PSP Updates from the PSN for 5/4/10

PSP Updates from the PSN for 5/4/10

PlayStation Store for PSP Downloadable Games (also available from PS3 Storefront) Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake ($19.99) Armored Core Last Raven ($14.99) What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? 2 ($19.99) Iron Man 2 The Video Game ($29.99) Game Demos (also available from PS3 Storefront) (free) Naruto...

PlayStation Store Update 5/4/10

PlayStation Store Update 5/4/10

Sales This week Spring Fever celebrates War titles! 50% off Warhawk (PS3) and SOCOM US Navy SEALs Confrontation (PS3) both $14.99 each, regular price $29.99. Also find SOCOM US Navy SEALs Confrontation Cold Front DLC on sale for 7.49, regular price $14.99. Offers good through Monday,...

Top Five Franchises on the Decline

Top Five Franchises on the Decline

Fanboy-ism aside, I think everyone can admit that some major triple “A” franchises have jumped the shark, and just don’t know it. Yeah, I know that this article might be controversial, even among my fellow writers here at GrE. That being said, let’s discuss some of the franchises...

Fruit-a-licious Space Ark to Release Spring 2010

Indie Developer, Straw Dog Studios just released a video for the upcoming (Spring 2010) XBLA Arcade Peggle-esque Space Ark. Bounce that penguin up into the fruits, and score yourself a healthy snack! Following are the features the developers are boasting about: Trigger a ‘Fruit Frenzy’. Collecting...

Girls Are Evil

Girls Are Evil

There is a person on Twitter that I followed because I enjoyed their gaming tweets. Then about twice a week this person would make a remark like, “Hey guys, don’t you hate it when you can’t play Xbox because of your girl?” At first I sent a reply saying, “Why don’t you try to get...

Girls are Evil

Girls are Evil

Most of the time as a female gamer, it doesn’t bother me to play as a male character. It’s mainly about the story for me. Up until about a year ago I never gave it a second thought except to get excited when I did get to play as a girl. I understand that it’s more acceptable to have a...

Review- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Review- Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Developer/Publisher: Atlus Genre: RPG Price: $34.99 Verdict: Must buy for fans of the series and a must try for fans of RPG elements. Pros: Great battle system, story, and game mechanics. Cons: Some annoying characters and demons. Acquired: Review copy provided. If you feel like you have been swimming in a...

Girls Are Evil

Girls Are Evil

I’ve never been one to identify with the “victim” mentality. I try to live my life in a way that what happened to me doesn’t define me. That being said, it’s been a really hard week for me. As someone who has been sexually assaulted, I try to steer clear of anything that would bring...

Review: Chime (XBLA)

Review: Chime (XBLA)

Game: Chime Publisher: One Big Game Developer: Zoë Mode Genre: Puzzle Pro: Relaxing play style, Great Music, nice twist on the usual Tetris/Lumines style puzzle, Charity = Good feeling Con: Not much meat, takes a bit to get used to How often do you get to purchase a game AND get to feel good about the...

Review: Excitebike World Rally (Wiiware)

Review: Excitebike World Rally (Wiiware)

Game: Excitebike: World Rally Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Monster Games Price: 1000 Nintendo Points Genre: Racer Pro: Great nostalgic feeling, Nice simple use of accelerometer, Updated graphics Con: AI players are still a bitch, not that much different from original, NO OFFLINE MULTIPLAYER! Excitebike...