by Rainier on Dec. 31, 2008 @ 6:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Yesterday we revealed the
honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld and downloadable titles. Check us out later for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2008. Read more for the results!
by Rainier on Oct. 20, 2008 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Tom Clancy's EndWar is a next-gen strategy game, set on the battlefields of WWIII, that will push the envelope of technology, showcasing unprecedented AI, graphics, physics and animations.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 5:09 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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BLAZE announced the release of their 16bit MegaDrive handheld console. If you missed playing Sega MegaDrive classics such as Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe, Shinobi and Ecco the Dolphin, you now have a chance to do so again... in all their portable glory... and all for the price of a single NDS game!
by Rainier on July 25, 2008 @ 2:32 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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After having announced agreements with The Games Company and Tivola Publishing on titles such as
Music Monstar, and
Inkheart, JoWooD further expands its portfolio with additional titles for NDS, starting with Neighbors from Hell.
by Rainier on July 14, 2008 @ 5:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Apogee Software is back and reviving some of its legacy catalogue of 30+ releases as well as publishing all-new properties, starting with Duke Nukem Trilogy comprised of three episodes: Critical Mass, Chain Reaction, and Proving Grounds.
by Judy on Dec. 30, 2007 @ 3:20 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Yesterday we revealed the
honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld titles. Check us out tomorrow for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2007. Read more for the results!
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 9:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sports Interactive's Football Manager Handheld 2008 will include a host of new features, which will enrich the portable management experience.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2007 @ 9:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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SEGA Europe and Sports Interactive announced that Football Manager Handheld 2008 for the PSP will be in stores before Christmas 2007. Football Manager Handheld 2008 will include a host of new features, which will enrich the portable management experience.
by Rainier on April 26, 2007 @ 3:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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German publisher Deep Silver announced it is expanding into the handheld business and its first titles will be a port from Secret Files Tunguska to NDS. Stormregion, known for Panzers and Rush for Berlin, is also working on a yet to be announced PSP title, to be joined by Square Enix's NDS remake of Final Fantasy III, and D3P's Cube and Practical IQ for PSP.
by Rainier on Dec. 29, 2006 @ 12:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Yesterday we revealed the
honorable mentions, and today we're announcing the top handheld titles. Check us out tomorrow for the top console/PC offerings. Once that's out of the way, we'll start the countdown of the top 20 titles, including what WP considers to be the best game of 2006. Read more for the final results!
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2006 @ 6:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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BioWare has announced the formation of a new handheld game development group. Their first game will be produced for the Nintendo DS system and marks BioWare's debut in the handheld game space.
by Rainier on Aug. 21, 2006 @ 12:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Activision is delivering big-time fun to the palm of gamers’ hands this fall with a diverse line-up of titles for the PSP, NDS and GBA platforms, such as GUN Showdown, Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts!, Spider-Man: Battle for New York, and console gaming in Activision Hits Remixed.
by Judy on May 11, 2006 @ 12:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nintendo may not launch a new version of its Game Boy Advance portable game player so it can focus on its latest popular handheld, the DS.
by Rainier on Feb. 28, 2006 @ 1:04 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Since E3 2005 very little has been heard from Will Wright's Spore, a new sim/strategy game which will allow the player to control all aspects of life, from a cellular level al the way out of this galaxy. While the initial revealing only indicated Spore would be coming to PC, a recent
job list on GameDev.net indicates EA's plans to bring the title to yet undefined handheld platforms, "the Spore team is looking for an experienced designer that will be responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining game systems and content for SPORE Handheld titles."
by Rainier on Jan. 20, 2006 @ 5:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Nintendo UK has today announced that 1 million units of its Nintendo DS handheld console are in the hands of gamers across the country. Many stores across the UK are continuing to report they are sold out of Nintendo DS until new stock arrives in the coming week.
by Rainier on Jan. 1, 2006 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
E3 - Pre - E3 2003
Enhancing its strong platform strategies, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCEI) announced today plans to expand its in-home entertainment to outside the home with a new, all-in-one portable entertainment platform, "PSPTM."
Scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of 2004, the company's goal is to extend the reach of PlayStation to a broader audience, allowing consumers to enjoy gaming and other entertainment content anytime, anywhere. Specific details on release plans and pricing will be disclosed at a later date.
The introduction of "PSP" highlights the company's long-awaited foray into the portable entertainment market. With unmatched advantages of the Sony Group, such as global
by Rainier on July 28, 2005 @ 8:55 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A study revealed today that retail sales of U.S. video games hardware, software and accessories jumped up by 21 percent in the first six months of the year, as the popularity of handheld devices offset a decline in aging game consoles.
by Rainier on April 19, 2005 @ 12:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Not really much of a surprise, but in a recent
interview with IGN, Maxis producer Scot Amos revealed that they have been working on porting The Sims 2 to consoles and handheld systems. The base of the game will be content that people liked in The Sims 2, but also material taken from the University expansion pack. But people who are familiar with the PC edition, still might want to check the console editions, since it will also have new & exclusive content, new locations, new characters and so forth. The PS2 edition will support HDD and Eye Toy (you can import yourself into the game as a character), the Xbox version will HDTV and 720dpi, while the Gamecube will have custom content.
by Judy on Feb. 16, 2005 @ 1:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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When Europa Universalis II was released in 2001 it conquered the world and became a global bestseller. Paradox Interactive is now working with Pocket PC Studios to adapt the critically acclaimed title to handheld platforms like Palm OS, Nintendo DS and Windows CE. Read more for details ...
by Judy on Dec. 1, 2004 @ 10:36 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Namco announced today the current lineup to be released from its newly created internal handheld games division. The first releases from the division will hit the market beginning this Fall and continue through early 2005 and will include Ace Combat Advance, Pac-Man Pinball, Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament, Mr. DRILLER 2 for Game Boy Advance and Mr. DRILLER Drill Spirits and Ridge Racer DS for the Nintendo DS.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2003 @ 9:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mobile Digital Media (MDM), publisher of AAA branded consumer software for Palm, Windows Mobile and Nokia Series 60 phones on expansion media, announced three huge October game releases—Atari Retro, Age of Empires and Merriam-Webster’s Crossword Puzzles. These card titles are platform agnostic and work on all the major handheld platforms! Read more for details
by Thomas on March 18, 2003 @ 9:29 a.m. PST | Filed under
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As part of its on-going recruitment drive, Climax is today delighted to announce the creation of a handheld development dream team. Having handpicked the best talent from Crawfish and combined them with its existing people, Climax has created one of the most experienced and technically gifted handheld development teams in the industry.
by Thomas on July 2, 2002 @ 7:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A southern California start-up is preparing to start selling a device that would play digital music on the Game Boy handheld video game machine. Santa Monica, California-based SongPro plans to launch a device for under $99 this fall that will play digital music in various formats on any of the tens of millions of Game Boy game consoles worldwide. The Game Boy line -- both the older Game Boy Color and the newer Game Boy Advance -- is a product of Japanese game giant Nintendo Co. Ltd., and it has a virtual monopoly on the handheld gaming market worldwide. The company says it has Nintendo's support for first-of-its-kind device.
by Thomas on June 27, 2002 @ 11:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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G3 Studios, a developer and publisher of video games for handheld devices, Pocket PC and other platforms, today officially announced the launch of "
infinifiles.com", the company's new online games distribution portal. infinifiles.com is poised to become the premier destination for game players around the world to find and buy the latest games for handheld devices.
