DS Review: Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

DS Review: Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

Tweet Released: March 17, 2009 (US)/ April 3, 2009 (UK/EU) Developer: tri-Ace Publisher: Square Enix Genre: RPG/Turn-based strategy Pros: Good story premise, Unique combat system, excellent Time Vampire. Cons: Requires genuine effort to feel involved, Soundtrack has no relevance, Slow pace. Some gamers...

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #29

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #29

Tweet Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE IN iTUNES Quite possibly the best show yet, the Cast of Evil brings in the Evil Editor as a special...

Violent Sex Murder Tied To GTA IV

Violent Sex Murder Tied To GTA IV

Tweet John Katehis, is a 16-year old, self proclaimed Extremist, Anarchist, and Sadomasochist who enjoys long conversations, drinking, bike riding, and hanging out. Sounds like the perfect guy for some violent sex with yeah? Well, as one unlucky individual found out, this was a bad combination to look for in...

Could OnLive Spell ‘The End’ for Consoles?

Could OnLive Spell ‘The End’ for Consoles?

Tweet For those of you who have missed the news about this new piece of tech, let’s have a quick rundown. OnLive is being hailed as the “New generation of gaming” and the world’s highest performance Games On Demand service. Founded by tech entrepreneur Steve Perlman, the project has...

Schilling Retires from Baseball to Make an MMO

Schilling Retires from Baseball to Make an MMO

Tweet When you think of Curt Schilling, things like All-Star Games, World Series Championships and Cy Young awards all come to mind.  In a world that is focused on aspirations of greatness, the future Hall of Famer has accomplished everything that epitomizes success for a professional athlete.  However,...

Backstage Pass: GH Metallica

Backstage Pass: GH Metallica

Tweet Activision was kind enough to release a three part mini-video documentary that focuses on the making of Guitar Hero Metallica. Covering the bands involvement with the game, how they feel Guitar Hero is helping them reach new audiences, as well as a behind the scenes look at the motion capture and...

New NFS Trailer Shifts Things Into Fifth Gear

New NFS Trailer Shifts Things Into Fifth Gear

Tweet Electronic Arts have brought in a whole new team to develop their latest in the long running Need For Speed series. Need for Speed: Shift is being developed by British developer Slightly Mad Studios (formerly Blimey! Games. Both receive official kudos from GrE for their awesome names) who previously...

PSP Review: Phantasy Star Portable

PSP Review: Phantasy Star Portable

Tweet Released: March 3rd, 2009 (US) Developer: Sonic Team Publisher: SEGA Genre: Action-RPG Pros: Addicting, visceral, and satisfying gameplay, Memorable soundtrack Cons: Not Phantasy Star Online (see below) There will never be another Phantasy Star Online. The preceding is a self-proclaimed statement...

Ubisoft Announces New RTS Franchise

Ubisoft Announces New RTS Franchise

Tweet Today Ubisoft gave us a sneak peak into their latest project for the Xbox 360, an RTS entitled R.U.S.E.  The game is being developed by Eugen Systems and will be unveiled properly at the GDC tomorrow. R.U.S.E is being pushed as a “…one-of-a-kind real-time strategy game that allows players...

Resistance: Retribution Review (PSP)

Resistance: Retribution Review (PSP)

Tweet Release: March 17 2009 (US) Developer: Sony Bend Publisher: SCEA Genre: Third-Person Shooter Pros: Intense action-packed gunplay, superb online play, great visuals Cons: Grayson runs slooooow, difficulty spikes are frustrating, flawed cover system Bend Studios, creators of such titles as Syphon...