Hideki Kamiya has well proven that he can combine his own level of creativity with his team’s ingenuity to craft a stylish and satisfying game. If you need proof of that, check out the first Devil May Cry or Viewtiful Joe and see if you still aren’t a believer. Or, if you’ve no time for [...]

To the dismay of many shooter fans (and fans of Valve in general) Left 4 Dead 2 is only a little over a month ahead of us. Taking the boycotting and claims of it being a glorified expansion pack in stride, Valve asserts that Left 4 Dead 2 is not only a stand-alone game, but [...]

What do you get when you mix Psychonauts and Doom, and make the game an arena shooter? Well… probably nothing particularly savory, but definitely something resembling Dreamkiller. Developed by Mindware Studios, this is a game that has flown under the radar for the most part, but has a premise that is unmistakably unique, and should [...]

 
When first announced, Bethesda’s next big project was described as more of a tactical shooter than a linear military game. They gave it the name Rogue Warrior and, though it has the same title, it doesn’t take influence from Richard Marcinko’s autobiography at all. Rather, it draws from his fictional novels detailing different experiences that [...]

5th Cell, developers of Drawn to Life and Scribblenauts, are hoping to please gamers worldwide again with the sequel to their first game, Drawn to Life: the Next Chapter for the Nintendo Wii and DS. The original Drawn to Life was best known for its inventive mechanics which had players drawing items rather than having to [...]

In the modern era of gaming, an aristocracy of gruff-voiced, hardened veterans has emerged. Looking to join the ranks of such gravelly orators as Solid Snake, Master Chief and Alex Mercer is Sean Devlin, a saboteur. But don’t worry; The Saboteur’s greatest qualities will probably extend far beyond the baritones of its main protagonist.

In The Saboteur, [...]

Assassin’s Creed is a game which was generally appraised as a fairly enjoyable experience. Despite its inherently intriguing premise, its repetitive gameplay and uninvolving action served to temper what could have otherwise been one of the hottest games of 2007. Two years later, both fans of that game and skeptics alike now have an inquisitive eye [...]

While the post-apocalyptical setting is one which has been treaded time and again, the post-post-apocalyptical is one that has seen few renditions. Ninja Theory (developer of Heavenly Sword) is hoping to quickly change that fact with Enslaved, their newly announced IP which is set to fall into the hands of gamers sometime in 2010. Little [...]

Recently the NBA Live 10 demo was made available on the Xbox Live Marketplace, and I got a chance to get a hands-on look at the game. It starts in the NBA hangar, like Live 09, and in it are stars like Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard. For newcomers to the [...]

Finally! Everyone’s been waiting for the day they could somehow rock out to Metallica and play with their Legos at the same time, and that day has come. Lego Rock Band is another iteration of the Rock Band franchise to be released alongside the Beatles edition this fall. Players will jam to their favorite tracks [...]