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Review: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

by Brad Simons · September 1st, 2010 · 14 Comments

Castlevania fans may be the most divided fan base to ever support a long running franchise. The first few Castlevania games were very straight-forward, yet challenging, action adventure titles. In 1997, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night changed everything by taking the old formula, adding in a wealth of RPG elements, and making Dracula’s Castle one [...]

Stocks and Bonds (NTDOY)

by Travis Granger · August 30th, 2010 · 16 Comments

I know, this is not what gamers should be thinking about. We are too busy engrossing ourselves into our fantasy worlds to care about Wall Street, Stocks and Bonds, or the gaming industries impact in the market. But did you know that you are capable of actually investing and, occasionally, making money off of your [...]

The First Templar is a game which probably has a Templar in it

by Joseph Christ · August 28th, 2010 · 8 Comments

The most important thing you need to know about The First Templar is that the press release I obtained about the game was listed as coming from the town in which I was born. This, undoubtedly, will imbue the game with a preternatural ability to rise above all other game releases to secure the title [...]

A grim future for Parasite Eve?

by Brad Simons · August 27th, 2010 · 11 Comments

I adore the first Parasite Eve. It was fresh, mature, creepy, cinematic — and it was an RPG. Perhaps my favorite part was the game’s battle system. Viewed from an isometric angle, the semi real-time combat system was both fast paced and strategic. Unfortunately, Parasite Eve 2 was little more than a Resident Evil clone [...]

Are you kidding me Bioware?

by Brad Simons · August 25th, 2010 · 45 Comments

A new DLC pack for Dragon Age: Origins has been announced today. “Witch Hunt” will cost you 7 dollars and will certainly destroy one of Bioware’s finest characters. Yep, 7 dollars not only buys you the “ending” to Dragon Age, but it also ruins it! It seems Bioware wants to alienate all fans of Dragon [...]

Top 5 Podcast recording this Weekend

by Brad Simons · August 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments

Variety in games isn’t always a good thing. Possibly afraid of their games becoming repetitive, designers often add in sequences or segments that deviate from the core mechanics that make their great. These range from uninspired turret sequences to surfing on missiles. The segments frequently suck. Sometimes these diversions are the only redeeming part in [...]

Persona devs finally dive into the HD era with Catherine

by Brad Simons · August 20th, 2010 · 28 Comments

Persona 3 and 4 get no shortage of love amongst fans of Japanese RPGs. And while I certainly love the genre myself, these games have never hooked me. I blame the overly convoluted fusion system, the “strategic” battles that simply involve exploiting an enemy weakness, and the infuriatingly rigid and linear game structure. With the [...]

Milo becomes a game. A stupid game for a stupid boy.

by Brad Simons · August 18th, 2010 · 43 Comments

Oh, Milo. You were the one game… errr… boy that I didn’t hysterically mock during the unveiling of the Natal at E3 2009. But you weren’t actually real — just a silly pre-recorded video. I wanted to see the real boy! Well in the video below, Peter Molyneaux finally demonstrates what it’s like to interact [...]

Mass Effect 2 Drizzles into your PSThrizzle

by Carlos · August 17th, 2010 · 20 Comments

Big news from EA’s Gamescom press conference way over there in Germany. Mass Effect 2 will be coming to PS3 on January 2011. Read on for a preview trailer.

Kingdom Under Fire 2: New Co-op Multiplayer Trailer

by Brad Simons · August 16th, 2010 · 15 Comments

I find it frustrating just how criminally ignored Phantagram’s Kingdom Under Fire 2 has become. The first gameplay footage was released ages ago, and the game looked amazing then. While the series often gets incorrectly compared to Dynasty Warriors, this new co-op gameplay footage shows off some of the game’s strategy elements. Also, combat looks [...]

Do the Braid Dance.

by Carlos · August 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments

For all those out there who denounce videogames as not being art, have a taste of this: Some pretty hardcore yet sensitive Braid fans have adapted the 2D time-bending game into an interpretative dance number.

Emergent dialogue gone horribly wrong: Nolan North talks to Nolan North

by Brad Simons · August 11th, 2010 · 30 Comments

It seems Mafia 2 had the ambitious idea of creating a system that allowed random NPCs to have conversations with each other. We have seen this before in Elder Scrolls: Oblivion and, just like in that game, this system seems a bit ahead of its time. And while the Oblivion had the problem of awkward [...]

Vanquish Video Blitz

by Brad Simons · August 7th, 2010 · 16 Comments

Still not a believer in Vanquish? It was Joseph’s, and Corvus’s, and my playable Game of the Show for E3 2010. And while some a couple of the earlys trailer and journalist’s E3 gameplay footage hasn’t been great, below are some trailers, previews, and gameplay clips to help finally win you over.

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Review: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Stocks and Bonds (NTDOY)

The First Templar is a game which probably has a Templar in it

A grim future for Parasite Eve?

Are you kidding me Bioware?

Top 5 Podcast recording this Weekend

Persona devs finally dive into the HD era with Catherine

Milo becomes a game. A stupid game for a stupid boy.

Mass Effect 2 Drizzles into your PSThrizzle

Kingdom Under Fire 2: New Co-op Multiplayer Trailer

Do the Braid Dance.

Emergent dialogue gone horribly wrong: Nolan North talks to Nolan North

Vanquish Video Blitz

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