Tweet I have found that many modern games have become far too fancy. Each game attempts to be more graphically intense and overall more complicated then the last.  In order to make an impact in the market place, immersion drives games away simplicity.  Because of this, many gamers just relive the glory...

Tweet Gears of War 2 has surpassed 5 million copies sold worldwide, pushing the overall Gears of War franchise past the 11 million unit mark. Epic doesn’t plan on letting the momentum stop at that though, commemorating these milestones, Microsoft Game Studios and Epic Games will unleash the Gears of...

Tweet (This article republished with permission from our kick-ass sister site, The Portable Gamer.) Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was meant to be a massive hit. It goes back (somewhat) to the old days of Grand Theft Auto, having a top-down view (albeit isometric rather than true top-down) rather than a...

Tweet Do you hear that? It is the sound of a cow being milked. Today, after remembering only Guitar Hero: Smash Hits was coming up, Activision announced 3 new “Hero” games. These are not just a few more band-specific titles, however. Neversoft, leaving no time to celebrate after Guitar Hero:...

Tweet Something I’ve noticed about male gamers and programmers is that they all seem to think they need a beard.  Well… It turns out that Tom Fulp, creator of Newgrounds.com and programmer for “The Behemoth” took it to an extreme when working on Castle Crashers (fun game by the way).  So...

Tweet For us British Gamers, it is a cruel life. We get games later than everyone else (even sometimes those that are across the Channel in mainland Europe), and until recently, we were consistently paying over the odds for games that would’ve cost half the price had we bought it somewhere else. But in...

Tweet Hello evil, evil world fans! What a week it’s been here on GrE. For fear of stepping out of line, I want to affirm that there have been some operational changes, but we’re committed to keeping things running as smoothly as possible! With that in mind, dig in with me as I go through a...

Tweet Sony has been going through some rough times this generation, and things certainly are starting to look up for them. With exclusives worth ranting about finally coming out in good quantity, and with a potential system seller on their hands at the end of this year, they are bolstering this run of good...

Tweet Released: October 31st, 2007 Developer/Publisher: Gamecock Media Group Verdict: Buy It Pros: Perfect controls, absolutely terrifying. Cons: Remembering to unequip the damned flashlight when something jumps out at you! Wow. Just wow. This game is described as Doom meets Silent Hill. They’re NOT...

Tweet Cocoto Platform Jumper was originally developed for the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2004. The game also appeared on the Nintendo GameCube, but only in Europe. Now, WiiWare is bringing Cocoto Platform Jumper to the masses. The game was inspired by Nebulus, a classic platformer of the 8-bit era. Neko...