Some games feature emotional stories with complex subtext, well-wrought characters that make us care about their fates, or philosophical implications that give thoughtful players pause. Singularity is not one of those games. While it clearly looks to nuanced classics such as BioShock and Half-Life 2 as inspiration, this first-person shooter is all about blasting hideous [...]
Now this is what Mass Effect 2 is all about. This excellent add-on has great action, a smattering of memorable moments, and a final sequence that’s unlike anything you’ve seen in the series thus far. Overlord is a short but sweet microcosm of what makes the main game so entertaining, spiced with a neat hovercraft [...]
Ubisoft uses conventional announcement tactic to announce fifth–and apparently final–release revision for the Xbox 360 and PC Tom Clancy stealth-actioner.
Once again, it appears Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction has been given a release date–although in a uniquely unconventional way. This week, Ubisoft quietly sent out engraved rocks with the logo for [...]
If I’d created such iconic gaming franchises as Lemmings, Grand Theft Auto and Crackdown; I’d fully expect to be woken up every morning by the sound of a harem of saucy ladies cooking my breakfast and running my bath for me. Ideally, while living in a colonial era mansion somewhere in the West Indies, possibly [...]
High-sci-fi MMORPG and high-fantasy JPRG join S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat expansion and Sims 3: High-End Loft Stuff add-on during light release week.
After a jam-packed January, gamers’ wallets get a respite at the beginning of 2010’s second month, which bears only a few major releases. That said, one of those titles may be the game of [...]
2009 was an amazing year with jaw dropping games like Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, but it looks like 2010 is going to be another graphically rich year with some stunning games coming out for each console. Here we take a look at sixteen games that are going to blow you visually in 2010, in no [...]
Jordan Thomas is the creative director 2K Marin, the studio formed by ex-Irrational Games staffers to develop BioShock 2. Thomas served as level designer on the original game, and for the sequel he’s stepped into the spotlight to lead the development charge. With the game’s release just a few weeks away, IGN had the chance [...]
Supreme Commander 2 Updated Hands-On – Single-Player, Early Strategies, Unit Mix
Supreme Commander 2
Square Enix
Gas Powered Games
Sci-Fi Real-Time Strategy
Release: [...]
The news we were all expecting eventually.
I know PS3 and PC owners who have GTA IV have been looking on with envy as Xbox 360 owners have been lapping up the Episodes From Liberty City pack. However, soon you too shall sample the delights of these DLC episodes as Rockstar confirmed today (via CVG) that [...]
Will this be another winner for THQ?
All indicators are that THQ have yet another winning new franchise on their hands, this time in the form of 4A’s Metro 2033. If you have missed the footage and details on this game I urge you to use the Search box above to educate yourself on this very [...]