A new music game for the Nintendo Wii and DS from Disney Interactive Studios will be arriving on the 2008 holidays, and you Rock Band (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3) and Guitar Hero fans might want to take a look at this promising title. Disney's Fall Line Studio, in collaboration with Radial Music from London, will be releasing Ultimate Band to make your rock star dreams come true. Check out the details in the full article.

If you want more One Piece fun, then you should watch this new trailer of One Piece: Unlimited Cruise from the Jump Festa 2008 website. This game has been announced as a two-part sequel to come out in 2008 for the Nintendo Wii game, One Piece: Unlimited Adventure. Check out the full article for more details on Monkey D. Luffy's latest cruise.

Brash Entertainment, Red Tribe, and Collision have teamed up to bring Steven Gould's novel Jumper to the Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PS2, and Nintendo Wii consoles. Jumper's release on February 2008 will coincide with the release of the film with the same title. To check out this third person fighting game's key feature and some screenshots, head on to the full article.

Valcon Games LLC's Ultimate Board Game Collection for the Sony PSP, Sony PS2, and Nintendo Wii will finally see the light of day in Europe and in all PAL territories Q1 2008 as Empire Interactive takes responsibility to publish the game outside North America. The Sony PSP version of the game has 24 classic board games while the Nintendo Wii version has 12 games players will enjoy more with the Wiimote. Check out the full article to see what games are included in the collection.

If you enjoyed watching the Japanese TV spot of Nintendo EAD's Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii, then you'll definitely like watching the North American ad of the game. What can we expect to see in this TV spot? The two Japanese men of the Wii Would Like to Play commercials make an appearance again, and this time they're offering gamers in an auditorium to try out one of the most anticipated Mario games this year.

You can check out the video in the full article.


Buy: [ Super Mario Galaxy ]

Shin Nihon Kikaku, or just plain ol' SNK, made the 2007 Tokyo Game Show more interesting by announcing that the fighting game Samurai Shodown 2 will be making its way to the Xbox Live Arcade and the Nintendo Wii in the coming months. Japan's XBLA will be getting a port of the original Samurai Shodown 2, while the Wii will get the Samurai Shodown Anthology which is a collection of the six main games. No news yet if the port Samurai Shodown 2 will reach the U.S.' XBLA.

Samurai Shodown, also called Samurai Spirits in Japan, was first released for the home console version of the NeoGeo system, and was highly popular among gamers because of its apparent originality when it came to the game's aesthetics, background music, and fast-paced gameplay. Samurai Shodown was ported to different platforms.

SNK also announced that another game from the series, Samurai Shodown Sen (or Samurai Spirits Flash), will be hitting arcades this year. This game will be made in full 3D with the Taito Type-X arcade board's help. The developer's other game, King of Fighters: Maximum Impact Regulation "A" 2 is still on schedule and will be in arcades this year. World Gorgeous for the Sony PlayStation 2 was also shown at the TGS.

We'll follow up on these games when more announcements from SNK come in.

With Day 1 of the E3 Business and Media Summit over, there sure are lots of major announcements, demos, and preview videos and screens to get excited over. The Killzone 2 and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots trailers were finally shown, along with some other teaser and demo videos like the Gears of War PC and Rock Band live demos, among many others. Initial screenshots of highly anticipated games were also released during Day 1.

Among those who've revealed much to the E3 audience in their July 11 press conferences are Nintendo Company Ltd., Sony Computer Entertainment, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Arts (EA), Konami Corporation, Activision, and Midway Games.

One of the biggest news during Sony's press conference was delivered by Kaz Hirai himself. He announced the new and re-designed PlayStation Portable (also being coined PSPSlim) which is said to be 19% slimmer and 33% lighter than the current version being sold. Microsoft also gave the audience a treat with a Gears of War PC live demo. Nintendo on the other hand, confirmed the release dates of some of its upcoming games, and also announced its Wii Fit video game and Wii Balancing Board.

We're certain you know most of what happened in Day 1 of the E3 Media and Business Summit 2007, but if you don't, we might as well have a recap of the day. Click on the links below and read up! The Full Article link contains the complete list of our E3 coverage, so make sure to also check it out.


Breaking News:

Blasting onto PCs: Gears of War, among other things
E3 Update: Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots to be the grand finale of the series, says Kojima
E3 Updates from Sony: News on PS3 exclusives
Confirmed: Unreal Tournament 3 to be timed PS3 exclusive


Previews and first glances:

E3 update: Soul Calibur Legends E3 2007 video
Killzone 2 E3 2007 trailer
Rock Band E3 videos: trailer and live demo from Peter Moore
E3 2007 Update: Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer
E3: Gears of War PC live demo during Microsoft
E3 2007: LittleBigPlanet screenshots
E3: Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 to be "even nuttier"
Konami releases first screenshots of Silent Hill 5 for E3


That's it from us for now, but rest assured we'll be giving you the latest on the E3 Media and Business Summit's Day 2. Stay tuned.

The eve of the E3 Media and Business Summit was very busy, to say the least. Game teasers, trailers, developer line-ups for different consoles, and what-nots came pouring down on us, mere audiences to this invitation-only event. But because we have to keep all of you updated with what's happening without confusing you with too much info, we'll be providing a summary of sorts at the end of each conference day.

With the E3 Media and Business Summit to be attended by Entertainment Software Association (ESA) members and non-members, various retailers, developer partners, industry contacts, and the media, there will surely be tons of gaming info you'll have to digest.

We'll keep things simple for you all by clumping seemingly similar bits of news together. Day 1 of the summit will be starting in a few hours, and there'll definitely be more news to take in, so here's a quick recap of what has been revealed by various companies and developers pre-E3.

Breaking news:

Square Enix's E3 2007 game line-up
StarCraft 2 to make appearance at E3
Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron surprise at E3
Bring the Fires of Liberation home
Konami reveals blockbuster line-up for E3
MGS 4 trailer coming to E3, PSN downloadable soon
D3Publisher of America unwraps E3 2007 line-up
Sega announces its E3 2007 game line-up

Previews and first glances:

Porsche lends a hand in NFS: ProStreet development
Video: Auran set to let loose its Fury on E3
Video: NHL '08 ready for E3
New Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 trailer video
New Conan trailer video
Smashing: Burnout Paradise's E3 2007 gameplay trailer


That's just part of the list that we have, so click on Full Article to see the rest. Be sure to check back with us as we'll be posting some more E3 Media and Business Summit news as they come. Oh, heck, it's already Day 1.

We reported yesterday on an Amazon.com sighting of what appears to be a Wii version of the popular game Puzzle Quest. Its Nintendo DS and Sony PSP versions were highly successful, prompting the game's developer to start on an Xbox Live version of the games. So, was the Puzzle Quest Wii game we saw in Amazon just a vision?

Yes and no. D3Publisher is keeping its lips sealed tight. There hasn't been a denial or a confirmation of any kind from the company. What's that they say about silence? Silence is basically an admission... Let's stop right there and wait for D3 to finally deny or confirm the Puzzle Quest video game for the Nintendo Wii.

We'll update you when we get word on this rumor.

This gameplay video's title is very much appropriate. If you've watched the "Hajime no Ippo" anime, read the manga, or just fancied being a boxing sensation like Makunouchi Ippo, you'd want to watch this clip.

The Boxing Sensation Gameplay video taken from Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting Revolution focuses on how the boxer probably became a sensation in the field of boxing. It shows Ippo's humble beginnings as he was introduced by boxing champ Takamura Mamoru to the Kamogawa Gym members. The video also shows Ippo's second match with Miyata Ichiro where Ippo wins "by one centimeter". And all "Hajime no Ippo" fans know that this match fueled the rivalry between the two boxers.

Ippo's one-two combination is shown in the match, as well as his deadly uppercut. The video also shows his initial training with Takamura where he was asked to grab 10 falling leaves from a tree before they reached the ground. Ah, Ippo's beautiful jabs...

Watch the clip and see what we're talking about. You can check out our previous posts for gameplay details on AQ Interactive's Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting Revolution for the Wii. The game's already been released in Japan, and although there wasn't any announcement about the game's release in North America and Europe, we're free to hope that it arrives in this side of the world. For now, let's just enjoy the video.