There’s definitely something to be said for the qualities of Call of Duty, both bad and good. Many have parodied it in one way or another, but EA just brought it to the commercial level, with the Bulletstorm marketing game called Duty Calls. Duty Calls is a small, downloadable and free game that lasts about 4 minutes. As you can guess by the title, the game is a spoof of Call of Duty, and military shooters in general.
Back to the Future: The Game is
an adventure game developed by Telltale Games and set in the world of
the classic films. The story picks up six months after the third film
with the player controlling Marty McFly. A DeLorean turns up with
instructions to help rescue Doc, who is stuck in 1931, and is about to
be shot by gangsters. You have to explore the 3D environments, examine
objects, interact with other characters and solve puzzles to work your
way through the story.
If you’ve played the original Test Drive Unlimited, you are probably aware of the game’s triumphs and shortcomings. On one hand you get a relatively solid racer, a huge game world with miles of open road, and plenty of flashy rides to drool over. Unfortunately, this was offset by very generic graphics, a rather lifeless world, vapid dialogue and some of the most aridly mundane driving tasks to date. The sequel to this average racer, Test Drive Unlimited 2, aims to correct the first game’s flaws and for the most part succeeds in doing so. Not surprisingly though, there are some reoccurring disappointments and a lot of little caveats that prevent the game from showing its true potential.
We mentioned a few times in the past, that there’s a Free-to-Play online game based on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. It was in closed beta the last time we checked in itht he game, so details were scarce. However, as of today, everyone who is curious can log in and give the game a shot for free in the open beta test. If you missed our preview, BSG: Online is a space combat game with a bit of MMO as well. Players can choose to join either the colonists (Humans), or the Cylons (A bunch of Frakkin’ Toasters), and battle it out in PVE, or PVP combat. You’ll level, up, gain upgrades for your ship, and new skills for your pilot.
“Puppets are just something I’ve always loved,” says Michael Wilford, CEO of Twisted Pixel Games and closeted marionette aficionado. “What makes games great is that they are such a collaborative process. I have over three hundred puppets in my basement, and Bill Muehl, our Game Director, collects Western landscape photography. Oh, and of course we have Dan Teasdale, our Design Lead, whose family was bruta
Did you enjoy the 2008 game Spore, but didn’t feel that it was dark enough? If you did, you’ll be happy to hear about a new game called Darkspore, which is an online action RPG that is partially-based on Spore, but well… darker. In the game, the evil mutation known as The Darkspore has been unleashed on the galaxy, and is causing no end of trouble. It’s mutating the populations of entire worlds, and is out to dominate life on all planets! You’ll battle the Darkspore and its minions by creating an arsenal of “Living weapons”.
Open-world, or “sandbox” gaming is among the most popular and enjoyed video game design concepts in recent times. These types of games typically feature large environments in which players are free to roam and explore—and participate in various quests that exist in various parts of the playable game world. These design elements started to become popular around the time Grand Theft Auto III and Knights of the Old Republic. Since this time, there have been countless games that have adopted the sandbox style game world with varying degrees of success. One of the best examples is the series known as Saints Row, which is notorious for it’s over-the-top near limitless player customization and freedom.
