Homebrew News

Originally Posted by wraggster

In late January, Nintendo of Japan launched a teaser site for "Pandora's Tower," a (total) mystery Wii game said to be near completion -- no kidding! The site was updated today with a trailer (which has also been released on the Wii's "Everyone's Nintendo Channel" in Japan), revealing a release date of May 26, 2011. See for yourself after the break.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Now this sounds familiar. Majesco just announced that it's publishing an augmented-reality game for a Nintendo handheld, to be released around Halloween, that allows you to search for ghostly phenomena in your environment using the system's camera.

No, it's not the DSi game Ghostwire, whose developer is still seeking a publisher after splitting with Majesco. The new game is The Hidden, created by 1st Playable

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Originally Posted by wraggster

While delivering a keynote speech at the Ad Age Conference in New York, EA CEO John Riccitiello pitched the marketing moguls in attendance on video gaming's increasing prominence in the advertising industry. Not just with regards to in-game ads -- though he did talk up their strength, citing President Obama's use of virtual billboards during his campaign -- but also on the growing market of

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Rugby World Cup 2011 is on its way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, publisher 505 Games has announced.

Due to launch on 26th August, the game is being developed by HB Studios – the same team responsible for the dormant EA Sports Rugby series last seen in 2007.
There'll be 20 participating teams to choose from, online play and local multiplayer for up to four players.
"Developing Rugby World Cup 2011 for Xbox 360 and PS3 has given us the opportunity to create the definitive

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Originally Posted by wraggster

PlayStation 3 users are getting two exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 demos, publisher SEGA has announced.

According to the PlayStation Blog, Sony patrons will be able to sample the game's new World Tour mode from 13th April, with a PlayStation Move demo then arriving "as the real tennis season reaches its peak."
This is a second kick in the shins for Xbox 360 fuzzball fans in as many weeks. Late last monthSEGA revealed that the PS3 version of its forthcoming tennis sequel would

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