“Big Changes” In Store For NMH2’s Open World

Probably one of the most significant criticisms of the first No More Heroes game was the fact that its “open world” wasn’t really all that “open”. But, when being interview, Goichi “Suda51″ Suda informed that all of that was about to change.
In an interview with GameSetWatch, Suda was asked about his desire to build a [...]

EA Veteran Gets Hired By Infogrames

For some reason EA just can’t seem to keep its head out of the spotlight, but that doesn’t mean that it’s bad thing. Anyway, French publisher Infogrames, who is the parent of Atari, announced today that an EA Veteran, that was most likely recently laid off, has join their distribution team.
According to GameDaily, Jackie Fromion [...]

DSi Surpasses A Million Units In Japan

Many of us already know the true power of Nintendo in the gaming market, but what was a real shocker, was the amount that Nintendo DSi, the newest model of the Nintendo DS, sold by in Japan. So this news should come as no shocker.
Today, in the pages of Enterbrain, the publisher of Famitsu, we [...]

New Dragon Ball Z RPG on DS

Normally, Dragon Ball games have a generic fighting system and they do not seem to differ with their predecessors. But, that looks like if it’s all about to change on the DS, once again.
Following in the same steps as Dragon Ball: Origins, a Dragon Ball game for the DS (not Dragon Ball Z), Namco Bandai [...]

Need for Speed Studio Is Officially Closed [Updated]

Before you start reading please take note that the story has been updated below.

Independently, Black Box Studio was a great studio that produced many great games for one of the industry dominant publishers, EA - which is also a developer. There was a rumor going around that the company had plans to close Black Box [...]

Michael Rudder Is Back Home

This Thanksgiving season was a not a pretty one for this seasoned voice actor. After being shot during the Mumbai terror’s attack last month in India, Michael Rudder was released from an Indian hospital yesterday morning.
Upon his release, he was greeted by his loving friends and family - while in a wheelchair.
When in the wheelchair Rudder [...]

Energizer/Pandora Radio Contest

As gamers, we are always looking for new batteries for our controllers so we here at GamerCenterOnline have decided to team up with Energizer and Pandora Radio to help fulfill that need in the form of a contest.
In this contest you’ll have the chance to win a pack of Advanced Lithium batteries from Energizer with [...]

Michael Phelps Video Game Confirmed

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Personally, I have mad respect for Michael Phelps, I mean the man is the best Olympian of all time and he has a hot girlfriend. But, none the less, global video game publisher, 505 Games, announced today a new partnership with Phelps to develop next generation console video games.
The first [...]

Guitar Hero Out Sells Rock Band 3 to 1

Altogether the music video game genre was down six percent in dollar sale for November, but the Guitar Hero and Rock Band franchises still remain on the genres top. But, unfortunately for EA, which has been suffering of lately, Activision’s property has simply proven itself to be the most popular.
“We should note that while the [...]

EA Shelves Plans For New Vancouver Studio

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According to GlobeAndMail, EA has decided to cancel the construction of their new gaming development studio in Vancouver, mainly because of slow holiday sales and the decline of the general economy.
“These are challenging times, they’re uncertain times for our industry and across the board,” EA spokesman Colin Macrae told The Globe [...]