by Adam Pavlacka on July 25, 2011 @ 1:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Interviews
PopCap Games formed 4th & Battery, a new experimental label where PopCap's designers and developers have free reign to create smaller, simpler, and sometimes edgier games. We recently caught up with them to get some more details ...
by Rainier on July 25, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
It seems that we were not the only ones who liked
Captain America: The First Avenger, as Cap unexpectedly kicked
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 off the #1 spot this weekend by making nearly $66 million. Granted, the Potter movie is in its second week, and most people who wanted to see it have already done so, but nobody expected the Captain America movie to perform THIS well. Kudos!
Yesterday was rather uneventful as predicted. We had dinner with friends, and then we watched Falling Skies and Leverage.
Been playing quite a bit of The Witcher 2 and enjoying it a lot, but some of the big fights are frustrating and require a bit of trial and error before you figure out what to do.
by Rainier on July 24, 2011 @ 4:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
X-Men: Destiny is an all-new original video game casts players as new mutant recruits in a rich, branching storyline that features a deep element of choice and gives players ultimate control of their destiny.
by Brian Dumlao on July 24, 2011 @ 12:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Backbreaker Vengeance takes the intensity and AAA appeal of the original Backbreaker Football and combines it with the pick-up-and-play nature of the iPhone games to create a whole new one-of-a-kind sports experience for digital download.
In Captain America: Super Soldier players become Captain America as he faces the Red Skull and his army in an epic third-person action adventure set in the darkest days of World War II.
by Rainier on July 23, 2011 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
MOTD
We went to see
Captain America: The First Avenger last night, and we loved it! It sure lived up to the hype, which is always a good thing, and it was surprisingly funny, with lots of stuff blowing up, good special effects and even a little romance (just a tad) for the more sentimental viewers. Adam got to see it earlier this week.
Read his review if you want more details.
For people who have not yet seen it, stay until after the credits. There is the customary extra footage, but this time it's not just "some" Avengers bit, but an actual teaser trailer that shows Iron Man, Thor, the new Hulk (
Mark Ruffalo) and Cap himself, of course.
Apart from that, not much going on this weekend. Maybe We'll go for a hike, watch some
Burn Notice,
Rescue Me, or
The Tourist, which has been lying around for weeks.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 11:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a continuation of the previous title in the franchise, sending you all around the globe on high-risk missions as a variety of characters, both new and returning.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 10:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Batman: Arkham City builds upon the intense, atmospheric foundation of Batman: Arkham Asylum, sending players soaring into Arkham City, the new maximum security “home” for all of Gotham City’s thugs, gangsters and insane criminal masterminds.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 10:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Spider-Man: Edge of Time challenges the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The Gunstringer is a Kinect game where you get to marionette a kick-ass undead cowboy puppet through action-packed stage performances. Everything is set as if it's an actual play performance, complete with handcrafted "actors" and props.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 4:58 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Fans of the original game can now “hero up” in eye-popping 3-D as they command all the classic Squaddies, as well as four new recruits: Captain America, Nova, Black Widow and She-Hulk.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 4:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Demo
In Supreme Ruler: Cold War, players will enter a portrayal of the world in the 1950's based on recent real-world headlines. Battle economic challenges, unstable governments and worldwide tensions in this grand strategy experience.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 4:11 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
For the first time ever, players will use the uDraw stylus to command Captain America, Thor, Iron Man and seven other Marvel Super Heroes in the battle against Doctor Doom and his evil cohorts.
by Adam Pavlacka on July 22, 2011 @ 4:05 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Captain America: The First Avenger focuses on the early days of the Marvel universe when Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the super soldier known as Captain America. Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 3:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The Sherlock Holmes series is known as one of the best franchises in PC adventure games, thus far captivating more than a million of players around the world. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes will be back for probably the most dangerous investigation of his entire career.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 3:48 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Catherine is an unprecedented exploration of the pleasures and horrors of love. As Vincent, a man recently succumbed to the irresistible beauty of the game's titular diversion players find themselves swept into a treacherous love triangle.
by Adam Pavlacka on July 22, 2011 @ 2:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Reviews
Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition further redefines the fighting game genre with classic 2-D Street Fighter fighting action, a host of new and returning characters, beefed up online modes, and more.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 1:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
In Disney Universe, players will experience non-stop action through a mix-up of worlds inspired by both animated and live action films from Disney, including titles from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures.
by Rainier on July 22, 2011 @ 1:04 a.m. PDT | Filed under
Trailers
Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:
- Gears Of War 3 [X360] - Crescendo Trailer
We will update this throughout the day when new trailers become available. Read more for download links ...
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 5:24 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Payday: The Heist is an action-filled first person shooter for the PlayStation Network that lets you take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next "big score."
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 5:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
NBA 2K12 delivers the most realistic, stylistic, and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise – from gameplay to graphics, presentation and online features.
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 5:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Tekken characters such as Kazuya Mishima and Nina Williams will make the transition into the Street Fighter universe, while retaining their unique characteristics and signature moves as they go head-to-head with classic brawlers from the Street Fighter franchise.
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 5:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The newest chapter of the fight franchise marks a return to the series’ mature presentation and a reinvention of its classic 2D fighting mechanic. Driven by an all new graphics engine, the Fatality is back, presented in more gory detail than ever before, as well as a number of new game-play features and a deep story mode.
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 4:46 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Disney Interactive Media Group has appointed seasoned video game executive Bill Roper, previously at Cryptic Studios and Blizzard, as Vice President, Marvel Franchise.
by Rainier on July 21, 2011 @ 4:03 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The creepy cool campus goes virtual in Monster High Ghoul Spirit where monsters new to the campus will embrace all their freaky flaws in seven brand-new episodes that have been created especially for the first-ever Monster High video-game experience.