Category: Top Story
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Virtual Console Wrap-up – 8/10
Another week, another VC release. But this time the release is something special: Super Star Wars! Licensed games don’t tend to pop up on the VC too often, for numerous reasons, so it’s pretty neat to see one pop up from time to time. Is this one worth your money, though? Let’s take a look!…
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Review: The King of Fighters XII (Microsoft Xbox 360)
The King of Fighters XII Genre: Fighting Developer: SNK Playmore Publisher: SNK Playmore Release Date: 07/24/09
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Diehard GameFAN Presents: Steampunk.
Hey again, folks. Been a while since I’ve been able to post one of these, but I’m happy to report our resident artist has managed to publish himself another shit. I’m sure you care.
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Review: Trine (PC)
Trine Developer: Frozenbyte Publisher: Nobilis Genre: Action Platformer Release Date: 07/10/09
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Review: CID The Dummy (Sony PSP)
CID The Dummy Developer: Twelve Games Interactive Publisher: Oxygen Games Genre: Platformer Release Date: 07/07/2009
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Interview: Chong Ahn of UFO Interactive on Raiden IV
When I lived in the “big” city a few years back, we may have had a ton of modern restaurants and retail stores, but, man, did our mall ever suck. Centered square in the middle of the mall was a tiny, unmanned arcade that was notoriously stocked with beat-up overflow cabinets that typically never worked.…
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Review: Mata Hari: Betrayal is Only a Kiss Away (PC)
Mata Hari: Betrayal Is Only A Kiss Away Developer: DTP Entertainment Publisher: Viva Media Genre: Adventure Release: 7/17/2009
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Xbox Indie Games Spotlight
Xbox Indie Games Spotlight
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Review: Battlefield 1943 (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Battlefield 1943 Genre: FPS Developer: DICE Publisher: EA Release Date: 07/08/09
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Dark Presence: The Return of Digitized Fighters
Back in the “Ëœ90s, some companies were absolutely convinced FMV and “movies that you control” were the future. Unfortunately, the results of such efforts were deemed by the majority as below average at best and painful at worst. If capturing live actors in photo-realistic detail brought us anything, though, it delivered classic fighting games such…
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Review: Shatter (Sony PS3)
Shatter Genre: Brick Breaking Developer: Sidhe Publisher: Sidhe Release Date: 07/23/09
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Review: The Conduit (Nintendo Wii)
The Conduit Developer: High Voltage Software Publisher: Sega Genre: First Person Shooting Release Date: 06/23/2009
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Virtual Console Wrap-up – 8/3
Well, after a two week absence, with ridiculous rumors flying as to why, we’re back with a brand new classic game, this time from the VC Arcade! Let’s see if we remember how to do this after that break.
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Review:East India Company (PC)
East India Company Genre: Trading Sim Developer: Nitro Games Publisher: Paradox Interactive Release Date: 7/31/2009 People these days are wary of companies getting anywhere near a monopoly, and for good reason; they usually proceed to act like prats when they do achieve it. But of course, no company has managed to achieve the supreme epitome…
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Review: Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament (Sony PSP)
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament Genre: Sandbox/Action Developer: Irem Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 06/30/2009
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Preview: DECA Sports 2 (Nintendo Wii)
When the first DECA Sports game was released, I wondered what was the point of another sports themed mini-game collection. Not only does one come packaged with the Wii system, but there have been several similar type games released. However the original DECA Sports not only did well, it did very well, outselling a majority…
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Review: Pangya: Fantasy Golf (Sony PSP)
PSP Review: Pangya: Fantasy Golf
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Review: Strikers 1945 Plus Portable (Sony PSP)
Strikers 1945 Plus Portable Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: PM Studios Genre: Traditional Shooter Release Date: 06/30/09 Ahhh, the top down shooter. I have no idea how many thousands of my parent’s dollars I wasted on game like these back in the day. Galaga, 1942, Strikers 1945: Oh, how I loved you. Oh how, I…
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Review: Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo Wii)
Wii Sports Resort Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Sports/Mini-Games Release Date: 07/26/2009 The original Wii Sports came as a pack-in with the Nintendo Wii at launch. Although immediately dismissed a tech demo by critics, gamers around the world fell in love with it instantly. It’s not an understatement to say it is this game, and…
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Review: Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Infernal: Hell’s Vengeance(360) Developer: Metropolis Publisher: Playlogic Genre: 3rd Person Shooter Release Date: 6/30/2009 Most modern shooters have a robust set of multiplayer modes like Halo 3, Gears of War, and Left 4 Dead. Without a multiplayer mode, they better have the story and gameplay to back it up. Games like Bioshock come to mind.…