Gadgets and Video Games

Activision has stuck with Glu for bringing more than just Modern Warfare 2 to mobile phones. Gamasutra reports that the studio will also create keypad-friendly versions of Guitar Hero 5 , Blur and Tony Hawk: Ride for release this year, although we have to question how closely the gameplay of the latter with adhere to that of the peripheral-based console version. Again, these ports are all for mobile phones , not gaming handhelds masquerading as such, iPhone ! (Which, when you think of it , would seem ideally suited for Ride .) They’re being made for handsets running Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile and Java-based operating systems

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Glu also sticking Guitar Hero 5, Blur, Tony Hawk: Ride on cell phones

It’s true that we haven’t played a “video game” on a cellular device (at least, one that wasn’t an iPhone) since our lengthy Snake sessions back in 1999 — though we imagine there’s a contingency of folks out there who get excited for mobile adaptations of console games. For instance, you may find yourself thrilled about Glu’s next mobile project — a version of Modern Warfare 2 that’s coming to Androids, Blackberrys, BREWs, J2MEs and Windows Mobile phones in Q4 of this year.

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Glu developing Modern Warfare 2 for mobile phones

Tags: a-one-way-trip-, content, duchess-gambit, point-lookout, sprawling, strange, the-dilapidated, Windows

Bethesda, proprietor of large, navigable worlds both post-apocalyptic and, uh, pre-apocalyptic, has teamed up with 2K Games to offer a gaming bundle not seen since the days of the original Xbox, when you could get Jet Set Radio and Sega GT together in one convenient package. 2K and Bethesda are bundling Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Bioshock together for Xbox 360 and Windows PC, for $39.99 and $29.99, respectively, starting July 7. The press release was unclear on which version of Oblivion this is (Game of the Year edition?), so we’ve sent word for a comment regarding that. Open world meets under water in new Oblivion, Bioshock bundle originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

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Open world meets under water in new Oblivion, Bioshock bundle

There are some rumors circulating around the internets that Gears of War 2 could make a belated arrival on the PC platform, just like the first title. IGN points to Beantown Games , the originator of this vicious little rumor, which posted details from a supposed unreleased press release for the game, along with supposed box art shots featuring the Games for Windows logo.

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Rumor: Gears of War 2 chainsawdomizing PC

Spinal Tap lands on Rock Band next week and will be ready to turn it up to 11. Just remember to keep an eye on your drummer — Spinal Tap and drummers don’t mix well. Next week’s Rock Band Weekly also adds Evanescence

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Rock Band Weekly: Spinal Tap, Evanescence

Just a few scant days before the year’s biggest gaming event and GameTrailers has snuck into E3’s living room and unwrapped one of its biggest gifts. Oh, and it televised what it found inside, spoiling it for everyone. So, what was inside?

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Brink: Bethesda / Splash Damage collaboration revealed

It’s almost E3 ! Despite the turbulent past this event has had it is now slated to be back in full force.

Jumpgate Evolution will not be making its scheduled June release. What, you’ve nova heard of a delay before? Anyway, following three years of development, NetDevil noted on its forums that the game is going back into the darkness of development to emerge at some point in the future

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Jumpgate Evolution jumps back into development, won’t make June release

We still have no idea why it’s taken Sam Fisher so long to return to us, but at least now we have a better idea of when he’ll be back. Ubisoft narrowed the release date for Splinter Cell: Conviction to Q3 of this fiscal year (between November 2009 between December 2009) in a conference call this morning. We also got narrower release windows for games like Assassin’s Creed 2 (Q3), Red Steel 2 (Q3) and Ghost Recon 4 (Q4)

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Ubisoft gives clearer picture of Splinter Cell, Red Steel release dates