Case Zero has hours of playtime, replayability, its own set of achievements, and a pretty touching story that can even break your heart a little if your story goes south (and it certainly can).
Whip out Knives Chau and the L word to take down your enemies.
The Kill Kast is back again with Episode 15 where Rebecca, Dana, and Eric get together to discuss some new ways critics are reviewing games and much more.
Posted by Alfonso "Fonzi" Arana on September 2nd, 2010
With all this bloody good talk about Bloody Good Time being released, today Ubisoft has released a cinematic for their insane FPS, starring none other than the man who’s responsible for this massacre, Director X. Take a look below to see the violent (but rather funny) cinematic for Ubisoft’s latest FPS, coming to XBLA and Steam.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 2nd, 2010
Treyarch has revealed the multiplayer modes of the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops at a press event in Los Angeles last night. With Black Ops, it seems Treyarch is really stepping up its game to make up for the (arguable) failures and downsides of Modern Warfare 2 and to really prove itself as a AAA developer, because these multiplayer modes seem awesome. Read up on the multiplayer after the break.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 2nd, 2010
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released a new Mortal Kombat trailer, titled “Shadows,” featuring many recognizable fighters such as Raiden and Scorpion fighting… except you can only see their shadows. Even so, you’ll see blood squirting and someone getting impaled and whatnot, all to the tune of Disturbed’s “Another Way to Die.” Disturbed is providing the soundtrack to the game. Check out the trailer after the break.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 2nd, 2010
Capcom’s Keiji Inafune reportedly told 3DJuegos that Resident Evil 6 news would arrive soon. According to rockman zx’s (machine) translation of what was said in 3DJuegos’ interview, Inafune said, “Given the great success that supposed for us Resident Evil 5, we want that Resident Evil 6 leaves as rapidly as possible to the market. In fact, you will shortly have the news of Capcom about this…” I suppose that means Capcom was pleased with Resident Evil 5 sales and wants to get the series’ sixth title (well, excluding Code: Veronica and those online PS2 titles) out the door. Stay tuned for more details on this franchise reboot.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 2nd, 2010
You may have shot gang members and sold drugs on your DS, PSP, and iPhone, but have you done it in high-definition? Well now you can play it in a higher resolution on the iPad when Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD hits the App Store on September 9th for $9.99. Yeah, it’s not actually in HD, but there are still enough Chinatown and wars in the game to make the title true.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 2nd, 2010
Right now, I’m going to shamefully admit that I have not watched the Back to the Future movies. But if you have, you may excited to hear some more details on Telltale Games’ Back to the Future titles in development. As usual with Telltale’s games, these will be released in episodic form, although Telltale hasn’t mentioned what platforms they’ll hit. We can assume Windows, and probably Xbox Live and PlayStation Network as well (later if not at release).
Posted by Amanda "l1pserv1ce" Kay on September 1st, 2010
Is morality a black and white issue? Senior Producer on The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Tomasz Gop, clearly explains the game will not be heading down the conventional “good versus evil” path familiar to Mass Effect and will instead draw inspiration directly from award-winning Polish fantasy writer and short-story author of The Witcher, Andrzej Sapkowski; Geralt, the main character of The Witcher, operates on his own moral code in an ethically hazy universe or in “grey areas,” so to speak and Gop wants The Witcher 2 to closely resemble the novel in this regard. Also, The Witcher likes boobies.
Posted by Amanda "l1pserv1ce" Kay on September 1st, 2010
Coming September 7th to the 360, PS3, and PC collectively is yet another DLC for Mass Effect 2 focusing on Asari Scientist Liara T’soni, her troublesome mission, and of course, her relationship with Commander Shepard. If the thousand-year-old Justicar in Mass Effect 2 named Samara left you just as sexually frustrated as I, you’ll still have a chance at woo-ing another blue chick from your past. The Lair of The Shadow Broker DLC will retail for $10.00 or 800 Microsoft Points. Don’t forget to check-out the trailer for the upcoming DLC.
Posted by Amanda "l1pserv1ce" Kay on September 1st, 2010
Dead Rising 2 will be hitting US shelves on September 28th, but I recently dug through a bunch of goodies regarding its release and discovered a YouTuber’s gameplay video allotting us fifteen whole minutes worth of cutscenes from the beginning of DR2. The events taking place are a bit confusing, but we’re able to see protagonist Chuck Greene and his young daughter Katey. Apparently, they have a gruesome connection or memory of Dead Rising’s fictional town of Willamette, Colorado. A  humorous poster advertising an infection suppressing drug called “Zombrex” can be seen adorning the elevator, a medication Katey is supposedly taking after being bitten during her first run-in with the undead.
Posted by Amanda "l1pserv1ce" Kay on September 1st, 2010
Posted via Major Nelson’s blog is a large round-up of incoming deals and marketplace goodies, some of which look more or less  promising. Hydrophobia, particularly, is an XBLA title that caught my eye and has since held it for quite sometime now. Hydrophobia is a survival adventure game developed by Dark Energy Digital featuring a female heroine, Kate Wilson, defending her ocean vessel utopia from Malthusian terrorists during the Great Population Flood. Just FYI, It’s already made a name for itself and has received multiple awards, including Best Downloadable Game from GameTrailers at E3 2010. According Rob Hewson, it’s all about player versus environment interaction and, well, the imagery featuring Dark Engery Digital’s “HydroEngine” is fairly impressive. Ooh, just look at the pretty, flowing water.
Read on for this week’s Deal of the Week and upcoming additions to the Xbox Live Marketplace.
Posted by Alfonso "Fonzi" Arana on September 1st, 2010
Summer is almost over, and fall is just around the corner… So what does that mean? Another XBLA promo! As we heard yesterday, Super Meat Boy was going to be the main course for Microsoft’s “Game Feast.” Microsoft has officially announced the feast, and also listed the appetizer-games going along with it. From the looks of it, we’re in for some good eatin’ this fall. Take a look below to see the lineup for Microsoft’s “Game Feast.”
Posted by Rebecca "Cuatro Chihuahuas" Quintana on September 1st, 2010
I understand that voice recognition is a complicated affair, but the revelation today that Microsoft’s Kinect, of which voice recognition is a primary feature, will be severely limited, just sounds crazy. When Kinect launches this fall, although the peripheral will be available in all major territories and countries, only four languages will be supported: American English, British English, Mexican Spanish, and Japanese. No biggie, you think, right? Lots of Europeans speak British English, even if it isn’t their native tongue, so they can just use that until their language is eventually added. Sorry. The other news is voice recognition languages will be region locked, meaning if you live in the US, you can’t practice your Japanese with your 360. If you live in Europe outside the UK, no voice support (at all) for you.
Posted by Rebecca "Cuatro Chihuahuas" Quintana on September 1st, 2010
I recently read a short editorial in EGMi lamenting background music in games. The author, Paul Semel, points out how he always turns the music off in his games, as he feels many times the music ruins the experience.   “[I]‘m . . . not into music in games because, most of the time, it doesn’t make sense to have music in those games. If you were a secret agent sneaking up behind an enemy combatant, you wouldn’t crank some Metalica.” I think he makes a good point, but I found his article all the more interesting because I often find myself wishing my games had more music. For example, as much as I enjoyed romping through exciting fields and deserts in Monster Hunter Tri, I really found the overall lack of background music disappointing.
Are games better off without musical accompaniment, or are they a necessary part of the gaming experience? Sound off in the comments.
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 1st, 2010
It’s not very often you see Japanese doujin games (indie games, basically) released in Western nations, and the bulk of those translated is mostly visual novels and eroge. It’s even rarer to see them in mainstream merchants, retail or downloadable. That changes with Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale, a Japanese RPG by EasyGameStation that has been localized by Carpe Fulgur, a three-person team that grabbed the rights to this little title. On September 10th, Recettear will be available on GamersGate (DRM-free!), Steam, and Impulse for $19.99 (Steam is offering it for $2 off if you pre-purchase it).
Posted by Jason "IcyStorm" Joo on September 1st, 2010
Yeah, the headline is correct. Love Press++: Massage For Your Truelove will allow you to use the Wii Balance Board (and the included silicon sleeve that looks like a female’s back for more realism!) to pretend that you’re massaging someone. It is said to “simulate the physical communication of lovers.” Shirai Lab’s game will allow aspiring massage therapists to choose their “truelove” and try to massage them, with the need to change techniques as your truelove will give audio cues like, “I believe you are gentle” and “Stop! Where are you touching?” Get ready to see more of this at the Tokyo Game Show, later this month.
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