Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: EPIC Games, People Can Fly Platform: Xbox 360 Release: March 19th, 2013 After three titles and countless fans, the generous folks at Epic Games and People Can Fly decided that instead of heading further into...
Game of the Year 2012
It has been a monumental year for gaming and all of us so who take part in that world. So I bring you MY list of the best titles of 2012 and my game of the year, with a couple of runners-up thrown in. This year we’ve seen Assassins built on Vengeance, and the abduction of Little Girls. We’ve seen Galaxies...
5
Amazing
HALO 4 [Game]
Publisher: Microsoft Studios Developer: 343 Industries Platform: Xbox 360 Released: November 6th, 2012 It seems that every time a AAA title comes out in this generation it is over-hyped and falls flat in contrast to what is promised on the wind-up. With everyone waiting to see how 343 fared on their own, HALO 4 opens the door to a Bungie-less series with massive potential....
5
Mucho Perfecto
The Walking Dead – Ep.4 – Around Every Corner [Game]
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 and click adventure games and in this generation, it seemed unlikely that such a game could succeed. Contrary to popular...
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 2 continued the progression and with Mark of the Ninja, Klei has taken the beige idea of true stealth in...
3
Fine
Madden NFL 13 [Game]
Publisher: EA Sports Developer: EA Tiburon Platform: Xbox 360, PS3, Vita, Wii Released: August 28th Rated: E for Everyone My main opinions on this review will focus solely on the PSVita version of the game. While I have been playing the console version rigorously, it’s the Vita version that holds more of EA Sports future in its hands. What comes...
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 “Vancouver”. Since then Tequila Works has kept their apocalyptic secret in pretty tight wraps, which makes for the game’s strongest...
Sleeping Dogs – Voice Talent
Vancouver’s United Front Games is doing some great things in this town and with the recent wave of crazy noise in our industry, United Front said “No we won’t be shut down” and kept making their game regardless of big publishers backing out of the project. While we all sit in patient agony and await the arival of this piece...
A Small Tribute to Radical Entertainment
These past few weeks have brought us a lot of things, one of which I don’t think anyone saw coming. The closure of Radical Entertainment. For years, Radical has been a homestead and headquarters of awesomeness in Vancouver. Since its conception in 1991, this subsidiary of Activision has made some great games that will forever be remembered. The founding members were...
Deadpool franchise announced at SDCC
High Moon studios dropped an awesome bomb at San Diego Comic-Con, announcing a Deadpool video game in the vein of the Wolverine solo action titles. There are a lot of great feelings inside of this guy upon watching the announcement trailer for Deadpool. He’s never taken very seriously because of his hilarious nature, and overly wicked style of fighting. But the character depth is...
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,...
1
Plagued
Dragon’s Dogma [Game]
Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (reviewed), and PC Released: May. 22nd (NA) , May. 24th (JP) Rated: M for Mature Capcom has seen its fair share of success in the last decade, and it’s something we’ve come to expect. Dragon’s Dogma is the first RPG ip from Capcom to attempt a North American takeover since the...
4.5
Awesome
Max Payne 3 [Game]
Publisher: Rockstar Studios, Distributed by Take Two Interactive Developer: Rockstar Vancouver Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 (reviews), and PC Released: May. 15th (NA) on Console, May. 31st (NA) on PC. Rated: M for Mature “An Older, not-so-wiser Payne embarks on a hell bent bloodbath well worth a reunion to the series”. It’s been many years since we positively visited the world of...
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.
3.5
Good
Talon Controller Shell [Gear]
Maker: Cobra Imaging Shop: Cobra Imaging Price: $29.99 “The Slightest of changes that make your controller more comfortable”. During this year’s Fan Expo Vancouver, we approached a hometown company called Cobra Imaging at their table. These fine folks from the distant land of Salmon Arm BC were showing off their Xbox 360 controller shells that had been customized in...
4.5
Beautiful
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier BETA – and why nothing else matters.
A long time ago, I believe it was Island Thunder in 2003, the Ghost Recon franchise took me by storm (pun COMPLETELY intended). The gameplay that GR provided to the genre was unseen and worked like a charm. It was also the first reason I can recall for using my Xbox microphone. Along the rest of the timeline in the...
With a Title Like “Dark”, It Kind of Has to Involve Vampires
Announced earlier this week, German studio Realmforge with some assistance from Kalypso are creating a stealth-rpg vampire romp, titled Dark. Set to be released in early 2013 for the PC and Xbox 360, Dark pits you, an angsty angry vampire with nothing to lose (all of that may not actually be true, but come on look at the image...
Xbox Internet Explorer Rumoured to Have Kinect Gesture Support
The Xbox 360 looks to be getting one step closer to being a “one-size-fits-all” media box, with news that Internet Explorer 9 is being brought to the console, though the even more interesting story looks to be the experience will be largely driven by Kinect gestures and voice controls, a la Minority Report. While developers have stated that you will...
Microsoft May be Developing a Controller that can Tell Who’s Holding It
Straight from the “Damn, Wouldn’t that be Cool” files, a patent made by Microsoft for a controller which can detect the variable hand pressures of whoever’s holding it has just been accepted. Since everyone holds a controller just a little bit differently, this patent, if put into effect would, create a controller that could consistently tell who was holding the...
3.5
Enjoyable
SoulCalibur V [Game]
Publisher: Namco Bandai Developer: Namco Bandai Platform: PlayStation 3 (reviewed) and Xbox 360 Released: Jan. 31 (NA) | Feb. 2 (JP) | Feb. 3 (EU) Rated: T for Teen “Perhaps SoulCalibur V will manage to find itself in that magical valley between casual and competitive fighting games.” After a break of more than three years, the Soulcalibur franchise has returned with a fifth...