Saturday morning at PAX East, those involved with the media (and cleared for access) were allowed a one-hour preview of the show floor before opening to all others at 11 AM. I had two objectives: 1) get in line for SW: TOR and 2) play SW: TOR. After waiting in line for nearly an hour…
While at the WB booth I was able to check out some of Lord of The Rings Online. The game went free-to-play last year, and has since tripled the company’s revenue. The people working on Lord of the Rings Online believe the reason they have been so successful since becoming free-to-play is that they offer…
Rage, the newest first person shooter from id software, is an over-the-top visual feast. Rett and I got a chance to sit in on a live demo of this visceral first person shooter set in a mutant-plauged wasteland. The demo, which lasted around forty-five minutes, took us around the wasteland to a couple of settlements,…
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I have never really been into fighting games, but I did play some Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis back in the day. It has been quite some time since I played it, so I did not really know what to expect. Almost surprisingly, besides the graphics and smoother mechanics, the game play itself is virtually…
Double Fine was on the floor showing off its newest game, Trenched, which is set to be released on Xbox Arcade. The game focuses around an up-to-4-player co-op that pits you and your teammates against the mono-vision forces. You and your teammates are part of a group called the mobile trench brigade. You control a…
Rockstar Games is nothing if not bold. With L.A. Noire, Rockstar is making another bold choice, creating a game that forces gamers to pay meticulous attention to detail to solve crimes instead of simply telling gamers who the bad guys are and giving them a gun. In L.A. Noire, you play as Detective Cole Phelps,…