Sega is finally pulling the plug on the Xbox version of Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II in Japan. The last day online play will be available is January 31, 2008, five years after the initial launch date. When this…

Straight from Austin's Game Developer Conference there is an excellent summary of Hiromichi Tanaka’s keynote speech. Way back in 1999 when he was working on Final Fantasy XI there was a version planned for the original Xbox. However, the original Xbox…

Way after I thought all hope was lost for Xbox 360 backwards compatibility, Mike over from Deeko News dropped a jaw dropping tip (thanks!) that two of my favorite Xbox titles Panzer Dragon Orta and Jet Set Radio are backwards compatible.…

Bungie and Certain Affinity are going to release a Halo 2 map pack with two additional maps Desolation and Tombstone are being sold for $4. The first set of screenshots are from Desolation and you can see more pictures past…

A game where you run around an island shooting dinosaurs with tranquilizers seems like a game that would sell in North America, but Dinosaur Hunting was actually one of the few games developed for Japan. It was made by Scarab…

If you can’t get enough Grand Theft Auto games get ready to go to Pacific City in Crackdown. Microsoft’s GTA inspired game is actually created by David Jones who worked on the Grand Theft Auto series. The difference between Crackdown…

Remember that rumored Xbox 360 backwards compatibility update we posted a few days earlier? It was real and there are a couple extra games on the list. Conker: Live and Reloaded was long due for backwards compatibility and it just made…

Halo is defined as a shooter and Blue Dragon is considered an RPG no matter where you are in the world. The case isn’t so clear for Ninety Nine Nights, which is considered an action game in North America and…

While the price of Xbox 360 and PS3 games went up 20% to an average price of $59.99 the price of many current generation games dropped 20% to $39.99. More and more games have been selling at a MSRP of…

  If you tried to log on to Xbox Live you were greeted with an error message explaining that the service is currently down. No need to check your Ethernet cable, the service is offline for a full 24 hours…

Next week 2K Games brings Family Guy to retail shelves and these two clips show that the game has the same wacky humor as the cartoon show. While there are no gameplay videos yet, Destructoid has hands on impressions of the…

Would you like a game with your fries? For an extra $3.99 you can purchase one of three Burger King themed games with your value meal. The games are developed by Blitz Games who made who made Barbie’s Horse Adventures…