All Posts by: Dan Crabtree
With the absence of Half Life 2: Episode 3 from the gaming market and the swift consecutive release of Left 4 Dead 2 following Left 4 Dead, Valve has received more than a few questions about their release schedule strategy…. Read More »
Dead Space 2 Excavation Trailer relives the nightmare
[flash width="540" height="328"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/r4naSKvKPjg?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] For those who missed out on the original Dead Space but want to get in on Dead Space 2 come January 25, the new Excavation Trailer is the cure. This trailer also plays at the beginning of… Read More »
The Mario Brothers’ domination has been cemented with the recent announcement that the Nintendo DS has become the best-selling system of all time in the United States with 47 million units sold since its launch in November 2004. That’s more… Read More »
For those keeping up with the press on Epic Games’ and People Can Fly’s upcoming FPS Bulletstorm, it should come as no surprise that the ESRB has given it an M rating. The devil is in the details. Bulletstorm has… Read More »
A novel detailing the founding of the underwater city of Rapture from BioShock was announced in 2009 and intended for simultaneous release with BioShock 2 in 2010. The book was delayed indefinitely to add content and characters from BioShock 2… Read More »
2010 saw some of the best video game writing to date with stand out titles like Red Dead Redemption and Mass Effect 2 proving strong contenders for both quality and quantity of writing, among others. So as the inevitable season… Read More »
The Old Republic Trooper Trailer ups the arsenal
[flash width="540" height="328"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/7fIJjMtSGz4?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] With the release schedule still way up in the air, Star Wars: The Old Republic gets a trailer showing off what the game will (hopefully) look like for those who choose the Trooper class. Not surprisingly, it… Read More »
Top 5 Achievements/Trophies of 2010
From defeating the gods to becoming king, a myriad of achievements and countless trophies have been earned in 2010, but which were the most meaningful? It’s time to take a look back at the gaming benchmarks that epitomized virtual accomplishment… Read More »
Video games often get a bad rap for being a "distraction" from the surrounding environment, but it turns out that can help immensely in the right context. Shriners Hospitals for Children are using a virtual reality game to psychologically dull… Read More »
Fan-made Duke Nukem short gets steamy
[flash width="540" height="328"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/UkB43FHalAo?fs=1&hl=en_US&hd=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] Gaming’s favorite cigar-smoking, loud-mouthing, gun-toting badass has gotten a solid bit of fan service with this new independently made short film. The problem for Duke fans? The star is a stripper. The majority of the video, titled… Read More »
