EA Adds Free Conquest Mode to Bad Company
by Tom Hillman on April 30, 2008
After backpedalling on the plan to charge for weapons, EA is making the deal even sweeter following another internet backlash complaining about the lack of Conquest mode in Battlefield: Bad Company. Read more…
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Study Suggests Casual Games Are Therapeutic
by Toni Dimayuga on April 30, 2008
Can playing Bejeweled every day keep the doctor away? A recent study by the East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies suggests that casual games can relieve stress and improve one’s mood. Read more…
Crytek Shifting To Console Focus
by Andrew Webster on April 30, 2008
After the disappointing sales of PC-exclusive FPS Crysis, Crytek president Cevat Yerli has said that his company will no longer make titles exclusive to the PC platform. The main reason? Piracy. Read more…
The Future is Now - Vuzix Virtual Reality Headgear Reviewed
by Dan Landis on April 30, 2008
If you don’t get this picture, please leave now.
If you are anything like me, you spend a great deal of time visiting virtual worlds, i.e. playing videogames. If only there were some way to more fully immerse yourself in that world and have real life just disappear. Enter… the Vuzix! (please pretend you just heard some dramatic kung-fu music and perhaps a gong). Read more…
Fatal Inertia Finally Making Its Way Home
by Roly Reyes on April 29, 2008
MTV Multiplayer blog has been handed the exclusive announcement of Fatal Inertia EX. It’ll be made available during late May on PSN, for the low, low price of $29.99 and will support DualShock 3 rumble and Sixaxis tilt control. It will not be seeing a retail release. Read more…
Confirmed: GTA IV PS3 Is Not 630p…It’s 640p
by Patrick Steen on April 29, 2008
It’s fun to compare consoles, especially when the comparison involves one of the biggest games of this generation. Grand Theft Auto IV has been littered with websites giving their opinions on which version looks best. Surprisingly, most had no inkling of each version’s native resolution.
Eurogamer are the first to speculate that GTA IV on the PS3 runs at 630p. When in fact, it doesn’t… It runs at 640p. Read more…
Grand Theft Auto IV is 8th Wonder of the World
by Wade Larson on April 29, 2008
As millions of gamers worldwide have already discovered, Grand Theft Auto IV is an alright game. That being said, hit the jump to read my thoughts on the subject. Read more…
Rinse, Wash, Wii-peat – March NPDs
by Stephen Woodward on April 29, 2008
With the dust cloud of Holiday shopping well in our rear-view mirror and the strains of a recession squeezing our checkbooks, you would think the games industry would slow down a bit. You, my friend, would be wrong. Looking at the results of the March NPDs, it seems we’re actually back to where we started last summer! Read more…
We Have Our Priorities Mixed Up
by Roly Reyes on April 28, 2008
Quick! To the Gamestop!
Tonight is the night. After so long, at the stroke of midnight, neurotic, pixel-crime loving consumers will be heard around the world as they stand outside one of the 260 GAME stores and one of the zillion GameStops that will be hosting a midnight launch for Grand Theft Auto IV. Read more…
Ghostbusters Preview
by Andrew Podolsky on April 28, 2008
After two decades, the upcoming Ghostbusters game is like one of those nostalgic blasts from the past that lies dormant in your subconscious, like a river of pink slime or a hell-hound in your fridge, just waiting to burst out and go “boo” at the slightest provocation. For me, that awakening took place when I heard the familiar sound of a proton pack powering up (”pyoooooo!”), which also serves as the audio cue before loading a mission in the game. Read more…
Prototype Preview
by Emily Balistrieri on April 28, 2008
I can imagine being a little disconcerted, waking up with creepy super powers that you’re not quite sure how you got. I suppose I can also imagine being a little pissed, which is how the main character Alex Mercer feels about the whole thing.
Since our last look at Prototype during this year’s Game Developer’s Conference, the co-op mode has sadly been cut, but hopefully it just means the game will be that much more polished when it ships later this year. Jump the cut to hear about features you will get to see… Read more…
Eight Days in Full Production, The Getaway in Pre-Production
by Patrick Steen on April 28, 2008
Despite a worrying silence from Sony on a selection of E3 2005-06 games, you’ll be pleased to know that Eight Days and The Getaway are both alive and well. Read more…
Spore Demo Coming in June
by Dylan Duarte on April 28, 2008
Those who can’t wait to get their hands on Spore need only wait until June 17th, when a demo version of the game’s creature creator will be made available on the game’s website. Hit the jump for details on what you can expect. Read more…
Wii Fit Vaulting Off Shelves
by Tom Hillman on April 28, 2008
Nintendo’s Wii Fit was released this week, and the craze surrounding it is already becoming comparable to the actual Nintendo Wii launch. Read more…
Confirmed: No New Portal in 2008
by Tom Hillman on April 27, 2008
When Eurogamer.net spoke with Valve’s Marketing Director, Doug Lombardi, he explained there would be no new Portal in 2008, but the next edition of the series would be something special. Read more…
