http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/capcom-announces-titles-for-2012/25712/ http://theglobalherald.com/capcom-announces-titles-for-2012/25712/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:52:24 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25712 Capcom has announced the new titles to be released in early 2012 from the gaming giant. Asura’s Wrath, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Dragon’s Dogma and Resident Evil Revelations will hit shelves from January. The new titles were unveiled at the Autumn Gamers Days in London and San Francisco in mid October. Asura’s Wrath “Rage [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/capcom-announces-titles-for-2012/25712/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/nintendo-celebrates-25-years-of-zelda-with-70-piece-symphony-orchestra/25603/ http://theglobalherald.com/nintendo-celebrates-25-years-of-zelda-with-70-piece-symphony-orchestra/25603/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:19:47 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=25603 Nintendo has celebrated 25 years of the Legend of Zelda with a performance of the music from the game, rearranged for a 70 piece symphony orchestra and full choir. The concert took place in Los Angeles and featured appearances from Koji Kondo – the Nintendo in-house composer – as well as Eiji Aonuma, The Legend of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/nintendo-celebrates-25-years-of-zelda-with-70-piece-symphony-orchestra/25603/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/electronic-arts-to-buy-popcap-games-for-750-million/22019/ http://theglobalherald.com/electronic-arts-to-buy-popcap-games-for-750-million/22019/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:45:30 +0000 Technology Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=22019 EA has moved to acquire PopCap Games, which includes the popular games Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled and Zuma. The workers at the studio and the intellectual property owned by the company will become part of EA’s “drive towards a $1 billion digital business” – according to Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello. PopCap Games was founded [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/electronic-arts-to-buy-popcap-games-for-750-million/22019/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/new-world-record-for-longest-video-games-marathon-playing-a-fighting-game-is-32-hours/17727/ http://theglobalherald.com/new-world-record-for-longest-video-games-marathon-playing-a-fighting-game-is-32-hours/17727/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:34:11 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=17727 Four avid gamers have broken a world record for playing video games after a 32 hour marathon at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Cristopher Bryant, Paul Chillino, Melissa Estuesta, and Lance Moose played Mortal Kombat on PS3 for 32 hours with ten minute breaks every hour. The record finally cracked on 9th June 2011 and NOS [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/new-world-record-for-longest-video-games-marathon-playing-a-fighting-game-is-32-hours/17727/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/spongebob-squigglepants-launched-on-nintendo-3ds/16454/ http://theglobalherald.com/spongebob-squigglepants-launched-on-nintendo-3ds/16454/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 13:14:30 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=16454 Spongebob Squigglepants has been released on the Nintendo 3DS following its April release on uDraw GameTablet for Wii. The game invites players to tilt, flip, drag and shake as well as interact with a range of artistic styles. Martin Good, THQ’s Executive Vice President of Kids, Family and Casual Games says: “There is really no [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/spongebob-squigglepants-launched-on-nintendo-3ds/16454/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-nintendo-3ds-launches-march-25th-2011/12574/ http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-nintendo-3ds-launches-march-25th-2011/12574/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:00:08 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=12574 The Nintendo 3DS will launch on March 25th 2011 in Europe giving games the chance to play Nintendo games in 3D on a handheld device without the need for special glasses. In the USA, Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to connect automatically to the internet at more than 10,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots for free [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-nintendo-3ds-launches-march-25th-2011/12574/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-motogp-1011-released-march-2011/12557/ http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-motogp-1011-released-march-2011/12557/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:05:35 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=12557 MotoGP 10/11 will be released by Capcom in mid-March. The popular motorbike game will be first rolled out in the USA, followed by a European launch three days later. MotoGP 10/11 allows riders to tour the Mugello, Laguna Seca and Phillip Island circuits as well as compete against 20 players at once. Gamers can choose their [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-motogp-1011-released-march-2011/12557/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/film-rio-out-april-15th-2011/10266/ http://theglobalherald.com/film-rio-out-april-15th-2011/10266/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:32:36 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=10266 From the makers of Ice Age, a story about rare birds and adventure in South America is the latest offering from 20th Century Fox. The film makers have also teamed up with Angry Birds – a game for smartphone and tablet computers – to create a new spin-off game “Angry Birds: Rio”. The game will [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/film-rio-out-april-15th-2011/10266/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/9221/ http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/9221/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:38:16 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=9221 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds will be released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 18th, 2011. Two new characters have just been announced for the game: Phoenix Force and Mike Haggar. Here’s what Capcom have to say about the characters in their latest game: Mutant Jean Grey became the receptacle [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-marvel-vs-capcom-3-fate-of-two-worlds/9221/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-17-year-old-arrested-for-call-of-duty-cyber-attack/8147/ http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-17-year-old-arrested-for-call-of-duty-cyber-attack/8147/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:58:34 +0000 Entertainment Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=8147 http://theglobalherald.com/gaming-17-year-old-arrested-for-call-of-duty-cyber-attack/8147/feed/ 1