This year's GDC (March 9th-13th, San Fransisco) will be headlined by a speech from Sid Meier, as there will be no main keynote from either of the Big Three, VG247 was told. There will however be a demo of the Sony Motion Controller; this isn't keynote though, and will be carried out by the Sony support developers. Think Services did not comment on the absentees. Peter Molyneux (Fable ... more.

Heavy Rain has topped UK charts for the week ending February 28th, 2010. Here are the top 10 sellers in UK: 1 – Heavy Rain (Quantic Dream, SCEE) 2 – Alien vs Predator (Rebellion, Sega) 3 – Just Dance (Ubisoft, Ubisoft) 4 – Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo, Nintendo) 5 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward, Activision Blizzard) 6 – Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, Nintendo) ... more.

Shane Bettenhausen let slip in the 4 Guys 1UP podcast that we could be glimpsing new handhelds at E3 this year from both Sony and Nintendo. The rumor mill is well and truly grinding over prospective handhelds, and this latest podcast only did more to add to the growing number of people anticipating a glimpse of a new PSP or DS at this year's E3. Bettenhausen said, "I think the big story ... more.

A man who recieved an early copy of Super Mario Bros. Wii and uploaded it to a website has been hit with a $1.5m fine plus $100,000 to cover court costs. James Burt, 24, copied and uploaded the game on November 6th, 6 days before the official release date on November 12th. By the time Nintendo had shut the site down, the game had apparently been downloaded 'thousands of times'. Ninten... more.

Last year, when market analysts asked for a price drop, the Wii did indeed drop to $200. Now it's happening again. Mike Hickey, and analyst from Janco Partners has stated that unless the price is dropped to $150, Wii sales will continue to peter out. "We believe they also need to generate strong hardware sales momentum into their competitors release," Hickey said, "or face the draconian ... more.

Examiner have stated that Square Enix are currently working on five unannounced games. According to the Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, two of those games will be released in 2010. What games are they and for which platform they will be released is still unknown to us. Stay tuned with GamingBolt for more news and updates. ... more.

Its been rumoured for a long time that a new Zelda game will be released for the Nintendo Wii. Now the same has been confirmed that a new Zelda game will indeed be coming on the Wii. "We will show the new Zelda title for Wii at this year’s E3", as mentioned by Iwata on Nintendo's investor relations page. ... more.

According to a recent study, more than 1 in 6 gamers do not buy DLC, and just under half do not even know what they are. While we can't verify this study for it's validity, we can assume that Nintendo have hold of similar numbers. This, when added to the fact that Nintendo has been much less outspoken in it's online aspect, means that Nintendo is finally making its move. The Big N has alrea... more.

When you first bought your Wii, you may have liked its looks. But after having seen the same design for more than a year it can become boring. It becomes an eyesore and you might find yourself wanting to replace it with some other console. While you can’t buy a new console every year, you can try out the mods that make your Wii look new and unique. These mods that I have collected are some of ... more.

If you are one of the lucky people who get a hefty pay cheque every month and have been wondering where to use that money, than there is no need to look any further. This might just be the perfect Wii gift for your child this holiday season. [caption id="attachment_5496" align="aligncenter" width="270" caption="Wii Gold.......wow!"][/caption] Developed by Liverpudlian Stuart Hughes the one w... more.

Sure, console sales don't really matter to us the gamers, but knowing how much they sold is something that everyone needs to know.  But here ill show you how much money each company made, note that nothing here is completely accurate. (The price is an estimated average from all the models of the console throughout its lifetime, not the current price tag) Sony Playstation 3 How much i... more.

Ashes Cricket 2009 is the most proper representation of the gentleman's game. The Good: Batting is a lot of fun, Bowling option are numerous, Best animations in a cricket game yet, Manual catching is a nice feature, Camera angles are great. The Bad: Commentary has been recycled from previous games, Only Australian and English licenses for the game, Higher difficulty modes are unforgiving. ... more.

Well, this case is unique. We all know that many people get violent by playing more and more video games, may be its a problem in their brains or they don't have elders to look after them. A 12 year old boy who had an impressive bio data of causing trouble was warned by the court that if he doesn't leave his violent ways, he can forget about his Wii. [caption id="attachment_692" align="alig... more.

The Nintendo DS has definitely so far been my most-used gaming system this generation, and due to that, I've played more games with it than I have with my other consoles. The Nintendo DS, as the graphically inferior of the two dominating handhelds in the market right now, for a DS game to be considered good, it has to have memorability, good plot, memorable and (mostly) likeable characters, innova... more.

Ok so the pre-order bonus for Zelda: Spirit Tracks is actually a Limited Edition of the game that you can only get by pre-order.  This version of the game comes in a Collector's Tin Case and the image below shows that it will come with figurines of Link and a Phantom.  Zelda: Spirit Tracks comes out on December 7th, 2009 exclusively for the Nintendo DS. ... more.

Despite a great ending and gameplay, the lack of variety, which can be written off as being due to the system's limitations, keeps this game from being as good as it could've been. The Good: Great, old Kingdom Hearts gameplay, great storyline of friendship, which unfortunately starts too slow, new panel system is great. The Bad: Not a single Final Fantasy character, doesn't feel as epic... more.

If you have been expecting that Professor Layton will be coming to the Nintendo than don't get your hopes too high.  Level 5 CEO Akhiro Hino has said the following: " There is no plans for Wii release. This trilogy comes to a conclusion with Professor Layton and the Last Time Travel, but we will be releasing the first title of the new trilogy, Professor Layton and the Flute of Malevolent D... more.

The images of new Nintendo Wii bundles coming to Europe from retailer GameStation confirms that the new package is indeed coming to Europe. The bundle will include Wii Play, Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros and obvioulsy along with a Wii for 189.99 . Check the images below: ... more.

At TGS, Capcom has revealed that two new characters will be appearing on the Wii exclusive. Hidalgo is a South American women who deals with drugs and and a unnamed girl who will appear in one of Leon's missions. ... more.

While Nintendo Wii is leading the pack and is currently number one in sales as compared to the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 Square Enix CEO, Yochi Wada has hinted that Nintendo might release a new console by 2011. Speaking to Financial Times,  he expressed that the new console will be more hardcore, more in terms of what Sony and Microsoft are offering right now. He also added that: "Prese... more.