One of the first games to truly show off what the Nintendo DS could do was Trauma Center. Grabbing a scalpel and cutting people up? It was like a dream come true for me, minus the bloodshed and costly laundry fees. The first game for the Wii? Kind of a disappointment. It wasn’t a new … Continue reading
EA announced this week that their Redwood studios (The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings Collection) has been developing an original 3rd person sci-fi/horror game. The game will be called Dead Space, and will ship in late 2008 for the XBox 360, PS3, and PC. Set in the cold blackness of deep space, the atmosphere … Continue reading
Originally, I thought it would be funny to completely ignore Halo and just write about the other gaming news of the week. But after going through the complete wasteland that is non-Halo news, I realized that it was impossible. So then I thought that I would do a normal column, news, rants and cock jokes. … Continue reading
Well, Master Chief did it. For those who remember when Halo 2 was released, Microsoft claimed that it was the biggest event in entertainment history, ever, since the beginning of humanity. It made $125 million in just 24 hours, besting the previous title-holder (I guess?) the original Pirates of the Caribbean. Spider-man 3 swooped down … Continue reading
Gaming news and views, in the round: First Impression: Heavenly Sword A few months back, the Bit Players gave the rundown of our most anticipated games for the second half of 2007. One game we briefly mentioned was Heavenly Sword. Not much was known, except that it was like God of War and the hero was … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM: Xbox360, PS3, PCESRB RATING: MaturePUBLISHER: MidwayDEVELOPER: Midway Studios, ChicagoTHE PITCHYou’re Chow Yun Fat in a John Woo flick, before Hollywood face-raped them!15 years after Hard Boiled was released, we finally have a sequel. Yes, Inspector Tequila is back as the most bad-ass cop of all time, ignoring his … Continue reading
I was all ready to do a first impression piece about Heavenly Sword, but due to a combination of work, the GameStop by my office ordering about two copies, the Circuit City in Livingston, NJ (which is the official electronics store of the fourth circle of hell) not ordering any copies and the Best Buy near me … Continue reading
BUY IT HERE AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!PLATFORM:PS2ESRB RATING:TeenPUBLISHER: RedOctane/ActivisionDEVELOPER: HarmonixTHE PITCHIt’s Guitar Hero set during one of the weirdest decades for music! THE PLAYYou’ve played Guitar Hero, right? This plays like Guitar Hero. You haven’t known joy in life until you’ve clutched a plastic guitar in your hands and rocked out like you were on … Continue reading
Metroid Prime 3: First Impression Well, the fall season has kicked into full gear. For the next three months, there will be at least one or two AAA titles hitting the market each week. With that hectic release schedule in mind, I’m going to provide my initial thoughts on at least one new(er) release each … Continue reading
This week’s mix of news, gossip and hate: Mass Effect The release of Bioshock, (you’ve tried it by now, right) looks to be the kickoff of what is already a murderers row of AAA releases. Well, add one more A-list name to the guest list. Mass Effect, which is probably one of the few, if … Continue reading