It’s truly amazing what Nintendo has just pulled off. In 35 minutes, they have finally convinced the world that they have a game plan for Wii U and announced eight new games as well as gave updates on previously announced titles. Although I will have all the announcements today in bullet point form below, there’s no better way to get the news than to watch the Nintendo Direct broadcast yourself. After watching the video or reading the bullet points, be sure...
When Sony Santa Monica Studios revealed that God of War: Ascension would have a multiplayer mode, I thought to myself, why would they choose to do this? I’ve been a fan of the God of War since the beginning in 2005. The single player formula is just awesome with interesting puzzles to solve and the epic feeling of wielding the Blades of Chaos. Some of the most satisfying moments I’ve ever had playing video games is just beating enemies to a pulp with the...
Compared to its competitors, the video gaming industry is a juvenile upstart. From some pretty humble beginnings, this industry has grown into a media force with annual earnings that dwarf the record and movie industries combined. Yes, gaming has grown up, it has even earned its stripes with giant publishing corporations in the form of Activision/Vivendi and Electronic Arts. With all of the new found maturity and revenue, the video games industry is still finding it...
We’ve got ten codes for Firefall’s Beta to giveaway, read the preview then enter using the Rafflecopter widget below. Firefall has had a pretty big presence at PAX the past couple of years and after getting some time to go hands on, it is pretty easy to see why. Firefall, developed by Red 5 Studios is a new breed of MMORPG combining first person/third person shooter gameplay into the deep RPG and customization features of traditional MMOs. The gameplay is fast...
As we near the end of the current console generation I have been taking a lot of time to reflect on everything that we got to experience and about all the changes this time has brought us. We saw the introduction of motion controls, full-fledged online stores have flourished, we have seen games in 3d and most of all we have seen games themselves take a massive leap in many key areas. In my opinion there is nothing that shows this leap quite like the Mass Effect trilogy. In...
As we go through the last stages of our Game of the Year picks. I decided to go back through to see what we at LevelSave rated some of the games this year. It made me realize just how many great games came out this year and, how many of these great games I have yet to play. I mean, I just don’t think you can actually play all the good games that come out in one year, it’s almost not possible anymore. Not if you actually have to leave the couch, at least. What was...
I think we can all get in agreement that we love zombies, right? Zombies are rad, but that doesn’t mean everything with zombies in it is great. There’s been bad games and some pretty terrible movies. Story lines are regurgitated and gameplay mechanics reused over and over. Contagion is a FPS set in a zombie apocalypse, but don’t blow it off yet. Contagion is being developed by Monochrome Games who’s founder created Half-Life 2’s Zombie Panic:...
There are times when we lament being in separate parts of the county; being closer together would greatly help in some projects that we all could do. Being close for Game of the Year discussions may result in serious bodily harm to some members of the team.
Don’t worry readers, we have not gone anywhere, it’s just the holidays. We’ve also been rounding up our Game of the Year nominations. There have been some incredible games that have come our way this year, right? From retail Goliaths like the conclusion of the Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect 3, to the downloadable giant-killers like Dust: An Elysian Tail and Journey. We had incredible games that were pure game play magic like Fez to games with no game play...
When Reggie Fils-Aime came out and said the Wii U’s launch marked the start of the next console generation I found myself asking, “Just what the heck does “next-gen” mean today?” To interperet literally, it means the next line of consoles from each manufacturer. The Wii U is certainly a new console from Nintendo, however technically, its specifications are much more in line with the current crop of consoles offered by Microsoft and Sony with...
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