Atari Alumni & Video Game News

If you draw a straight line representing the evolution of video games from the Atari 2600 to the Nintendo Wii, one thing is clear: if you don’t know your past, you can’t know your future.
That was the central lesson of Georgia Tech professor Ian Bogost’s Friday talk at the Game Developers Conference here, “Learning from [...]

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A manic multiplayer mode makes this Nintendo retread a compelling game for up to four friends. While single-player gameplay fails to innovate, or even live up to previous Mario gems, there’s still a rip-roaring good time to be had with Nintendo’s perky plumber.

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Vintage collectibles showcase the peppy plumber through the ages, as commemorated on lunch boxes, tape players and other colorful items. It’s all part of a New York City launch party for New Super Mario Bros. Wii that draws the Nintendo faithful.

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It’s already made a splash in Japan and Europe, now the good ‘ole U.S. of A gets the chance to blow away baddies from the future in the old-school style sequel Contra Rebith. Rebirth isn’t a remix of the original, but instead takes the 16-bit retro look and feel, then adds a new story, levels [...]

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¿Quién dice que no hay buenos juegos para Wii? Vale, no son la tónica general, pero ahí están los House of the Dead, No More Heroes, Zack y Wicky, Pro Evolution Soccer y un largo pequeño etcétera de títulos dotados con la suficiente calidad como para rivalizar con los grandes cabezas de cartel [...]

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While the Wii Virtual Console is a terrific platform for rereleasing retro gaming goodness, there are some titles that are harder to release than others, mainly games based on movies, cartoons and comic books. The reason for this is that there is another party involved, the one who owns the characters on which the game [...]

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I don�t have to tell you that video gaming systems are really hot these days. From Nintendo WII to the Xbox 360 to the various portable hand held units, video gaming has been big business since the early days of the Atari and a few of its contemporaries. The technology that goes into these highly [...]

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As opiniões divergem sobre o que é melhor para jogar, se são os computadores ou consoles específicos como XBOX360, PS3, Wii…. etc. Vale a pena comprar um Playstation 3? Compensa comprar um XBOX360? O Nintendo Wii é tão [...]

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Atari, Terminal Rality et Sony sont fier d’annoncer que leur adaptation du film Ghostbusters en jeu vidéo se vends bien ! Car Ghostbusters à atteints la barre d’un millions d’exemplaires vendus à travers le monde, ce qui est déjà un succès quand on sait que les ventes peuvent encore évoluer, car en Europe [...]

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Amazon has unveiled the contents for the online store’s exclusive Slimer Edition of Ghostbusters: The Video Game. For 0 you get the following: An exclusive Slimer bust designed and created by the original movie sculptor, Steve Johnson. Comes complete with a certificate of authenticity signed by the sculptor himself. Exclusive Ghostbusters Minimates. Only be [...]

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