Spore Galactic Adventures, Spore Creature Keeper, Spore Hero and Spore Hero Arena look to be unique and welcome additions to the Spore franchise.
Four New Evolutions of Spore Due For Release in 2009 For PC, Nintendo DS and Wii
Jan. 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
Class of Heroes announced for the PSP by Atlus
Jan. 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
For those console owners wondering where the RPG-mania of the last generation is this time around, look no further than the handhelds. Between the Sony PSP and the Nintendo DS, there’s no shortage of RPGs, and a significant reason for that is the development and publishing work of Atlus, who today announced Class of Heroes [...]
America’s Army 3 announced for PC in 2009
Jan. 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
For those of you who don’t like to pay for your first-person shooter experiences, the U.S. Army is here to help you yet again, this time with the announcement of America’s Army 3 for the PC. It looks like everything people loved about the first two entries in the series will be included, along with [...]
Atlus brings Steal Princess to North America this March
Jan. 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
Atlus is a company that every DS fan should know by now, as the system has been their favorite testing ground for new ideas and IP the past few years-Trauma Center, Izuna, Etrian Odyssey, and others. That trend continues with yesterday’s announcement of “Steal Princess”, a quirky puzzle/platformer that also boasts a level creation and [...]
Ghostbusters game coming June 16
Jan. 10, 2009 Leave a Comment
Atari announced the official release date for the much anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game. “On June 16, 2009 the all new adventure inspired by the hit film franchise will release across North America,” said Nicole Tubman, a publicist for Atari. “Ghostbusters: The Video Game, is written by original Ghostbusters writers and stars Harold Ramis and [...]
Gallery: Fallout 3 Operation Anchorage screens
Jan. 8, 2009 Leave a Comment
Bethesda Softworks released three new screenshots from the upcoming Operation Anchorage expansion for Fallout 3. In Operation Anchorage we get to relive the much talked about liberation of Anchorage that was hinted to throughout the game. To maintain continuity, you will play out the 200-years-in-the-past battle by entering a simulation like the one you have [...]
Saints Row 2 PC ships
Jan. 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
Saints Row 2 shipped for Windows PC Tuesday, THQ announced. Play control will be the essential difference in the PC gaming experience with the game looking and sounding nearly the same on the PC as it does on consoles, a THQ spokesperson said. The difference would be using a keyboard and mouse instead of a [...]
Top 10 video games of 2008
Dec. 31, 2008 3 Comments
Now that the gaming year of 2008 is over, it’s time to take a look back at some of the best titles released. There are top ten lists popping up all over the Internet, but this list is going to be a bit different. Instead of simply ranking what I consider the ten best games of the year, I am going to list them with no specific order or reasoning to them. That way, I can just be chastised for the normal things authors of these lists deal with, like being biased for or against a system instead of “How could you rank [X] ahead of [Y]! You’re a n00b!”
Two new DS titles from EA
Dec. 25, 2008 Leave a Comment
Electronic Arts is putting out two brand new names on the DS in Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure and and Zubo. From EA: ZUBO This music-based rhythm-action adventure is an original intellectual property created for 7-11 year old boys and girls. In Zubo, players enter the world of Zubalon to help the colorful and [...]
Infogrames acquires Cryptic Studios
Dec. 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
Infogrames Entertainment, the parent company of Atari, announced Tuesday that will totally acquire Cryptic Studios, a leading publisher of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games. “This acquisition is a critical step in the implementation of Atari’s strategy to become a leading online game developer and publisher,” said Atari spokeswoman Amy Wisel. Cryptic is currently developing three [...]
THQ launches Star Wars Sound Board for iPhone
Dec. 8, 2008 Leave a Comment
THQ Wireless has released Star Wars Sound Board, a Lucasfilm-licensed application that allows users to replay sound bites from the Star Wars series, they announced recently. Quotes from characters such as Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and C-3PO are included, as well as sound effects including the Lightsaber, R2-D2′s beeps, Chewbacca’s growls, and TIE Fighters [...]
The PlayStation 2 launch titles
Dec. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
December 2008. Sony PlayStation 2 has been a viable product for eight years, selling about 140 million units wordwide, more than any other video game console in history. The fact that we’re still talking about PlayStation 2 and still talking about new games being made only for the PlayStation 2 in the 2008 holiday season [...]
What’s up with Rock Band 2 PS3 guitars?
Nov. 24, 2008 2 Comments
I’ll tell you what’s up: the Guitar Hero guitars work with Rock Band 2 on PlayStation 3. This was a big conundrum last year when we realized Activision and Harmonix weren’t going to play nice and let us use their guitars on the competing games. We’re looking into what happened, but for sure we know [...]
