Mass Effect has always held a special place in my heart. The first game was phenomenal, a single player’s dream come true. The story took on a life of its own and I was drawn into the world. Never before had I read every journal log in a game. There was a tear in my eye when I became a Spectre. The second game of the series was simply beyond words. Never before had I been so captivated with a game. The gameplay that complimented such a grand story had never been seen...
The Darksiders pre-order bonuses were just announced on the Darksiders community forums. What we have is different retailers getting unique in-game exclusives. Here’s the list and some pictures of the content. Gamestop: ‘Death Rides’ Pack-Features multiple exclusive side-quests allowing players to explore more of the Maker’s Realm and Dead Plains. In addition players will be able to aid an ancient Construct, battle The Bloodless and retrieve Karn’s lost...
Every once in a while a developer says, “Screw it.” Where they decide to create something that they want to see happen. Double Fine Happy Action Theater is one of these moments. DFHAT took a special level of “Screw it” and I’m definitley pleased with the final product. DFHAT is a Kinect game that turns your room into the game space or takes you and places you in the game. 18 stages of some of the most random ideas you could place into a video...
Activision announced that at this years North American International Toy Fair they would be showing of some new Skylander characters. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure was released last year and has since taken the toy market by storm. Each new character for the game must be purchased separately by buying an actual model of said character. The model is them placed on the “Portal of Power” and like magic your character appears in the game. The game and characters have...
Intelligent extraterrestrial life exists, and it’s all trying to kill you. Defend humanity’s planets and installations with deadly satellites, and teach the alien scum not to mess with Earth. Unstoppable Gorg takes the tried and true tower defense formula and adds some unique twists. Tower build slots are arranged in orbits around a central point the player must defend, while hostile alien ships approach on multiple winding paths (conveniently marked with dotted...
The fifth installment of the highly customizable and intense mech action series, Armored Core, is on it’s way. In development by From Software and being released on March 20th for Xbox 360 and PS3. AC5 looks to change up the combat modes a bit. Adding massive online multiplayer team based battles and a more robust offline mode. AC5 loks to focus more and strategy and tactics with it’s multiplayer. The players will be split into teams where they’ll have to...
Here’s the video to the upcoming installment of Armored Core V
Here’s the FemShep trailer for your eye pleasure. Who will you use to save the galaxy March 6th?
So, you’ve downloaded all the free games Xbox Live has to offer, but you still feel you’re missing something. You have gotten a small taste of the Xbox Live Arcade, and now you’re ready to dive right in. Well get your Microsoft points and rev that engine because here are five Xbox Live Arcade games you absolutely must own: 1. Bastion Do I really even need to explain this one? Bastion follows the kid’s journey through a twisted world after what’s known as...
If you’ve been listening to our podcasts, you may have heard me talking about something called the Difference Engine Initiative. If you have not been tuned in to our podcasts, let me give you a little primer. The Difference Engine Initiative is a game-making workshop and support jam for women in this male-dominated industry. There have been two such programs, running six weeks each, with various tutorials on game-making tools and a friendly framework that supports...
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