I’ll be spending the day hearing and playing some of the games Microsoft has planned for the Xbox 360, Games for Windows and Windows 7 smart phones. Keep an eye on my Twitter feed for news and impressions throughout the afternoon, and don’t hesitate to ask questions.… Read More »
I had some familial commitments this week, so it was a little lighter than usual, but here’s what I found time for.… Read More »
This week’s What to Play starts off with a longer-than-usual summary of Xbox Live Arcade shooter “Blacklight: Tango Down,” which I saw at E3. Other noteworthy releases include “Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Sky” and “Crackdown 2,” which I reviewed earlier this week.… Read More »
The open-world adventure game on “Xbox 360″ is tremendous fun when played in a group of three or four players over Xbox Live. As a solo experience, however, a lack of variety among mission types means it can start to feel tedious quickly.… Read More »
Every week, I recap what I’ve been playing and offer some quick thoughts. Unfortunately, the embargo on “Crackdown 2″ until 6 a.m. Monday prevents much discussion of the game that dominated my days off.… Read More »
Based on what I saw at Microsoft’s X10 media event, Ruffian Games’ “Crackdown 2″ could be this year’s “Borderlands.” With four-player online co-op, offliine split-screen co-op an the ability to create mayhem on foot or in vehicles, the open-world supercop game is coming along nicely.… Read More »
A brief rundown of what I saw and played Thursday. I’ll be covering each game in greater detail later, but wanted to let you all know what’s coming.… Read More »
Last weekend’s Video Game Awards weren’t all about 2009. Publishers also used Spike TV’s annual show to air trailers for upcoming titles as well as show off a handful of previously unannounced titles. None of the three high-profile continuations of existing franchises made a heck of a lot of sense to me, however. Are MTV Games and Harmonix Music Systems really going to follow up a “Rock Band” game devoted to arguably the biggest rock band of all time with… Read More »
