A new upcoming Bomberman game will include online Wi-Fi multiplayer gaming for the Nintendo DS. Cubed3 has posted several screenshots of the upcoming DS Bomberman title.
3d Realms has posted the achievement breakdown for "Prey" on the Xbox 360. There's also a countdown timer for the Prey Demo (for Xbox 360 and PC) at the top of the page. Here's the summary of achievements from 3d Realms:
Achievement Points Breakdown:
44 total achievements
Single player points total: 655
Multiplayer points total: 250
Secret points total: 30
Hard mode points total: 65
1000 total gamertag points possible
Namco Bandai's Chief Producer, Daisuke Uchiyama, told GameDaily "both the Tekken and Soul Calibur teams were working on new titles in their respective series." Tekken 6 has been fairly publicized for the PlayStation 3, but a new Soul Calibur game has been under wraps. Soul Calibur IV would be the follow up to the PlayStation 2 Exclusive, Soul Calibur III. No official announcement from Namco Bandai as to what console(s) Soul Calibur IV would be appearing on.
A shipment of black & white Nintendo DS Lite systems on its way to Europe from Hong Kong was reported stolen. The exact value of the DS Lite theft has not officially been released. Nintendo has assured fans this would not affect the DS Lite launch this week in Europe. The Nintendo DS Lite will be available in black or white this Friday in the UK for £99.
Kojima Productions, creator of the Metal Gear Series, have posted its 58 page spoof of the E3 Game Daily magazine, handed out during the E3 2006 conference. The "M4 Show Maybe?" newsletter mag was handed out during Konami's E3 Press Conference. See bits on Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3), Metal Gear Portable Ops (PSP), Metal Gear Digital Graphic Novel (PSP), Lunar Knights (DS), Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (PS 2, with Mulitplayer Maps), a "Jump-in" ad from Xbox 360 for Mr. Kojima, interviews with Hideo Kojima, references to Joy Division/New Order and more!
A downloadable demo of the upcoming FPS action game, Prey, will be available from the Xbox 360 Marketplace this week, June 21, 9pm PST / June 22, midnight EST.
Read and watch videos on Prey's unique features such as Gravity Flipping, Wall Walking, Death Walking, Spirit Mode and more at Prey's official web site here.
[Edit: release date updated to reflect time zones.]
Here's some rough footage of Nintendo's upcoming Super Paper Mario game (Nintendo GameCube) taken at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair in Tokyo (2006):
Look for more insider coverage of Halo 3 from Bungie with its upcoming Podcast.
From Bungie's weekly update: "Speaking of speaking, we're looking at building a - gasp - podcast! Yes, we invented the idea. It is like a kind of mini-radio show and nobody has ever thought of it before. Anyway, so yeah, there are loads of podcasts out there, and we're not trying to be bigger or better or brainier - but we will be more Bungie-fied. More news on that as it progresses, but we already got a couple of cool interviews in the can with our matchmaking playlist Ninja and one of multiplayer designers from Halo 3, who will speak with frankness and clarity on the process of making multiplayer maps for Halo 3. We also have some other luminaries lined up for it, including the normally publicity shy Marty O'Donnell."
Nintendo Japan has announced a special offer for its "Club Nintendo" gamers. By accumulating points from Nintendo games, club members can get a "Game & Watch" compilation. The first Game & Watch compilation includes Donkey Kong, Greenhouse and Oil Panic. This is currently an exclusive in Japan. See the Club Nintendo page in Japan here with the images. Read up on the history of Nintendo's Game & Watch handheld gaming series here.
