Analysis–Spike Video Game Awards 2011 by Nick Cohen
It’s the end of the year, and that means awards season is upon us. Spike’s Video Game Awards (VGAs) kicked things off this year with a show that was at times entertaining and perplexing. The star of NBC’s show Chuck, Zachary Levi, was the host of the VGAs this year. He proved to be a [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2011 by Nick | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Indie, Industry, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, Nintendo, PC, Previews, PS3, Wii, Xbox
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[Review] Dead Block Demo
“Are you good enough to survive a Zombie Armageddon? Don’t panic! Use your brain first and if necessary your sledgehammer. Dead Block is a 3rd person zombie themed arcade game with a unique mix of action, humor and strategy.” sited by Candygun Games website. Platforms: XBL Arcade, PSN (July 20th), PC (coming soon) Read [...]
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Posted on July 12, 2011 by Kyle | Filed Under Casual Games, Horror, Indie, Multiple Systems, New Releases, PS3, Xbox
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Limbo Coming To The PC
Limbo, the massive hit from Xbox Live Arcade is now being ported to both the PS3 and Steam. Be prepared to die… a lot. Limbo isn’t a particularly long game, the first time I played it I ended up beating it in a single session, but every second of this puzzle based platformer radiates pure [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Industry, Interviews, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, Previews, PS3, Xbox
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Dead Island Announcement Trailer
Every once in a while a trailer comes along and surprises the hell out of the gaming community, as was the case with the recent Dead Island Trailer. The trailer depicts a small family’s last moments alive at the very start of a zombie outbreak. Zombies have always resonated with audiences, at one time or [...]
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Posted on February 21, 2011 by doclotto | Filed Under Action, Horror, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, Previews, PS3, Xbox
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Spike’s VGA Winners
The VGAs were rather disappointing this year, though I find my self saying that every year and watching them anyway. Technical screw-ups from the get-go, attempts at humor that didn’t really take off, awful live music, and a host that just didn’t work. Ive got nothing against NPH, he’s the man… but he just wasn’t [...]
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Posted on December 13, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Features, Horror, Industry, Mobile games, Multiple Systems, New Releases, News, Previews, PS3, Wii, Xbox
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Possible Prototype Sequel Teased
Yesterday, a trailer appeared online for what appears to be a sequel to the 2009 game Prototype. Prototype was developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The open world title received fairly positive reviews and actually sold rather well despite being overshadowed by the PS3′s Infamous. The teaser, which can be seen here, briefly [...]
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Posted on December 6, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Action, Casual Games, Horror, Multiple Systems, News, Previews, PS3, Xbox
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Halo: Reach Disc Issues
Halo: Reach had an amazing launch, with $200 million in sales on the first day alone they top their record for Halo 3 by over $30 million. Unfortunately the launch of Halo: Reach was marred by a continuous series of disc errors. “We are aware of a very small number of customers reporting that their [...]
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Posted on September 20, 2010 by doclotto | Filed Under Action, Features, Horror, Industry, New Releases, News, Xbox
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