Government-commissioned report proposes a hybrid classification system that will come into force in 2010, combining elements of the existing PEGI and BBFC schemes to improve the clarity of age ratings.

The report of the Byron Review on Children and New Technology has recommended that the classification of video games in the UK be consolidated in order to make age ratings more clearly understandable by parents. Under the report's proposals, by 2010 all games will display an age rating consistent with the BBFC's film certificates on the front of their cases, while Pan European (PEGI) standards will be observed on the rear.

Plans to expand their games and interactive division will lead to casual and handheld oriented games based on their movie properties.

Sandi Isaacs, Senior Vice President of Paramount’s Games and Interactive Division informed Variety yesterday that they are "entering into deals now where [they] will be publishing games this year."

According to Isaacs, Paramount currently feels it is necessary to create a flexible business... Read more...

A quirky music-based Rhythm-Action Adventure geared towards children.

EA ANNOUNCES ZUBO - A NEW CHILDREN'S VIDEO GAME EXCLUSIVE TO NINTENDO DS

Original Nintendo DS game features collectable characters in a music-based rhythm-action adventure

Guildford, U.K. - March 28th, 2008 - The EA Casual Entertainment Label today announced the development of a new wholly-owned,... Read more...

Features screenshots, videos and the most up-to-date information on the upcoming game based on Spike TV’s flagship wrestling program.

Midway Launches Website For TNA iMPACT!

Today Midway announced the launch of the TNA iMPACT™ Web site www.tnagame.com. The Web site is packed with the newest videos, screenshots and up-to-date information on the highly-anticipated game based on the fastest-growing professional wrestling brand... Read more...

International Karate and Uridium lead in the C64 charge, while the N64's Cruisn’ USA is also released today in Europe.

This week’s European Virtual Console games contain the release of the previously announced Commodore 64 games, International Karate and Uridium at 500 Wii Points each. Also hitting the virtual realm is the Nintendo 64 racing game, Crusin’ USA, at 1000 Wii Points. Since the Commodore 64 was a personal... Read more...

The two games bust and shoot their way onto DS in Summer 2008.

SPACE INVADERS EXTREME AND ARKANOID DS

Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of Square Enix® interactive entertainment products in Europe and other PAL territories, today announces that ARKANOID™ DS for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and SPACE INVADERS EXTREME™ for the Nintendo DS™ handheld system and the PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system will be available across Europe in Summer 2008.

Expresses to shareholders that the "offer price is inadequate and substantially undervalues the company."

The Wall Street Journal informed us earlier this month that Electronic Arts, making no progress with the Take-Two board, would be proposing the same offer made to the board, directly to the shareholders. This bid valued each share at $26, a 64% premium on the current value of the stock.

Take-Two... Read more...

The popular girls trading card series game is expected in Quarter 4.

Codemasters®, Granada Ventures and Hidden City Games to bring Bella Sara, the leading girls trading card series and online world, to Nintendo DS™ and PC.

Bella Sara’s world of inspirational fantasy horses and positive messaging to come to game screens in Q4.

Strengthening its casual... Read more...

The Adventure RPG-Murder Mystery comes to Japan this summer for DS.

According to this week’s Famitsu, a brand new Square-Enix intellectual property, Sigma Harmonics, will be making its way to the DS this summer in Japan.

The title is an Adventure RPG which revolves around a collection of murder mysteries and is presented in a chapter format. With each progressive... Read more...

Innovative controls lead in the Koei game.

OPOONA™, KOEI’S ROLE-PLAYING GAME FOR Wii™ IN STORES NOW

Opoona™ is Ready to Take You on an Out-of-this-World Role-Playing Adventure

Burlingame, CA – March 26, 2008 -- KOEI, recognized worldwide as the premier brand of strategy and action games, today announced that Opoona™,... Read more...

The purchase of the full game includes the functionality for friends to download a Wi-fi multiplayer battle edition of the game for free.

Dr. Mario's Virus Buster, a WiiWare launch title in Japan and presumably a WiiWare launch title in other regions once the service launches worldwide later this year, has a special feature up its sleeve.

Owners of the full version of the game have the ability to send a message to anyone on their... Read more...

Check out the first details on WiiWare. Includes the launch games, their file sizes, and game trailers! Updated with trailers of LONPOS and Mojipittan.

WiiWare is live in Japan, and with it comes a brand-new slate of downloadable games. In order to facilitate this, the Wii required a system update to enable the WiiWare area in the Wii Shop Channel. You may have already updated your Wii console with the update, which after WiiWare eventually launches in Western territories, will make your Wii Shop Channel main menu look like this:

DS hacker reveals a total of 27 weekly puzzles, unlocked by downloadable key.

Due to the work of some clever DS hacker, it has been revealed that the weekly downloadable Professor Layton puzzles are not really being downloaded. These bonus puzzles are actually already contained on the cartridge. Every Sunday, when the weekly puzzle is released, only a simple key must be downloaded... Read more...

Wonder Boy and Fantasy Zone to be first released at $4 a piece.

Sega of America announced today that they will release Virtual Console games from their first major video game system, the Sega Master System. The standard price for Master System games will be 400 Wii Points or $4. Wonder Boy and Fantasy Zone are the only two games mentioned and currently do not have any release dates.

This aerial dog fighting is based on the story and designs of the original Sky Crawler series of Japanese novels as well as the upcoming anime film.

Much like Ace Combat, Sky Crawlers will be a flight-shooter game in which players control fighter planes in aerial dogfights. However, whereas the Ace Combat series is known for using modern fighter planes and settings, Sky Crawlers features planes that come from an alternate reality of fantastic WWII era propeller design and dog fighting.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl gets pushed down by Beautiful Writing and Japanese gangsters.

This week shows yet again how strong the casual market is in Japan. Nintendo’s own calligraphy and Chinese character training game stormed right to the top, just ahead of the new PlayStation 3 Yakuza title.

Wii Fit also continued to impress, heading slowly but surely towards the two million mark. Meanwhile, Wii Sports continues its phenomenal sales, which could make it seem like a system pack-in, despite it not being so in Japan.

Ubisoft unveils the sixth game in their girl-targeted "Imagine" franchise, aiming to catch a piece of the rhythm gaming pie this June.

Ubisoft Announces Imagine™ Rock Star for Nintendo DS™

Highly Successful Imagine Video Game Series for Young Girls Expands

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced the newest game to launch within its highly successful... Read more...

Ubisoft pays Tom Clancy a one-time lump sum, giving them all rights to future Tom Clancy video games, books, movies, and lunch boxes.

UBISOFT ACQUIRES THE TOM CLANCY NAME FOR VIDEO GAMES, RELATED BOOKS, MOVIES AND MERCHANDISING

SAN FRANCISCO – March 20, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announces that it has concluded an agreement with Mr. Tom Clancy to acquire all intellectual... Read more...

Peter Moore of EA Sports lets Wii owners know what's coming.

Peter Moore, president of Electronic Arts' EA Sports division, has revealed that EA currently has eight games in development for the Wii.

Speaking on his EA blog, Moore talked about the new properties his company is bringing to the Wii, such as the recently-announced Facebreaker boxing game. EA is looking to capitalize on the expanded audience Nintendo has created and "expand" the EA Sports brand to accommodate them.

"Play Away the Calories" event at the Dana Centre will allow visitors to try out Wii Fit and see how a Wii workout compares with other forms of exercise.

The Science Museum's Dana Centre will soon host "Play Away the Calories," an event sponsored by Nintendo examining the potential for physically interactive video games to improve health and fitness.

On March 26, attendees will have the chance to experience Wii Fit for themselves at the event,... Read more...