All Posts by: Dan Crabtree

By Dan Crabtree, August 14, 2010 0 VG Review

The puzzle genre is awfully crowded these days between free online games and full PC and console games, so it takes a real stand-out title with some unique gameplay and a variety of play modes to even get noticed. Arcen… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 28, 2010 0 GN

Boom, there you have it. While this doesn’t reveal anything we didn’t already know about Dead Space 2, it’s at least a little piece of excitement to help fans hang on until 2011.  We’ve known for awhile that Dead Space… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 28, 2010 0 GN

The process of hyping games has become quite the art form these days. From fabulous E3 reveal trailers to teaser sites, gamers have more and more reason to get excited about upcoming titles it seems. And Irrational Games (Bioshock dev)… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 22, 2010 0 VG Review

"Hey, ‘ave you got the orphans?" "Why, yes, they’re right here in this bag." "Well, did you poke holes in it?" "The orphans or the bag?" "Either is fine." Hothead Games and Ron Gilbert (the wit behind Monkey Island) take… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 21, 2010 0 GN

I guess the fancy word would be "assets". With Comic-Con on the cusp, THQ has wasted no time in releasing their latest trailer (click to watch) for Red Faction: Armaggedon and some shiny new pics to go with it. While… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 21, 2010 0 GN

It’s finally here… for 360 gamers.  While the beta for Medal of Honor multiplayer on the PS3 began in the second half o’ June, 360 gamers have been busy sending angry emails, tweets, and possibly postcards to EA wondering where… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 20, 2010 0 VG Review

When a player is presented with a gap in the ground, the natural inclination is to vault over it. But if, say, the ground on the other side were actually quicksand, then the player would be surprised to find that… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 19, 2010 0 GN

Ever feel like playing wrestling games isn’t enough?  Wish you could somehow… cover your face with wrestling garb while pile-driving those luchadores? Well Slang is making that dream come true with their unique pre-order bonus for the upcoming Lucha Libre… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 19, 2010 0 GN

In case you weren’t getting enough Martian destruction in your diet, SyFy is preparing a feature length, live-action Red Faction movie to satisfy. But you’ll have to wait. Until March 2011. Didn’t know that was even in the works? An… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, July 5, 2010 0 VG Review

Pacific City has changed. Its citizens have changed. The Agent has changed. But Crackdown 2 isn’t that big of a change. Whether or not it scratches that open-world, rooftop-hopping itch will still determine your preference for the game, given some… Read More »