Atari will publish Ghostbusters

Oct. 30, 2008   Leave a Comment  

In a huge move for Atari, which had been struggling over the past few years, will publish the highly anticipated and much previewed Ghostbusters game in development by Sierra. A source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed for Blast that the New York-based American arm of Infogrames Entertainment will publish the game. We announced [...]

The Spiderwick Chronicles for Wii

March 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

This largely linear fantasy adventure, based on the book series of the same name, follows the adventures of the Grace family as they stumble into a unique situation when they move into a new house. Freddie Highmore does great double duty as twin brothers Jared and Simon while sister Mallory is voiced by Sarah Bolger. [...]

Addiction, thy name is Switchball

Jan. 1, 2008   Leave a Comment  

The adventures of a small ball — what could be so great about that? Everything. Switchball is a game that needs not a storyline, nor characters, nor a plot to be great. Gameplay is simple. Use a little ball to roll around the levels, completing puzzles by moving boxes around to make paths to the [...]

Download the Switchball demo

Dec. 30, 2007   Leave a Comment  

We have a review of Switchball coming 1/1/08, but for now, here’s a chance to get the demo. Switchball is an intricate puzzle game set in a stunning 3D world. Control an ever-changing ball along a narrow winding course suspended in midair. Solve your way through challenging levels jam-packed with obstacles, traps and mazes. This [...]

Crash of the Titans

Dec. 26, 2007   Leave a Comment  

In a way, Crash of the Titans represents everything about Playstation 2 in 2008 — still bloody good, but there’s not a whole lot more to expect out of it. Even without its original creator, Crash Bandicoot is still a strong video game franchise, and it’s the best thing Sierra has going for it right [...]

Activision and Blizzard merge, create $20 billion game company

Dec. 2, 2007   Leave a Comment  

The combination of Activision’s best-selling Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, and Tony Hawk, with Vivendi Games’ Crash Bandicoot and Spyro, and Blizzard StarCraft, World Of Warcraft nets the world’s largest video game company. [...]