Video Games

5 Reasons I Never Played World of Warcraft

Call of Duty: Black Ops “Annihilation” Pack Out Now for Xbox

The third DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is here… But only if you own an Xbox.  While those PlayStation 3 owners are poking around with the zombie Nazi mode in World at War,
those of us with good taste in consoles will be enjoying the new
exclusive “Annihilation” pack.  Well, at least it’s exclusive for now.
 Eventually Activision will take down the velvet ropes and let in the
Sony rabble, but we’ll have the Shangri-La zombie map all to ourselves
for a while.

Tribes: Ascend Gets Gameplay Trailer

Before games like Call of Duty and Halo dominated the online FPS genre, Tribes was a big game for PC gamers looking for some sci-fi shooter action. While the last game, Tribes: Vengeance, was released back in 2004, its been far longer since the series has been a popular choice for PC gamers. 

Minecraft Adventure Update Delayed

While the 1.6 update for Minecraft was released less than a month ago, fans of the massively successful sandbox are already clamoring for the next update to the game. The 1.7 or Adventure Update as it was known, was going to feature pistons, underground ravines, ridable clouds as well as a slew of new features which Notch claimed would make Minecraft more like a game by improving its combat and exploration systems.

Puzzle Agent 2 Review

Puzzle Agent 2, Telltale Games’ sequel to the successful Puzzle Agent
released in 2010, is an extended and entertaining continuation of the
first game’s story and gameplay. While it doesn’t do a ton of new and
exciting things with the formula, Puzzle Agent 2 continues where the first left off. It has a wildly entertaining storyline, some great mind-boggling puzzles,
and an overarching mystery that will keep you going “Huh…What?!” until
the end. It is better on several elements and manages to
do everything in a fresh manner, keeping players entertained throughout.

Job Listing Reveals “Games at Google”

It’s no secret that Google has been attempting to position itself in the gaming market. Google’s own browser, Google Chrome, received a game and app store in May 2010, and the browser giant invested $100-$200 million in Zynga, the developers of Farmville, in July 2010. Then, there were rumors circulating about Google trying to bring social games to their unannounced and undefined gaming service.

Supreme Court Confirms What We already Knew

Today the Supreme Court ruled that video games should be protected by the First Amendment, just like film, TV, theater, and freestyle poetry jams.  The ruling came when the SCOTUS voted against a California law called Brown Versus Electronic Entertainment Merchants, which intended to forbid retailers from selling games deemed excessively violent to people under the age of 18.