Release of the Week: Alpha Protocol (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Alpha Protocol (360, PS3, PC)

Tweet While the past two weeks were packed with big named titles, this week is a little more on the sparse side. There are expansions for Tropico 3 and The Sims, as well as “off-brand” sports games Backbreaker and Pure Futbol. Of everything that hits store shelves after Memorial Day weekend,...

EvilCast Recap, Episode #30

EvilCast Recap, Episode #30

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 What a difference a week can make.  Last week we are promising to clean up our act and...

Gamer’s Manifesto: What Makes Good Horror?

Gamer’s Manifesto: What Makes Good Horror?

Tweet SPOILER ALERT: There are slight spoilers for Alan Wake in the following article. Everybody has a fright response. For some that response kicks in as soon as they see a spider. For others, it may require much more to get scared. Nevertheless, everybody gets scared, and the job of horror writers (across...

Blizzard Co-Founder says DRM is a ‘Losing battle’

Blizzard Co-Founder says DRM is a ‘Losing battle’

Tweet Lets face it, damn near anything that leaves the hallowed halls of developer Blizzard is pretty much guaranteed to be a smash hit.  Along with said success comes the concern of rampant piracy, a topic that Blizzard has never shied away from discussing.  Considering that their current MMO development...

Black Mesa Invades OS X

Black Mesa Invades OS X

Tweet Everyone’s favorite doc is now on the Mac. Steam has finally ported Half Life 2 over to the Mac.  We thank you again steam! Those of you who have not played Half Life 2 yet, this is the perfect time to get it.  It is on sale for a measly $7.00 and it will work on your Mac.  An even better deal is...

Review: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (360)

Review: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction (360)

Tweet Game: Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction Developer: Ubisoft Genre: Action/Adventure Price: $44.99 Pros: Creative, artfully done storytelling Cons: Besides the ugly red-head (which is completely unrealistic), some strange voice to animation syncing In November of 2002, Ubisoft released the...

Atlus Announces 101-in-1 Sports Megamix

Tweet Atlus USA, Inc, proud publishers of such sweet gems as Knights in the Nightmare, Demon’s Souls, and Zeno Clash, proudly (see how proud?) announced today that they have secured the North American publishing rights to 101-in-1 Sports Megamix. Originally published by Nordcurrent (including an iPhone...

EA And Insomniac Games Join Forces

EA And Insomniac Games Join Forces

Tweet Today marks the day that EA (you know Tiger Woods, Madden, FIFA, NHL) has joined up with Insomniac games (Ratchet & Clank, Spyro the Dracon, Resistance) in a publishing deal.  This means all of Insomniac’s games will now go crossplatform.  This is the first time in Insomniac’s 16-year history...

Lexi’s List – Vol. 15

Lexi’s List – Vol. 15

Tweet Hello and welcome to another Lexi’s List, my geeky friends! This week we are going to explore a life-sized Mario experience, Pac-Man cuff links and a plate that asks that age old question…..WTF? First up…a room designed like a Mario level! Created by Antoinette J. Citizen, this room...

Brand New Crackdown 2 Web Comic Video

Brand New Crackdown 2 Web Comic Video

Tweet Now this is just awesome.  We are already eager to get our hands on this game.  Now we have little trailers coming out as though to tease us.  Very mean…very mean. Popularity: unranked [?]