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NPD sales numbers for November 2009

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:43:45 GMT

Black Friday marks the beginning of the holiday period. End result? All 3 platform holders experience huge jumps in sales.

List of Spike TV Video Game Awards 2009 winners

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:57:44 GMT

Check out the full list (28 categories) of nominees, winners, and losers at the Spike TV video game awards including Game of the Year.

Time Magazine Top 10 videogames of 2009

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:51:28 GMT

Time Magazine has gone "Top 10" mental and has issued loads of lists on its website but only one should be near and dear to your heart That would be the list of the top 10 videogames of 2009. Whether or not you agree with the list is entirely a matter of opinion

Top 10 Video Games
1.???
2.Batman: Arkham Asylum
3.DJ Hero
4.Borderlands
5.New Super Mario Bros. Wii
6.Geo-Defense Swarm
7.Scribblenauts
8.Halo: ODST
9.Assassin's Creed 2
10.Uncharted 2

Metacritic: The Best Games of 2009 (Platform Power Rankings)

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:36:51 GMT

Sony's Playstation 3 has beaten out all competition to take Metacritics first annual "Game Platform Power Rankings". The chart uses Metacritic's powerful critic aggregating tool to find the platform with the strongest games lineup over the past 12 months.

Mega Man 10 revealed

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:32:38 GMT

Nintendo Power has revealed that Mega Man 10 is in development.

Top 11 Most Overly Hyped Games

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:06:47 GMT

Baxy-z takes a plunge into the world of money hats and over-rating, as they spell out the top eleven worst cases of hyperbole in video games and why. From Grand Theft Auto to Super Smash Bros., this comprehensive list from Baxy-z explains in detail the phenomena of hype and how it effects its victims: the gamers.

Yahoo: Game of the Year 2009

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:21:57 GMT

The Top Dog. The Big Cheese. The King of the Hill. No matter what euphemism you choose to use, make sure it's grand, because the Best Videogame of 2009 deserves nothing less than stellar praise. In what might be the closest race we've ever seen, tons of hot titles were in the running to earn the honor of our top spot. But in the end, there can be only five:

Square Enix: Wii HD would be 'boring'

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:18:05 GMT

CC: Square Enix developer Akitoshi Kawazu has said that a HD enabled Wii would be 'boring', if HD was the only new feature to the console.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Xbox 360 jokes in the Simpsons

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:25:29 GMT

In this week's episode of The Simpsons, Bart wishes he had a brother and dreams of Super Mario Brothers.

IGN: 2009 Game of the Year Award Nominees

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:06:22 GMT

IGN's official Game of the Year awards are approaching. Today they proudly present to you the official nominees for every category, on each platform.

Why Are You Watching The 2009 VGA's?

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:07:04 GMT

RespawnAction writes: "Why are you watching this years Video Game Awards? Do you even find these awards credible? I personally feel the awards are a bit biased, and I see that as a big problem this year as well. Yes, the winners are picked by us, the gamers, but even then can you really take the awards seriously? I for one am only watching for the debuts, and here is why..."

Stevie Wonder pleads for "disabled accessiblity" in games

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:28:31 GMT

The Lost Gamer writes"Tonight at Spike TV's Video Game Awards '09, Stevie Wonder was present to award The Beatles: Rock Band with Best Music Game for the year and well deserved to!"

EA Giving Away EA Sports Active

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:25:29 GMT

E4G: If you haven't picked up EA Sports Active, you are in luck.

Nintendo unveils early 2010 lineup - Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver officially dated and more

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:32:40 GMT

Nintendo has unveiled their lineup for early 2010, which includes new Wiimote colors, first and third-party release dates, and more.

MadWorld Wii price cut to under $12

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:56:27 GMT

Retailer Amazon.com this week price cut Sega Corp.'s MadWorld for Nintendo Co.'s Wii to under $12 in a new game sale.

VGChartz: Worldwide Monthly Chart for November 2009

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:01:31 GMT

01st November 2009 to 28th November 2009

Pachter: Nintendo is a victim of its own success

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:03:15 GMT

Michael Pachter says that the declining sales and lack of hardcore games for the Nintendo Wii were the results of the system's early success.

Mega Man 10 in March, Commando Man, Yashichi, and More

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:32:24 GMT

The Mega Man Network writes: "So, remember that issue of Nintendo Power? It's out, along with Inafune's interview.

The interesting part? A new Robot Master! Meet Commando Man, and see what he's all about here.
[...]
Finally, the most important item of note is the release date: get your weapons ready for a very Mega March in 2010."

NPD results for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:42:58 GMT

Find out how the Call of Duty 4 Wii port has performed in its first month of release.

IGN: Nintendo is Lazy and You Don't Care

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:33:14 GMT

Nintendo has been cutting costs and taking shortcuts ever since it launched Wii. Not unanimously, of course -- it still goes all out now and again and delivers unequaled traditional experiences like Super Mario Galaxy. It has the artistic quality and the technical knowhow to push Wii harder than any other company. But often, either to save time or money, to keep smaller teams or simply because it just couldn't care less, it doesn't bother.