Monthly Archives: February 2010

Diner Dash 5: Boom! coming

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

By Kristina Hernandez Staff Writer Have you caught the Flo yet? PlayFirst, the creator of the popular Dash! PC game series, will launch its fifth installment, Diner Dash 5: Boom! this week. This time around, its up to the player … Continue reading →

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One ultra-rare Nintendo game – $13,105

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Stadium Events is considered one of the rarest of the rare. It’s a Nintendo game from the NES era from Bandai, but its so rare that only 10 of these things are assumed to be floating around still intact. And … Continue reading →

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Review: Dante’s Inferno

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

Dante Alighieri should have been a game designer. The Inferno section of the 14th-century author’s famed “Divine Comedy” is proof. His depiction of Hell and its punishments featured intricate level design, a stable of potential boss characters and the kind … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl XLIV in Tecmo 8-bit

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Do you remember Tecmo Bowl on the NES? Do you also remember the impossible that would regularly play out during the game against the AI such as eighty yard returns on a single play on every other play? That’s like … Continue reading →

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No Dante’s Inferno debut for the Middle East

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Dante’s Inferno won’t be coming out in the Middle East according to gaming site, GamesLatest, based out in Dubai. Following an “evaluation process which is based on consumer tastes, preferences, platform mix and other factors.”, EA has apparently decided not … Continue reading →

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Review: Mass Effect 2

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Todd Kistler

The adage “don’t mess with success” clearly isn’t in Bioware’s lexicon. And thank goodness for that. The surprise of “Mass Effect 2″ isn’t that the RPG powerhouse has released another great game, the astonishing thing is that Bioware has managed … Continue reading →

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Xbox Live online support ending for Xbox originals

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

“Originals” as in the games that were made for the first Xbox according to this open letter from Xbox Live’s general manager, Marc Whitten. From the announcement, it sounds like this is being done in order to pave the way … Continue reading →

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Nazis from the Moon! Gasp!

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

It’s not a new WW2 game or a sequel to Cinemaware’s Rocket Ranger, but it’s an independent film called Iron Sky that has been developing over the past two years or so. Premise: In 1945, the Nazis fled to the … Continue reading →

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Viva New Vegas!

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

From Bethesda Softworks arrives an official press release for Fallout: New Vegas, a completely standalone adventure under development by the crew at Obsidian Entertainment. If you didn’t have enough post-apocalyptic fun with Fallout 3, get ready to head back into … Continue reading →

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The Secret World – Kingsmouth

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Funcom’s upcoming MMORPG, The Secret World, has sent over a trailer showing off what’s happening at Kingsmouth – a quaint little town where something nasty has happened like the dead coming back to walk the streets turning it into a … Continue reading →

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