Pac-Man is undoubtedly gaming’s first real icon, seizing his place in the public conscience over 30 years ago. While he’s best known for his 2D maze navigating exploits, he’s also tried his hand at 3D before, and even some platforming back in the days of Pac-Land. His latest adventure, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures, combines […]
Archive for 2013
Beyblade is a franchise that’s somehow managed to exist for a little over a decade, and of course there are many a Beyblade videogame. While some might see older titles being better than others, you could hardly tell that this game was supposed to be a successor in any shape or form. This is because […]
The next generation of game consoles is here, and Call of Duty®: Ghosts is the must have game. Activision’s blockbuster title is the #1 most played Xbox One multiplayer game worldwide, according to Microsoft, while becoming the #1 top selling Xbox One title in retail sales in North America at retailers Best Buy, GameStop, Target […]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group today announced LEGO The Hobbit, the latest addition to the popular LEGO videogame series that brings to life the enthralling and legendary stories from Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy. The game will be available in 2014 for the Xbox One all-in-one games and […]
“A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.” These are the words of the Nintendo great, Shigeru Miyamoto, but NBA Live 14 really challenges the truth of that argument. The franchise has been through three years of drama as EA Sports has struggled to put something out in the basketball […]
The next generation has arrived and with it a brand new sports engine for EA, which it hopes will “Ignite” another run of sales dominance. Foremost among the new releases for PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One this launch season (in North America at least), is the new Madden 25. As always a new generation […]
Today, Ubisoft announced that Fighter Within, the first motion-fighting game designed specifically for the next generation of hardware, is now available for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. Powered by Kinect for Xbox One, Fighter Within provides the excitement of a fun, immersive and straightforward combat experience. Making the most out […]
Leading video game publisher and developer NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. has released SOULCALIBUR II HD Online for both PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system via the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft. SOULCALIBUR II, considered to be one of the best fighting games ever created, returns […]
“I try not to do anything that’s too close to what I’ve done before. And the nice thing is we have a big universe here. It’s filled with new ideas. All you have to do is grab them.” – STAN LEE, Brandweek, May 2000 Strictly speaking, it’s true that Lego Marvel Super Heroes isn’t something […]
How many genres could thrive without the most compelling parts of their gameplay? Would a Mario game live up to its iconic standards without the refined and thoughtful platforming? Would a survival horror-style game be able to get by without a sense of foreboding doom in the air? Could gamers buy into a Grand Theft […]