gamesindustry.biz reported today that Nintendo of America has issued a press release in regards to number of DS Lite consoles are showing cracks on the left side of the hinge on the system. Up until now Nintendo was charging $50 (US) to repair the problem as it was considered to be outside warranty.

Nintendo says the problem is extremely rare and claim that only about 0.02 percent of the units shipped have this defect. Nintendo of America has decided it will now cover the costs and repair the problem units free of charge….

An intriguing Red Steel multiplayer detail recently surfaced during a recent GamePro interview with Ubisoft creative director Nicolas Eypert.
When asked about the game’s multiplayer, Eypert had this to say: “[You'll] have up to four …

There are still a lot of mysteries about the Nintendo Wii. The Wii controller, lovingly referred to as the Wiimote, just got a little less mysterious. On ign.com an article was posted giving information obtained from official Wii developer documentation on the controller and it’s features.

The Wiimote’s power source was only speculation but now it is confirmed that th controller will require two AA batteries. The device is expected to run from 30 to 60 hours depending on functionality….

Atari will sell their Reflections Interactive development group to Ubisoft. Ubisoft is best known for their Rayman series and their Prince of Persia trilogy. The most significant gain from the deal is the rights to the Driver property. Driver was one of the first action/ driving games on the market….

At the EA Summer Showcase the world’s largest video game publisher has made a number of surprises, in an otherwise simmering demonstration of their forthcoming line-up.
The long-awaited Team Fortress 2 has finally made an appearance, …

Microsoft said it will debut a new game for its online Xbox Live Arcade service every Wednesday through mid-August, starting with the classic title “Frogger,” out today.
The games that make up the “Xbox Live Arcade …

Madden NFL 07 developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon (EA) for EA Sports is one of the top selling video games in North America every year and by the looks of things the version planned for …

One of the games Nintendo has been quick to refer to when showcasing the Wii is Wii-sports.
This is of course for good reason, as the game is the perfect example of what gamers can expect …

We already know that an SD card will be used as one of the storage options for Nintendo’s Wii and the appropriate Slot has already been identified for this.
However, speculation about a new Slot abounds …

CNN recently posted a story speculating that the Nintendo Wii might launch early ahead of the November 17 PlayStation 3 launch. Industry insiders belive the Wii may launch as early as september.
Although it hasn’t been …

Sony has borrowed 80 billion yen (about $700 million) to “diversify funding sources”. The corporation has not borrowed this much money from a bank in over ten years.
According to the article on the bloomberg …

Fan site Diablo3.com compiles a list of Evidence that points to the creation of Diablo 3 by blizzard.
They include answers to common arguments, job postings by blizzard, domain purchases by blizzard and everything that …

As I’m sure many of you are already aware, alternative Internet browser specialist Opera is bringing a version of its portable browser to the Nintendo Ds.
Nintendo have recently updated their DS web-browser site, which consists …

If there is one game series that can create mass hysteria between fans, and generate decent review scores it’s Squares-Enix Final Fantasy series. Thankfully it appears we are currently one step closer towards the final …

MotorStorm is an upcoming racing video game being developed by Evolution Studios and is going to be one of the first racing titles available for the Sony PlayStation 3. It was announced at E3 2005 …

The Official Playstation 3 site recently recently launched. It contains general information about the system and its technical specs. It also has sections that show shots of the system and screen shots from games….