Back in the 1990’s the term Simpsomania had been coined to describe the explosion of popularity The Simpsons gained. The Simpsons merchandise was flying off the shelf. There were every type of toy and knock off toy imaginable. Then came the world’s first Simpsons Arcade Game, simply called “The Simpsons Arcade” it was the first of its kind and was truly revolutionary. Fans could not wait to get their hands on the Simpsons, and being as this was the first Simpsons...
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Intense Arena Action, Nexuiz Video and Screenshots
Available February 29th for 800 MSP on XBLA, (PSN and PC version to come later this spring) Nexuiz is a fast paced, intense action arena shooter that allows for “Dynamic Mutators” that can change gameplay and the tide of the battle on the fly. Check out this gameplay trailer and let us know what you think.
Psionic Hotties in “Girl Fight”
THE FOUNDATION, a shadowy corporation. Kidnapping beautiful women with psionic abilites. Following? Ok, then THE FOUNDATION “plugs” them into a virtual reality known as the “Mainframe.” What movie does that last sentence sound like? Anyways, in order for these women to be set free, they must defeat their female competitors in one on one battles using their psionic and fighting abilites. Some of Girl Fight’s features include: Fighting Styles...
Sanctum 2 is Coming to PC, XBLA, and PSN
Some of you may know that Sanctum was one of my picks for Game of the Year, so I am definitely excited to announce that one of my favourite genre-defying Tower Defense / First Person Shooters for the PC has a sequel on the horizon. Developers Coffee Stain Studios, have signed on with Reverb Publishing to create Sanctum 2. Princes among recent indie developers, Coffee Stain has produced one of last year’s best multiplayer experiences. Reverb, being always on the...
Wheels of Destruction headed for the PSN
You’ll get behind the wheel or the camera will just get behind the car.. anyways, you’ll choose one of five cars and tear through Europe as you try and destroy your rivals in this arcade-style car combat shooter. Players will be pitted against each other in arenas for Deathmatch and Capture the Flag modes. Being powered by Unreal Engine, no release date has been announced.
No UMD Passport Program For North America, yet
Alongside the release of the Japanese Playstation Vita the UMD Passport program was released as well. What this allowed you to do was transfer every game you owned on a UMD to your Vita, for a small fee. This seemed like a great way to keep some semblance of backward compatibility from a failed proprietary format. It was also a great way to make sure that your games were always with you and linked to your account for future play. Well turns out none of that is happening in...
6Choplifter HD – You may want to fly over this one
I remember sitting down as a young lad and playing Choplifter with my sister on our Sega Master System (My dad didn’t want to buy us the NES, but that’s another story entirely.) Although, maybe too difficult for us at the time, we had some fun with it. So, when Choplifter HD was announced I immediately thought, “Gotta review that.” So here we are, is it just as fun? How great are the graphics? And is it still ridiculously hard? Answers, yes, eh and...
Vita games ten percent cheaper on the PSN store
Sony has recently confirmed that the US digital releases of Vita game will be 10% cheaper than their physical counterparts. This comes as little surprise as the Japanese Vita store has had this reduction since the launch. The original story came to us from NeoGAF where a picture of upcoming Vita titles were all displayed at a discounted price. A Sony representative then confirmed the speculation saying: I can confirm that there will be a discount on the downloadable PS Vita...
4.5Amy – Good Ideas Trapped Under A Pile Of Smelly Code
AMY is a survival horror game set in a future not too distant from our own. You are a caretaker of a “verbally challenged” girl named Amy. All seems well until a explosion causes the zombie apocalypse. You wake up to find that you are infected with the zombie virus and that being near Amy somehow seems to heal you of the sickness. Thus begins your journey into the wildly mixed bag that is AMY. On the surface AMY at least looks like an amazing game. Being that this game...
6Zack Zero: Hopeless or Hero?
Zulrog and his henchmen have kidnapped your beloved. You have to find her, rescuing her from Zulrog’s secret and heavily defended base. Sound familiar? It should. Surprisingly though Zack Zero, developed by Crocodile Entertainment, isn’t as ordinary as it sounds. Essentially, Zack Zero is a 2D platformer set in a 3D environment. Instead of simply scrolling side to side, Zack Zero guides you along a set path set in a 3D environment… sort of. ...
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