What to play this weekend (July 3-5)
The new release schedule is a bit light this week, but PC gamers should strongly consider downloading a massive bundle of 20 2K Games releases for a cool $54.
The new release schedule is a bit light this week, but PC gamers should strongly consider downloading a massive bundle of 20 2K Games releases for a cool $54.
The Wii gets a first-person shooter that's said to have fantastic controls but lack heart. Over on the Xbox 360, the beta version of the Xbox Live game show "1 Vs. 100" is free to anyone with a 360 and a high-speed Internet connection through Sunday. "Fallout 3" gets another add-on on the PC and Xbox 360, and Electronic Arts rolls out the latest installment of its well-received boxing franchise.
The "Ghostbusters" game with appearances from most of the original cast members looms like a colossus over the gaming landscape this week. Plus, this console generation's first "Magic: The Gathering" card game comes to Xbox Live Arcade.
With Microsoft and Sony having unveiled their answers to the Wii remote at their E3 presentations, and with Nintendo riding high on the success off the Wii and the just-launched DSi, the company of Mario, Link and Samus staked its E3 fortunes to games for its industry-leading devices. Over the [...]
"inFAMOUS" (rated T, $60 for PlayStation 3): I'm itching to try out Sucker Punch's PS3-exclusive, open-world superhero adventure. For one thing, the creation of a new superhero unshackles the game's writers from the expectations of fans and the oversight of a license holder. They'll never have to hear the words, [...]
The two most noteworthy games in stores this week both look like they could be worth playing. Despite its movie tie-in roots, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine -- Uncaged Edition" (rated M, $60 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, $40 on PC) looks like a semi-competent hack-and-slash title, although it seems like [...]