Monthly Archives: March 2009

Throw away your PCs and consoles…OnLive is coming

One of the more daring announcements to come out of this year’s GDC was the unveiling of OnLive, a game delivery system promising to replace the need for upgrades with a service that will do it all for you instead. … Continue reading

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G.I. Joe the movie is coming out and you know what that means…

I’ll admit it: I was something of a G.I. Joe freak in the eighties and I have a box filled with figures and dossier card cutouts to prove it. Sorry collector-type people, no more unbroken blister packs. And now that … Continue reading

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Remember…no Russians

This year’s GDC (Game Developer’s Conference) had a host of amazing announcements from the floor, not the least of which was the keynote by MGS maestro, Hideo Kojima, as he touched on subjects ranging from his own development philosophy to … Continue reading

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Life after The Pitt

I finished the Pitt earlier this week, but…what happened to the quality control?

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OK, stop staring. More Madden ’10 stuff.

The art director for the new Madden ’10 breaks down the depth-of-field concepts that people are going to see in the EA football titles. It’s a pretty good breakdown, but there’s a lot of it, so check it out when … Continue reading

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Madden ’10 screenshot: Stare!!

This is a shot from Madden ’10, courtesy of Peter Moore’s blog. Moore, as you may know, is the president of EA Sports, so naturally, he’s going to be effusive in his praise for the game. In fact, he feels … Continue reading

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Dora the Explorer: The tween years

You’d figure Dora the Explorer would age eventually, right? Turns out Mattel thought the same thing, which is why they showed off the new Dora Links Fashion doll at this year’s Toy Fair. However, there’s been some negative buzz as … Continue reading

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Max Payne 3, eh?

Interesting. Rockstar Games, and not Remedy, is taking up the third installment of the saga involving the troubled cop who can move like Neo. I’ve always known the Max Payne franchise as charming, funny, extremely dark and among the shorter … Continue reading

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New Wolfenstein Trailer Reveals More Hapless Nazis

Gametrailers has received a new, exclusive, teaser inviting players to step back into the boots of BJ Blazkowicz and blow away the Third Reich’s obsession with the occult. Using iD’s Tech 4 engine behind Doom 3′s hellish resurrection, longtime partners, … Continue reading

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Review: Resident Evil 5

If you want to know what bioterrorism fantasy looks like, try the latest chapter of the “Resident Evil” series. At the very least, it’ll make you think about investing in a mask. Resident Evil 5 is the culmination of a … Continue reading

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