News Tagged: Retro

Wednesday 13th May, 2009 - 00:01 BST

News: Watch Contra ReBirth In Action

Watch Contra ReBirth In Action

Explosions, shooting and hilarious-looking storyline accounted for

Announced mere days ago, the wait for Contra ReBirth could hardly be described as excruciating for owners of a Japanese Wii. Everyone else, on the other hand, will have to make due with excited air-punches and YouTube videos to get their fix until the title is unleashed in their region.Speaking of which, here's a YouTube video of..

37 comments | In WiiWare, Retro, Upcoming Games, Video.

Wednesday 8th April, 2009 - 12:23 BST

Talking Point: Copyright and Video Games

Copyright and Video Games

What is stopping us from experiencing the entire history of video games?

Last year Taito issued Space Invaders Get Even on the WiiWare download service as well as multiple versions of the original game on the Japanese, PAL and North American Virtual Consoles. This was in celebration of the 30th annivesary of the release of Space Invaders in arcades worldwide. Similarly Namco is due to celebrate..

52 comments | In Features, Retro, Talking Point, Law, Virtual Console, WiiWare.

Wednesday 1st April, 2009 - 01:00 BST

News: Is Game Design Art? Great Designers Say 'Not Really'

Is Game Design Art?  Great Designers Say 'Not Really'

At a GDC 2009 roundtable with renowned designers, Art seems to be a dirty word

It’s a debate that has raged for centuries: Do video games constitute art? Ok, maybe not centuries, but it seems like a while. Personally, I say ‘yeah, of course it is!’, but I’m not the creator of games that have been hailed as art by so many.At this years GDC conference, ICO creator, Fumito Ueda says of his..

14 comments | In Retro, GDC, Developers, Art, Wii, DSiWare, Virtual Console, WiiWare.