Do not leave “Driver: San Francisco” in your rear view mirror
“Driver: San Francisco” is the best game you’re probably not playing right now, but should be One of the benefits of writing about video games is that you sometimes have a chance to shine a light on something that may have been overlooked. “Driver: San Francisco” is such a game. I think the great – and [...]
Read More →“RAGE” is FPS and graphical perfection
I liked “RAGE” immediately. Early in the game, before you barely have control of your character, you are rescued by a hearty sniper voiced by John Goodman (sounding a lot like he did in “Monsters Inc.”) As he drives you back to his camp and away from the marauding bandits who want to kill you, [...]
Read More →Voice talent announced for Spidey and X-Men games
To kick off San Diego Comic-Con 2011, Activision has announced the celebrity actors that will voice characters in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Edge of Time” and “X-Men Destiny” video games. Both games will be playable at this year’s Comic-Con and are set to release this fall. The follow-up to critically-acclaimed “Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions,” “Spider-Man: Edge of [...]
Read More →“You don’t just play it, you live it”
In the year 2000 I turned 28, took on a second newspaper as editor and rented a one-room apartment across from the newsroom. With the extra responsibility at the paper came a few extra dollars in my paycheck. I treated myself to a new TV and a copy of Spider-Man for the N64. I never [...]
Read More →”Warlords” was multiplayer before multiplayer was cool
Think about this the next time you’re crushing the Chimera or halving the Horde: Warlords did it first. Well, not first. Not even best. But to the people who remember waiting in line for machines to open up in arcades Warlords was one of the visionary games that brought people together before the word “multiplayer” [...]
Read More →New screens and video for “BloodRayne: Betrayal”
What do we know about “BloodRayne: Betrayal?” Not much, although we’re certain it will be better than the movie the franchise inspired in 2006. We know, of course, that “The blood-tastic hack-n-slash side-scroller is coming to both XBLA (August 31) and PSN (August 30) later this summer.” How do we know that? Because that’s what [...]
Read More →Anniversary “Oblivion” edition is a great bargain
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition is now available in retail stores across North America. This anniversary edition is the complete collection of the original award-winning game as well as the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions. At $29.99, this is an absolute bargain. According to Angela Ramsey Chapman, Bethesda Softworks [...]
Read More →Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is worth a trip to the ATM
There’s a lot of things to grab a couple of $20s for, but few have as much replay value or goofy thrills as D3′s “Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.” With an already bargain bin price of $40, this one’s an easy decision. And it would be worth it as a full-priced game. It is not [...]
Read More →“F.E.A.R. 3″ is a shooter worth playing again and again
I’m a fan of the F.E.A.R. franchise and I was anxiously awaiting this release after some lackluster entires in my favorite genre. (Yes, I’m talking about “Duke Nukem Forever.”) When I was about about halfway through, I could safely say this is a great game. Now I’m sure of it. My main criticism: It’s not [...]
Read More →Free Captain America game on Marvel’s web site
The movie isn’t out yet – and the game tie-in actually looks pretty good – but, like they did with Thor, the folks at Marvel have released a free Captain America video game filled with retro 16-bit action. The Thor freebie turned out to be a lot more fun than Sega’s dreadful interpretation. Will this [...]
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