With Soulcalibur 4 and the upcoming Street Fighter IV the home consoles can already celebrate the year 2008 to be an the upside for fighting games after a long time. What's missing from this ensemble is Virtua Fighter 5: Revolution that was only released for the Japanese arcades in July this year. Kikizo and the German games magazine Man!ac (issue 11/08) recently interviewed the development director of AM2 Makoto Osaki about the newest installment in the Virtua Fighter franchise. And you know what: a home console version isn't unlikely if you are in for the game. more...

After the final Tokyo location-tests in June, Virtua Fighter 5: Revolution eventually hits the Japanese arcades. New to VF5:R are two characters: karateka Jean Kujo, and returning sumo wrestler Taka-Arashi (who first debuted in Virtua Fighter 3 but was then dropped for VF4&5 due to his massive size and weight - according to AM-2). more...

You can only really review a game like Virtua Fighter 5 after playing it for months and months. Because playing Virtua Fighter 5 in its whole depth and beauty takes time, much time - time that is very well worth your effort of trying out a stellar fighting game that knows how to hold you in its spell! That is, if you allow it to ... more...

You can only really review a game like Virtua Fighter 5 after playing it for months and months. Because playing Virtua Fighter 5 in its whole depth and beauty takes time, much time - time that is very well worth your effort of trying out a stellar fighting game that knows how to hold you in its spell! That is, if you allow it to ... more...

And Yet It Moves is a very neat and charming game for the coffee break, which lets you play as a character made out of paper moving through landscapes that mostly consist of ripped paper as well, which leads to a very arty style of the game. Your mobility is quite restricted, because you can only move to the left and the right as well as jump. more...

Videogame veterans might still remember The Last Starfighter. Back in 1984 this was the first movie that featured special effects (spacecraft, space, etc.) entirely generated on a computer. more...

Today, Microsoft launched the long-rumored Xbox 360 Arcade console for just under $280 in North America. The latest method for packaging the Xbox 360 console is targeted at families and casual gamers and designed to compete better with the Wii for that market. more...

A tech-demo video of a fairly new physics toolset called OcataveEngine has surfaced. The 1:42 min. footage shows off a variety of engine capabilities, with the highlight being its water effects: more...