Today Microsoft launched a new version of their venerable solitaire game built-in to every Windows release since version 3.0. Published through Windows Update for Windows Vista and Windows 7, this latest incarnation features an integrated connection to the new “Solitaire Live” social gaming network. Much as Bioware and Ubisoft have launched new social networking sites…
Final Fantasy crosses the line
Recently released screenshots of the English version of Final Fantasy XIII have revealed one of the best kept secrets in videogames. To the astonishment of many, FFXIII’s story will include an improbable crossover with the film version of Transformers. The characters already revealed will each be paired with either an Autobot or a Decepticon during…
Breaking News! EA secretly working on Madden sequel?
Our spies within the Electronic Arts today passed along a roll of microfiche, the contents of which suggest very strongly that Tiburon Studios, the developers behind the highly successful Madden 10, may in fact be planning a follow up to that game for release as early as next year! Few details about the new game…
Activision reveals Guitar Hero: Zombies
In an interview today Activision Blizzard head Bobby Kotick, perhaps inadvertantly, revealed the existence of a new game in the highly successful Guitar Hero franchise. The inevitable mashup of the band simulation genre with a zombie theme is not expected until late 2010, and may in fact be the direct sequel this year’s Guitar Hero…
Version 1.3 of Playstation Home threatens fabric of space-time
Thursday will see the release of the latest version of Home for the PS3. The patch to 1.3 will add the long awaited ability to launch any game from within Home’s virtual world. The update also adds new item types and emotes for your avatar. More controversially, Sony has also added something called the “Reality Inversion…
Furious PSP-3000 attacks Tokyo!
Lost in the torrent of news coming out of the Tokyo Game Show last week, perhaps the biggest story was an attack on the city’s populous by an enormous, enraged PSP-3000. 36 people attending the convention were killed in the rampage that lasted over two hours, most in the first terrifying minutes. Many more were…