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The Force Unleashed II’s Wii Version Adds More Jedi Powers
As with the original, the sequel to Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will be getting different versions of the game for the DS and Wii. When the original game came out I was deeply disappointed in how those DS and Wii versions played. This time around it sounds like the Wii version, by developers Red…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
What’s So Special About Rage
There are people who are excited about Rage, the next game from id Software, makers of Doom. And there are people who say they don’t get it. It’s a first-person shooter. With car combat. What are these people missing? “There’s nothing that we’re doing besides technology that really hasn’t been done before,” Rage creative director…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Grab The Keys To The City In Crackdown 2
Ruffian Games and Microsoft detail the Toy Box add-on for Crackdown 2 today which adds the eagerly anticipated Keys to the City cheat mode for free, as well as a handful of new content for those willing to pay the price. The Toy Box updated for Crackdown 2 is an update in two parts, one…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Crysis 2 is Like “Parkour Free-Running With Guns”
It’s like parkour (free-running) with guns… at least that’s what developer Crytek is hoping for with their shooter Crysis 2. I played through two matches of team combat in the game last week alongside 15 other people. While I found the gameplay quick, responsive and fun, it had some issues. Chief among them was the…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
TimeShift Weighs Heavily On Inversion
Saber Interactive created 2007’s TimeShift, a first-person shooter with a time-twisting gimmick that wasn’t particularly well received. Now they’re back with Inversion, a third-person shooter with a gravity-twisting gimmick. Will history repeat itself? Saber Interactive’s Matthew Karch was on hand at Gamescom on Friday to give us a brief overview and a look at the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
We Get A Surprise DeathSpank Sequel Next Month
In one of the fastest sequel turnarounds you’ll see in gaming, last month’s fun and funny fantasy action game DeathSpank will be succeeded in September by DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue. It turns out they were making two DeathSpanks all along. The new DeathSpank, Thongs of Virtue, is a promised 50% longer new adventure that brings…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 23, 2010 - Reviews
Mafia II Review: Smelling The Roses In A Life Lived Too Fast
Morning. The phone rings, I answer. It’s Joe, chirping the usual advice. Get dressed and get my gun. I go to the fridge instead for a Master Beer. In the bathroom I flip on the light. I flush the toilet. None of these actions in Mafia II are from cutscenes, and that is both the…
By Owen Good Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Download: And Yet It Moves
If you only download one WiiWare title in your Wii-owning lifetime, this week’s release of indie PC game And Yet It Moves from developer Broken Rules would be a damn fine choice. Released last year on the PC, And Yet It Moves is a puzzle platformer in which the player navigates a world made of…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
DJ Hero 2 Serves Up New Ways To Get Served
My outrage at the fact that a novice had scored the freestyle crossfade instead of me quickly turned to delight that DJ Hero 2 multiplayer had made me feel anything at all. At Gamescom this weekend I had a chance to play DJ Hero 2 multiplayer at a session hosted by FreeStyle Games studio manager…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
A Face Full of Hat in GoldenEye 007 Multiplayer
When GoldenEye 007 returns to the console it will do so with a mix of covert and run-and-gun action and a brand new script penned by the writer of the original movie screenplay. Before dropping us into a round of eight player deathmatch on the Wii, Graham Hagmeier, the game’s production coordinator, walked us through…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Return To Neverwinter In 2011
Atari and Cryptic Studios return to the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons setting next year with Neverwinter, an online co-op role-playing game based on an upcoming series of novels from R.A. Salvatore. What began in Neverwinter Nights on AOL in 1991 continues online in the fourth quarter of 2011 with Neverwinter, an online role-playing game…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
I Played Darkspore And I Loved It
Darkspore is a bit like classic action title Diablo, with a twist: Instead of concentrating on leveling up a single character, you’re working to level up a team of heroes, three of which you bring on every mission. While Darkspore can be played alone, the developers hope that gamers will take on missions in groups…
By Brian Crecente Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Welcome Back!
To: Crecente From: Bash How was your flight? I hate jet lag. Hate it! What you missed last night OH DEAR, PLEASE MAKE HER STOP Bowser Died 3000 Years Ago Girls, You Look Different Modern Warfare Creators Out Buying Furniture Lightsabers Make Everything Better
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Tokyo Game Show To Have Metal Gear Cosplay Contest
When not judging cosplay contests or posing with cosplayers, Hideo Kojima makes games. Metal Gear Solid games. And at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, cosplayers have the chance to take the stage in Konami’s booth, MGS style. Interested cosplayers need to send a photo of themselves via Konami’s site in full Metal Gear garb by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
British Politician Defends His Call For Medal Of Honor Ban
The UK’s Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox has called for the ban of the “tasteless” Medal of Honor. The only defense he is doing now is of his remarks. “I am disgusted and angry,” Fox initially said. “It’s hard to believe any citizen of our country would wish to buy such a thoroughly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Meet Britain’s New Biggest-Selling Game Of All Time
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training on the DS used to the biggest-selling video game of all time in the United Kingdom. It no longer holds that title. Instead, the honour now falls to Activision’s Modern Warfare 2, which has overtaken the venerable DS title to take top spot. It’s been on sale for 41 weeks and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Hey, It’s Miranda From Mass Effect 2!
Sure, she’s no Yvonne Strahovski, the actual actress behind Mass Effect 2’s Miranda Lawson, but Polish model Jessika F is doing a pretty good job nonetheless in this cosplay photo shoot. Put together by Dark Stars Photography, this is a great shoot. And I’m not talking about the lady clad in spandex. I’m talking about…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
Girls, You Look Different
The next generation of Pokemon, Pokemon: Black and White, is wall-to-wall with new Pocket Monsters. That isn’t it, though. A preview for the new anime, Pokemon: Best Wish!, shows what looks like a new Nurse Joy-type character (compare above with Nurse Joy). She is visible in the early batch of screenshots released for the game.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 23, 2010 - Uncategorized
What Kind Of Software Do PC Gamers Have Installed On Their Rigs?
The first of Valve’s new software survey results are in, and they provide a fascinating insight into the kind of crap the service’s users have installed on their PCs. The company’s surveys have long been a great source of general information on what’s popular amongst hardcore PC gamers on the hardware side of things, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2010