The puzzle genre just works on Xbox Live Arcade, whatever the game, longevity is guaranteed. This is the case with upcoming puzzler Space Ark, a hybrid of games like Breakout, Bubble Bobble and Peggle it could become a huge seller when released later in the year. We went hands on with an early demo build [...]
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Halo: Reach beta Hands-on
The Halo: Reach Beta has been hotly anticipated since it was first announced. News that all people who purchased Halo 3: ODST would be given access to the beta managed to boost the game’s already staggeringly impressive sales. Let’s face it – at this point, if you know anything about games, you know Reach is [...]
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Beta) Impressions [PC]
Starcraft was a very successful game. Set in the 26th century, the game revolves around three species fighting for dominance in a distant part of the Milky Way galaxy. Released in 1998 for the PC (1999 for Mac) Blizzard’s game set all kinds of sales records and is widely known in jest as “the national sport [...]
Rogue Planet- (AKA Advance Wars for iPhone)
So we all know that Gameloft is now bringing out 2-3 games a month for iPhone and that quite a few of them are quite impressive. As a player of pretty much all things that are strategy games the one coming up next week has really gotten my interest. Rogue Planet seems to have a [...]
Cash Cow, Previewed [iPhone/iPod Touch]
If you’ve been reading the blog or listening to my podcasts over the last few years you would have me gush on the newest puzzle game I’m playing. From Tetris to Bejeweled to Peggle, I’ve played them all and am always eager to play the new kid on the block. When I heard that Chillingo [...]
Street Fighter IV, First Impressions [360]
I’ve been playing Street Fighter since Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike came out back on the original Xbox. Ever since that spending-spree in Gamestop, I was addicted to fighting games. Since then, however, I’ve never found a fighting game that really delivered. Well, let me tell you… Street Fighter IV really delivers in fireballs and [...]
New Xbox Experience Hands-On Preview
On the hardware end of things, the Xbox 360 has seen more than its share of troubles, whether it’s the red ring of death, a lack of integrated wi-fi, or even a standard hard drive. But when it comes to software, Microsoft clearly gets it. A few years ago, the PSN was an unproven (albeit [...]
James Bond Will Return: Treyarch Speaks to Nukoda on Quantum of Solace
The first James Bond game was released a quarter century ago. James Bond 007 was a 1983 side-scroller developed and published by Parker Bros for Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision. We’ve come a long way since then. Bond’s next-generation debut, Quantum of Solace for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, is mere [...]
E for All: Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Hands On
Last year’s E for All Expo was a depressing event, but at least it had Metal Gear Solid 4 and Super Mario Galaxy to help cut through the obscure sci-fi convention vibe. This year, Nintendo decided to stay home and Sony continued to want nothing to do with the show, so it was up to [...]
Defense Grid, Previewed [PC]
“Keep playing” was the response I received from Hidden Path Entertainment’s CEO, Jeff Pobst, when I questioned the apparent lack of difficulty in Defense Grid: The Awakening. Hidden Path’s upcoming PC (and later, Xbox Live Arcade) tower-defense title had seemed a little easy up until this exact moment — and as if on cue, a [...]
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