Release of the Week: Sorcery (PS3)

Release of the Week: Sorcery (PS3)

Sorcery is the latest game from developers The Workshop and SCE Santa Monica Studio. Gamers will play as a young magic user who must employ a variety of spells and potions to combat enemies and solve puzzles! Announced at E3 2010, Sorcery was shown off as the killer app for Sony’s new PlayStation Move...

Release of the Week: Diablo III (PC)

Release of the Week: Diablo III (PC)

Diablo II is one of the most popular and influential games of all time. The game launched back in June 2000, only a few months after the PlayStation 2 launched in Japan, and yet the game is still being sold at retail. The Diablo: Battle Chest was still the 19th best selling PC game in 2008 and was still...

Release of the Week: Starhawk (PS3)

Release of the Week: Starhawk (PS3)

Warhawk was a one of the great early PlayStation 3 games and was Sony’s way to highlight some of the features of their new system. It was the first title shown with the new Sixaxis motion controls at E3 in 2006. It was also the first PlayStation game to be available on both a Blu-ray disc and...

Release of the Week: Prototype 2 (360, PS3)

Release of the Week: Prototype 2 (360, PS3)

Prototype is one of the last non-licensed, non-Call of Duty franchises left in Activision’s arsenal. While the Guitar Heroes, True Crimes and Blurs have gone by the wayside, Prototype is still here. For now, at least. The first Prototype hit during the summer of 2009 and managed to sell over 2...

Release of the Week: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (Enhanced Edition) (360)

Release of the Week: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (Enhanced Edition) (360)

One of the greatest RPG’s of this generation is finally making it’s way to the 360 this week. Polish studio CD Projekt RED has spent the passed year tweaking their dark fantasy epic The Witcher 2: and getting it ready for console gamers. The game is known for it’s fantastic combat...

Release of the Week: Tribes: Ascend (PC)

Release of the Week: Tribes: Ascend (PC)

Tribes was a fairly popular series of Sci-Fi first-person shooters on the PC in the late 1990′s and early 2000′s. It is most notable for implementing jet-packs with the ability to “ski” quickly across open terrain. Though it may be hard to believe, skiing was actually a bug in the...

Release of the Week: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

Release of the Week: Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)

It isn’t very often that a noteworthy Wii game gets released. It is even rarer that a noteworthy JRPG not named Final Fantasy gets released. This week will see both rarities occur thanks to the North American release of Xenoblade Chronicles. It is actually a small wonder that the game is even coming...

Release of the Week: Journey (PS3)

Release of the Week: Journey (PS3)

Journey is the latest PSN title from thatgamecompany, the creators of the critically acclaimed PSN games flOw and Flower. The game has been available to PlayStation Plus subscribers since last week, but will be available to the general public this week. The title marks the end of a three game exclusivity...

Release of the Week: Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC)

Release of the Week: Mass Effect 3 (360, PS3, PC)

Mass Effect 3 marks the final game in one of the most ambitious RPG experiences of this generation. The fantasy epic from Bioware is known for its compelling characters, deep science fiction universe and the ability to carry decisions made in one game over to the following games. This week gamers will...

Release of the Week: SSX (360, PS3)

Release of the Week: SSX (360, PS3)

It’s been over five years, but the crazy and over the top snowboarding series SSX is finally back! Short for Snowboard Super Cross, SSX will send you down various real-world mountains by way of helicopters, avalanches and wingsuits. While previous games featured fictional locations and tight courses,...