I’m a big fan of Frictional Games ever since I got their previous horror title Penumbra: Overture in the Humble Indie Bundle, and so when a demo for their upcoming Amnesia: The Dark Descent hit Steam, I knew I had to get it. I finally decided to man up and play it last night. See, I don’t do incredibly well with horror games… I tense up and get scared too easily. But Frictional Games’ titles have such amazing depth and such... Read→
Now, I know most websites do a post like this in the beginning of the year, but this post on Reddit made me think about it a bit today. I’ll give you a list here of some of the more notable games coming out in the next year that I’m really looking forward to. It’s shaping up to be a great 365 days. (Note: Some of these might just have a “2011″ release date, but I’ll count them in anyway.) Portal 2 (X360 / PS3 /... Read→
The original Kane & Lynch game, entitled “Dead Men,” came out late 2007 to much critical insult and generally negative reviews, both among popular outlets and individual reviewers. It was praised for its cinematic stylings and fun multiplayer game types, but bashed on a constant basis for outdated gameplay and lack of depth/polish. Many reviewers agreed: It would have been a decent game if it had been worked on a bit longer. It had... Read→
The upcoming seventh game in the Call of Duty series (entitled Call of Duty: Black Ops) was announced a few days ago, for release on November 11th this year. It’s being developed by Treyarch (of Call of Duty 3 and World at War infamy). Let’s hope they don’t screw up this time. Well, the trailer was revealed last night (first on Spike TV, then a few hours later on the official Black Ops website). The short video clips in the trailer... Read→
_ EA’s game-changing “Skate” series (the creative force that pushed Activision’s hand in a terrible, terrible move to “fight back” with Tony Hawk: Ride) has just had a new demo release on Xbox Live and Playstation Network. “Skate 3,” which hits stores May 11th, now has a playable singleplayer and multiplayer demo for all of us to enjoy. The demo starts off with Coach Frank (a character with the incredibly... Read→
See larger image 2010 FIFA World Cup (Video Game) Here is the official trailer for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, from EA Sports. It is the only official and exclusively licensed video game for the 2010 World Cup to be held in South Africa. The game is due out on April 27, 2010 in the North American market and April 30, 2010 in Europe and Asia. It will be available for... Read→
The famous developer of games: American McGee, has started working on a gory version of Little Red Riding Hood, and has published concept art for this new game in progress. On his Flickr page the games creator posted: “This is something Ken Wong and I have been working on for years – a concept built on “Little Red Riding Hood” Truth be told, this Little Red Riding Hood kicks butt! The imagery that was shown, comes from the... Read→
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