Bethesda Softworks shipped out the first of a three games based on the Star Trek series. First released was Star Trek: Encounters, PlayStation 2 title developed by 4J Studios. The arcade style space combat game will allow players to engage in battles taken from all five Star Trek television shows: the original series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise. On October 24, Star Trek: Tactical Assault will ship for the PlayStation Portable... 

I’m not sure how to take this next piece of news. For the gaming industry, can it be good ? Or will it be another painful demise to a pretty productive developer ? Only time will tell now. I know, you’re thinking to yoursef, “Umm.. just tell us already !”. Well then, here ya go; MTV is set to buy up the Guitar Hero devloper, Harmonix Music Systems. This move will put MTVs parent company, Viacom, a step closer to gaming. This isn’t... 

That is the question you’ll want to ask the vendors at the 2006 Tokyo Game Show (TGS). There will a whopping 537 games being shown this year. This beats last years showing of 516 games. You can view the full list at the TGS homepage, here.  Read More →

Konami has released it’s lineup to be shown at the upcoming Tokyo Game Show (TGS). WiiElebits Nintendo DSMahjong Kakutou Club DSLunar KnightsWinning Eleven DSCastlevania: Portrait of RuinOtogi Juushi AkazukinLost in Blue 2 PlayStation 3Coded Arms AssaultMahjong Kakutou ClubMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PSPMahjong Fight Club Zenkoku Taisen VersionMetal Gear Solid: Portable OpsMetal Gear Solid: Digital Graphic NovelWinning Eleven 10: Ubiquitous... 

Square-Enix has announced its lineup for the 2006 Tokyo Game Show. The next-gen Final Fantasy will also be shown, but only in video form. Here’s a breakdown of their TGS lineup: Playable Demos Chocobo no Mahou Ehon -DS Dragon Quest Monsters - Mobile Dragon Quest Monsters Joker - DS Dragon Quest: Fushigi na Dungeon - Mobile Final Fantasy III - DS Final Fantasy XI - PS2, X360 Front Mission 2089 - Mobile Pokemate - Mobile Project Sylpheed - X360 Seiken... 

Warner Bros. has announced that Aquaman will be an unlockable character in the upcoming superhero brawler Justice League Heroes. Aquaman has the power to trap enemies in a whirlpool, use the sword of Atlantis, and a water shield for protection. Justice League Heroes will be released this fall on PS2, Xbox, PSP, GBA and DS.  Read More →

A lot of soundtracks have been announced in recent days and we have posted some of them here at Video Game News. Today, we have the a partial list of the soundtrack that will be featured in the much anticipated Scarface game, based on the wildly popular mafia movie series. The soundtrack will feature dozens of the most popular songs from the eightys from musical artists such as Run DMC, public Enemy, Rick James, Johnny Cash, Iggy Pop, Grandmaster Flash and... 

All skater fans and fans of the Tony Hawk Pro Skateboarder Series, rejoice as a new Tony Hawk skateboarding game will be coming to most major consoles. The game will be known as Tony Hawk Project 8 and be the latest game in the most popular extreme sports video game franchise ever and one of the most popular overall video game franchises ever. The franchise started two generations ago on the Playstation and Nintendo 64 with Tony Hawk and Tony Hawk 2. The Nintendo... 

We are four days away from the launch of Madden and many others like myself are very excited. This new game promises to bet better than the rest and I am very excited to see for myself how the game is. I plan on getting it when it launches on August 22nd, 2006. The game promises better graphics and smoother gameplay as well as a number of new features on field that allow you even more control over your players by allowing you to control blockers and make new... 

The FIFA franchise is probably a game series most people who aren’t huge soccer fans have never played. All I can say is, you don’t know what you are missing. I am not a big soccer fan myself though I did follow the World Cup like practically everyone else in the World, and after playing FIFA 06, I am looking forward to FIFA 07. The game is very difficult if playing against the computer even on Medium difficulty, but it is a blast to play against...