Square Enix have been taking quite the interest in Western games of late, even outside of their acquisition of Eidos.

Love or hate it, Guitar Hero is a huge brand. Activision has made it a point to trademark (insert music instrument here) Hero to capitalize on the success of the series. New trademarks popped up for Fitness Hero and Workout Hero, but…

I’m always curious about games that deal with dinosaurs even if they’re horrible like Dinosaur Hunting. Naturally, Jurassic Hunter piqued my interest.

Wolfenstein 3D is popping up on more platforms than the iPhone. Activision Blizzard has plans to release the game that popularized the FPS genre on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An ESRB rating leaked the announcement, but provided no…

Remember going to arcades, playing skee-ball, collecting tickets, and redeeming them for shoddy plush toys? Activision does.   The mega-publisher is making a whole game based on the premise of a day at the arcade in your living room. An…

Tony Hawk’s Motion is sitting in the OFLC database as a newly rated Nintendo DS game. While this could be a vanilla Tony Hawk experience the “motion” part of the title is interesting. As tipster Raj points out (thanks!!) a…

Cooking Mama may have a rival made by Activision. The publisher recently trademarked Math Papa and Science Papa for use with things like “video game programs; computer game cartridges”. In plain English these may be titles for upcoming games where…

Oh wait, it isn’t. Housemarque of Super Stardust fame developed Golf: Tee It Up which just happens to share the feel of a lost Hot Shots Golf game. Like the recent PlayStation 3 release you can play online, customize your…

This news shouldn’t be a surprise since the box art was revealed a few days earlier. The difference is Toys ‘R Us marked June 29 as the release date, but the Guitar Hero: On Tour Nintendo DS bundle is actually scheduled…

Pitfall’s popularity plummeted from being a multimillion selling game on the Atari 2600 and a household name to a retro memory. Activision has tried to evolve Pitfall into a 3D platformer, but the transition hasn’t been stellar. The latest version,…