March 8th, 2010 12:43am
by GameWit
“Battlefield: Bad Company 2″ (rated M, $60 on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, $50 on PC): Like its closest competitor, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,” this game features a single-player campaign but is really all about the online multiplayer. The main things this game offers over its rival are dedicated server support for the PC and the ability to use party chat on Xbox Live. “Modern Warfare 2″ disabled …
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TAGS Aliens vs. Predator, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Borderlands, Culdcept Saga, Final Fantasy XIII, Heavy Rain, MAG, Major League Baseball 2K10, MLB 10: The Show, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Rock Band 2, Toy Soldiers | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable, What to play
March 4th, 2010 05:30am
by GameWit
This week’s split between Activision and the president and CEO of “Call of Duty” developer Infinity Ward is shaping up to be a classic rift between creative talent and the people who cut their paychecks are a fact of life. But for an example of a smooth gaming divorce, let’s look at the negotiated split between Bungie Studios, developer of the Xbox 360’s “Halo” games, and Microsoft, back in 2007.
Microsoft …
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TAGS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Sony PlayStation Portable, The business of gaming, Uncategorized
February 4th, 2010 02:58pm
by GameWit
Are Electronic Arts’ public relations missteps for “Dante’s Inferno” just that, or an attempt at carefully managing minor controversies to raise awareness of the game before it launches next week?
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TAGS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dante's Inferno, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Mass Effect 2 | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable, The business of gaming
January 23rd, 2010 04:01am
by GameWit
After taking most of the fall/early winter off, I’m bringing back this weekly roundup of recommendations for the current weekend. At the time I stopped writing it, the feature kind of became a beast in the heart of the fall release schedule. The glut of games coming out each week was so massive that it was taking an eternity to sift through the various new releases, weekly sales and what …
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TAGS Alien Hominid HD, Braid, Castle Crashers, Critter Crunch, Hasbro Family Game Night, Left 4 Dead 2, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Myst, Riven, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, The Manhole, Viva Piñata, ZEN Pinball | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation Portable, What to play
January 7th, 2010 06:12am
by GameWit
Ahead of my Game of the Year announcement later Thursday and Friday’s list of runners-up, here’s a look at some games that might have made the cut, if only I’d found time to play them.
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TAGS Assassin's Creed 2, Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Demon's Souls, Flower, Forza Motorsport 3, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Shadow Complex, Street Fighter IV, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, The Maw | CATEGORY Game of the Year, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
December 27th, 2009 12:35am
by GameWit
The release of “NHL 2K11,” whose developers used Snoopy’s Home Ice in Santa Rosa for motion capture sessions, is in limbo.
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TAGS Major League Baseball 2K10, NBA 2K11, NHL 09, NHL 10, NHL 2K11 | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
December 22nd, 2009 05:49am
by GameWit
I just wrapped up my first playthrough of BioWare’s excellent “Dragon Age: Origins” (rated M, $60 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $50 for PC), and I knew the next two games from 2009 I wanted to play were “Demon’s Souls” and “Batman: Arkham Asylum.”
I wasn’t sure how I was going to decide what to play first, but then Atlus, the U.S. publisher of “Demon’s Souls” (rated M, $60 on …
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TAGS Batman: Arkham Asylum, Demon's Souls, Dragon Age: Origins, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, PC, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
December 9th, 2009 01:27pm
by GameWit
Every year there are a few video game clunkers that could end up under the tree. Here are a few things you might want to stay away from.
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TAGS Tony Hawk: Ride, Wii Sports | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
December 4th, 2009 07:28am
by GameWit
If you’re out shopping for a game console as a holiday gift, here are a few things you should know.
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TAGS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, Metroid Prime Trilogy, No More Heroes, Okami, Wii Fit Plus | CATEGORY Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
December 2nd, 2009 04:23pm
by GameWit
Holiday gift suggestions for just about every gamer on your list.
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TAGS Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Brütal Legend, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dragon Age: Origins, FIFA 10, Forza Motorsport 3, God of War, God of War 2, God of War Collection, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars, inFAMOUS, Left 4 Dead 2, Lips Number One Hits, Madden NFL 10, Metroid Prime Trilogy, MLB 09: The Show, NBA 2K10, Need for Speed: Shift, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, NHL 10, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, Rock Band 2, Super Mario Bros., The Beatles: Rock Band, The Bigs 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort | CATEGORY Gamer culture, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable
