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Truth? Square?

Spongebob Squarepants is popular still, and this latest effort showases the best and worst of this phenomenon. We have Spongebob's Truth or Square on DVD and in videogame form.   DVD   VIDEOGAME

Dear Videogames

Dear Videogame Industry,   Harder does not necessarily equal better.   No, I’m not referring Demon’s Souls, the difficulty is inherent in the gameplay. Instead, this is a long-standing complaint that I have, and many others do as well, they just don’t say anything. I’m saying something.   There are a number of ways which difficulty is poorly used. One of the most blatant and pervasive is the varying degree of difficulty within a game, as well as within a level. ...

Gene Simmons Axe Controller Giveaway

Digital Entertainment News is very pleased to have four (4) Gene Simmons Axe Guitar Controllers to give away. We have been waiting for these and we finally have them in our hands and they look awesome! These are compatible with both the Rock Band and Guitar Hero franchises and wireless for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 or Wii.   So how can you get your hands on one of these? We want your best rock and ...

DreamGear @ CES 09

DreamGear was (rightly) proudly showing off its licensed B.C. Rich War Beast guitar controller. It works with Rock Band, Guitar Hero and Rock Revolution. The base, head and neck separate for easier transportation and runs on 4 AAA batteries. At $100 it’s a good guitar controller, and the only full sized one on the market.    For controllers, DreamGear has partnered with Immersion for a full line of PS3 pads that incorporate rumble as well as Sixaxis ...

More From CES 09

Tritton has four main areas of focus, gaming, USB to video, mobile audio, and Bluetooth. One of the biggest offerings the company has is the 5.1 surround audio headphones. Now those headphones have introduced customization, where users can express themselves through their headphone appearance. With 5 different types of gaming headsets, there’s bound to be something for every type of gamer - and yes, they all come with positional microphones. Another major seller is the USB ...

Nyko @ CES 09

Nyko was showing off its line of new and upcoming peripherals. First up was the Guitar Hero: World Tour Metal Pedal, a more durable drum pedal that what ships with the game. There are studs on the base so your foot doesn’t slip off as well as rubber on the bottom so that it doesn’t slide around. It’s wider and sturdier and sells for $20. A splitter that comes with it will allow for players ...

SanDisk @ CES 09

At this year’s Consumer Electronic Show, SanDisk was showing off the 2Gig SD card for Rock Band, which is simply for brand identification. It is the only licensed memory card for the game. Right now there are no plans for added value content, such as exclusive song downloads, but that is a possibility in the future. Slot Radio is a new type of MP3 player which comes with a card of 1000 songs for $99.99. This ...

Activision Keynote CES 09

  Mike Griffith, President & CEO of Activision headed up a keynote that began with members of the Neversoft development team behind Guitar Hero: Metallica performing “Fuel”. When he did come out, he mentioned that he wanted to talk about how videogames would be eclipsing all other forms of entertainment in the future. The guitar Hero franchise is an example of this where the musical experience taps into two markets, both music and videogames. Music sales are ...

Storyline Q&A

Shaun White Road Trip - Q&A Answered by Mario Galardo, Script Writer Can you give us a summary of the game’s storyline? You and your friends travel the world trying to hook up with Shaun who’s plans to go on a snowboarding road trip with you were foiled by last minute obligations. You follow Shaun’s path from Canada to Chile and eventually in the Alps, Japan and the U.S. trying to meet up with him, which you ...

Mountain Tour

Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip Mountain Locations Q&A Answers by Trent Ward, Creative Director Can you tell us about the game’s mountain locations? One of the things that’s so powerful about Snowboarding as a sport is that it’s a real ‘pick up and go’ experience and there are phenomenal locations all over the world that people are making great films and pushing the boundaries. So in that sense, it was really difficult for us to try and ...

Unleashing Info

In honor of the Werehog’s limited ability to appear in daylight hours, we will send out these informative blasts celebrating the full moon and all the entertainment and mischievous chaos it brings to life. To start, let’s step back and make sure you know where this story begins – Dr. Eggman is once again causing trouble and is finally cornered by Sonic. Though it seems certain these are his final moments and Dr. Eggman ...

Konami Music/Rhythm Roundup

It was hard not to notice how Konami’s section of the pavilion floor at this year’s E3 was dominated by music-rhythm games. Roughly half of the games they showed this year, in fact, were music-rhythm games. With most of these merely updates to established series, it seemed like the best idea to round everything up in one article to give you an idea of what’s back, what’s changed, and what’s new. Taking up the most space ...

Natsume at E3 2008

Natsume’s meeting room is possibly the quietest place at all of E3. This is not to say its games aren’t good or that there’s little interest in them, although I’d be remiss if I didn’t recognize that they generally target a very specific niche. Rather, I can’t help but think that this quiet atmosphere perfectly reflects the nature of the games on display perfectly, as anyone who knows the Harvest Moon series will attest, they ...

Crave at E3 2008

Normally I try to start these articles with some kind of overview of a publisher’s wares before I go into further detail further on, but I don’t think I can do that here. Just how am I supposed to make an overview for a list of games that includes a bull-riding sim, a strategy/puzzle game involving penguin warfare, and a mini-golf game featuring a hillbilly Elvis impersonator? The first game in Crave’s lineup, PBR: Out of ...

Konami’s E3 2008 Press Conference

Like many of the other companies holding press conferences at this year’s E3, Konami didn’t have a lot to announce. Of course, in Konami’s case, this arguably isn’t their fault, as they just released their high-profile title for the year, Metal Gear Solid 4. However, even so, they still displayed three franchises to be releasing installments this year. Before this, however, was the only actual announcement – Metal Gear Solid 4’s Metal Gear Online will be ...

Nintendo’s E3 2008 Press Conference

Nintendo’s E3 press conference this year was arguably the most lacking in actual new announcements compared to Microsoft and Sony, with most of the games mentioned either known or rumored in some form previously. However, in spite of this, they still painted a vivid picture of Nintendo leading the industry on two platforms that are unquestionably a success. Nintendo of Japan president Satoru Iwata took no small amount of time highlighting how the Wii and DS ...

T2 E3 Press Conference

Take-Two held a press conference at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and opened with a clip reel of titles that company is publishing (such as Champions Online, NHL 2K and more). NHL 2K9 is the only hockey title for the Wii. The game has been moved from Take-Two LA to Visual Concepts Now, players are supposed to have more fun playing the game, including driving the zamboni during breaks in the game. NBA 2K9 for ...

UbiSoft @ E3

Ubisoft held a press conference at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, and it opened with a presentation of Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party. The Wii balance board was used for players to “snowboard” down a mountain using some form of yak or wildebeest, but instead of standing on it players sit down and use it t tilt. There will be several mini-games that take advantage of the peripheral, some requiring to sit, some to stand. Brothers ...

EA Press Conference

EA Montreal EA Redwood Shores EA LA EA Canada EA Korea The Sims Studio Pandemic Studios Maxis EA Salt Lake Black Box BioWare Mythic EA Tiburon DICE Criterion EA Romania Phenomic EA Mobile EA Bright Light Electronic Arts opened up its E3 2008 press conference highlighting games and studios. Showing off titles ranging from Harry Potter to Madden to FaceBreaker to Spore, This publishing juggernaut simply has games for everybody and that’s the message it tried to get out. To this end John Riccitello, the company’s CEO, came out and promised not to bore ...

Party Q&A

Answered by Adrian Lacey –Game Manager 1. What is the story of the RRR TV party? The Rabbids have invaded the world, and now…your T.V. screens! They need your help to disrupt our daily diet of TV delicacies and drive Rayman crazy! That’s right! The Rabbids have taken over the tube and show up to bring down the house on every show you can imagine! Ads, music, series, movies! Whatever strikes a Rabbid’s Raving fancy! ...

Developer Diary

Hervé Sliwa, Lead Designer, Eden Games Inspiration and Innovation We were so impressed by the legacy of Alone in the Dark we wanted something very ambitious and very innovative, so the first proposal was in fact maybe a little bit too ambitious and too innovative, which meant it looked very risky to a producer. And we had a difficult start – the project was killed once, and after that we were so motivated to make this ...

Calling the Plumber

This generation of consoles by far has been the least consumer friendly. Sure, every generation has its problems, but this time around the consoles seem particularly troublesome. There were early reports of the PS3 having display issues with certain HD televisions, and then the infamous Red Ring of Death that has sent many an Xbox 360 owner screaming into the night. I do not bring you reports of the customer service of either Sony or ...

Nyko @ CES 2008

Every year Nyko has a display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show, and this year was no different. Each year there’s an impressive array of console peripherals, and again, this year was no different. First up we saw the Zero Wireless Controller for the PlayStation 3. This is a heavier offering that what Sony has, mostly due to the inclusion of rumble along with the SiXaXis control. Scheduled to arrive before Sony has their own ...

Jumper Q&A

Tell us a little bit about Jumper: Griffin’s Story? The Jumper game follows the character Griffin, who is a skilled jumper on a quest to avenge the death of his parents, an event that has shaped is life since he was child. The game story runs parallel to David’s (Hayden Christenson’s character) in the film and intersects at a few points – but in the game we learn even more about the Paladin organization, their mission ...

Predictions for 2008

Now that we’ve put all the 2007 predictions behind us, it’s time to look ahead to a new year. What will 2008 bring? What big changes will mold the industry over the next year? Will Duke Nukem Forever actually see release? I’ll attempt to lift the veil of the unknown to find out. With any luck, all these brain training games have improved my much-touted psychic abilities, so this time will be even more accurate ...

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