Monthly Archives: September 2010

Review: Metroid – Other M

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

Samus Aran isn’t supposed to need anyone. Ever since she let her hair down decades ago in one of gaming’s watershed moments (“what? Samus is a girl?”), she has been the quiet and revered standard-bearer for strong, female lead characters. … Continue reading →

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Review: Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands (X360)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

When the Prince of Persia’s big screen debut arrived, many were expecting the inevitable game tie-in. Well, there was a game, but it didn’t tie into the movie as much as it rode on its marketing coattails. Instead, while it … Continue reading →

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Review: Halo Reach

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Everyone might know how many of the battles in WW2 ended, but that didn’t matter to gamers seeing it through the lens of countless RTS titles re-enacting famous confrontations to the glut of first-person shooters taking them to the beaches … Continue reading →

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Review: Mafia II

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Redmond Carolipio

By Brittany Vincent Contributing Writer I’ve spent plenty of time with Grand Theft Auto, inFAMOUS, and other similar excursions — except I’ve done nothing but harm innocent pedestrians and wreck countless cars while racking up an indeterminable amount of property … Continue reading →

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Hideki Kamiya doesn’t hate the new Dante

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

Seriously, he doesn’t, though the word seems to be that he does. According to a few Twitter feeds captured by eagle eyed fans, Kamiya has been quoted as being somewhat indifferent to the new take on Dante that developer Ninja … Continue reading →

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Asura’s Wrath: God of War meets the East

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

CyberConnect2 (.hack series, Naruto fighting game series) and Capcom have announced Asura’s Wrath at the Tokyo Game Show. Be warned that the trailer has some pretty bloody scenes in it, but it looks like it could be all sorts of … Continue reading →

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Yakuza: Of the End is all about zombies

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

If you’re already sick of zombies, prepare to grab the nearest bucket because gaming’s infatuation with the walking dead has found another victim: Yakuza. The official trailer rolled out at TGS (Tokyo Game Show) this week and left me wondering … Continue reading →

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Devil May Cry rebooted, fans ragequit series

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

It’s been confirmed that the Devil May Cry series is getting a reboot courtesy of Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword, Enslaved) which Capcom has picked to lead the charge. And not everyone is happy about it. The trailer and screenshots released … Continue reading →

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Play Asteroids via the web, courtesy of HTML 5 and developer Kevin Roast

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Kent Salas

For those of you who would like to take a trip back to the golden age of video games there is a snazzy playable version of Asteroids using HTML 5. I can remember dumping quarters into Asteroids by the pocketful … Continue reading →

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Duke Nukem Forever Lives…or Lives Forever

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Reggie Carolipio

However you want to say it, DNF is alive and well. Not happy with a simple blurb in saying that it’s actually real? Jaded by so many years of false promises? I would be, too, along with many fans that … Continue reading →

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