Burnout fans rejoice to the sound of crushing metal from EA and Criterion
Criterion Games, an Electronic Arts Inc., today announced “Burnout CRASH!” This new installment in the popular series comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network this Fall. A press release says “Criterion Games has gone back to its roots with Burnout CRASH! by bringing the series’ fan-favorite Crash mode to the forefront, adding new top-down gameplay, exciting features and [...]
Read More →Nyko’s Zoom is coming, but does Microsoft want you to buy it?
Your Kinect will need 40 percent less space next month when peripherals manufacturer Nyko Technologies releases the Zoom for Kinect. The clip-on peripheral will be available nationwide in stores and online August 23 for an MSRP of $29.99. With a series of proprietary lenses and a simple clip-on design, Nyko says the Zoom lets players [...]
Read More →Behind-the-scenes video of SOULCALIBUR V
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today released a behind-the-scenes video of SOULCALIBUR® V, the newest installment of its multi-million selling weapons-based fighting series for Xbox 360 and PlayStation. The video introduces key members of Project Soul™, the development team behind the SOULCALIBUR series, as they discuss where the franchise is headed with next year’s highly anticipated SOULCALIBUR V. [...]
Read More →Rent games at redbox
Redbox announced today that beginning tomorrow – Friday, June 17 – video game rentals will launch at their more than 21,000 locations nationwide. Featuring video game titles for PS3, Wii and XBOX 360, redbox will rent games for $2 a day. “From your local grocery, convenience or drug store straight to your family room, the [...]
Read More →A, B and C grades for three ambitious shooters
Sick of traditional military shooters yet? Well, if the astounding sales numbers for the “Call of Duty” franchise is any indication, you are not. While we wait for the coming showdown between “Battlefield 3″ and the next Call of Duty, we have been blessed with three first-class shooters to fill the void and show us [...]
Read More →Waging the war to dominate your living room
It used to be that people chose gaming consoles because of the games they could play. Each console maker has games exclusive to their machine. Nintendo is known for Mario and his buddy Link. If you want to slay gods as Kratos you need to buy Sony’s machine. And Microsoft found their mascot in the [...]
Read More →SEGA fails horribly with “Dreamcast Collection”
The SEGA Dreamcast is fondly remembered by many gamers as a system that was ahead of its time. Despite its many innovations and excellent titles, it was crushed by the Playstation 2 and became the last system SEGA ever made. It is in the shadow of this legacy that the “Dreamcast Collection” falls terribly short. [...]
Read More →Rango is a licensed game that could succeed without its star power
Had it just been a new entry in the action/platformer market, “Rango” would likely be well received as a nice first try. Its strengths are its beautiful graphics, quirky sensibilities and truly fun gameplay. Its weaknesses are its short length, relatively shallow difficulty and the fact that it simply doesn’t have the polish of the [...]
Read More →Sony is in the zone with third installment of Killzone franchise
There is an epic air about the start of this game. It opens with a look at the evil Helghan leaders and army on their home planet – draped in Nazi-esque attire and trappings. For a moment you may believe that you’re about to follow an epic science fiction story with roots in real war history [...]
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