During our Start in the Dark: Remake it So Podcast, we spoke about games we’d like to see remade or re-imagined and X-COM: UFO Defense happened to be top on my list. While 2K Games is already working on their own take on the X-COM series, the apparent quest for a broader audience has taken the turn based strategy gameplay that I love and replaced it with the more widely accepted shooter action. Not that that’s a terrible thing, but fans [...]
We told you to play closer attention to Xbox Live Indie Games, and look what happened, you let a game like Sequence pass you by. What’s your excuse? Because we need one, too. We’ve seen addictive puzzle games applied to successfully to RPG’s, so what’s next? Sequence adds rhythm gameplay that will have you tapping along on your d-pad DDR style to win a battle against fantastical creatures. Sequence also has the artwork and soundtrack chops that would make you [...]
Mercenaries 3D looks to continue what the mini games from RE:3 through RE:5 began, with minor alterations such as skill customization, first person aiming and the ability to move while reloading. You’ll also be able to take part in coop games with a friend through the games “Duo” mode, so awkward first dates can quickly become balls to the walls battles against mutants. If there was any motivation for me to pick up a 3DS, it would probably be because of [...]
Not much wants to go up against Rockstar this month, but there could still be a few surprises out there. We finally have something nice to say about Black Ops for a change, and we’re patiently waiting to see what exactly Brink is. Check out the list of major releases this month along with our thoughts on our favorites. Week of May 2nd Call of Duty: Black Ops – Call of the Dead – Xbox 360, (PS3 next month) [...]
Brink has made a lot of promises during its development, and at first glance the game certainly does look promising. Being a class based game seeking to “blur the lines between single and multiplayer first person shooter gameplay” seems interesting enough. Add to that a unique sci-fi setting, art style, and character customizations fills out the back of the box pretty well. It does beg one big question though, “What is this game actually like?” Bethesda and Splash Damage seek [...]
This is an interesting year for FPS games. We’ve already seen Homefront fall flat on its face, and Crysis 2 pique some interest but ultimately fly under the radar. EA isn’t sitting still and has been steadily releasing info and video on Battlefield 3, including these 12 minutes of destructive goodness: Battlefield 3 is being developed by DICE and published by EA. DICE has updated their Frostbite engine just for this game. The results are some of the most impressive [...]
id Software seems to be the developer that pushes the envelope when it comes to graphics, and after watching the latest trailer for Rage, it looks like that envelope just got shoved across the room. Rage is a “directed open world” post-apocalyptic game that resembles the Fallout series in terms of setting and design, but the broad comparisons stop there. I loved both Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, but the graphics technology of Rage make both those games look like [...]
We’ve been highlighting a few stand out trailers for upcoming downloadable titles in recent weeks, however, most of those games aren’t coming out till later in the year. So when I came across this trailer (above) for Outland, I was more than surprised to find out the game comes out soon. April 26th (PSN) / 27th (XBLA) soon. It’s hard to describe Outland without making comparisons to a range of other games so here is a math problem for you: [...]
Things have certainly calmed down since the first quarter rushed every game out last month. What does that mean for April? That means the stand out games are blinding. Most of The Cursed is focused on two games in particular, but we offer up a few other opinions for those feeling a bit adventurous with their dollars. Here are the major releases for the month along with our quick previews below: Week of April 4th The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile – [...]
Way back when, there was a student tech demo project at the DigiPen Institute of Technology that turned into a game. This game (later) got packed with The Orange Box, which is something that you just NEED to own if you play video games…at all. The game was called Portal and you didn’t kill anyone (human) and you didn’t carry a gun, yet it appealed to FPS junkies. It had a quirky, geeky sense of humor with robots and advanced [...]
