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Nostalgia

Nostalgia had a lot going for it - a steampunk role-playing game for a handheld sounds like a recipe for addictive greatness.  Handheld RPGs, if crafted properly, can take on the connotations of a good novel, grabbing you and not letting go until either exhaustion or the end. Sometimes both. They can also be a chore to grind through if not done well. I even ignored their little Nostalgia word play, since the role playing genre has never gone anywhere.  To ...

News Briefs (10-27-09)

  MMO Bright Shadow has entered open beta testing. ………………..………………..………………..………………..   The Nintendo DSi is getting Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal late next year.   In Ghostwire: Link to the Paranormal, players are challenged to find and capture apparitions trapped within their own environment by using the Nintendo DSi(TM) Camera and ghost tuner to access alternative frequencies beyond the standard Wi-Fi range. Spirits, shadows and demons all have their own personalities, so finding and "solving" them is anything but easy. Some ...

News Briefs (10-1-09)

The version 1.03 patch for Strategic Command WWII Pacific Theater is now available.   http://www.battlefront.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=225&Itemid=348 ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Various titles from CDV are set to become available through Matrix Games. No announcement of specific titles or dates, but there it is.   http://www.matrixgames.com/ ………………..………………..………………..………………..   Ghostbusters: The Videogame is announce to arrive on the PlayStation Portable in November.   Ghostbusters: The Video Game on the PSP(R) systems offers the ability to switch between four equipment sets to access eight unique proton pack functions and use gadgets like the ...

News Briefs (5-19-09)

Nyko today announced that its Wand controller for the Wii has begun shipping to retail.   The Wand contains Nyko’s all-new Trans-Port™ technology, which enables control and vibration feedback to be electrically replicated on compatible attachments, providing for faster and more accurate input response. Current attachments made for the Wii Remote can only access buttons through use of mechanical triggers and provide no vibration feedback. One of the many applications of Trans-Port technology is the pistol grip ...

Handheld Nostalgia Coming

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE     Ignition Entertainment Ltd., a UTV Enterprise, a worldwide publisher and developer of videogames, and Tecmo, in conjunction with Matrix Software and Red Entertainment, invite gamers to takeoff on a nostalgic journey through time and space with Nostalgia for Nintendo DS™ - launching September 2009.   Set in an alternate-reality version of 19th-century Earth, Nostalgia casts you as Eddie, a headstrong Londoner who amasses a group of memorable companions to traverse the world in ...

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