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New Worms title now available for pre-purchase on Steam

It has been ten years since the immensely popular Worms 2: Armageddon was released on the PC, and now developer Team17 is back with an all new fully loaded turn-based helping of Worms mayhem, entitled Worms Reloaded.

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Jul 29, 2010 - 10:52 am | 0 comments

Nintendo to unveil 3DS release date and pricing info on September 29

According to Bloomberg Japan, Nintendo will be announcing when they plan to start selling their hotly anticipated 3DS portable as well as its price and initial shipment numbers on September 29. Only two months to go!

Jul 29, 2010 - 10:32 am | 0 comments

Views: Some of 2010's buried treasures

Staff writer Andrew Passafiume shares his thoughts on five recent games you should play but probably missed. Do you agree with his selections? What are your under-the-radar favorites?

The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Wii)

This is a game that completely took me by surprise, and one that is relatively cheap now. Innocent Aces is the first and only game based on the Sky Crawlers anime, and it takes full advantage of the Wii’s motion controls, adding a new layer of depth to what could be just another flight combat game. 

Although you can use the Classic Controller, once you get accustomed to the motion controls, you will realize just how intuitive they can be. And with plenty of variety in the missions, lots to unlock, and a nice supporting cast of characters, this is one Wii game that is not worth missing. 

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon (Wii)

Fragile Dreams is an RPG at its core, but it is wrapped around in a post apocalyptic horror world full of ghouls and ghosts. Although Fragile Dreams is not a game for everyone, with a very bleak and sometimes incredibly depressing atmosphere and plenty of backtracking to be had, it has a lot going for it as well. 

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Jul 18, 2010 - 7:04 am | 1 comments

Preview: Civilization V

Managing Editor Graham Russell got an in-depth look at Firaxis' upcoming strategy game at E3. Here are his impressions.

As we walked out of the Civilization V demo at 2K's E3 booth, we were each handed a small button with "CivAnon" written on it.  For the uninitiated, CivAnon is the name of the fictional support group in advertisements for the game, where addicted gamers bemoan the loss of their lives to the strategic juggernaut that is Civ. 

You know, after seeing the innovations and enhancements the new Civ will bring, I think I may need some help myself.

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Jun 27, 2010 - 7:50 am | 0 comments

Best of E3 10: Shawn's picks

What impressed us at E3? We each picked our favorites. Here are Shawn Vermette's picks. 

Nintendo 3DS

The 3DS blew everyone at the show away, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it when it finally comes out here. The tech sounds great and the games announced for it make me even more excited. Nintendo gave every exactly what they were hoping for and more with this system.

Civilization V

Civilization is my all-time favorite video game series, and after hearing and reading about the changes made to the standard formula in this next installation, I was a little worried. Now that E3 has come and gone though, I simply cannot wait to get my hands on it.

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Jun 24, 2010 - 5:38 am | 0 comments

Best of E3 10: Eric's picks

What impressed us at E3? We each picked our favorites. Here are Eric Schabel's picks. 

Nintendo 3DS

I was pretty excited about the 3DS even before E3 started, but I never dreamed it would end up working so well, and have such a killer software lineup from both Nintendo and third parties this early on. I expected to see maybe one or two new games from Nintendo that would interest me, but now that E3 is over I am simply floored by the prospects of playing a new Kid Icarus game along with the likes of Star Fox, Pilotwings, Mario Kart, and even a remake of the classic Ocarina of Time, all in 3D. A lot of questions have been asked about the power of the 3DS, but for me it only takes a few looks at Nintendo’s titles and especially some of the third party offerings like Capcom’s new Resident Evil game and Konami’s Snake Eater port to realize that the 3DS is going to offer some gorgeous graphics in portable format. Unlike the DS before it, Nintendo’s new portable is going to hit the ground running with great software right out of the gate when it launches later this year (or early next year).

Kirby’s Epic Yarn

I’ve always had a soft spot for Kirby, and despite the appearances of a mysterious new Kirby game on Nintendo’s software release lists for years now, I honestly did not expect the pink puff ball to show up at E3 this year; certainly not on the Wii, and certainly not in the form of a thread of yarn. I absolutely adore the style of this game, and I am impressed by how good it looks for a Wii title, even giving LittleBigPlanet a run for its money.

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Jun 24, 2010 - 5:37 am | 0 comments

Best of E3 10: Graham's picks

What impressed us at E3? We each picked our favorites. Here are Graham Russell's picks. 

NBA Jam

What can I say? I still have a SNES store display set up in my living room with 1994's Tournament Edition. I was incredibly skeptical about whether the new one would have the same feel, and it does. Oh, and I got to dunk on Trey Smith's head, so that's a moment I'll remember for a while. (Note: Trey Smith is the game's creative director. I realize that's not information everyone knows.)

Nintendo 3DS

The screen must be seen to be believed, and even then, I have my doubts. That can't really work, right? Well unless I'm totally crazy (and I can't rule that out), it totally does. With the games they've announced, this is a must-have for everyone on Day One. You know, when we find out when Day One is.

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Jun 24, 2010 - 5:37 am | 0 comments

Preview: Frozen Synapse (PC)

Staff writer Eric Schabel took a look at Frozen Synapse, an upcoming PC strategy title from Mode 7 Games.

Welcome to the world of Frozen Synapse, a neon-colored SWAT strategy simulator. Synapse, a turn-based strategy  PC (and Mac) game, is the newest indie endeavor from three-man development team Mode 7 Games. The game is kind of like a turn-based version of the Rainbow Six titles viewed from a top-down perspective. Players control a squad of soldiers with various types of equipment that must track down and eliminate the enemy threat, hopefully without losing any of their own team in the process. 

As with most PC games, you have the option to go up against a CPU enemy, or face off against other players. In some ways, Frozen Synapse feels fast-paced for a turn-based strategy game, but that really depends on how players choose to play. Against a computer, the time between rounds is only a matter of seconds, but fighting it out with other human beings can be quite a different experience. Depending on how involved each player is, a match can be over in minutes or it can span hours; this is because if a player happens to drop out of a match for any reason, the rounds can continue via email notification.

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Jun 23, 2010 - 6:57 am | 0 comments

E3 10: LittleBigPlanet 2 hands-on

Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet was fun, and players embraced it, but after two years, most of the gameplay potential has been explored. It's good, then, that a sequel's on the way, and the focus is on additional creation tools.

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Jun 21, 2010 - 7:08 pm | 1 comments

E3 10: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn hands-on

Camelot's Golden Sun series was gone for a while, and thought dead until last year's E3, when the game was revealed. It was only marginally playable then, though, with no puzzles or combat. Everything's falling into place now, and we looked at how it's coming.

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Jun 21, 2010 - 6:54 pm | 0 comments