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→
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→
Although presented as a shooter with a first person interface, Cryostasis is in fact, a rather unique adventure game set on a creepy abandoned ship imprisoned in ice.
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→
Developer Atomic is trying to make a realistic war game called Six Days in Fallujah that features real solders on both sides of the battle. But former publisher Konami has cut and run at the first sign of trouble.
Although Dead Rising was a fantastic game on the 360, Dead Rising: Chop till You Drop is a bit too truncated to be great on the less impressive Wii hardware.
Hargosh took issue with the shooting mechanics of Resident Evil 5, and not being able to shoot while moving. And some fans took issue with him. Cue the Special Forces.
The long awaited Resident Evil 5 is finally here, and despite some questionable AI, comes off as a great sequel to good old number four. It’s a spooky, action-packed hit.
House of the Dead: Overkill is a game that thankfully never takes itself too seriously. The developers set out to make a bad game, and as it turns out, made a really good one.
Here’s hoping that you’ll find some great games under your tree, and that it looks a little healthier (and greener) than our Fallout 3 one. If you don’t know what to play, we have some suggestions.
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