Video Games

Deus Ex Prequel Delayed

As if waiting for 8 years for a proper prequel to the revolutionary Deus Ex franchise is not enough, Square Enix will insist that you wait a little bit longer. The highly anticipated prequel Deus Ex Human Revolution was originally scheduled to release on March 8, 2011 but has been delayed for Square Enix to give it an extra coat of polish. As of now Square Enix has not announced a release date. We could possibly see this game creep into the 2011 holiday season to possibly help Square Enix increase their ever shrinking profit margin.

Indie Game Review: Snailien Invasion

Do you remember a PC game from back in the day named Liero? That experience has just come to the Indie Games section of Xbox Live in the form of Snailien Invasion from Manly Games. Remember the good ole days when it was acceptable for a game to be multiplayer or single player only, and no attempt was made to shoehorn in extra modes. That is the camp that Snailien Invasion comes from, focusing on the multiplayer aspect almost exclusively and in that respect it as absolute success.

Section 8: Prejudice Has A Ludicrous Price

Section 8: Prejudice, announced a few months back, has now received a “ludicrously low” price.

“There may be something strange in the water down here in Texas, or perhaps TimeGate Studios’ CEO, Adel Chaveleh, has gone completely mad, but the award-winning independent developer and publisher has revealed that Section 8: Prejudice,a sequel to the full-priced Section 8, will be available exclusively as a digital download on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC for just $14.99 / 1200 Microsoft Points. No joke.

XBLA Market Update – Old-School New Releases

Re-imaginings and re-releases are the name of the game this week at Xbox Live Arcade. Old school FPS fans have the hot-blooded violence of Quake Arena Arcade to warm them up this winter while party gamers have Bomberman Battlefest, which supports 1-4 local players and an online mode for up to 8 players. And old school arcade gamers get to enjoy this week’s most anticipated release, the six player X-Men arcade game. Also new this week is The Path of Go, a video game take on an old Asian board game.

This week also saw the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on Games on Demand as well as WWII flight combat game Blazing Angles. Kinect Sports also gets six new mini games courtesy of the free Party Pack.

Tales of Xillia Announced For PS3

After what has seemed like forever, the rumored PS3-exclusive Tales of game has finally been announced by Namco Bandai. Titled Tales of Xillia (and no, we do not know how to pronounce that either,) it will be released in Japan in 2011. The game, which is being directed by Tales of Symphonia vets Anana Inoki and Naoto Miyadera, looks like a typical game in the series, featuring cel-shaded graphics and a real time battle system. Further details are unavailable at the time, but we will keep you updated on future developments. No word has been given yet on an international release.

PC Gift Buyers Guide Part 1: Shooters

There’s a little over a week left to buy gifts for the gamers in your life (Or to provide hints for the people buying games forYOU).  So, Player Affinity has put together a guide you can use to choose presents for your pals, or you can send this out to grandma so she won’t buy you a copy of Wii Tea Party for Christmas.  The first part of our guide is for shooters, and we’ll cover a different genre every day.  

PSN and Store Releases 12/15/10

As with last week, not much in the way of new store releases this week. But, there are some good games out on Playstation Network. PROTOTYPE is a solid game with a strong story, and LittleBigPlanet – Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves will give those waiting for LBP2 a little more Sackboy to keep them going. Also, the re-release of the old X-Men arcade game will provide some good nostalgic gaming for those who remember it.