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Reviews
Singularity Review: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey
Activision and Raven Software release a first-person shooter with a time-traveling twist. Is this Sierra’s intriguing yet disappointing TimeShift all over again? Of course not! TimeShift had a time-shifting suit. In Singularity you have a time-manipulating device that slips onto your arm, so the rest of your body can breathe. You’ll stumble across this device…
By Mike Fahey Published July 7, 2010 -
Guitar Hero Dev Explains Why The Sky Is Falling
It’s one thing when a writer or sales analyst tells you music game sales are down. It’s another, all the more disheartening thing to hear it from someone who makes Guitar Hero games for a living. “Sales across the board were lower last year,” Neversoft project director Brian Bright told MCV. “Our rival might sugercoat…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 7, 2010 -
The Worst Experience Of Shaun White’s Life? A Video Game
Shaun White and his ginger locks may be world famous millionaires, but life isn’t all smooth sailing for the snow/skateboarder. He was once in a video game. And it was the worst experience of his life. “That was terrible. It was the worst experience of my life, cause I was so excited, I’m like 13,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 6, 2010 -
Activision Wants “More Value” For Call Of Duty Xbox Live Players
The Call of Duty games have a massive multiplayer following on Xbox 360. But is the series going to make the leap to a massively multiplayer online game? Nothing is confirmed yet. “We’ve heard that 60 per cent of [Microsoft’s] subscribers are principally on Live because of Call of Duty,” Activision Blizzard honcho Robert Kotick…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 5, 2010 -
Reviews
Transformers: Cybertron Adventures Review: Robots In Disgrace
Remember that really great Transformers: War for Cybertron game we reviewed last week? This isn’t it. This is Transformers: Cybertron Adventures, and it is not the Wii version of War for Cybertron. While the story may cover similar ground and contain many of the same characters, Next Level Games’ Cybertron Adventures trades the third-person shooting…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010 -
First Transformers: War For Cybertron DLC Contains All Three Preorder Characters
Folks who spent up to $100 for War for Cybertron preorder codes on eBay are going to kick themselves, as a listing on the Xbox website for the game’s first map pack indicates that all three preorder characters are included. This is why we don’t buy preorder codes on eBay Released just last week and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010 -
20 Amazingly Detailed Call Of Duty: Black Ops Screens
Can you spot the dragonfly in this picture? Treyarch and Activision have released 20 new Call of Duty: Black Ops screens brimming with nice little touches, from snow-speckled facial hair to insects thriving in the jungle heat, but something’s missing. As detailed as these new screens are, they still manage to highlight some of the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 2, 2010 -
Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC Makes A Comeback
After disappearing from Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network months after its release, the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content returns, making Magneto, Black Panther, Carnage, Psylocke, and Cable available for purchase once more, but only for a limited time. A limited time only deal is what the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 downloadable content was…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2010 -
GameStop Has Your Guitar Hero Axe
Every bundle of Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock that ships this fall will come with Activision’s new removable wing guitar controller, but only by preordering at GameStop will you score the axe of power. While Rock Band 3 is giving you a semi-real guitar controller, Guitar Hero gives you wings, a tactic that’s worked well…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2010 -
Activision In Talks With Hasbro Over More Transformers Games
Transformers: War For Cybertron is good enough to deserve a sequel, but that doesn’t mean the next non-movie game will be another shooter. BotCon, the world’s biggest Transformers fans convention, was held over the weekend, and part of the festivities was a Q&A session between fans and Matt Tieger (High Moon Studios) and Aaron Archer…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2010 -
You Won’t Go It Alone in Singularity
Not sure what Singularity is all about? This trailer for its multiplayer – now there’s an irony – should clue you in. For starters, it’s got projectile-vomiting, time-traveling zombies, a real one-up of that conventional foe. That bug that possesses you and makes you shoot your teammates looks like a barrel of fun. Looks like…
By Owen Good Published June 27, 2010 -
Fans At Last Will Find The Silver Lining
When last heard from, those behind a long-in-development, fan-made King’s Quest sequel were on the verge of an agreement with Activision allowing them to finally complete their project. This afternoon, that news came. The Silver Lining will finally be completed. Phoenix Online, the collection of fan-developers who’d been working on The Silver Lining for upwards…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2010 -
The Definitive Guide To How Many Helicopters Call of Duty: Black Ops Will Probably Have
When Call of Duty: Black Ops hits this November, it could be the most helicopterest game of all time. All time! Just going by the game’s debut trailer, we’re expecting a new chopper less than every four seconds. Researcher Carlos Helicopters of the Call of Helicopters blog scrutinized the next Call of Duty game’s helicopter…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 25, 2010 -
Rumor: Guitar Hero Queen Coming Next Year
In an interview with Swedish news site DN, Queen guitarist Brian May seems to have let slip news of a Guitar Hero game featuring the iconic British band. Readers Kalle and Daniel were kind enough to provide translations, saying May reckons the game will be out next year, will feature the music of Queen and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010 -
Tony Hawk: Ride Controller Has A Use After All (As A Skateboard)
Tony Hawk: Ride may have been useless as video game, but that sturdy plastic controller may have a second calling as a real skateboard. All you need is your own wheels. A few drills and grip tape and these kids are off, the former game peripheral given a new lease on life as a skateboard…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010 -
Transformers’ Credits Light Your Day’s Darkest Hour
So, the new Transformers game is pretty good. Especially its dedication to fans of the original series. But we didn’t think it would be this dedicated. This is the game’s closing credits. Yes, it’s cel-shaded, and yes, that’s Stan Bush singing, the same man responsible for the 1986 Transformers animated film’s trademark tune About the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2010 -
Transformers: Robots In My House
Hours after running this morning’s review of Transformers: War for Cybertron, a package showed up on my doorstep featuring the toy versions of two of the game’s Autobot stars. I’ve been actively seeking these two figures out for a couple of weeks now, just in case they slipped out into stores early. I’ve been collecting…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2010 -
A Brief Taste Of True Crime: Hong Kong
One of Activision’s big fall games is a revival of its open-world True Crime series, the closest thing the publisher has to a Grand Theft Auto. At least one part of the game that I saw at E3 had me thinking more Assassin’s Creed. And I’m not talking about the part on motorcycles. True Crime:…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 22, 2010 -
Like Fancy Dress Parties and Candy? Modern Warfare Devs are Hiring!
Infinity Ward, the studio behind Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2, may have lost founders Jason West and Vince Zampella. Nearly 30 employees may have left in a mass exodus. Parent company Activision may be entangled in lawsuits, but that won’t keep the studio down. Infinity Ward is hiring in a big way, buying banner…
By Brian Crecente Published June 22, 2010