I was recently given the opportunity to meet up with Mario Kroll, Director of PR with cdv USA, for a hands-on demo of the upcoming Sacred 2. I played Sacred when it came out, and was amused at its free-roaming action-role-playing-game formula. It was like Diablo, but bigger in scope and idea, with a much bigger world and a whole lot more to do. Read More.
The strategy RPG genre is often one heavily saturated with new games on the PC. It's becoming more difficult every year to stand out among the crowd, yet that is what Fireglow is trying to accomplish with their upcoming North American release, Stranger. We recently had an opportunity to take a late build for a test drive, and have put together our impressions of the game from our brief experience. Read More.
We were recently given an opportunity to take a test drive of Fireglow's upcoming third addition to the Sudden Strike series, a near-complete build getting ready to ship out next month. For those unfamiliar with the series, it's a real-time strategy franchise, with an emphasis placed on realistic war combat. Read More.
It's not surprising that game developers are looking back to old titles for inspiration and possible re-vamping. The new Turok which released today, will bring back the intimidating concept of dinosaur fighting, mixed with good old first person shoot-em-up combat. Read More.
The beauty of a game with humorous and involving characters is that no matter where the characters take you, you'll always feel at home. Such is an attribute of Jack Keane, a pure adventure title brought to the table by developer Deck 13 and publisher 10tacle Studios. Read More.
The Golden Compass is poised to be a huge money maker for New Line pictures this holiday season. Every since the Lord of the Rings made millions at the box-office and at the merchandise rack, everyone's been looking for their next big fantasy fix. Where ever you can find a lucrative movie franchise, a video game is sure to follow. Read More.
Since the PSP is pretty even with the PS2 in terms of power, it seemed only a matter of time until Sony brought their flagship beat-em-up franchise to their fledging handheld system. How does Kratos and company survive the transition to the PSP? After our playtime at the PlayStation Holiday Preview Event in Toronto earlier this month, we can say that God of War has made the trip quite well. Read More.
Many gamers around the world know Naughty Dog as the studio who created the original PlayStation mascot, Crash Bandicoot. However, Naughty Dog has grown up, and if they have it their way, you'll now remember them for the adventures of Nathan Drake as he pursues the lost treasure of El Dorado. Read More.
Hurricane force winds and heavy rain beats down on your helicopter as it circles around a cargo ship. Your commander calmly puffs on a cigar as you survey the deck of the ship, which is crawling with a crew that is transporting a frightening nuclear device. The helicopter hovers over the deck as you and your squad put on you masks and slide down a rope onto the slippery deck below. Read More.
What if war were more like a video game? What if a video game was more like war? This is a fundamental question that drives Ubisoft's new PS3 shooter, Haze. We had a chance to put this exciting new shooter through its paces at the PlayStation Holiday Preview Event, and came away quite impressed with its unique mechanics and storyline. Read More.
Having a chance to sit down with what is arguably one of the most controversial titles to hit consoles in recent memory, I took the role of a man who's lost his memory, and likely his mind as well, wielding a variety of weapons to accomplish his goals. Read More.
I recently had an opportunity to sit down with a producer at DreamCatcher Interactive in Toronto, and get a hands-on demo of the upcoming sequel to Painkiller. Originally started as a community mod, Painkiller: Overdose now has the complete backing of the publisher and will be shipping out next week. Read More.
Dark Sector caught my eye early into the Sony Holiday Press Event, likely because at the time someone was cutting an enemy in half with what appeared to be a spinning throwing blade. But really, that'll catch anybody's attention. Read More.
Get your Omni Wrenches ready folks, there's very little time left until the release of Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Insomniac Games' dynamic duo is back for the sixth installment of the series on PlayStation systems as a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Read More.
The year is 2047 and the citizens of Adrianopolis flourish in their part of the near-perfect World Union. Only those smart and healthy enough may enter this utopia, and one of these elites, Phoenix Wallace, is a Peace Officer, charged with…well - keeping the peace. Read More.
