Don’t believe the hype.I played The Conduit’s multiplayer mode this week at E3 and was underwhelmed to say the least. I don’t remember the single player mode moving this slow, but multiplayer plays as fast as Mario trudging through thick honey. Keep in mind, I cut my teeth on the ultra fast Unreal Tournament, but The Conduit moves noticeably slower than even Halo. It was a major buzz kill.As much as I dislike saying this—given High Voltage’s enthusiasm, effort, and passion for developing on Wii—

NewsKonami Sales Record High, Profit Down 40 PercentBy Brian Ashcraft on May 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM With the release of Metal Gear Solid 4, Japanese company Konami saw record high sales of ¥309.77 billion and 4.2 percent growth for the 2008 fiscal year. That’s the good news. The bad news?Konami’s profit dropped 40.7 percent to ¥10.87 billion. According to Konami, the company’s health and fitness segment faced depreciation. (Konami owns a chain of gyms in Japan.)Though, its game division was healthy

During a recent quarterly earnings call Activision’s CEO of Publishing, Mike Griffith, announced plans to release “ Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits ” some time later this year. This title will feature fan favorites from GH 1, 2, Encore, and 3 recharted to support full band play. Sadly, there is no word, as of yet, on which songs will be included. This is bad news for all you PS2 owners though, as this title is only being released on PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii. So what do you think? Is this just a not

A little over a week ago, we told you about an increase in reports of Wii-related injuries, but it’s not all bad news for Nintendo’s waggle box. Turns out the movement required to play Wii games can have therapeutic benefits for injured veterans and others looking to regain motor skills. After a helicopter crash in Italy, [...]