The Xbox 360 has had its share of amazing games; games like most of the Halo series, Mass Effect 2, and Gears of War have definitely kept us playing our 360’s into the long hours of the night. But there are some games that just don’t hit the gaming sweet spot. These are the games that make you lament the fact that you turned on your console.
Welcome to Origins, a new player affinity feature where a writer will introduce or reacquaint our readers to the history, games, greatest hits and spectacular failures of a classic video game series.
With Castlevania: Lords of Shadow coming out next week, I figured we’d run through the 25 year history of Castlevania; from its platforming 8-bit origins, to its masterpieces and follies, laying down some knowledge about some of the more notable editions in the horror title’s history.
Not too long ago good old Cliffy B (Cliff Bleszinski) appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show, and announced that Gears of War 3 would be hitting April 8th next year. However today there was some back-peddling, and a lot of it. It now seems that the game is now set for a Q4 (fall/winter) release.
Naughty Dog’s perfection-seeking follow up, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has finally received a Game-of-the-Year edition. For just $49.99, PS3 owners can get the amazing 3rd person shooter along with a packed-in voucher for the following:
I feel as if my hope for humanity is slowly disintegrating. Sonic Adventure is now in the top 5 Xbox Live sales chart. Over Limbo, Monday Night Combat, Scott Pilgrim, and Peggle. I hope you’re happy everyone that bought that game. I hope you’re happy. Thankfully the great Dead Rising: Case Zero remained number one with Deathspank and Plants vs. Zombies debuting at two and three respectively (and thankfully.)
It’s a great weekend for sales on downloadable PC games this week. All of the major online stores are either winding down a big sale, or just starting one, so have a look at this mountain of cheap games you can grab if you act fast.
Blade Kitten is first of two planned action platforming games from Krome studios based on a comic of the same name. At face value, Blade Kitten is a vibrant and exciting looking platformer. It has a cast of silly but likeable looking characters. It also showcases some colorful settings with pretty expansive levels designs. However underneath that facade, Blade Kitten is plagued by lackluster combat and some pretty awful gameplay flaws.
