Reports coming out of Botcon say there is a Transformers game in development to go with the movie, which is due July 4, 2007. Since this is well past the launch of the 360, PS3, or Rev, its safe to assume we’re looking at a next-gen title.
Hasbro isn’t ready to announce who is working on it, only that they are working on it. The bad news is that it won’t be done by melbourne house, who did an excellent job with Transformers on PS2 last May. The good news is, its unlikely we’ll get a repeat of the abomination
Transformers Tatakai, which only came on in Japan.
And for the un-initiated, the new movie IS based on the original Generation One characters. But if you dodged Transformers on PS2 because it features the Armada cast, you’re missing a hell of a shooter.

One of the all time greats of the survival horror genre. No evil corporation here, just strict psychological terror. The good thing about the plot is that it leaves so much to the gamer, spawning dozens of fan sites and plot analyses on gamefaqs.com. Complete with one of the most f’ed up plot twists of all time, ths game remains a benchmark for the genre along with Eternal Darkness and Resident Evil 4.

IGN has the video presentation.
thoughts from nintendo power writer Steve Thomason
and of course, The Powet forum

While the world is still collectively reeling from this and everyone has blogged their opinion, I’ll toss in mine as well.

It is quite obvious to me that Nintendo has given up the battle with Sony and Microsoft. They cannot win playing by the rules that they themselves established 20 years ago. They went back to the drawing board and released the DS, which is literally a drawing board. It took some time to take off and start to find its niche, and it looks like great and inventive games are out or coming out soon for the DS. They’re truly making the PSP look like just a portable video player or just a portable playstation.

So now theres their new console, which they’re losing ground to the imperially established Sony and the increasingly aggressive Microsoft. They took a look at the competition and realized that if they couldn’t beat them they could at least shake up their own future enough so that they don’t even appear to be in competition anymore.

And thats whats happened. Nintendo is out of the race and in a class by themselves now. Third Party support for the gamecube was dwindling because the cube wasn’t capable of anything the PS2 or Xbox was. So now they have a console and a portable that make direct ports to other systems impossible! And, any game ported over from another system will have to be heavily reworked to make use of unique control schemes. This is it! Back to the days of the NES and Gameboy where the entire lineup is exclusive.

Weird control configurations are now standard in Arcades now. Sure, Tekken 5 is munching quarters without having anything original in control (hell you can plug a PS2 controller into the cabinet to use instead of the stick!), but the rest of the arcade is sit down racers, gun games, and dance games. And skee ball. But all of those offer control and experience unavailable on a home system (home racing wheels and guns are never as good anyway, and standard dance mats are considered a joke). Its that “I can’t play this at home” thing that keeps arcades open now, and Nintendo is going for an audience that will quickly realize that “hey, this game is not possible on Xbox 360 or PS3!”

Of course we still haven’t seen a Revolution game. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed this controller wasn’t premeired with a new Mario or something. And thats the only thing that can prove the concept. Possibilities are endless, but I remember how Mario 64 proved the analog stick to be a great idea. Revolution still has a chance to prove to the haters who say Nintendo has lost their minds as well as satisfy those who have been smoking the company dope for years. And if Nintendo has their way, they’ll also get people who’ve never gone into gaming before.

After being announced nearly a year ago very little has been heard of about this game. Check out IGN’s page for some old screenshots and a video. This 2D side scroller for the Nintendo DS is a classic Super Mario Bros. style game featuring Princess Peach Toadstool as the hero.

Finally in the October 2005 issue of Nintendo Power we get some news about this game. It will feature over 40 levels. The dual screen will be keep constant track of Peach’s mood which is affected by power ups transitioning it over 4 different emotions. No word on how these emotions will actually affect game play.

A look at a screenshot included in the magazine shows that there has been a graphics overhaul since the first images seen last year. Most notable are the improved graphics on the emotion window, which is now on the bottom instead of the top, and the main window can be seen to have differences in the health metre, points and stuff.

The game is slated for an October 20th release date in Japan. No date has been set for a domestic release yet.

Hey, it’s me screwface, a.k.a jacknife. Zac let me on a while ago, so I figured I’d make my presence known. Anyway, we all love games, but a lot of us have Kim real life and bills to deal with, so each week (or every once in a while) I’m gonna hook up a game that’s only $20 or less. It may not be Ontario a best seller, but damn if It ain’t fun.

This week, it’s Outlaw Tennis for Xbox. I was a big fan of virtua tennis back in the Dreamcast era, and this game brings in everything I loved about it, and adds in it’s own style. Anyone who’d played Outlaw Golf or Outlaw volleyball (also available for PS2) know what to expect; solid sports action, humor, and hot [prerenderd] clevage. Along with classic tennis, you can choose to alter the rulesets and play football, pinball, casino, or even hot potato. Take each character through the tour mode and upgrade thier skills with several minigames, including a tennis version of missle command. Import your own custom soundtracks as well, so you can rock out to your own tunes while serving your opponent with aces. It’s even Xbox live compatable, so you can even take your game online.

Honorable mention: world Katamari Damacy for PS2. Only becuase no one mentioned it in my thread.

In less than an hour aircraft from here will join others from around the world and you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind. Mankind. That word should have new meaning for all of us today. We can’t be consumed by our petty differences anymore. We will be united in our common interest. Perhaps it’s fate that today is the fourth of July and you will once again be fighting for our freedom. Not from tyranny, oppression or persecution but from annihilation. We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist and should we win the day, the fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday but as the day when the world declared in one voice “We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on! We’re going to survive! Today, we celebrate our independence day!”

President Thomas J. Whitmore � 1996/07/04