Now here’s something that you don’t see every day; above is an official Pokédex app for iOS (iPhone/iPad) by none other than the Big N itself – Nintendo! Though listed as being published by “The Pokémon Company,” the app is actually made by Creatures Inc. – the main creators of the Pokémon games and a [...]

Yesterday marked an important day in gaming history. 10 years ago Microsoft released the original Xbox, along with its ever successful gaming service, Xbox Live. Microsoft sold close to 25 million original Xbox’s and was then upgraded to the uber-successful Xbox 360. From everyone at The Noisecast, Happy Birthday Xbox!

Whoa, this is a big item picked up by Polygon (video game arm at The Verge); a source (and former employee at OnLive) disclosed that the ENTIRE staff has just been laid off. Cotdayum that’s horrible news for former(?) OnLive staffers. Aside from news of the abrupt shuttering of the OnLive service, there’s also a [...]

It’s been about 15 years since we last saw Jet and his gang of skating graffiti artists bring freedom of expression to back to the people of Tokyo-cho, and now Sega has finally made Jet Set Radio HD’s release date and price official. Jet Set Radio HD will be available in mid-September for $9.99 on [...]

Good morning, dudes and dudettes. I’ve started the roundup early, so be prepared to have your face filled with news. Sponsor a Zombie from Timothy W. Stevens on Vimeo. Day-Z becomes standalone. Day-Z, the incredibly popular mod for the Arma II combat simulator from Bohemia Interactive, has been given the green-light by Bohemia for stand [...]

Looks like there’s trouble in the Mushroom Kingdom, Nintendo’s latest quarterly earnings report is not looking good. According to a report in Forbes, the Big N reported a net loss to the tune of $461.2M – worse still, selling the Nintendo 3DS at a loss isn’t helping matters either. Worse still is the projected plan [...]

All things old are new again, at least that seems to be the case for mobile gaming. We’re not complaining one bit. Capcom recently announced the official street date for their classic button-masher, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, coming to iOS in just a couple of days. The iOS (iPhone and iPod Touch) app will bring its full [...]

Demiurge makes their game debut with Shoot Many Robots, a throwback to the old run-and-gun play style. Does it fly high from start to finish or run out of fuel and fall flat?

Okay, you guys have been dishing out headshots to the tune of $1 Billion dollars. That’s quite a feat for any game, especially in this crappy economy; but the kicker here is that the milestone was reached in just 16 days. To put it in perspective, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 took an a [...]

The holidays means that, for many, a trip to the airport is probably in our immediate future. The problem with traveling around the holidays is that chances are you’ll be waiting an extra long time at airports trying to get to where you’re headed. If you’re the owner of a Nintendo 3DS, your waits may [...]