All Posts by: Anthony LaBella

By Anthony LaBella, February 7, 2011 0 GN

Humor is not an easy thing to pull off in video games, but Double Fine boss Tim Schafer has had plenty of success in that area. He feels developers would be able to follow suit if they avoided "self-censorship." In… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, February 2, 2011 0 GN

EA CEO John Riccitiello wants his company to take back the FPS throne, and he feels an unannounced project to be revealed later this year will help in that effort. In the company’s third-quarter conference call, Riccitiello expressed EA’s recent… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 31, 2011 0 GN

Sony’s follow up to the PSP, codenamed NGP, was officially revealed last week. But unlike the company’s original handheld, the NGP will have no UMD drive at all. A large portion of the PSP’s library of games are UMD-only, meaning… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 28, 2011 0 GN

Developer 5th Cell announced their upcoming project, Hybrid, back in October via a short teaser trailer. The company is now starting to reveal more details about the game. The post-apocalyptic shooter takes place in the year 2031, when an alien… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 26, 2011 0 GN

In an ongoing effort to expand on both the single-player and cooperative game modes in Portal 2, developer Valve has revealed that the game will feature a separate ending for each mode. Portal 2‘s writer Chet Falliszek stated, "Both sets… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 21, 2011 0 GN

The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences has announced the nominees for the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. Red Dead Redemption leads the field with nine nominations, including one for Game of the Year. The other Game of the Year… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 21, 2011 0 GN

The comic book and television series The Walking Dead may be entering the realm of video games according to an invitation from Telltale Games. The adventure game developer will be announcing five new multi-platform projects at an event in San… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 19, 2011 0 GN

Video Games Live, the acclaimed videogame music concert, has now added Halo: Reach to their lineup of soundtracks to be performed at shows this year. The Halo: Reach score will be making its debut at the Seattle show on January… Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 19, 2011 0 GN

At last year’s E3, Valve announced the PlayStation 3 version of Portal 2 would be receiving Steamworks support, but little was known on specifics at the time. The company is now revealing details on the feature’s integration, including cross-platform play…. Read More »

By Anthony LaBella, January 17, 2011 0 GN

Atari and Cryptic Studios have announced that their superhero-themed massively multiplayer online game, Champions Online, will be free to play starting January 25. This means all of the game’s core content will require no extra charge, with the exception of… Read More »