All Posts by: Dan Crabtree

By Dan Crabtree, May 17, 2010 0 Columns

Puzzle Quest wasn’t the first puzzle game driven largely by RPG elements, and it won’t be the last. That’s because Puzzle Quest 2 will be coming to consoles in June, but also because the premise for transforming what is generally… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, May 11, 2010 0 GN

Ubisoft unveiled today a teaser site for their mysterious next installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, Brotherhood. After a brief introduction showing a warehouse full of Animus machines and some foreboding speech centering on the Templars, a weapon wheel opens… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, May 5, 2010 0 VG Review

The question everyone asks about DLC is invariably, "Is it worth the extra money?" As modern gamers, you’ve spent your hard-earned dollars to buy some really expensive hours of gaming up front, so if you’re going to pay more for… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, May 5, 2010 0 Features

For some, this might be apparent, and for others, this might seem an offense to their gaming sensibility. No matter the side of the issue you are on, it’s hard to look at modern, story-driven games and disagree that developers… Read More »

First Dead Space 2 trailer pieces together ink blot mystery

By Dan Crabtree, April 28, 2010 0 GN

[flash width="540" height="435"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/BoHyu_NJjm8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1[/flash] Remember those strange ink blot packages that got sent out earlier this week, referencing "The sickness is the cure. The cure is the sickness?" Well it looks like those were all part of a puzzle leading up… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 28, 2010 0 GN

Can’t wait for details on the next Call of Duty? Well too bad. At least until Friday, when GTTV will be airing the first ever trailer for the next Call of Duty title and dishing a few details along with… Read More »

Alan Wake will appear in live action shorts before game's release

By Dan Crabtree, April 22, 2010 0 GN

[flash width="540" height="335"]http:/www.youtube.com/v/0c04y5p6RWk&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1[/flash] Ever wondered who would play Alan Wake in a movie? Well, it looks like that answer will arrive even sooner than the game, as Microsoft has just announced that Alan Wake will star in a six part… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 20, 2010 1 Previews

While it may come as a disappointment to some, according to the most recent issue of Xbox World Magazine Mafia 2‘s city will be smaller than expected. The preview pegs the size of the city, Empire Bay, at about one… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 20, 2010 0 GN

Sustainability has been big in the business world for years now, but it looks like it is just hitting the video game industry in a big way now.  Today, Ubisoft announced their new green initiative, complete with more environmentally friendly… Read More »

By Dan Crabtree, April 14, 2010 0 GN

2K recently announced the return of the long-forgotten PC tactical game series XCOM, and it looks like 2K Marin, the developer behind Bioshock 2, will be taking the reigns. Here’s what the press release had to say: "With BioShock 2,… Read More »