You might have heard that a little band called The Who will be playing during the half-time show at the Super Bowl this weekend. You also may have picked up on the news that the band plans on performing a special, condensed medley of their greatest hits during Sunday’s big game. Now developer...

Sega has been drip-feeding information about Project Needlemouse , the HD revival of Sonic the Hedgehog. Tonight the first official trailer (above) appeared on GameSpot, giving us the game’s official title: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 . See original here: Sega Unveils Sonic the Hedgehog...

High Voltage’s Gladiator A.D. has a release date, and a new name. Renamed Tournament of Legends, the 3D fighter will be arriving in May. Read more: Gladiator A.D. Renamed, Announced for May

Namco Bandai Games’ Japanese headquarters announced today that Ivy the Kiwi? , a touch pen-based action puzzle game from Yuji Naka’s Prope studio, is coming to the Wii and Nintendo DS. Both versions will go on sale April 22 in Japan for 3990 yen; special “Mini” versions will...

What will 2010 be like for Japan and its smaller (but nevertheless relevant) game industry? Famitsu asked a few of ‘em in this week’s issue, and here are some choice quotes: – “In a way, video games are getting more ‘extreme’ than ever before. Call of Duty: Modern...

Namco Bandai has announced that, as part of a new “group reboot plan” for the company, they’ll be looking to cut around 630 jobs or roughly 10 percent of their workforce. Read more: Namco Bandai Cutting 630 Jobs in Restructuring Plan

These two people, along with possibly a few million others, are beside themselves with curiosity at the moment over what the new Wii Legend of Zelda might be like. Lucky for them, then, that series director Eiji Aonuma dropped a few more hints this week in the pages of Famitsu magazine. “We’ve...

These two people, along with possibly a few million others, are beside themselves with curiosity at the moment over what the new Wii Legend of Zelda might be like. Lucky for them, then, that series director Eiji Aonuma dropped a few more hints this week in the pages of Famitsu magazine See the rest...

A pretty busy week for game reviews in Japan — here are the highlights from this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine: – Dragon Quest VI (9/9/8/8, 34 points): Square Enix’s latest RPG, a remake of a game originally released 15 years ago in Japan, is already a big hit over there,...

A pretty busy week for game reviews in Japan — here are the highlights from this week’s issue of Famitsu magazine: – Dragon Quest VI (9/9/8/8, 34 points): Square Enix’s latest RPG, a remake of a game originally released 15 years ago in Japan, is already a big hit over there,...