Michael Zenke Filed under: Podcasts, Culture, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 9 runs down news and features from Massively.com for the week of June 2nd - June 10th. WoW Insider superstars Elizabeth Harper and the irrepressible Turpster join Shawn and Michael for wide-ranging show. Get...

The FXN crew are back hitting home the 8th episode of the FXN Final Fantasy XIII Podcast. The crew are joined by Into the Score podcast host Kenley Kristofferson for discussion over Square Enix coming to E3 2008, and Final Fantasy Agito XIII possibly being cancelled.

By Michael Zenke

By Shawn Schuster Filed under: Sci-fi, Contests, Events, in-game, Forums, PvP, PvE, Tabula Rasa, RoleplayingIn this week's installment of Weekend Wrapup for Tabula Rasa, the hardcore community shines through yet again. First off, there's mention of the PlanetTR Tavern Roleplayers group who usually...

By Michael Zenke Filed under: World of Warcraft, Betas, Podcasts, Age of Conan, City of Heroes, City of Villains, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Events, real-world, Events, in-game, PvP, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 2 runs down news and features from Massively.com for the week of...

By supadupagama The brainteaser Portal that was included with The Orange Box collection of Valve games has become a major success thanks to its catchy dark humor that’s also apparent in its music. Most notable was the hilarious ending song “Still Alive” by Jonathan Coulton. MTV Games and Valve will today b...

Cheapy's days of PlayStation 3 gaming with his Xbox 360 down for the count are almost over but we don't let Microsoft off the hook for their high failure rates. We also figure out just how well known are Microsoft's reliability problems among the general public. EA's $2 Billion offer for Take...

By acheng Lots of folks got it. It was an easy one. Thanks to everyone who posted a guess for Name That Sound!

Episode 70 Program Game Developers Conference Days 1 & 2 RecapXbox 360 finally allows anyone to develop for their system.Ninja Gaiden II gets dated.Peter Molyneux does his snake-oil dance for Fable 2 ... and we eat it up.Gears of War 2 is announced and dated, guess the rumors were true.Jack E...

Episode 69 Program 00:07:19 Game News:Spore is coming! Spore is coming! Lots and lots of Spore-related news!Blizzard surprises people by announcing their cancelled games?Banjo Kazooie 3 to appear in 2008, hopefully.ESRB reports lower percentage of Mature games.Puzzle Quest sequel...

N'Gai "She Hulk" Croal joins the new Fantastic Four for a lengthy discussion of Army of Two, No More Heroes, celebrity developers, the January NPDs, and Resistance 2. Settle in, it's a long one this week.

By Richard Mitchell Filed under: News, Podcasts

Things get heated and come to blows! mbstrlbstr and smoger discuss the Japanese Brawl launch with tons of new information, No More Heroes followup, Nintendo Seal of Quality, the Rock Band confirmation, and lots lots more.

By Doc

By Justin McElroy Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller. See all of this week's links after the jump. The Links: Duke Nukem Forever teaser perpetuates cycle of non-delivery Stringer: PS3 games 'infinitely more fun' than Wii The November NPDs Matt Casamassina and Nintendo PR rep

The four horsemen saddle up for a post-Thanksgiving ride through the cornucopia of holiday games still to be played. Mark, John, Shane, and Garnett begin with a closer examination of multiplayer Call of Duty 4. From there John tells some battle stories from Geometry Wars: Galaxies for the...

In anticipation of next week's Halloween launch of Hellgate: London, joining us is Bill Roper, chief executive officer at Flagship Studios and formerly of Blizzard Entertainment where he did a couple little titles like Diablo 2 and Starcraft. And while he has plenty to say about Hellgat...

By Rich Reed In this episode Jason Rybka, Jim Kennedy, Rich Reed, Christina Mariannino, and Andres C. talk about Halo 3 - and Halo 3 - and then we really try and talk about other gaming topics. Join us as we discuss the launch of Halo 3 and the midnight events and new Halo 3 products. Then we slowly shift gears a...

Nick Breckon talks in detail about StarCraft 2 and briefly about World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, both of which he played at Blizzard's wondrous BlizzCon event. Carlos Bergfeld also speaks a bit on BioShock, which he may or may not have completed (hint: he did).

By Kevin Kelly Filed under: Culture, PC, Action, Adventure, Online, RPGs, Strategy, Competitive Gaming, MMO, Galleries

Tomb Raider developer Ian Livingstone says Lara Croft is a positive role model for women.