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January 2006 Archive

Jan. 31, 2006
1. New DreamWorks tie-in coming
2. X360 dash patch vs. hackers?
3. Hackers break new PSP firmware
4. City of Villains to get update
5. Star Wars: Empire at War
6. Inafune talks Resi Evil 5
7. Boll nominated for Razzie
8. UK Charts: DOA4 kicks EA off top spot
9. No Halo 3 in 2006?
10. DOA Volleyball sequel confirmed
11. Stalker dev refutes claims
12. Crash Bang Wallop
13. Full Auto sequels likely
Jan. 30, 2006
1. Ubisoft delays HOMMV
2. We made evil flower - Nintendo
3. Gay rights group speaks out
4. Virtua Fighter 5
5. Guilty Gear coming to handhelds
6. White water rafting comes to PS2
7. GTA actor slams Rockstar
8. Battlefront II content tomorrow
9. Urban Reign
10. Rockstar sued over Hot Coffee
11. TrackMania Nations released
12. X360 off to slow start in Japan
13. EA's got Crysis on its hands
14. TOCA PSP touched up for US
Jan. 27, 2006
1. Microsoft suffers big fat loss
2. Australian 360 delayed
3. Microsoft considers handheld
4. Download Crashday demo
5. Customise COD2 multiplayer
6. Splinter Cell: Double Agent slips
7. SNK brings KoF Neowave to Xbox
8. BF2 Euro Force delayed?
9. Resident Evil 4 on the PC?
10. DS Lite confirmed for Europe
11. Do Lemmings like cliffs?
Jan. 26, 2006
1. TrackMania Nations trailer
2. Suikoden V on for Euro release
3. Sega confirms new Monkey Ball
4. FFXI 360 date, new PC expansion
5. Silent Hill comic on UMD too
6. Metal Gear Solid comic on UMD
7. Dead or Alive 4
8. DS Lite officially announced
9. Rising Stars
10. DOD Source map available
11. Full Auto demo on 360 Live
12. Sega does Empire arcade deal
13. Continued Xbox support from MS
14. Nintendo UK keeps evolving
15. Sega Rally 2006
Jan. 25, 2006
1. Nintendo announces some dates
2. Sony acquires SOCOM dev
3. Star Trek Legacy confirmed
4. 3D Realms CEO on X360
5. Siren gets big screen adaptation
6. DS hits 3m online connections
7. New Twilight Princess details
8. G1 Jockey 4 peripheral pictures
9. Atelier Iris gets Euro date
10. Capcom plans Alpha Anthology
11. 24: The Game
Jan. 24, 2006
1. UK Charts: EA holds pole position
2. TrackMania Nations ESWC
3. Games aren't art, says Kojima
4. Stargate SG-1 dev cans game
5. THQ makes Stormbreaker games
6. Black
7. Booth babes banned from E3
8. Grandia goes online
9. Suda to team up with Kojima?
10. 3000 AD turns to Xbox 360
11. EA quiet on The Sims 3
12. MotoGP 2006
13. Me & My Katamari
Jan. 23, 2006
1. Giz seeks administration order
2. Take-Two NYC office hit by fire
3. UK DS sales reach 1 million
4. SEGA stays quiet on VF5 rumour
5. Godfather to launch later on next-gen, PSP platforms
6. Heroes of Might and Magic V
7. Battlefield 2 360 graphics reworked, due in late March
8. HOMMV beta delayed
9. Play PlanetSide for free
10. DoD: Source map this week
11. New Battlefield 2 booster packs
12. BF2 Euro Force weapon details
13. Sniper Elite
Jan. 20, 2006
1. Lula 3D
2. Video Games Live concert to close GDC '06
3. WOW celebrates Lunar New Year
4. Da Vinci adventure in April
5. Microsoft reveals top 10 Xbox Live Arcade titles
6. Rule the world in ArchLord
7. Take-Two signs Tokobot
8. Buzz sequel in March
9. Sony cuts PS3 titles from website
10. Iwata, Fils-Aime comment on Revolution plans for '06
11. Full Auto
Jan. 19, 2006
1. Product placement in The Movies
2. TrackMania Nations ESWC shots
3. CS: Source gets its own Militia
4. High Voltage layoffs confirmed
5. Josh Lewsey on Rugby Challenge 2006
6. Burnout: Revenge
7. Star Wars: Empire At War demo
8. Fight Night Round 3
9. Konami's SAS game out in Feb
10. RF Online pre-order deal
11. Majesco cans two games, shifts to budget/handheld
12. Rainbow Six: Lockdown demo
13. Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team
Jan. 18, 2006
1. Samurai move into Europe
2. PSP World Poker Tour confirmed
3. Guild Wars: Factions details
4. Defcon
5. US PS3 in November?
6. Sony lists first-party PS3 titles on Japanese website
7. Top 50 Reaction: God of War
8. Op-Ed: Foundation 9 boss on US game legislation
9. DOA4 given UK date
10. Dead Rising US date adjusted
11. Full Auto X360 demo due soon
Jan. 17, 2006
1. UK Charts: EA's seventh week on top
2. Ubisoft seeks movie licenses
3. Ultimate Racing Technology?
4. Police fight crime with games
5. HOMMV beta to kick off soon
6. Gizmondo may hand over Smart Adds Inc. to repay $21m debt
7. MS clarifies Moore's Blu-Ray/Xbox 360 comments
8. Chinese WOW players speak out
9. GTA4: Europe rumour debunked
10. New Devil May Cry 4 details
11. Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams
Jan. 16, 2006
1. Star Trek Legacy for PC, X360
2. New MK to feature 60 fighters
3. Tales of Phantasia out in March
4. Mr Dragon Quest: The Cursed King
5. Top 50 Reaction: Shadow of the Colossus
6. ATI talks Rev graphics chip
7. No DS redesign, says Nintendo
8. Faces of War
9. WOW to work on Intel Macs
10. Child safety 'top priority' - MS
11. Third Xbox Dancing Stage details
12. Tecmo reiterates PS3 support
13. Another Puzzle Bobble for PSP
Jan. 15, 2006
1. Reader Top 50 of 2005: The Aftermath
2. Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Jan. 13, 2006
1. Reader Top 50 of 2005: 10-1
2. Battle for Middle-Earth II on 360
3. UK teachers support games in education - survey
4. The Sims 2 Open For Business
5. Thompson doesn't hate games!
6. Sony's Q1 PSP releases
7. Top 50 Reaction: Zoo Keeper
8. Dragon Quest guru finds Revolution controller 'exciting'
9. Tycoon City: New York demo
10. Bruckheimer still fancies PoP
11. Rise & Fall rises again
12. PSP 2.60 firmware cracked
13. Ubi signs Astonishia Story
14. Sony has no strategy for an online service - Ballmer
15. New DS to be unveiled soon?
Jan. 12, 2006
1. Harvest Moon DS and Magical Melody Cube this spring
2. Bubble Bobble Revolution
3. Anti-graffiti man slams Atari
4. Postal fan launches attack
5. Mercenaries 2 on the way?
6. WWE SmackDown! Versus Raw 2006
7. Ubisoft gets Turtles license
8. TalkMan coming to Europe
9. TalkMan
10. Summit Strike content on Live
11. X360 could support Blu-Ray
12. Disciples III changing devs
13. UK Charts: Another Christmas No.1 for EA
14. UK Charts: EA swerves back into pole position
15. Sony to ship 20 million PSPs
16. Reader Top 50 of 2005: 20-11
Jan. 11, 2006
1. UK Charts: Need For Speed still out in front
2. Silent Hill movie teaser released
3. New Far Cry from Ubisoft
4. Guild Wars: Factions announced
5. OutRun 2006 Xbox confirmed
6. DOA4 bug erases save data
7. Guitar Hero coming to Europe
8. New Stubbs the Zombie demo
9. New Metroid DS details
10. Tycoon City: New York
11. Reader Top 50 of 2005: 30-21
12. Frame City Killer US delay
13. Strategy First joins Steam, Aftermath pre-load details soon
Jan. 10, 2006
1. Ridge Racer 6
2. Tetris DS to drop by soon
3. EA working on new Rings RPG?
4. PGR3 demo now on X360
5. BloodRayne film officially sucks
6. EA renews System Shock TM
7. American Conquest: Divided Nation
8. Nintendo apologises to Japan
9. Take-Two acquires Irrational
10. HL2: Aftermath release date
11. Halo 3 will ship when Bungie's ready - Bill Gates
12. Reader Top 50 of 2005: 40-31
Jan. 9, 2006
1. Oxygen talks up World Tour Golf
2. New Chaos Theory maps out
3. X360 mod chip rumour rubbished
4. John Carmack talks Doom RPG
5. Draw-a-different-head DS game
6. More Nintendo rumours quashed
7. Special FFXII PS2 unveiled
8. Revolution knock-off for PS2
9. Wild ARMs 5 in development
10. CS: Source Militia remake due
11. Reader Top 50 of 2005: 50-41
Jan. 8, 2006
1. Top 50 Reaction: City of Heroes/Villains
Jan. 6, 2006
1. VU Games acquires High Moon
2. Sony's future plans for PSP
3. Miyamoto talks Odama
4. Access foreign X360 demos
5. Street Fighter 360 details
6. Project Zero 3: The Tormented
7. Tecmo back in the Fatal Frame
8. Project Zero producer speaks
9. Project Zero 3 dated for Europe
10. Xbox Live user faces charges
11. Watch Nintendo documentary
12. Sims 2 biz expansion
13. Nintendo dismisses rumour that new Zelda will use Rev controller
14. Ballmer kids update: 360-get
15. No Xbox 360 hardware revision to incorporate HD-DVD - Moore
16. GTA Liberty City Stories heading to PS2, new PSP GTA in offing
17. Lunar: Dragon Song
18. Sumo Digital on OutRun 2006
Jan. 5, 2006
1. Smiling Gator down in mouth
2. DS performs well in Europe
3. Bubble Bobble for PSP
4. SEGA announces OutRun 2006
5. Championship Manager beta
6. X360 gets Fight Night 3 demo
7. Shadow of the Colossus dated
8. WOW - a brand new patch
9. X360 to get external HD-DVD drive
Jan. 4, 2006
1. Worms Open Warfare unveiled
2. Philips unveils mad thingy
3. Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends
4. DMC3 special edition details
5. EverQuest gets new expansions
6. First Blu-Ray movies announced
7. Infinium Labs' new peripheral
8. Marc Ecko's getting in trouble
9. New plot for Splinter Cell film
10. Mark Rein comments on UT2007
11. Guitar Hero
Jan. 3, 2006
1. New Zelda to use Rev controller?
2. Revolution will be under $300
3. DS to get first online RPG
4. Nissan builds car around X360
5. King Kong's Michel Ancel
6. Metal Gear series to go online
7. Hackers crack X360 demo
8. Top 50 Games of 2005: 10 to 6
9. Top 50 Games of 2005: 30 to 21
10. Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
11. 64-bit Half-Life 2 released
12. UT2007 on PC first, not PS3
13. Driver 4 storyline details
14. Third Serious Sam likely
15. Far Cry dev on leaked 1.4 patch
16. Full Auto US date, trailer
Jan. 1, 2006
1. Top 50 Games of 2005: No.1