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Important Importables: 100 interesting games you must import to play
Hey everyone! This is a momentous day for Important Importables. Today marks the 100th column. Who’d have thought, right? Anyways, to celebrate today, I’m listing my 100 all time favorite games that you can only get by importing. These are titles that aren’t available in North America, and you have to import from either Japan or Europe if you want to play them. Remember, this isn’t a comprehensive list and is based on my personal…
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Console Classix relaunch results in more gaming options for users
If you’re looking to play, or perhaps replay, classic games, check out Console Classix. It allows you to play classic video games on your computer. A free membership is available, and provides access to Atari 2600, ColecoVision and NES games.
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Appletell Exclusive: LittleWing pinball heading to the iPhone, iPod Touch
FROM APPLETELL - LittleWing Co.makers of arguably the best pinball sims available for the Mac and PChas revealed to Appletell that after completing the update…
Circuity City closing in US, liquidation sales imminent
It’s all over now folks. The downhill roller coaster ride that Circuit City has been on since filing for bankruptcy in November 2008 has finally come to an end. The Associated Press is reporting the retailer will liquidate the remaining 567 stores in the United States after failing to find… Continue Reading »
Pinball FX’s Street Fighter II Turbo table coming November 12
The Xbox Live Arcade game Pinball FX is expanding with a fourth, Street Fighter II Turbo-themed table. That’s right, ZEN Studios, developers of Pinball FX, has worked with Capcom to create a table completely inspired by Street Fighter. It will be available November 12, 2008, and sounds really cool. As… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Mile High Pinball for N-Gage
Title: Mile High Pinball Price: $9.49 ($2.99 for 1 day, $6.99 for 7 days) System(s): N-Gage Release Date: May 5, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Nokia (Ideaworks3D) ESRB Rating: “Everyone” Pros: Nearly endless pinball action. Great sound effects and pretty decent bumper action. Good pinball-on-the-go game. Cons: Some boards feel too congested… Continue Reading »
Publisher X puts out a few iPhone games
Last week Publisher X announced a partnership with four international developers and will be focusing mainly on downloadable programs. Publisher X currently has six new games already available for the Apple iPhone and the Apple iPod touch including Zen Pinball, Critter Crunch and Reel Deal Slots. Click through to find… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Dream Pinball for DS
Title: Dream Pinball Price: $19.99 System(s): DS (Wii, PC) Release Date: April 22, 2008 Publisher (Developer): SouthPeak Games (TopWare Interactive, Zuxxez Entertainment) ESRB Rating: “Everyone 10+” for mild blood and mild suggestive themes Pros: Good sound effects, fairly nice audio, odd material balls and fun themes. It’s afordable portable pinball… Continue Reading »
T-Mobile gets classic Taito arcade games
On January 8, 2008, Taito Corporation released the cell phone adaptations of Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2, Space Invaders Pinball and The Legend of Kage. All three titles are T-Mobile USA exclusives. If you’re interested, each game costs $2.99 monthly or can be purchased for unlimited use… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Quick Review: Flipper Critters
Product: Flipper Critters Price: $14.99 Rating: 4/10 Pros: The dialog can be pretty entertaining and the game is challenging. Cons: The visuals will make your eyes and ears bleed. Overall: Too challenging for kids, too grotesque for adults. I sincerely think that if Ignition Entertainment and Zen Studios had perhaps… Continue Reading »
Sony announces holiday lineup for all its systems
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. has revealed its upcoming 2007 holiday lineup, all fresh with tons of PS3, PS2 and PSP games and hardware bundles to keep anyone entertained during this festive season. Much of the lineup includes first- and third-party products. “This holiday season we are offering our largest… Continue Reading »
Nominees for SpikeTV’s 2007 Video Game Awards revealed
SpikeTV has announced the nominees for its Video Game Awards show. The nominees were chosen by SpikeTV’s advisory panel, made up of two dozen game journalists, that were released between November 16, 2006, and December 1, 2007. So far, BioShock and Halo 3 has received the most nominations with seven… Continue Reading »
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Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.






