Persona 3 Portable Genre: RPG Developer: Atlus Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 07/06/10 When it first came out some three years ago, Persona 3 was a surprisingly fresh and interesting entry in the Persona franchise specifically as well as the Shin Megami Tensei series in general. Combining dungeon crawling mechanics, randomized dungeons, and the standard combat [...]

In a move that is nearly as over-the-top as the man behind the studio, Epic Games has created an online poll to decide the fate of one of the characters in the upcoming Gears of War 3. Epic has partnered with Child’s Play, the gamer charity created by the guys at Penny Arcade, to give [...]

After four weeks of me being a bitter crotchety old gamer railing about how awful Playstation Plus has been and how gamers should be revolting against the service, I’m happy to say that five weeks in, Sony has finally got their act together with the best lineup of titles offered so far to PSPlus subscribers. [...]

Alter Ego Developer: Future Games Publisher: Viva Media Genre: Adventure Release Date: 8/3/2010 Viva Media is set to release its newest title, Alter Ego, at the beginning of August.  What awaits us is a mystery so strange and complex, two people of very different backgrounds must work together to form a complete picture.  We also [...]

Hydro Thunder Hurricane Developer: Vector Unit Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: Arcade Racing Release Date: 7/28/2010 For those of you kids out there that think “arcade” is a genre, back in the old days, there were buildings that either had nothing but arcade cabinets – just like the one in our logo above! – or [...]

Deadliest Warrior Publisher: Spike Games Developer: Pipeworks Software, Inc. Genre: One-on-one Fighter Release Date: 07/14/2010 Just before breaking into the 2010 Summer of Arcade event on Xbox LIVE, the service scored an exclusive that had a little bit of hype behind it. Whether or not this was based on the pedigree of the television series [...]

Announced at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, Street Fighter and Tekken will go head-to-head in this new 2-D fighter developed by Capcom for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The title will use the same elements as Super/Street Fighter IV, placing 3-D visuals on a 2-D playfield and will include Tekken staples such as [...]

For awhile now, we’ve been doing weekly wrap-ups of some sort. When we first started them, they were the Virtual Console Wrap-Up; we would talk about whatever was coming out for the VC that week based on past experience. When Nintendo started adding WiiWare and eventually DSiWare downloads to the equation, we would incorporate them [...]

Singularity Developer: Raven Publisher: Activision Genre: First Person Shooter Released: 06/29/10 Raven have a history of making some outstanding First Person Shooters. They were given the task of making Quake 4 and did an admirable job. They also had the almost impossible task of following up Star Wars Jedi Knight and managed to succeed at [...]

I skipped week three of Playstation Plus because there was so little added to the service, and what WAS added was so insulting that my piece would have just been a few pages of ire and profanity directed at Sony for something that is as useless as it is insulting. I decided to wait until [...]

When trying to set yourself apart from the pack, it may be a good idea not to copy them wholesale and screw it up at the same time.

Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent Developer: Telltale Games Publisher:  Telltale Games Genre: Adventure/Puzzle Release Date: June 30, 2010 Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent is Telltale Games’s pilot project, wherein players guide the title character through a mysterious case in Scoggins, Minnesota.  So what’s in store for you should you pick up this game?  Let’s find out. Story/Modes [...]

Naughty Bear Publisher: 505 Games Developer: Artificial Mind and Movement Genre: Action/Beat-‘em-Up Release Date: 06/25/2010 Having never owned a Nintendo 64 until a few years ago, and the fact that the game is expensive nowadays, I never had the pleasure of owning Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Having played it with friends, though, I know that [...]

Limbo Developer: PlayDead Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Genre: Platform/Puzzle Release Date: 7/21/2010 Since Braid, people who like “indie” games, or more specifically, games made by smaller developers have been looking for the “next” Braid. It’s like the search for the next Michael Jordan, or the next Wayne Gretzky in a lot of ways, most especially [...]

Deathspank Developer: Hothead Games Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 07/13/2010 If you read me regularly, then you know one of the things I bitch about is that gaming has gotten too angsty-serious and there’s just not enough comedy games these days. Gone are games that are as funny as they are good [...]

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Developer: Traveler’s Tales Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Genre: Platformer Release Date: 06/29/10 I’m not gonna lie. I love the Lego games. They manage to tie in with most of the properties that appeal to my inner kid: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Batman…. So, now that Harry Potter has been [...]

Deathsmiles Genre: Traditional Shooter Developer: Cave Publisher: Aksys Games Release Date: 06/29/10 Developer Cave is fairly unknown in the US, primarily because most of their games have remained in their home country of Japan, but they’ve managed to churn out some pretty quality products over the past several years. One of their major focus genres [...]

Due to me covering an event being run by Electronic Arts in NYC tomorrow afternoon, I don’t have the time to do a complete wrap-up for the PSN this week. The full update is below the cut. Please note, before spending any money, that Alex Lucard will be reviewing DeathSpank, and that this week’s Playstation [...]

Tournament of Legends Developer: High Voltage Software Publisher: Sega Genre: 3-D Fighting Release Date: 07/06/2010 Although younger or more casual gamers might know High Voltage as the makers of The Conduit, older gamers know that they have a history reached back to the 16-Bit era and have made games that are as diverse in genres [...]

Mystery of the Crystal Portal Developer: Artogon Games Publisher: G5 Entertainment Genre: Hidden Object Release Date: 07/06/2010 You know, it’s been a good year for gaming. Out of the thirty-four games I’ve reviewed this year, only six have received a “mediocre” or less rating from me. Meanwhile there have been a dozen games I have [...]