Archive for April, 2009

  • The Darkness Is Where I Shine…

    The Darkness Is Where I Shine…

    Being a thuggish, heroic man of my word, I just bought Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena.  And to be honest, I’m pissed.  Quite pissed. Why you ask, dearest of hypothetical imaginary readers who are always a constant pain in my ass?  Because, after...

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  • White Knight Chronicles – Developer Interview

    White Knight Chronicles – Developer Interview

    PS3 owners are getting the first JRPG in the US (apparently – are there really no other JRPG games for the PS3..?) in the form of White Knight Chronicles. From the video below I’d say it’s a mix of Final Fantasy and Phantasy Star Online...

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  • Zombies To The Maxx!

    Zombies To The Maxx!

    Last night I was helping my old pal Rando Commando learn the ropes for Left 4 Dead. I had finally talked him into buying the game and picking it up again reminded me of how much I do love blasting zombies. Since my valiant sidekick,...

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  • First Impressions: Crystal Defenders Demo (Xbox Arcade)

    First Impressions: Crystal Defenders Demo (Xbox Arcade)

    While on my four hour lunch break from the waffle iron factory, I decided to head on back to Boomcreek as to try my hand at a jam or two.  Feeling the urge to tackle something new, I went strolling through the downloadables section of...

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  • Mass iPhone Effect

    Mass iPhone Effect

    Ben Kuchera is just feeding the news right to us today. Opposable Thumbs, via JoyStiq, dropped the story about a Mass Effect 2 prequel coming to the iPhone.  And I can honestly say that I never saw this one coming.  I mean, a DS/PSP version...

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  • Bionic Commando Multiplayer Demo Is Out (And I Hear It Sucks)

    Bionic Commando Multiplayer Demo Is Out (And I Hear It Sucks)

    Ahoy-hoy, Thugs. Ben Kuchera over at Opposable Thumbs has spent some time with the newly released demo for Bionic Commando on the Xbox 360.  And to sum up his sentiments shortly, it sucks. I haven’t gotten my hands on it yet (I’ve been too busy...

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  • Dead Rising 2 – Trailer

    Dead Rising 2 – Trailer

    News comes from Captivate 09 that Dead Rising 2 by Capcom is on it’s way although no firm release date has been announced. The first Dead Rising was a good enough game but sorely lacked a co-op element. If I could have romped through that...

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  • Face Punchers, Inc.

    Face Punchers, Inc.

    Last night after jam night I decided it was about time I grabbed up the demo on XBOX Live for THQ’s new fighting game, UFC 2009: Undisputed. While the game doesn’t release until the upcoming May 19th date THQ was nice enough to drop a...

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  • Need for Speed SHIFT – Producer Interview

    Need for Speed SHIFT – Producer Interview

    Need for Speed: SHIFT – the new racing game from EA coming our way in September is looking to become the NKOTB in the simulation racing genre. It aims to compete with the likes of Forza Motorsports and Gran Turismo and beat them across the...

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  • Uncharted 2 – Among Theives (co-op and multiplayer footage)

    Uncharted 2 – Among Theives (co-op and multiplayer footage)

    Uncharted 2 – Among Thieves is on it’s way to all you lucky PS3 owners and judging from this trailer it’s shaping up to be quite a smash hit for the PS3. Playstation 3 has alot of great titles now like Metal Gear Solid 4...

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