Video Games

Weekend Sales April Fools Edition

Those of us who were hoping for some grand sales in honor of April Fools Day have had our foolish hopes dashed by the meager crop of online sales that rolled out today.  Yet there are still a couple of new sales for the weekend, anemic though they are.  Gamestop is doing a big month-long sale called the Power Saver sale.  It’s for all platforms, and PC gamers probably won’t find much of interest, although you can get ten dollars off Call of Duty Black Ops, or Starcraft II.

New Character Detailed For Dungeon Siege III

The 2008 film In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale by crapmaster Uwe Boll nearly killed the Dungeon Siege franchise, but after a five year break, the third game in the series is almost here, and news is slowly trickling out about the cast of characters.  With a new Publisher, a new Developer, along with new characters, Dungeon Siege III is here to fill the hack ‘n’ slash void in your life until Diablo III comes out.

Avalanche Announces Renegade Ops

Developer Avalanche Studios has announced a new game called Renegade
Ops which will be published by Sega and
released as a downloadable title for Xbox Live, PSN and PC.

WWE All Stars (Xbox 360) Review

The WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw series has always been a very technical, controls focused game. This has resulted in many non-hardcore wrestling fans being put off by the inaccessibility of the franchise. THQ San Diego (comprised mostly of people who worked on TNA Impact’s video game) and Yukes have teamed up together to rectify that problem with their arcade style fighting game,WWE All Stars. All Stars features legends and newer wrestlers, and attempts to combine them in a way that sucks in the causal wrestling fan, but also the fan that has been watching since Hulkamania started running wild in the ‘80s. But is WWE All Stars just another failed attempt to try and please everyone? Or is it something that will stay in your Xbox 360 for days?

WWE All Stars’ visuals are one of the more striking things in the game. The characters look like the old action figures we all used to play with as kids (and eventually rip apart), they’re obscenely muscular and everyone’s face looks like they were ran over by a steam roller. In WWE All Stars though, this is not a bad thing. It sets up the arcade style feel really well and makes you appreciate the out of control moves even more. Apart from that, all the stages look really nice and the vibrant color palate makes the game very appealing and fresh to the eyes.

Mafia II Re-Release Confirmed

2K Games
has finally confirmed that there will be a re-release of Mafia
II, which will feature all of the previous DLC packs for the
title. The all-inclusive versions of the game, dubbed the “Director’s
Cut” will cost $30 and will ship in a Greatest Hits package on the
PS3. 2K has stated that the Mafia II re-release will feature
the core game, add-on content, and the four DLC style packs that were
once retail-exclusive. These include the Vegas, Renegade, Greaser and
War Hero character schemes which come complete with two cars and two
suits to use in the game. Along with the style packs, the three
additional mission packs will also be rolled into the mix. These are
“The Betrayal of Jimmy”, “Jimmy’s Vendetta”, and “Joe’s
Adventures.” Each pack adds a unique perspective to the game and
offers players dozens of new missions to the story.

Battlefield Play 4 Free Release Date Set

The honestly, completely, really truly free version of the Battlefield franchise is almost here.  After months in beta, this new game which combines elements from Battlefield 2, Bad Company, and Battlefield Heroes is almost here, and players who participated in the beta test are getting early access plus special “Veteran Rewards” for their work in the beta.

Marvel and Activision Announce Spider-Man: Edge of Time

Beenox did a surprisingly good job on Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and because of that, they’re doing the upcoming Spider-Man game, Spider-Man: Edge of Time. Edge of Time will be released this fall, no consoles have been announced but we can be almost sure on it coming to at least the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Edge of Time will “challenge the player to take on the roles of both classic Amazing Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2099 to correct a timestream gone awry and prevent a catastrophic future brought on by the early and untimely death of Peter Parker.” On top of that, the story is being written by co-creator of the comic book series Spider-Man 2099, Peter David. One of the more interesting things in the press release announcing the game is the mention of a Cause and Effect feature. Which means that whatever you do in Amazing Spider-Man’s timeline will simultaneously change the events taking place in Spider-Man 2099’s timeline.