Review: Zuma’s Revenge (XBLA)
PopCap has a natural knack for developing games that make me lose track of time. Take this review, for example. I gave myself an hour to write the review for Zuma’s Revenge before recording a late night podcast, and decided to take a few minutes to capture some gameplay. Before I knew it, those few minutes had turned into over half an hour. Luckily our podcast started late. This is the stren...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 038 – “Are You There, Adam? It’s Us, Marooners’ Talk”
While Thom and I have been podcasting together for the last few months, and Lindsey and I podcasted together last week, Episode 038 of Marooners’ Talk, “Are You There Adam? It’s Us, Marooners’ Talk” is the first time since E3 2011 that Thom, Lindsey, and I have all podcasted together. Thom reminds Lindsey that he told her to play Mass Effect 2 a year ago, Lindsey wond...[Read More]
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance – Tutorial Gameplay
I’m not a huge fan of the Metal Gear Solid series. I can appreciate it for what it is, but the gameplay itself is just not my preferred style. I never thought I’d find myself excited for a Metal Gear game, to be honest. Then I heard that Platinum Games was helming the next Metal Gear, titled Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and a spark of interest lit within me. Platinum Games is curren...[Read More]
Giveaway: Wreckateer (XBLA)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Terry and Rob H. for winning XBLA codes for this week’s Summer of Arcade title, Wreckateer! Thanks for participating, and good luck in the future. Summer of Arcade started last week with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD, and continues this week with Wreckateer, from Iron Galaxy Studios. A Kinect game, Wreckateer puts you behind a ballista with various typ...[Read More]
Review: Wreckateer (XBLA)
To be honest, I was less than enthused about Wreckateer in the lead-up to this year’s XBLA Summer of Arcade promotion. I hadn’t had the opportunity to play it hands-on anywhere, and it sounded like a rehash of Angry Birds with castles and goblins instead of birds and pigs. I hate Angry Birds. I seriously saw Angry Birds branded Cheese Nips at the grocery store last night, and they were...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 037 – “The Original Flava”
SURPRISE BONUS EPISODE! As you may or may not know, Lindsey has been AFK as far as the site is concerned for the better part of the last year due to her job at BioWare. As you may or may not ALSO know, she is no longer bound by that restriction, so an impromptu podcast episode was recorded! Episode 037 of Marooners’ Talk, “The Original Flava,” is just Lindsey and myself, just lik...[Read More]
Double Dragon: Neon Release Date and Pricing Revealed
When I first heard about Double Dragon: Neon back in April, I, like, totally thought it was absolutely choice. Now, mere months later, we have release date and pricing information for both platforms of distribution. This love letter to the 80s will be hitting PlayStation Network on September 11th for $9.99 and Xbox LIVE Arcade on September 12th for 800MSP. I challenge you…I’m sorry, I ...[Read More]
Giveaway: The Amazing Spider-Man (PS3)
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to ilRadd for winning a PS3 copy of The Amazing Spider-Man! Thanks for participating, and good luck in the future. There are few experiences in gaming as exhilarating and joy inducing as swinging your way through New York as Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 did it best, but The Amazing Spider-Man did it prettier. There is no Spider-Man game that gives you a better visual ...[Read More]
Review: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD (XBLA)
Music is a very strong memory anchor. To this day, over a decade later, any time I hear Lagwagon’s “May 16th,” or Millencolin’s “No Cigar,” or Goldfinger’s “Superman,” I suddenly find myself grinding the helicopter blades in Hangar, or taking that first rolling ramp down into the Warehouse, or pulling off my first 900, or any of the various oth...[Read More]
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Deadpool Game? Deadpool game, Deadpool game Deadpool game! Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game, Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game (Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game). Deadpool game! Deadpoooooooool gaaaaaaaaaaaaame. DEADPOOL GAME! Chimichangas, Deadpool game! Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpool game Deadpo...[Read More]
Ubisoft Unveils More Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth at Comic-Con
With Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, there seem to be three camps: anticipatory, apathetic, and dismissive. I place myself firmly in the anticipatory camp, because I honestly think that the potential entertainment value of this game is being nurtured and developed by the right hands: Ubisoft. The trailers, while definitely not representative of gameplay when compared to the less than stellar sc...[Read More]
Marooners’ Talk: Episode 036 – “In Which Rogue Steals Manfaces Instead of Mutant Powers”
Thankfully putting our fears of Adam’s demise last week to rest, Adam himself returned triumphantly to this week’s episode of Marooners’ Talk (the 36th of its line), titled, “In Which Rogue Steals Manfaces Instead of Mutant Powers.” Last week, we discussed the Marvel NOW! announcement and what it meant to us (very little). Between the two recordings, I got a look at t...[Read More]