All Posts by: Dan Crabtree
In what sub-genre does Halo belong? Arcade shooter, arena shooter, story-driven shooter, vehicle-based shooter? It’s all of these and none of them simultaneously, which confounds any effort to define the "Halo Factor" into any reasonable set of details. And with… Read More »
If you want to return to the Renaissance before November, then PSN has a deal for you. However, as you might expect, there’s a catch. A Plus-sized catch. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be granted access to the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood… Read More »
[flash width="540" height="328"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/bgEKXcHiubg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] With the preemptive leak of the Bioshock: Infinite gameplay footage seen for the first time almost a month ago at a press conference in New York, gamers are even more curious to know just what it means…. Read More »
GTA IV gravity pistol dominates Liberty City
[flash width="540" height="430"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/QJf5Ne84OSA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01[/flash] Remember the mod for GTA IV that turned Niko’s third person rampaging into first person mayhem? As explained by PC Gamer, this and other mods have been made possible through the magic of the ASI loader and… Read More »
The best way to build hype for a sequel is… talking about its sequel? With the Dead Space 2 media train at full steam, Visceral issues a statement today about its possible successor, Dead Space 3, and the conditions surrounding… Read More »
Bloody, slutty comic-book vengeance — the beginning to any gamer’s balanced diet — permeates Shank in the best of ways. It’s a return to side-scrolling shooters and a nod to hack-and-slash, with a dash of Kill Bill liberally sprinkled in… Read More »
Are we supposed to have sympathy for WiiWare because of its miserable track record? I think not. While the limited file size (in comparison to downloadable titles on XBLA and PSN) does impose restrictions on graphics, scope, and length, that’s… Read More »
Can a computer, given the right equation, predict fate? And if so, then what is choice but another variable in that equation? In true BioShock form, the single-player DLC for BioShock 2, titled Minerva’s Den, explores a side of Rapture… Read More »
Games that defy the expectations of a genre shouldn’t be applauded just because they contradict preconceived notions, but they should be applauded if they do it well. Mafia 2, 2K Czech’s long-awaited sequel to the cinematic, story-driven, PS2 mob drama,… Read More »
Yearning to return to Rapture? Two single player campaigns and a multiplayer not quite enough undersea dystopia for you? Then you’re in luck, because Minerva’s Den, a single player story DLC addition to Bioshock 2, is coming to PSN and… Read More »
