Home / Pop Play (page 152)

Pop Play

Toys and games

The War For Cybertron Engulfs Stores

The legendary conflict between the AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS has come to a head, as Transformers: War for Cybertron has landed in retail stores nationwide. Developed by award-winning High Moon Studios and based on Hasbro’s legendary TRANSFORMERS property, the game allows players to become the ultimate TRANSFORMERS weapon in the final, …

Read More »

Alexander Skarsgard Enlists for Battleship

Alexander Skarsgard will be keeping his fangs in check for his next role.  The True Blood star has been cast in Battleship, Peter Berg’s movie adaption of the classic Hasbro board game for Universal, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Battleship’s script is written by Erich and Jon …

Read More »

Nintendo Introduces Glasses-Free 3D Gaming

Nintendo is raising the bar – again. Nintendo changed the world of video games with touch-screen gaming on the Nintendo DS in 2004. Nintendo then pioneered the motion-controlled gaming revolution with the Wii console and the Wii Remote controller back in 2006. Today the company unveils an even more immersive gaming experience: Nintendo …

Read More »

EA and Crytek Bring Crysis 2 to a New Dimension

Crytek GmbH, the award-winning developers of the Crysis franchise, announced that Crysis 2 will also be available in true stereoscopic 3D. The blockbuster action game will be the first major video game on multiple platforms to take full advantage of true stereoscopic 3D. Crytek is recognized worldwide for being technical pioneers, as …

Read More »

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Part of the 2010 Xbox Summer of Arcade

Square Enix announced that Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light(TM) will be a part of Microsoft’s third annual Summer of Arcade program. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light showcases a new isometric cooperative adventure that aims to deliver instant, intense action and bite-sized puzzles which will fit perfectly into …

Read More »

Battlestar Galactica Online Tech Demo To Debut At E3 Expo

The global market leader in browser-based massively multiplayer online games (MMOG), Bigpoint, (http://www.bigpoint.com/) will be demonstrating the first technical demo of Battlestar Galactica Online at E3 Expo in Los Angeles. A tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based upon Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica series, Battlestar Galactica Online ( http://www.bgo.bigpoint.com) will be …

Read More »

EA Heats Up Mass Effect 2 with New Demo and New Downloadable Content

The Mass Effect 2 phenomenon rages on asBioWare launches a demo for Mass Effect 2 on Xbox Live and PC. Designed to help introduce the rich Mass Effect fiction to all-new players, the demo features the first two missions of the game as well as one bonus mission, totaling over 90 minutes of …

Read More »

Square Enix Brings an Unrivaled Lineup of Franchises to E3 2010

Square Enix announced its expansive lineup of games for the 2010 E3 Expo, taking place in Los Angeles from June 15-17. Continuing to diversify its global offerings to meet the needs of consumers worldwide, Square Enix will be showcasing the widest range of games in company history. Headlining this year’s …

Read More »

Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Defenders of the Core Debuts In Fall

Activision and Nelvana announced the fall release of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Defenders of the Core for Nintendo DS, Wii, the PSP, the PlayStation 3, and the Xbox 360. This sequel to the 2009 hit Bakugan Battle Brawlers, once again based on the top-rated television series and Spin Master’s best-selling toy, …

Read More »