April 2008

Sierra Entertainment announced today that Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy will ship to North America on June 3, 2008 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

“Wrought with action, combat, elaborate escape scenes and untold story, the Bourne series is making a natural progression into the interactive medium,” said Al Simone, senior vice president, global marketing, Sierra Entertainment. “We’re pleased to announce that this June gamers will have the chance to experience the dangerously exciting aura and frenetic pace inherent in the Bourne franchise.” READ MORE

Namcom Bandai Games has announced that they will be bringing Mr. Driller Online to Xbox LIVE Arcade this Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008, at 9am GMT.

In Mr. Driller Online players move through levels of colored blocks while avoiding the threat of being crushed by falling blocks all while keeping their air supply from reaching zero. Featuring single player modes such as Standard Driller and Quest Driller, Mr. Driller Online also has multiplayer support for up to 4 players with a split screen Solo Battle or in Tag Battle.

Mr. Driller Online is rated E and will be available everywhere but Korea for 800 MS Points.

MYST DS Goes Gold

April 1, 2008

Empire Interactive announced yesterday that MYST DS was complete. MYST DS will allow players to take their adventures on the road, in the sky, or even to the beach and takes full advantage of the DS’ touch screen technology.

Packing in more than 40 hours of gameplay, the MYST experience has been enhanced and recreated for the Nintendo DS including an all new interface, a re-mastered soundtrack, and even a new world not included in the original game.

MYST DS is expected to be released on May 13 and will feature an E rating. READ MORE

CD Projekt RED just announced that they were expanding the world of their best selling PC RPG, The Witcher, by launching The Witcher: DuelMail. DuelMail is a completely free, web based browser game that pits gamers against another player in a sort of rock, scissor, paper game that has you queuing up attacks, magical spells, and defensive manuevers in order to be the last one standing.

An open beta for DuelMail starts on April 7th with the final release currently slated for a May 9th debut.

For more information on The Witcher: DuelMail, keep reading to see the full press release and some screens. READ MORE

Both of this week’s Virtual Console releases marks the first in a series of memorable games to follow. Cruis’n USA was a remarkable driving title in it’s heyday and Wonder Boy marks the first ever Sega Master System title to make it’s way to the Wii Shop Channel.

Keep reading for more information on this week’s titles. READ MORE