The first time I heard about a game titled Fat Princess, I shrugged it off thinking, ‘there’s no way this game is going to get made.’ Then I found out that the game is essentially a capture the flag game where the flag is a princess, and that you have to force feed your opponent’s princess to prevent opponents from carrying her out of your castle. At this point I thought, ‘Well, that is a very plausible situation, especially in America.’ From that point on, my interest in this game spiked, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Luckily, Sony released a public beta and I got my first chance to play this Playstation Network exclusive title.

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Brütal Legend, the upcoming game from Double Fine Productions, is set to rock the house (literally) in mid-October. The game is centered around Eddie Riggs (voiced by Jack Black) being mysteriously transported into a haggard realm of fantasy and metal. Needless to say, given the obvious cues to Iron Maiden and various hard rock album covers, Brütal Legend is going to have one gnarly soundtrack to back up its very gnarly setting. (more…)

As the days before the release of Sucker Punch Production’s latest game inFamous get fewer, hype over their latest sandbox-style game is getting immense. inFamous touts a huge open world, intense action-oriented gameplay, and an interesting Karma system that allows players to make decisions based upon how it will affect the story and characters within the game.

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