Jim Reilly

The Best Way To Play F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

…and you thought your gaming chair was sweet. This was certainly the most immersive gaming display at the New York Comic Con. We got a look at this contraption a few weeks ago at a Gamestop in NYC, but now we’re finally able to see everything. The chair gives you real-time feedback on your heart…

This Is Entirely Way Too Much Pac-Man Stuff, Namco

Square-Enix wasn’t the only publisher at the New York Comic-Con trying to turn a profit. Namco brought, well, everything from their Club Namco online store to the show. I really, really wanted one of those Pac-Man plushy hats, but it turns out I have to eat this week. Bummer. I also saw some glorious looking…

90 Minutes With GTA: Chinatown Wars

After sitting down with the game for a few minutes early in the show, the folks at Rockstar Games gave me a more in-depth look of their upcoming massive title for the Nintendo DS. Original I only got a chance to spend about 10 minutes with this game on the Comic-Con floor, but that’s clearly…

A Look At The Gaming Booths From Comic-Con

This year’s New York Comic-Con saw its biggest video game presence in the history of the show. It’s just too bad the actual booths themselves were pretty disappointing. My favorite pieces were the ice sculpture Slimer and the Ready 2 Rumble Revolution min-ring. Thank you, Atari, for spending some money on the show! The rest…

Activision’s Green Screen A Hit At Comic-Con

Activision’s Comic-Con booth was not only filled with gaming goodness, but they also allowed fans a chance to be “in” two of their upcoming titles. Before being photographed you would select from five different backgrounds, four from Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and one from X-Men Origins: Wolverine (pictured after the jump). After striking your pose,…

The Gaming Swag of NYCC

You can’t expect to go to any type of convention or event nowadays without returning with all kinds of free stuff. The New York Comic-Con wasn’t any different. While there wasn’t the amount of free gaming crap that you can find at, say, E3 or TGS, there was still plenty of stuff to fill your…

A Quick Look At Bomberman Ultra

Hudson brought a few games for fans to try out at Comic-Con. Of course, since one of them was a Bomberman Ultra, I had to get a couple games in. What Is it? It’s the same Bomberman Live game that was released for XBLA, but now for PSN and with all the extra download packs…

A Quick Look At Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao

Namco Bandai made up for not bringing Splatterhouse to Comic-Con to demo for us by instead showing off this little title for XBLA and PSN. What Is it? That’s what I wanted to know, too. You play as Han Tao and you’re looking to reclaim you Star of Destiny. It’s a 2D brawler where main…

The Cosplay of NYCC (Part Two)

Here is part two of our New York Comic-Con cosplay journey. Here’s part one in case you missed it earlier. Click the jump for the rest of the batch!

Red Faction: Guerrilla Preview: Search And Destroy

There were a lot of games the New York Comic Con this year, but of the ones I saw none were more technically impressive than Red Faction: Guerrilla. What Is It? Red Faction: Guerrilla is the third game in the series from Volition. This is a somewhat substantial change to the series has the first…

Now Is Not The Time To Be Selling $1000 Halo Costumes

One vendor at the Comic-Con must have thought it was 2004 and not 2009. Seriously. $1000 for that hunk of crap? I saw plenty of homemade Master Chief costumes this weekend that looked just as good and at probably 1/10 of the cost. I just hope none of you actually bought one of these.

Velvet Assassin Preview: Metal Gear Lite

Southpeak had their very own Violette Summer on hand to pose for pictures with fans. But, I was at their booth to check out their game, not the babe. What Is it? Velvet Assassin is a third-person heavily stealth focused PC and Xbox 360 game from Reply Studios. The story follows Violette Summer, a World…

Michael Buffer Gives A Wii To The Best “Rumbler”

Atari held tryouts at their Ready 2 Rumble Revolution booth to see who could pull off best “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!” impression. What better judge to have than the man himself. Atari reps screened over 100 applicants and thankfully only picked the 10 best to go head-to-head in front of the crowd. As you…

Sonic And The Black Knight Preview: It’s Probably Not For You

Much to my surprise, shoved in between games like House of the Dead: Overkill, Mad World, and The Conduit, was another Sonic game. I decided to take a (very) quick look at it. What Is It Sonic and the Black Knight is a fast-action Wii game that mixes going really really fast with some action…

This Blue Dragon ‘Shu’ Mascot Is Really Creepy

Konami was staging tournaments and demos for their Blue Dragon Role Playing Card Game at their booth. Stalking the aisles was this Shu mascot, which did nothing but startle everyone. I’m not sure what it is about “life-like” Anime mascots. Maybe it’s the blank stare or the irregular combination of human and cartoon anatomy, but…

The Cosplay of NYCC (Part 1)

You knew it was coming! There was actually so much good (and bad) cosplay at the New York Comic-Con that it needed to be split into two parts. I have a few favorites. I like the Wreck-Gar mask for the fact that it’s Wreck-Gar. Probably one of the most unpopular Transformers ever. I also liked…

inFamous Preview: Ride The Lightning

The (very) long awaited game from Sucker Punch is nearly here. I recently checked out a newest build at a Sony preview event. What It Is Infamous is an open-world Playstation 3 game geared towards a more adult audience. The premise of the game focuses around the character, Cole McGrath, who is given eclectic super…

Square-Enix Brings Toys, Not Games, To NYCC

While the rest of the other video game publishers at the NYCC brought video games for fans to check out, Square-Enix brought lots and lots of toys. No playable demos. No trailers. Just toys. At least these were new toys. On display were action figures and statues from Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, Star Ocean,…

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Preview: Don’t Cross The Streams

It’s hard to believe it has taken almost 25 years for someone to make a good Ghostbusters game. Thankfully, Atari came to the rescue and picked up this stranded title for us to finally enjoy. What It Is Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a 3rd-person action game written by none other than Dan Aykroyd (Ray)…

Ten Minutes With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Rockstar Games brought Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the biggest littlest crime spree in the long running series to the New York Comic Con, giving the public a chance to play it weeks in advance. Once the doors open up to the fans, the Rockstar booth will surely be filled with people wanting to get…