There have been a lot of third person games that incorporate first person aspects and Lost Planet borrows a lot from this concept. I was able to see and play a lot of games on the first day of E3, but Lost Planet was one of the most impressive games at the show. Read More.
At E3 2006, I had the chance to talk to publishers Red Mile Entertainment about their highly anticipated upcoming release El Matador. One thing is certain; the build they were showing looks promising. Read More.
What do you get when you combine a popular genre, a game early in development that already shows an incredible amount of promise, and a development team committed to providing players with a unique experience? The result: a potential genre-defining strategy game. Read More.
In a surprising twist to the classic flight simulator genre, 1C Company has shown us a new game that will broaden the horizons in this market: a helicopter simulation. Instead of flying the usual assortment of airplanes, players will now pilot the popular Huey from the Vietnam era. Read More.
Well, that's almost true. The truth is that this game is set in 1950, which is very soon after World War II and almost too close for comfort. The market for that genre of shooter is definitely saturated. The good news then is that this game will not have any basis on the war, although it may still remind players of those types of games. Read More.
Traditional strategy games have always followed a similar premise that is centered on building up your economy, building your base, expanding, and eliminating your enemies. Extinction follows a different premise that makes it seem less like a real time strategy game, and more like a role-playing game. Read More.
Schanz International Consultants are attempting to find publishers for the five games that they were showcasing at E3, one of which is a role playing game that goes by the name Grotesque. While still in the pre-alpha stages of development, Grotesque is an attempt to produce a role-playing game that is less serious and instead focuses on a more humorous edge, in contrast to PC releases such as Blizzard's famous MMORPG World of Warcraft. Read More.
While action adventure games have currently been presented with unique storylines, sometimes the best plot can be found by looking back at the classics. The Shadow of Aten is an action adventure game that will give you that old school, relic hunting, adventure feeling, similar to that of the Indiana Jones series. Read More.
A lot of games seem to be borrowing ideas from titles like God of War, and Heavenly Sword is no different. SCEE and Ninja Theory are developing the game and at present, no official North American release date has been set. The game was one of many shown at the Sony Pre-E3 Press Conference and I was privileged enough to play it for the entire length of the demo. Read More.
One of the games announced today at the Sony Pre-E3 press conference is WarHawk, the much anticipated flight-sim/shooter from SCEA studios and Incognito. Touted as a potential launch title, the classic remake has benefited from much publicity as of late, showing off the initial potential of Sony's new hardware masterpiece. Read More.
While still in development, Microsoft's Rise of Legends is showing a great amount of promise as a real-time strategy game, but the nagging question is does it offer anything different to a genre where players make multiplayer into a science? A spiritual successor to Microsoft's "Rise of Nations", this iteration of the franchise takes player to a fantasy setting where magic battles science. Read More.
I've learned through experience that to correctly predict game trends you must consult my older relatives or my non-gaming friends. I know this makes no sense, but they are the surest barometer of all things gaming-related. Go figure! A few years ago, none of them had ever heard of Project Gotham Racing or Need for Speed: Underground or Midnight Club or Burnout. Read More.
It seems like I'm saying this a lot lately, but is just that I have a hard time seeing how many more "improvements" can be made to a game based entirely on the theme of skateboarding. Now don't get me wrong, I fell in love with the Tony Hawk series long ago and say it through many early titles which definitely brought major changes to the gameplay to bring it to where it is today. Read More.
At the recent X'05 event in Toronto, we had an opportunity to take a look at THQ's upcoming action title, Saint's Row. Currently in development by the team at Volition, Saint's Row at first glance appeared to be another Grand Theft Auto look-a-like; but when we took a closer look, Saint's Row easily stands on its own two feet. Read More.
At Microsoft's X05 event in Toronto, Canada, one of the 360 titles that 2K Sports was proudly demonstrating was Amped 3; a series that was previously part of Microsoft's own XSN line-up. Regardless of your previous experience with the Amped series, the SSX series or just alternative sport series in general though, you are truly in for a surprise with the "new and reenergized" Amped 3. Read More.
