Monthly Archives: July 2011

Free advice: How Nintendo can boost 3DS sales (Sony, you can listen too)

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

Nintendo’s price drop for its 3DS – $169.99 from $249.99 – is the day’s biggest gaming news, and probably something gamers and business journalists will be talking about and debating for the next few days, if not weeks. The early … Continue reading →

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Nintendo throws Hail Mary, lowers 3DS price

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

Nintendo announced a big price drop for their still-new 3DS portable gaming system. The Big N slashed $80 from the devices’ MSRP, bringing it down to $169.99 from $249.99. There’s more: Nintendo also revealed plans to release a package of … Continue reading →

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Review: NCAA Football 12

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

NCAA Football 12 asks gamers the same question every summer: Do you need a new college football game? Die-hard fans who have no problem spending $60 on each year’s edition already know the answer to that question, and those who … Continue reading →

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Review: Call of Juarez – The Cartel (X360)

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Reggie Carolipio

Call of Juarez: The Cartel is a game that likes making you wait. Health regeneration is usually a fast and painless way to get back into the thick of things, but not here. In-game cell phone calls can’t be canceled … Continue reading →

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Review: Captain America – Super Soldier (X360)

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Reggie Carolipio

Captain America: Super Soldier might actually be the first movie tie-in game that doesn’t suck. At least not as badly as some of its predecessors have.

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Megaman Legends 3 Canceled

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Reggie Carolipio

A message posted to Megaman Legends 3′s Developer Room site has confirmed the worst: Megaman won’t be returning to his RPG-lite series on the 3DS. The project had elicited the help of fans in designing a new character for the … Continue reading →

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Just in case you wanted to watch it, there’s a new teaser trailer for “The Dark Knight Rises”

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

Check out this new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, if you like Batman movies. The official site links to the movie’s Facebook page, but it looks like you can watch it without having to “Like” like it. The trailer, … Continue reading →

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First Impressions of Google+

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

If you have Internet access, you have probably heard of Google+, which is basically the search engine giant’s answer to Facebook. If you don’t have Internet access, how are you reading this? Like Facebook, Google + lets users and their … Continue reading →

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Trailer released for Fallout: New Vegas: Old World Blues

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

Old World Blues, the third DLC episode for Fallout: New Vegas takes the post-apocalyptic game to a place of disembodied minds and really weird science, based on this trailer. I can’t embed the trailer because it’s M-rated and our blogging … Continue reading →

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NCAA Football 12, Harry Potter games in stores today

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Andrew Edwards

NCAA Football 12 (unasked-asked-for editorializing: I always preferred it to Madden) comes out today for PlayStation 3 and XBox 360. The 2012 edition of EA Sports’ college football franchise not only lets players assume the role of head coach or … Continue reading →

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