Release of the Week: Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason (PC)

Release of the Week: Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason (PC)

Tweet Spring is in the air! The sun is finally coming up after a long winter. Baseball season has started, the birds are out and an overall good feeling is being had by all! So what better way to celebrate Spring then with yet another survival horror game! Perfect for spring, Cryostasis takes place up at the...

Assassin’s Creed II Here By Christmas

Assassin’s Creed II Here By Christmas

Tweet Assassin’s Creed II is the product of over two years of intensive development by the original team behind Assassin’s Creed. This time around players will incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who’s been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy....

GameStop Wants A PS3 Price Cut

GameStop Wants A PS3 Price Cut

Tweet Gamers everywhere who have eagerly been awaiting a price cut for the PS3 have a new, and very powerful ally. As reported on CNBC, Dan DeMatteo (CEO of GameStop), notes that he’d like to see a cut in the price of Sony’s PS3, which at $399 is the most expensive game machine out...

Video Games in Libraries Part 2: Ye ol’ Tourney

Video Games in Libraries Part 2: Ye ol’ Tourney

Tweet Holding gaming tournaments in libraries isn’t a new idea by far. Libraries have been a safe haven for Dungeons and Dragons nerds since it came out in ’74. Before then, board gaming tournaments (chess, checkers, Scrabble, etc…) ruled the gaming space in libraries. However, there is...

Dammit Game of the Week: Hedgehog Launch

Dammit Game of the Week: Hedgehog Launch

Tweet I had a dammit moment when writing this week’s Dammit Game.  Google ate my document.  Damn you Google!  First AppEngine, now this!  Grrr…  So this is my second try at the Dammit Game of the Week.  I hope you enjoy it. Presenting, for your procrastinating pleasure, Hedgehog Launch by...

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #38

PODCAST: EvilCast NewsBrief, Episode #38

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 We touch on some great bits of news this time around, but once the rumors settle, we touch...

First Impressions: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PC)

First Impressions: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PC)

Tweet The newest installment of The Chronicles of Riddick series promises to capitalize on the original Escape from Butcher Bay, which received high reviews across the board. I had a chance to get my Ulak-laden fists on Assault on Dark Athena and, after having played a couple hours, wanted to share with you...

Zubo: RPG Training Grounds!

Zubo: RPG Training Grounds!

Tweet Dance-Off. Battle Game. If ever there were two words that went together, these are not them. Now add a third: RPG. Confused? So was I when I received this little gem in the mail the other day. Some would call this a bold attempt to build an RPG from atypical elements, including rhythm-based gameplay,...

Review: STORMRISE

Review: STORMRISE

Tweet Release: March 24th, 2009 Developer: Creative Assembly Publisher: SEGA Genre: Real Time Strategy Rating: Mature As I awake, I’m almost immediately rushed into battle. Who am I? Where did I come from? Who the hell are all of these people around me? These are questions that our hero Geary...

PODCAST: The Games Are Evil Show, Episode #4: The One Without Dave

PODCAST: The Games Are Evil Show, Episode #4: The One Without Dave

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 This week fortnight three-week period month we do our best to soldier on without our...