Category Archive: Simulation

Steel Diver

Steel Diver is a video game for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is a side-scrolling action game in which the player controls a submarine via a set of touch-screen based levers and wheels. Shigeru Miyamoto described it as being “almost …

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Rock Band 2

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Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, as the sequel to Rock Band. It is the second title in the Rock Band series. The game software was released in North America for the Xbox …

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Pikmin, Pokemon revamp top Nintendo lineup

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Nintendo has enjoyed tremendous success thanks to the forward-thinking innovations of its DS and Wii systems, but the company’s lineup is focused squarely on the past. The publisher revealed today its first-party and third-party lineup of Wii and DS games …

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Nintendo’s GameCube-to-Wii Games Confirmed

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Nintendo UK has released a massive release date list of Wii and DS titles for Europe today. Eurogamer notes that this list features the first GameCube-to-Wii ports, dubbed “New Play Control!” titles, which include Pikmin and Mario Power Tennis. This …

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Burnout Paradise “The Ultimate Box” – Free Trial Basis For PC Users

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Well it’s good news for PC fans who are looking forward to the Burnout Paradise “The Ultimate Box” pack, because Criterion has announced that they will be allowing the box to be tested on a trial basis to all users …

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Review: Space Invaders (Wii)

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As the second stage in the series’ 30th-anniversary revival (following Space Invaders Extreme), Space Invaders Get Even turns the tables on the traditional franchise formula, putting you in the shoes (well, the saucer) of the titular invaders as you wreak …

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Blast Factor – Now With Trophies!

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Hey All! We’ve had a lot of email over the last few months asking about Trophies for Blast Factor, so I’m very pleased to announce that a new updated version of Blast Factor with that sweet Trophy goodness will be …

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PlayStation 3′s Aqua Already Available

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That’s right, the game was one of the spearhead 2006-07 Sony first-party titles that were meant to display realistic PlayStation 3 rendered environments. Trailers were made available on the PlayStation Store worldwide, so most presumed that the title would soon …

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Burnout: Big Surf DLC no longer free

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After the insane amounts of free Burnout Paradise DLC that Criterion has released, it’s hardly surprising that the developer has decided to get paid for its next batch of downloadable treats. The upcoming Big Surf Island update for the ball-out …

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Spore (2008 video game) – Maxis

Spore is a multi-genre massive single-player online metaverse video game developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows a player to control the evolution of a species from its beginnings as a unicellular organism, through development as an …

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