Terraria starts as simply as any game that you have ever seen, and in these humble beginnings it is very easy to mistake the clever and complex world for something mundane. You start as a user-created character with various creation options that can be manipulated in any way that the player sees fit. Once creation is finished the options are quite simple, pick a small, medium or large world and your difficulty level and you are unleashed into the mysterious world of...
Dollar Dash, developed by Kalypso Media, is a MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) twin stick shooter where a group of lowly thieves fight for supremacy while looting the most cash. There are three game modes, each with a different objective to be the top burglar of the match. – “Save the Safe” is a king of the hill type game mode where each player battles for a safe. Carrying the safe grants cash to the player. The player that controls the safe...
BattleBlock Theater, the next game from The Behemoth, creators of one of the all-time highest selling games on the Xbox Live Arcade Castle Crashers, has now been given a final release date of April 3rd. Releasing for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15 USD) on Xbox Live, this game is sure to be a hit from what we’ve seen at PAX and in the videos released so far. If you’ll be at PAX East these coming weeks they’ll be showing off the game as well as holding a tournament at...
The newest contender in the platforming genre has emerged and today (3/20/13) players can get their hands on what is being called one of the most challenging platformers of this generation. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams features extreme platforming elements as well as the ability to alter the landscape of each level by using the varying powers of the Giana Sisters. Players will see the environment go from a beautiful and peaceful setting to a hellish nightmare at the push...
Square Enix today announced it’s ginormously-huge Xbox Live sale has begun. Offering major discounts to both Silver and Gold Xbox Live members, the sale slashes prices up to 75% on almost all of their best Xbox Live Arcade, Games on Demand, and DLC conetent. Some gems include Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, which is cut by 50%, as well as the full game of Sleeping Dogs on demand for only $19.99. For a game that came out so recently, that’s one hell of a...
Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel is set to be released on 3/26/13 but players can get a taste of the game starting today (3/12/13) on PSN and XBL. The demo will take players from the bottom floor of a drug lab all the way to the top of the building showing off the intense gameplay the series has been known for. While this is the first time that Visceral Games has done an entry into the series it shows that they have done their homework and know exactly what fans of the...
Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons is a gorgeous top-down adventure puzzle game with an intriguing mechanic coming to XBLA. In development by Starbreeze Studios and being published by 505 Games, you play as two brothers who embark on a quest looking for a way to save their ailing father. You’ll play as both brothers simultaneously, using the left stick and trigger for the big brother, while using the right stick and trigger for the little brother. Brothers will also...
The Behemoth released the release window for its upcoming game BattleBlock theater today by use of a nifty sea shanty. The guard did growleth as he pushed us out, Catnip stanking up each breath. “Your turn has come at last,” he mewed, His eyes aglow with death. In leaps and bounds, the course was run; We gave it every ounce of heart. So silently, the audience sat enrapt, That thou couldst hear a kitten fart. But when we came to that final jump Promising freedom from my...
Console Sales Console Exclusives Xbox 360: Like Halo the generation before it, Gears of Wars has been the killer IP that has driven the Microsoft 1st party sales more than any other in this generation. Gears has been the king of the cover-based 3rd person shooter genre and has been a trendsetter for other developers. RPG fans had a few things to sink their teeth into, Fable was a revered series until its later stages and the Mass Effect Series was exclusive up until...
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