Sam And Max Hit The Road Again

Xbox 360 owning fans of talking anthropomorphic dogs, hyperactive rabbity things and great gaming comedy rejoice! Telltale today announced that Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space will launch on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday. All five critically-acclaimed episodes of the award-winning series' second season will be bundled together and sell for 1600 Microsoft Points – a great deal for five games at only 320 points each. Like Sam & Max Save the World, the XBLA version of Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space will include achievements, HD graphic support, localized subtitles for German, French, Italian and Spanish, and … Continue reading Sam And Max Hit The Road Again

Zuma's Revenge Added To Prize Pool

The original might have caputed your heart, but wait until you experience the ribbeting sequel, Zuma's Revenge for the PC. The latest title to come from the geniuses at PopCap, we've got several copies that have been added into the prize pool which anybody can win. Nate Wooley, the publisher of GiN, said that games in the prize pool are ones that we know our readers will love. "Sequels sometimes don't get the credit they deserve, and its wonderful to find a title like Zuma's Revenge that keeps the flavor of the original," he said. "You get all the fast, … Continue reading Zuma's Revenge Added To Prize Pool

NecroVision: Lost Company In Development

Leading Eastern and Central European publisher, 1C Company, announced today the development of NecroVisioN: Lost Company – the prequel to the old-school, horror FPS. The game covers the events that happened before the original NecroVisioN. story began The new game contains several unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements, as well as a new main hero that tells the original game story from an opposing perspective. Players can now take on the role of one of the WWI German soldiers that discovers the evil forces unleashed by the war, andstarts to fight against them. Eventually they lead soldiers from all … Continue reading NecroVision: Lost Company In Development

Fort Zombie Announced At PAX

The undead will walk the Earth this Fall, as Paradox Interactive today kicked off PAX 2009 with the unveiling of Fort Zombie. Tackle hordes of zombies in this lite Action/RPG title that will be available through all major digital distribution channels. In Fort Zombie, players will find themselves trapped in the small town of Piety, Indiana. Faced with no other choice but to find shelter from an impending wave of zombies migrating from a nearby metropolis, players will be challenged to choose a building to be their Fort throughout the entire campaign. By effectively focusing efforts on building up this … Continue reading Fort Zombie Announced At PAX

Left 4 Dead 2 Announced

Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2), the sequel to the best-selling and critically-acclaimed co-operative multiplayer thriller. Coming exclusively to Xbox 360 and PC, L4D2 promises to set a new benchmark for co-operative action games and become one of 2009's marquee titles. "A large part of how Left 4 Dead became 2008's top-selling new IP on Xbox 360 and the PC was the custom-tailored gameplay made possible by the AI Director," said Gabe Newell, president and co-founder of Valve. "With the … Continue reading Left 4 Dead 2 Announced

Wii Rock Band Song List Expands

Harmonix and MTV Games today announced 25 tracks coming this week to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for the Wii system, including hit songs from artists like David Bowie, The Police, The Zombies and industrial metal pioneers Ministry. As previously announced, Wii Rock Band 2 owners will gain access this week to three tracks from Ministry, two classics from The Zombies and a single from The Cranberries. Additionally, 19 back-catalog tracks will be released for Wii in the Rock Band Music Store. English rockers The Police have three tracks coming to the Wii Rock Band Music … Continue reading Wii Rock Band Song List Expands

Halfbrick Releases Second Title

Today developer Halfbrick announced that the second game in the casual "Halfbrick Fridays" series is available for download on the Xbox Live Community Games service for 200 Microsoft Points. After the release of the critically-acclaimed Halfbrick Blast Off in early April, lead designer for Halfbrick Echoes, Alex Butterfield, needed to ensure his game was up to the same standards. According to XNPlay.com, it seems that the Halfbrick Fridays series now has two of the best games available on XBLCG. "Sometimes folks, it's the simplest of concepts that make some of the best play experiences. Halfbrick Echoes pretty much does everything … Continue reading Halfbrick Releases Second Title