They might not be doing so hot right now, but that doesn't mean we should forget the success they've had for the most part of the year. Nintendo has been named "World's Best Company" for 2009, coming out on top of all the major corporations worldwide. Now what has the World's Best Company been cooking up all week? Check 'em all out right here.

The comments made by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick about how 2K Sports titles are out-rating EA Sports games in reviews seem to have gotten to EA Sports boss Peter Moore. Peter blogged recently about how competitive their line-up is and he spoke of how franchises like NBA Live will put on a ground-breaking show when E3 2008 comes. More details in the full article.

Curious to know why Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia has a distinct and unique art style to the point that it stands out from the rest? The visual art director and the creative director behind the game have said that they picked style over realism. Details after the jump!

Majesco Entertainment is adding another Nancy Drew title to its library, this time Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Clue Bender Society for the Nintendo DS. Following the events of Nancy Drew: The Deadly Secret of Olde World Park, the teen detective receives an invitation from the Clue Bender Society to kick off her next game. Know more by heading over to the full article.

Video game publisher Majesco Entertainment has sent around some information regarding the titles that it will be showcasing at this year's E3. Majesco will be unveiling quite a few titles for the Nintendo Wii and DS systems as well as its very first title for the Xbox 360, Kengo: Legend of the 9. Check the list below for the full lineup.

• DS
• Nancy Drew and the Deadly Secret of Olde World Park
• Zoo Hospital
• Holly Hobbie & Friends
• Turn It Around
• Operation: Vietnam
• The Wild West
• Wii
• Blast Works: Build, Fuse, Destroy
• Furu Furu Park
• Xbox 360
• Kengo: Legend of the 9

Majesco will be in booths 222 to 224 at E3. Check it out if you're attending.

Are you a casual gamer or a hardcore gamer? Do you like your games short, sweet, pick-up-and-play, or immersive and borderline masochistic? Whatever your answer, Nintendo's got your fix, with an assorted summer lineup for the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo Wii that's sure to satisfy any player, no matter how hard your core or casual your playstyle is.

What's most exciting about the summer lineup? Let's just take a look-see: Mario Strikers Charged, that's for the Wii, available on July 30. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption's another highly anticipated title for the Wii, as well. Not sure about High School Musical: Sing It, though - cheery upbeat high school musical simulator?

For the Nintendo DS, it's Brain Training 2 and Picross DS, both very good mind-sharpening games in their own right. Now who says that games rot your brain? They very well don't! Of course, the third chapter in the ever-so-popular Phoenix Wright series - Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations - will be out in September. A very good summer indeed.

In any case, here's the summer lineup. Mark your calendars!

Wii

• July 30 Mario Strikers Charged
  
• Aug. 20 Metroid Prime 3 Corruption
  
• September Battalion Wars 2 Nintendo
• Aug. 14 High School Musical: Sing It!
  
• Aug. 14 Madden NFL '08
  
• August Tiger Woods PGA Tour '08
  
• August Space Station Tycoon
  
• August Brunswick Pro Bowling
  
• August Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
  
• August Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
  
• September Brothers in Arms
  
• September Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
  
• September George of the Jungle
  
• Fall Boogie
  

The summer lineup for the Nintendo DS after the jump!

 

The website for Transformers: The Game has already been launched, and in all honesty, it's looking just great. Loading up the site gives you the option to either Enter the Site or Enter Battle (whatever that may be since the Enter Battle section isn't open yet...).

Entering the site allows one to view the game's features, as well as videos and images from the game, and even the developers' blog. The opportunity to join the Beta testing of "Battle for the AllSpark" can also be found here, by clicking on the button found at the bottom of the screen. This particular bit really drew our attention since we have been waiting for a game like this ever since we were kids. No word has been given on when the full version of the web game will be available, but you can keep checking for it via our read link below.

Lastly, Activision also released some new screenshots for the game which shows the new Bumblebee in various stages of kicking Decepticon butt. The graphics are looking as polished as ever and we can't wait to get our hands on the game.

 

You might have read our earlier post on the shutdown of Gen Con So Cal. Yep, after four successful conventions that drew gamers, fans, and people of all shapes and sizes to congregate and have fun for four great days of pure gaming bliss, Gen Con So Cal is no more.

In order to give fans an explanation of their decision, Gen Con's CEO Peter Adkison has posted an open letter on the official Gen Con website, simply entitled "The End of Gen Con So Cal". Read on for an excerpt that deals with one of their main reasons for the decision.

The "problem" is the Gen Con format is a very expensive format for a convention. Most conventions are only an exhibit hall, a vast area where companies set up booths and sell (consumer shows) or promote (trade shows) or both. But at Gen Con we like to be more than just a big exhibit hall. We dedicate tons of space to games and fun events that are of interest to gamers, overlapping with gaming culture, but do nothing to generate revenue.

There's still hope, though, as according to Adkison, "Gen Con Indy is very profitable and is in no danger of going away." He also says that they currently have plans of "taking Gen Con Indy and Star Wars Celebration and making them even better, without compromising anything that’s there now. Funds that were being invested in Gen Con So Cal will be diverted to these shows."

Click on the "read" link below to read the full open letter.