Nintendo has typically been silent on its release schedule, however, that all changes today. The publisher has announced their upcoming first-party release lineup for 2010 in North America. Note that December release dates haven’t been included in this calendar so those holding out for Golden Sun may have to wait a bit longer. … Continue Reading
I’ve been meaning to make a Top 10 since I joined the staff but I’ve always kept pushing it off for some reason. I guess after our latest fiasco with Zack’s list I probably shouldn’t, but I have faith that people will acknowledge that it’s my opinion. Although I’m probably going to have somebody calling me a ‘fuckhead’ and ‘fanboy’ for not having their favorite game. I’ll admit Zack is a bit of a fanboy (and he happily agrees) but I at the least try to have an open view of all games and if I don’t like a game I usually have very good reasons. I’d also like to mention I took the time to make my own image unlike Zack who’s major skills involve Google Images. I’m kidding, it sucks so if you want you can trash it too. … Continue Reading
All throughout tonight, I’ve been trying to decide what to write about. I don’t know why, but I just felt compelled to write eight-hundred words about video games knowing that only one or two poor souls will actually do more than skim the article. I debated between attacking the eleven states trying to police video games, my current reason for being displeased with Activision and Microsoft, or just not doing anything at all and playing more Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (their’s your plug, now leave me alone). But then, I got thinking, “how fair is it for me to write any review without readers knowing JUST exactly what my taste is?” After dwelling on that epiphany for about half-a-minute, I decided I’d make this list showing my top ten games of this gen. … Continue Reading
A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, there was a man named Craig Ballard who drank way too much one night. The proceeding morning, good ol’ Mother Nature gave this @Darkandroid the mandatory punishment for drinking just one too many. Yes, I am referring to the one ailment that can bring down Solid Snake, Dante, Mario, Sonic, Bowser, Abraham Lincoln, Adolf Hitler, and the Incredible Hulk: the hangover. … Continue Reading
I attended the Nintendo Press Conference, and after Nintendo’s blowout, detailing several of its upcoming hardcore franchises for the Wii and 3DS, I had the great honor of getting a hands-on experience with the newly introduced Zelda game Skyward Sword. Before it was even released on the E3 showfloor Nintendo, in pimpish style, brought out monitors out of the floor and into the front stage for the first demo of the game…BEFORE E3…cool.
Alright, before I begin, I just want to say that I am a HUGE Zelda fanatic, and so I hope that my extreme bias does not affect your impression of the game negatively. The franchise means more to me than any other video game to date, and as such I will try to tone down the crazy (try). now to my impressions.
While at the show floor at E3 I got the opportunity to go hands-on with Kirby’s Epic Yarn in the Nintendo booth. When I first spotted the game in the Nintendo Press Conference, I was a little skeptical that Kirby’s newest outing have the cahones to take on the expectations of the hardcore fans, as it looked to appeal to a younger audience with the new art direction. I was completely off the mark. Kirby sews his way into the hearts of any who love the franchise.
Now that we know New Zelda Wii’s name, I’ll include it in the title of my reports from earthbounding from here on.
So anyway….
Mafia 2 Developer: 2K Czech Price: $60.00 Platform: PC, PS3, & 360 From the people who brought us the brilliant Mafia years ago comes the sequel Mafia 2. This tale places you in the shoes of World War 2 vet Vito Scaletta who returns home from the war early only to realize he doesn’t really [...]
Kane & Lynch 2 Dog Days Developer: IO Interactive Price: $59.99 Platform: Xbox 360 [reviewed], Playstation 3 Nearly two years since the first installment, the duo of Kane and Lynch return for the Dog Days of summer in the IO Interactive developed sequel. Dog Days bears little resemblance to predecessor and that, in its own [...]
Hydro Thunder Hurricane Developer: Vector Unit Price: 1200 MSP Platform: Xbox 360 I can’t say anyone was expecting a sequel to a boat racing series released back in dawn of the Millennium for the Dreamcast and Playstation. Now for the Summer of Arcade season for Xbox Live we have a full blown sequel to Midway’s [...]
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