It’s common to see companies use celebrities for product promotion. Video game publishers do it all of the time. Tecmo had Leah Dizon as the face for Ninja Gaiden Sigma in Japan. However, Microsoft is trying a slightly different tactic by…

Microsoft is looking to pick up 15,000 extra Xbox 360 owners in Japan this June with the lure of an accessory bundle. Beginning June 5th people who pick up an Xbox 360 and one of the games listed below get…

Touch screen controls probably fit Viva Pinata better than a cursor controlled by an analog stick. We'll find out soon if this is an accurate assessment when THQ publishes Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise on the Nintendo DS. The portable version…

Banjo-Kazooie is Microsoft’s family oriented holiday title for the Xbox 360 this year. It’s scheduled to come out in November with user generated content as a key feature. Instead of building stages, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts gives the bird-meets-bear-in-a backpack…

Silicon Knights announced Too Human as a five disc PsOne game before development shifted to the Gamecube and later the Xbox 360. The long journey from concept to creation will cease on August 19 when Too Human arrives in North…

Rare is working on a follow up to the commercially unsuccessful, albeit charming Viva Piñata this year. Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise will arrive in stores this September with a co-op mode for two gardeners. Thirty two new kinds of…

One thing that has always surprised me about Xbox Live Arcade is the sheer number of digital board games on the platform. I’m not talking about party games, which are merely a pretext for mini games. The Xbox 360 has…

This was mentioned awhile ago by Sierra, but in case you weren’t aware Assault Heroes 2 is this week’s sole Xbox Live Arcade game. The first game was simple fun and the sequel looks like it’s more of the same.…

Microsoft is pushing Ninja Gaiden II with virtual goods, namely the pictured Dark Fiend costume above. This promotional item will be given out exclusively to selected countries (note: no countries have been announced) and is limited to 39,000 units on…

This week Wits & Wagers is the lone Xbox Live Arcade release and it’s barely making an appearance. The quiz game will only be available in North America and the U.K. There are 700 questions packaged in Wits & Wagers…

Daniel sent in a tip (thanks!!) pointing towards Opposable Thumbs' article on the Lost Odyssey Bonus Pack, which comes out later today. For 200 Microsoft Points ($2.50) you get the Shattered Bond item to unlock an additional dream somewhere near the…

This could be a clever way to get people to purchase the second episode since the Voltron premiere is broken into two parts, but whatever Space Explorers Captured is free. As long as you are in North America or connecting…