Video Games

Will Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes Succeed Where Age of Reckoning Failed?

When Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning first launched, it was the big contender to take Blizzards prized MMORPG World of Warcraft down from its throne as the world’s (Or atleast the western world’s) most popular MMO. Despite its excellent setting, PVP focus and cool mechanics like public questing, Warhammer Online failed to challenge Blizzard’s massive online game. Since then, Warhammer Online has been on a steady decline as the playerbase continued to dwindle, both due to the lack of new content and the lack of a community around the game. In a push to renew the popularity of the game, EA and Bioware Mythic are revamping the game and changing it from a subscription based massively multiplayer online role playing game to a free to play battleground game somewhere between Bloodlines Champions and World of Warcraft’s Battlegrounds.

Razer Announces To-Be-Named Arcade Stick, Beta Testers Wanted

Razer, a peripheral manufacturer
located in California, revealed their latest arcade stick for the Xbox 360
during the Tokyo Game Show. While they have not named it yet, Razer did reveal
some mock-up images of the prototype. Pricing has not yet been announced.

More Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary Details Revealed at the Tokyo Game Show

Frank O’Connor, the Halo franchise’s development director,
revealed some minor details regarding Halo:
Combat Evolved Anniversary’s Kinect functionality. Players will be able to
switch between graphic modes, by saying either “Classic” or “Anniversary.”
O’Connor wouldn’t delve into too much detail about the other Kinect
functionality details, but was quick to note that it “is not core to the gameplay… but it is germane to the story and fiction
fans will probably really enjoy that feature.” Expect more details to be
revealed in October.

What Needs To Be Fixed In Dragon Age 3

Dragon Age 2 just announced its newest batch of story-based DLC.  Bioware is beginning to wrap up Hawke’s story and before we know it, it will be time for Dragon Age 3. Many fans of the first game didn’t care for the sequel, in fact, Dragon Age 2 was widely considered to be the ever-reliable Bioware’s first goof.  Too much focus on action and a simplified interface for the console crowd were often cited as problems with the sequel, but Bioware has always been known for delivering terrific stories in addition to their excellent gameplay.

Bloodrayne Betrayal – Review (Xbox)

Older publishers have been trying to adapt their 2-D classics into modern 3-D games, but Majesco is doing just the opposite with their Bloodrayne franchise. Originally Bloodrayne was a third-person shooter/slasher hybrid about a sexy vampiress who fights Nazis. Neither the first game, nor its sequel were particularly well-received, and there hasn’t been a new game in the series for close to seven years.  Now Rayne rises from the dead as a downloadable 2D sidescroller.

God of War: Origins Collection Review

By this
point the God of War franchise is one that really doesn’t need much of an
introduction. It’s safe to say that by now if you haven’t warmed up to the series
for whatever reason, you’re probably never going to. God of War: Origins Collection is the
second re-mastered HD collection for the PS3 and it contains both of the
previously exclusive PSP titles (Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta)
developed by Ready at Dawn Studios.

Digital High Episode 10 – Dead Island woes and our top 3 holiday picks

This week on Digital High we get into
why Dead Island is a disappointment, why Warhammer 40k Space Marine is the
surprise hit for the year, and Donna goes somewhat old-school in her game playing
for the week. We also pick our top three choices out of the upcoming fall
releases for 2011.

Trailers are abound from TGS with
Ninja Gaiden 3, Sould Calibur 5 and Dead or Alive 5. I still can’t believe a
fighting game trailer has a mirror match in it, but you can never have too much
Ryu Hayabusa. In light of the story regarding Heavy Rain and used games, we
also discuss whether or not games really are too expensive and how their
pricing can be improved.

Quite a bit of news to discuss also,
everybody’s favorite game retailer entering the tablet scene, Nintendo losing
money due the 3DS and the studio behind Bodycount are being closed down.