Now, there has been no official word from Konami regarding the release of a Contra: ReBirth, but if a Japanese product listing on their official website is to be believed, this game may actually be on its way.
The listing has the game priced at 1000 Wii Points and from the looks of the above screenshots will be a more modern take on the hugely popular 1987 title Contra.
If you can decipher Japanese, which I can’t, head over to the product listing and see what information you can come up with.
Majesco has recently released word that they willbe holding a special Cooking Mama 3 event at this year’s E3.
As you can see from the above invitiation that Joystiq recieved, attendees will be treated to free food, free drinks, and of course Cooking Mama 3 playtime.
There’s really no details on what console this game will be released for or when but we have a hunch you’ll be seeing it on the Nintendo DS.
If you’ve always wanted to cause all sorts of chaos as giant robots, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen may be your ideal game.
Featured in the above trailer recently released by Activision is real gameplay that will be featured in the upcoming title.
What’s truly unique about Revenge of the Fallen, however, is the fact that you can actually experience the story from the Autobots perspective or Decepticons. Cool.
Expect to see this game on store shelves June 15th.
Kotaku has an interesting piece on the new 50 Cent game, 50 Cent: Blood on The Sand, which is doing remarkably bad, at least compared to its predecessor, 50 Cent: Bulletproof. The sequel is only selling 1/12th of Bulletproof, or a mere 56,000 copies between its February launch and April, according to NPD. This is despite far better reviews from the industry.
One argument presented was that the setting of the new game — in the desert — is less appealing than the urban setting of the predecessor, and the fact that 50 Cent isn’t as popular as he was a few years back.
The last we heard of Need for Speed: Shift was back in March when it received a September 22nd release date Now, EA has released the above video showcasing actual edge-of-your-seat gameplay.
As you can see, EA is really stepping their game up for this one incorporating realistic physics, an amazingly detailed dashboard, and all sorts of other little tweaks that make it feel like you are actually sitting in the cockpit.
After Need for Speed: Undercover flopped, Shift may be exactly what the franchise needs.
EA’s third installment of the hugely successful The Sims franchise has been completed and is in production, what the industry commonly calls “gone gold”.
The game is set for release in North America on June 2, both on Windows and OS X. A European release is followed shortly later, on June 5.
If you’ve ever played the browser-based Utopia Kingdoms or Legends of Zork you’re familiar with the workings of UK-based Jolt Online Gaming. If not, read on anyways.
Jolt Online has recently announced a casual MMO that strays away from their usual genres into a genre filled with crappy, lack luster games; adult entertainment.
The game in question is Playboy Manager and there are really no details about its gameplay. However, if it’s anything like the PS2 title Playboy: The Mansion you probably don’t want this game.
With the announcement of a huge 2008 year with almost half a billion USD in profits, Nintendo revealed the all time best selling Wii and DS games:
Nintendo Wii Global Software Sales:
1) Wii Sports – 45.7 million
2) Wii Play – 22.9 million
3) Wii Fit – 18.2 million
4) Mario Kart Wii – 15.4 million
5) Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 8.4 million
6) Super Mario Galaxy – 8 million
7) Mario Party 8 – 6.7 million
8 ) Link’s Crossbow Training – 3.76 million
9) Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City – 3.76 million
10) Wii Music – 2.65 million
11) Super Mario Stadium Baseball – 1.2 million
Nintendo DS Global Software Sales:
1) Nintendogs – 22.2 million
2) New Super Mario Bros. – 18.4 million
3) Cooking Guide – 18.4 million
4) Brain Training – 17.4 million units
5) Pokemon Diamond & Pearl – 16.8 million
6) Mario Kart DS – 14.6 million
7) More Brain Training – 13.7 million
8 ) Animal Crossing: Wild World – 10 million
9) Super Mario 64 DS – 7.5 million
10) Mario Party DS – 5.8 million
11) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon – 4.5 million
12) Pokemon Platinum – 3.7 million
13) Kirby Super Star Ultra – 2.3 million
14) Pokemon Ranger – 2 million
15) Rhythm Paradise – 1.9 million
16) Professor Layton And The Curious Village – 1.6 million
Remember Huxley? The Korean-made MMOFPS? It’s been years since we heard of it last time, and the game is supposedly still alive and in development.
Developer Webzen has announced that the registrations for the beta of the game are available on the official website, and will undergo from June 3 to 14 — quite a short time for a beta of any kind, especially a huge MMO.
Nevertheless, if you’re interested, you can apply and check out the game before everyone else. And hopefully catch a few bugs.
Screenwriter Chris Morgan, who penned such movies as Fast and Furious and Wanted, comments on the assignment of writing the script for the upcoming Gears of War movie. One of the issues, he says, is to find an actor who can not only be the tough guy in the movie, but showcase emotion and “put some humanity in it”. He pictures The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, to play the part of Marcus Fenix. Morgan says of The Rock:
“The Rock is awesome. There’s a genuine actor. Not only can he play the tough guy, but he can also play the nuanced, sensitive funny sad moments as well. But finding that guy is incredibly difficult.”
Kotaku has an 
Screenwriter Chris Morgan, who penned such movies as Fast and Furious and Wanted, comments on the assignment of writing the script for the upcoming Gears of War movie. One of the issues, he says, is to find an actor who can not only be the tough guy in the movie, but showcase emotion and “put some humanity in it”. He pictures The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, to play the part of Marcus Fenix. Morgan