Publisher: Telltale Games Developer: Telltale Games Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Steam, iOS Released: October 9th, 2012 It’s not everyday that a company would bank 100% of their efforts on the writing, the story, and the love. Telltale is renowned for their point...
5
Perfect
Mark of the Ninja [Game]
Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: Klei Entertainment Platform: Xbox 360 Released: September 7th Klei put their stain on my heart with their first release Shank, and kicked open the door for fully loaded artistic perfection on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Shank...
3.5
Good
Deadlight [Game]
Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: Tequila Works Platform: Xbox Live Arcade Released: August 1st Rated: M for Mature I first got wind of Deadlight over a year back when I noticed a screen shot that showed a highway sign that read...
2
Buggy
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD [Game]
Publisher: Activision Developer: Robomodo Platform: Playstation Network, Xbox Live, Windows Released: July 18th (360), Q3 (PSN, PC) Rated: T for Teen When Activision and company decided to reboot and re-imagine THPS, my entire generation of gamers rejoiced. However, I think we all...
Microsoft Surface Pro: LAN Party Superstar?
As you may have heard, Microsoft has just announced a new Windows 8 tablet to compete with the iPad. Called the Microsoft Surface, it’s the first time Microsoft has really gone all-in on a first-party hardware project in awhile (since the Xbox, really, unless you want to count Zune) so people are pretty excited. As a replacement for the current iPad,...
E3 2012: Xbox “Entertainment Evolved” Live-Blog
This event is now OVER. Please feel free to read through the news as it broke, and comment on the article.
Microsoft Announces, Details, and Prices their Next XBLA Promotion, (Aptly) Titled “Arcade Next”
With the dust only recently settling on Microsoft’s arguably-underwhelming XBLA promotion, House Party, it looks like PR ramp up has already begun for the follow-up, as the details for “Arcade Next”, including the full list of games to be available as well as their upcoming release date and pricing, have just been announced. First up on the docket is the...
Jet Grind Radio Coming To Current-Gen Consoles!
In possibly the best news of the week, Sega America has posted a teaser video revealing the latest Dreamcast game to arrive on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network…and it’s an excellent choice! The classic 3rd-person action title Jet Grind Radio (also known as Jet Set Radio, depending on your region) will be available for download soon! Watch the teaser here....
New Alan Wake Game Rated in Germany, Likely to be Announced this Weekend
A game that’s going by the name of Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, which we can all safely assume is connected in some way to last year’s Remedy Studio release Alan Wake, was recently rated by the German USK ratings board, at a time which syncs up quite nicely with this weekend’s impending Spike Video Game Awards. Though little concrete information...
1
Lazy
Red Bull X-fighters World Tour – XBLA [Game]
Publisher: Konami Developer:Xendex Platform: Xbox 360, Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace Release: September 14, 2011 “It’s just barely passable. Though I can’t recommend it to anyone..” The Red Bull X-fighters are a series of Motocross stunt competitions conceived and carried out by Energy Drink Producer Red Bull. Given that FMX stunt shows can be pretty exciting to watch, someone had...
2
Meh
Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone – XBLA [Game]
Publisher: Konami Developer: Backbone Entertainment Platform: Xbox 360, PS3 Released: Oct 25, 2011 “Catering to gamers who are convinced they are prepared for the zombie apocalypse.” Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? I’ve seen too many Dual Joystick shooters in the past two years to care anymore, and too many zombie games where it’s just become a...
I Am Alive officially coming this Winter!!
There’s been ridiculous amounts of buzz around I Am Alive for the past few months. Forgetting its good-looking original concept, the game’s stayed pretty deep in the shadows while its IP got traded to Ubisoft from developer Darkworks. Well thanks to Ubisoft Shanghai, the game’s finally been announced to officially be coming out, with the hope to release it this...
Crysis coming to Xbox 360 and PS3 in October
Back in July, people might remember a buzz in the Crysis community. This was because the ESRB page for the original Crysis was updated to include the Xbox 360 and PS3 in the list of available consoles. Since no announcement had been made of it, it had a lot of people confused and curious. The closest we ever got to...
XBLA Summer of Arcade – Toy Soldiers: Cold War [GB Review]
As the Summer of Arcade 2011 comes to a close, we have one last game to look at before we turn our back away from the hot sun and bundle up for colder weather. Toy Soldiers: Cold War is the sequel to the original that apparently did quite well for itself last year. Now, I’m not particularly fond of Tower...
New Bodycount Dev Diary released
We’ve seen a huge strive for realism in games recently. Usually it’s through making every experience seem possible in reality, every gun accurate to one that has existed, or just to consume gamers with immersion. Unlike those games, Codemasters’ Bodycount is playing with ridiculous physics, abilities and weapons, making for one of the most fun-looking arcade shooters in quite a...
XBLA Summer of Arcade – From Dust [GB Review]
If someone asked what I thought a sandbox game was, From Dust is probably the game I had in mind. Never mind the GTAs (and their clones), this game feels like the literal definition of Sandbox. While most give you a a plethora of tools that you would need to complete the stage, Dust is comprised of two basic functions...
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive announced
YAY! NEW COUNTER-STRIKE! If you’re a fan of shooters, you’ve probably at least heard of the Counter Strike series. The bizarrely popular multiplayer Valve shooter was simple and cheap, and still has many players running the servers of 2004’s installment (Counter-Strike: Source). Today, about seven years after that game’s release, Valve has revealed a new game for the series, Counter-Strike: Global...
XBLA Summer of Arcade – Bastion [GB Review]
Xbox Live’s Summer of Arcade kicked off this year with, what is sure to be this years indie darling. But does it have the charm? Or is it just another downloadable time filler? From the moment the main character wakes up, you hear nothing but the voice of a grizzled old man. Literally nothing but his voice. The strongest part...