RANT – 3 little things I wish they’d add to games
I’ve been thinking lately about the things that make a video game experience a nice one. Yes, all the amazing graphics, cinematics, gripping story, and characters we connect to are very important. So much so that sometimes they put so much focus on those things that they forget a few little things here and there.
TMNT The Arcade Game only 200 MS points
I might as well have bought the arcade cabinet with the numbers of quarters spent on this game.
10 days til Halo: Reach – Defiant Map Pack
Still going strong and adding more content for your alien bashing delight.
Game Designers, We Can Help Get Your Foot In the Door
A cool independent game developer in the Boston area, Demiurge Studios, is getting ready to launch its newest downloadable game, Shoot Many Robots, but not without seeing a few of your ideas first.
Semi-New Review: Mafia II
The only thing better than popping a guy after a cool catchphrase is doing so in a really expensive suit.
Video: El Shaddai Continues to Look Amazing
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ27BZ1Zb9U And I continue to be the only person in the world who cares.
Chell looks much better in Portal 2
Much to the avail of our Jamie Gibson for his Portal 2 experiment, I’m not very good at not keeping an ear to the ground about new games. Portal 2’s protagonist, Chell, has gotten a revamp of her image.
Super Meat Boy For XBLA Gets 2 New Worlds For Free
Team Meat has broken through the impossible and sneaked some free content past the Microsoft robber barons.
Rock Band DLC for 2/22/11 – Pat Benatar
This week we are treated with an 80s girl pop-rock 6 pack. Pat Benatar brings some over her best shots over to the Rock Band platform.
Cave Announces Nin2-Jump, Platformer Fans Rejoice
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49sZs1AZQR4 If you’ve always wanted to play one of Cave’s gorgeous games but have been paralyzed with the knowledge that you’re awful at shmups, this one might be for you.
Marvel vs Capcom 3 Is Out, Gets Gorgeous Release Trailer
The game that no one thought possible hits store shelves today, and you better believe I’m riding the hype train all the way to Nerdtown.
Review: Kinect Sports
Remember that old NES track and field game that let you run on the Power Pad? Say hello to it’s spiritual successor.
Gamestop – Buy a New Game get a Used Game half off
Gamestop is running a cool deal until the end of the month, buy a new game and get a used one for half off.