Video Games

Why I like Ratchet and Clank

 I’ve asked myself this question many a time ever since I started playing these games back in the early days of the PlayStation 2 and I still come back to the same answer: simplicity and fun.

There was a time not long ago when simply being fun was good enough for most games, when giant weaving stories weren’t required, when narrative was a secondary feature at most, when all that mattered was whether or not what you were doing was rubbing the pleasure center of your brain in the way only a truly enjoyable experience can.   Now I’m not saying the evolution of gaming as a medium to revolve more around things besides raw entertainment is bad, nor am I saying that a game with a great story and a lot of mature, meaningful content cannot co-exist with a more traditionally fun experience since after all, we have countless titles this generation that demonstrate as much.

New XIII Game Teased For PC

A sequel to the 2003 game XIII looks to be in the works after Anuman Interactive released an image on their Facebook page teasing a sequel to the 2003 Cel-Shaded FPS based on the comic series of the same name.

Tau Make Their Last Stand In New Dawn of War Update

Relic have announced that the high tech futuristic soldiers of the Tau will be playable in a new DLC pack for Dawn of War 2: Retribution. While the Tau faction won’t be playable in the single or multiplayer mode, the Tau Commander is a new playable hero for The Last Stand mode in which players take control of a single hero unit and must survive waves of increasingly brutal enemies.

Mojang Wins Interim Injuction Against Bethesda

Good news everyone! Mojang Specifications (The developers of Minecraft) have won the interim injunction against Bethesda Softworks (The developers of The Elder Scrolls Games) over the use of the trademark “Scrolls”. This means that they will be able to continue using the name “Scrolls” for their upcoming card strategy game throughout the duration of the trial.

Release Screenshots for Arkham City

As if the excitement and buzz for Batman: Arkham City, released yesterday in North America and on
Friday in Europe wasn’t high enough, we’ve a couple of screenshots to coincide
with the game’s release.  Arkham City has been sweeping the board
amongst the critics of the gaming world, and currently holds a breathtaking 95
out of 100 score on Metacritic, based on 37 reviews; keep an eye out for our
review of the game for the full story, but in the meantime (in case you haven’t
yet picked it up), these screenshots should keep your juices flowing.

Halo Anniversary Kinect Controls Detailed

It’s already been announced that the upcoming Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will feature Kinect controls in some capacity. Well, now we know that not only will you look like a doofus in front of your television, but other people in the room might think you’re talking to yourself (or an advanced AI in your head).

Voice commands dominate the functionality, and will allow you to reload, throw grenades, and switch to the original Xbox graphics. That last one has me dying to know what the voice commands are, but unfortunately we’ll have to wait to find out. You’ll also be able to pull a Metroid: Prime and say the word “scan” to examine points of interest. No matter what you do though, you won’t be able to utilize your Kinect like this guy.

Devil May Cry HD Collection Announced