Archive for January 2011

After selling 6 million copies worldwide, Square-Enix have decided to return to the world they visited in Final Fantasy XIII with the announcement of a direct sequel, Final Fantasy XIII-2, which will be released next holiday on Xbox 360. Final Fantasy XIII-2 will have a brand new storyline, as well as a revamped and improved [...]

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Microsoft announced today the “Gears of War Triple Pack,” which will launch on February 15 in the United States. For half the price of a standard retail game, this compilation includes “Gears of War” and “Gears of War 2” along with the “Gears of War 2: All Fronts Collection,” which features the sequel’s bonus “Road [...]

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We have the Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike – Multiplayer Preview DLC trailer to share today. Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike will be available first on Xbox 360 and will launch on February 1st.

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PopCap Games today officially announced it is bringing the classic gameplay of Bejeweled Blitz to the Xbox LIVE Arcade with availability during the Xbox LIVE Arcade House Party. Bejeweled Blitz LIVE offers XBLA players the same fast paced 60-second action found in the popular Facebook variant of Bejeweled Blitz, but with all new modes, including 16-player simultaneous [...]

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I’ll never forget the moment.  It was my freshman year in college, and I was home for winter break.  My friends and I were gathered at someone’s house going through the standard “what the hell should we do tonight?” routine.  In an effort to kill a bit of time and entertain everyone for the time [...]

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Apparently the team over at EA’s Visceral doesn’t know its way around the office very well. Good thing they have Isaac Clarke on hand to “show them the way” with his handy locator.

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Making a good Spider-Man game isn’t easy. With all of the advances in technology over the years, there still hasn’t been a solid connect with what we can do with pixels, and what we can do with the full extent of the human imagination. The studio behind Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, however, brought us one step [...]

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Another character trailer has been released for the upcoming Mortal Kombat game from Warner Brothers. This time we have the pleasure of meeting Miss Mileena. Her interests include pulling your torso off at the hips, stabbing you in the back, and long walks on the beach. Actually, I’m not entirely sure about that last one. [...]

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Epic Games and People Can Fly have released yet another ViDoc for their upcoming Bulletstorm showcasing some of the weapons and game modes that will be available upon release. With an emphasis on allowing you to kill with style any foe that may came your way, Cliffy B and crew show off several of the [...]

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Ilomilo was the final release for Microsoft’s Game for the Holidays promotion. The title is an adorable puzzle game developed by SouthEnd Interactive. In the past, I’ve been critical of these “indie darling” games. Titles like Braid and Limbo come with a lot of pre-release critical praise for “thinking outside the gaming box,” but personally [...]

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