News Tagged: Castlevania

Monday 16th November, 2009 - 21:30 GMT

News: Original Castlevania Ported To Half-Life 2, Sort Of

Original Castlevania Ported To Half-Life 2, Sort Of

Modder recreates first stage for PC shooter

Dracula's castle has come down with a bad case of alien head crabs. Where are the Belmonts to stop them? Dead, presumably, so it's up to Gordon Freeman to crowbar them into crab juice in this translation of the original Castlevania's first level to the PC's Half-Life 2. The mod retains the same look of the 8-bit rendition in its transition to 3D, complete..

17 comments | In Retro, NES, PC, Mods, Castlevania.

Tuesday 27th October, 2009 - 17:06 GMT

News: Feast Your Eyes On This Castlevania: ReBirth Footage

Feast Your Eyes On This Castlevania: ReBirth Footage

Video of the first few levels hits the net, looks fang-tastic

As you may already be aware, Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth came out in Japan recently. The Western release is still up in the air, so while you're waiting you might want to take a look at this footage, which has been posted up on YouTube by user jodecideion. Be warned - this may spoil your enjoyment of the game if you're the kind of..

52 comments | In WiiWare, Video, Upcoming Games, Castlevania.

Sunday 25th October, 2009 - 08:26 GMT

News: More Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth Screenshots

More Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth Screenshots

More gorgeous shots of the upcoming WiiWare release in action.

Well it's not much, but we were able to get our hands on three additional screenshots of the upcoming WiiWare release Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth in action. As you can see in the screenshots below, the game looks absolutely amazing and should prove to be a great addition to the ever-increasing Rebirth series from Konami. As..

40 comments | In Konami, Screenshots, WiiWare, Castlevania, Upcoming Games.

Thursday 22nd October, 2009 - 09:01 BST

News: Solitary Castlevania Rebirth Screenshot Rises From Its Grave

Solitary Castlevania Rebirth Screenshot Rises From Its Grave

But it's a lovely screenshot nonetheless

Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth comes out in Japan on the 27th of this month, but aside from a few images in Famitsu, we've seen precious little of the game thus far. That's changed somewhat, but not by much. A single screen from the game has been released onto the net, and while we'd rather have a few images to gaze longingly at, it's nice enough. The..

31 comments | In WiiWare, Castlevania, Screenshots.

Friday 16th October, 2009 - 23:19 BST

News: IGA Involved With Castlevania: Rebirth; Next Project Top Secret

IGA Involved With Castlevania: Rebirth; Next Project Top Secret

Don't fret - Koji Igarashi is still alive and well, Konami confirms

When Konami revealed its Castlevania series reboot Lords of Shadow at this year's E3, the absence of Koji "IGA" Igarashi raised some eyebrows. The legendary producer - who has been the Castlevania franchise head man since the days of Symphony of the Night - didn't seem to be having any input in the upcoming 360/PS3..

20 comments | In WiiWare, Rumour, Castlevania.

Wednesday 14th October, 2009 - 09:20 BST

News: Castlevania Draculathon '09 Proves Vampire Slaying is a Charitable Cause

Castlevania Draculathon '09 Proves Vampire Slaying is a Charitable Cause

Support SouthSideGamers in this most noble quest

If the recent Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth screens have whetted your appetite for all things vampire-related then you might want to point your browser in the direction of the SouthSideGamers website. The gaming group intends to play Castlevania games for 48 hours straight (and possibly longer) in order to raise money for Childs Play, a charity..

9 comments | In Charity, Castlevania.

Tuesday 13th October, 2009 - 14:41 BST

News: First Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Screens Appear

First Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Screens Appear

Latest issue of Famitsu provides a closer look at the highly-anticipated dose of retro goodness.

Japanese gaming publication Famitsu has provided the world with a first look at Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth. The screens show the typical Gothic look we've come to love and expect from Konami's vintage series. The game appears to follow the classic linear / stage-based formula as opposed to the..

54 comments | In WiiWare, Castlevania, Famitsu, Japan, Japanese Releases.

Wednesday 16th September, 2009 - 08:50 BST

News: Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Coming This Month

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth Coming This Month

Nintendo's confirms Konami title as a Q3 release

Wow, things sure move quickly in the world of WiiWare. We've only just heard the awesome news that Konami's new Castlevania is in the works, and now Nintendo's own release list has confirmed that the game is going to be with us sooner than expected - this month, in fact. Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth is a Q3 game, according to The Big N. We're..

45 comments | In WiiWare, Upcoming Games, Konami, Castlevania.

Thursday 28th May, 2009 - 09:09 BST

News: Castlevania Movie Bites The Dust

Castlevania Movie Bites The Dust

The Belmont's Hollywood debut is cancelled

Although Hollywood's track record with video game adaptations has been less than impressive over the years (see Super Mario Bros. for proof) we have to admit we were a little excited about Paul W. S. Anderson's proposed Castlevania movie.Announced back in 2005, the film was due to begin production in 2006 but things started to go amiss and Resident Evil..

24 comments | In Movies, Cancelled, Castlevania.

Wednesday 16th April, 2008 - 09:49 BST

News: New DS Castlevania Is Given A Name

New DS Castlevania Is Given A Name

More vampire-hunting tomfoolery on your portable

The Entertainment Software Rating Board of America (better known by the shorter title of ESRB) has revealed the name of Konami’s next DS Castlevania adventure: The Order of Ecclesia.Series producer IGA hinted some time ago that another DS installment was in the offing, but this is the first news we’ve heard since that announcement. There’s no..

3 comments | In ESRB, Nintendo DS, Castlevania.