This week sees the launch of Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, two high profile games that have sorta flown under my radar. I know, I know… I’m sorry. But I’m only one guy. There’s only so much gaming news I can process, OK? So just back off! Wow, sorry. Didn’t mean to snap like that. Under a lot of stress at work. You know how it is. Anyway, how about we just forget our troubles with a couple of kickass launch trailers, huh? Read on to check ’em out.
Read more »I’m a detective! Or at least that’s the sentiment I have when I’m playing The Testament of Sherlock Holmes. I only found out about it a few days before release, and decided to take a gander and see what Frogwares had developed. I realized my purchase was the right one when the game reminded me to save, and when during the loading screen I received a historical tidbit. I am almost finished the game and I can still say that this purchase is definitely worthwhile.
Read more »Wow, a double dose of Mass Effecty goodness this week. Hot on the heels of their largest patch to date, Bioware has announced their largest multiplayer DLC pack yet, entitled Retaliation. It not only adds new weapons and classes, but also brings back some old adversaries. Read on for the details, and to watch a trailer with a surprising cameo.
Read more »The plastic instrument revolution has come and gone. The days and nights of strumming, drumming and singing off-key are no more. While Guitar Hero faded away in sequel after sequel, Rock Band took this opportunity to evolve. Rock Band Blitz manages to radically change the way we play, but still have the player feel like they are playing the music.
Read more »I was browsing through the Xbox Indie titles and saw Sins of the Flesh, a new release by Silver Dollar Games. The name itself sounds rather sinister, and when I took a look at the tagline, the game intrigued me even more; I had the feeling there might be something more to it than I presumed. My intuition was right, and I was pleasantly surprised by this inconspicuous game. Sins of the Flesh is not long, nor is the gameplay complex, but the game shines in its story and atmosphere.
Read more »I have not been getting enough sleep or proper nutrition, as have many others in the Save Game community. However, while the others have been neglecting those necessities via copious amounts of Skyrim, I have been doing this via The Impossible Game.
Read more »If you find yourself on Sunday, sitting on your couch, pondering why you just don’t feel motivated enough to take out your latest blockbuster game hit and immerse yourself – you’re probably hungover. And you probably haven’t showered either. And you may have even avoided a phone call from your mother because you’re feeling anti-social. Perhaps your brain requires little more than remedial stimulation. So take off those pants, grab your Hot Pocket and slouch like a champion because here are ten games that cost only $1 on Xbox Live and they are surprisingly dopamine inducing.
Read more »In our shining pantheon of video games, too often do downloadable games get the cold shoulder. The reputation for chintzy, non-serious forays into the industry by ill prepared indie developers leaves a bad taste in the gamer community’s mouth. Maybe one out of three or four titles don’t play like crappy ad-hoc flash games. Well, put down your awesome Techno Kitten Adventures, boys and girls. Trenched is about to Listerine the crap out of your little gumlines.
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