The Midwest is getting buried under the weight of major snow storms. Torrential rains and flooding are ravaging the northwest. In Key West, Florida, the forecast for today is 78 and sunny. Just about everyone would like to get whisked away to a tropical paradise in the middle of winter. THQ hopes...
Review: Saints Row: The Third
The Saints Row franchise is one that is easily looked over or dismissed. On the surface it appears to be just another Grand Theft Auto ripoff. Both franchises are third-person open world games taking place in a city that you and your gang are attempting to take over. In that respect Saints Row: The Third is...
Release of the Week: Saints Row: The Third (360, PS3, PC)
This week is the single biggest week of the year in terms of the number of the quantity of huge titles hitting store shelves. It seems like every major publisher is throwing their champion into the ring. Nintendo is hoping to drive 3DS sales with Super Mario 3D Land on Sunday. Microsoft is bringing out...
Release of the Week: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine (360, PS3, PC)
Labor Day weekend is here, and so are the games! This is one of the craziest weeks of the fall in terms of major releases. Driver: San Fransisco, Dead Island, Resistance 3, Disgaea 4, Star Fox 64 3D, BloodRayne: Betrayal, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 all get released this week. That’s enough gaming to...
Release of the Week: Homefront (360, PS3, PC)
Homefront is a game that THQ would really like you to know about. Whether they are staging demonstrations outside of E3 or releasing thousands of balloons into San Fransisco Bay, the THQ PR department has been doing their best to let you know what Kaos Studios has been up to. In an attempt for the publisher...
Homefront Leaks, Kaos Studios Not Too Happy
The upcoming modern military shooter from THQ and Kaos Studios, Homefront, has been leaked onto the internet. While the source of the leak is still unknown, the game is (for the time being) unplayable, at least until pirates are able to crack the games copyright protection. As with anyone that sees years...
Flash Cart Use Might Brick The 3DS
Early reports from Japanese retailer Enterking state that flash cart use could cause the 3DS to be bricked by future firmware updates from Nintendo. In reference to purchasing used systems, Enterking makes mention that they won’t buy 3DSs with unsupported software as there is a chance that future...
Release of the Week: Dawn of War II: Retribution (PC)
Retribution is the second stand alone expansion in the Dawn of War II series set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. If you are a fan of real-time strategy games, you are probably familiar with the series. While StarCraft may be the biggest RTS brand, the Dawn of War games have happily filled the void in the...
Surprise! A Lot of People Bought Black Ops (And Other Games in 2010)
The NPD Group, the group responsible for tracking sales and revenue data for the video game industry in the United States, has expounded upon their earlier top 10 selling games of 2010 list by providing platform specific top ten lists for the past year. While no concrete sales numbers accompany the lists...