E3 2012: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
See, because it’s revenge…and vengeance…Revengeance. Ok, so ignore the fact that “revenge” and “vengeance” are synonyms with nearly identical definitions. Think of it as just a really badass sounding name, and when you think of it that way, you’ll realize that it doesn’t HAVE to make sense, it just HAS to sound badass. Which it does. Regardless...[Read More]
E3 2012: Pro Evolution Soccer 2013
Last year’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 was a strong effort on Konami’s part, but fell just short of its perennial competitor, FIFA, in terms of polish and gameplay. With Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, Konami seems to be making a determined effort to close the gap and match, if not overtake, the monster in its closet. Their E3 2012 showing for Pro Evolution Soccer 2013, due this fall, has re...[Read More]
E3 2012: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
Like I said, my first look at the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer came with no knowledge of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate’s existence or storyline. I was certain that the warrior challenging Dracula at the end could be none other than Alucard, and as I did a bit of research, I discovered similar speculation revolving around a title called Castlevania: Lords of Sh...[Read More]
E3 2012: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Even now, nearly two years after its release, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a beautiful game. I watched my wife play through the entire game, through the ending (which I have to assume has been sufficiently spoiled by the new Lords of Shadow 2 trailer released by Konami in the lead-up to E3 last week). Since 2010, I have been slowly making my way through the game, a chapter at a time. As we touc...[Read More]
E3 2012: Assassin’s Creed III Liberation Announced for PS Vita
For the first time, a full Assassin’s Creed experience is making its way to a handheld device: the PS Vita. Announced at E3 2012, Assassin’s Creed III Liberation takes place in 18th century New Orleans, chronologically, if not quite geographically, similar to Connor’s journey in Assassin’s Creed III. Another first for the series is the female protagonist, an assassin of Fre...[Read More]
E3 2012: Assassin’s Creed III
With Assassin’s Creed III due to release just days after my birthday, I’m definitely looking forward to an early review copy arriving before/on the 30th anniversary of my birth (hint hint, Ubisoft). I had already been excited with all of the information that we had been exposed to since its announcement, but the content featured for this title at the Ubisoft and Sony press conferences ...[Read More]
E3 2012: Ubisoft Supporting Wii U With 8 Titles Through First Half 2013
Ubisoft has easily been one of my favorite developers over the last couple of years. They have been consistently strong with their major releases, if you exclude their shovelware titles, and have shown fantastic support for new hardware launches. Their PS Vita launch support included some absolute hits, along with a dud or two. Regardless, Ubisoft committed to five launch titles for the PS Vita mo...[Read More]
E3 2012: Star Trek Details Revealed
Falling just short of Lord of the Rings in its race for the top of my geekdom list, Star Trek had an incredibly wonderful E3 2011 showing, and seems to be gearing up for an even better E3 2012 showing. While I’ve had to deal with depressingly disappointing news in the lead-up to the release of Star Trek, I’ve enjoyed everything else on the path. Today is, short of my discovering the ga...[Read More]
E3 2012: SimCity
I’m going to come right out and say it: I don’t care about SimCity on Facebook. I’d rather load up my Special Edition of SimCity 2000 and play that for hours than play it on Facebook. In fact, that’s not a bad idea…I’ll just have to dig my CD out of my games box and get it installed for some weekend play for the next year until I can get my hands on Maxis/EAR...[Read More]
E3 2012: Ubisoft Gives Me More Rayman with Rayman Legends
Last year’s Rayman Origins was one of the most surprising and refreshing titles I’ve played in a very, very long time. It was a perfect platformer; simultaneously the best platformer of its entire console generation and one of the best platformers of any console generation to date. Part of its success was its return to classic 2D platforming roots, but a larger part of its success, in ...[Read More]
Random Word Association Contest: Diablo 3
WINNER ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Justin Forsythe (@rogXue) for winning a Diablo 3 code and 3 Guest Pass codes! Thanks for participating, and good luck next time! Diablo 3 has had a lot of bad press from those who have applied Blizzard’s failure with the always-on DRM and their own servers to the review of the game’s quality. Thom managed to separate the issues, as a good journalist...[Read More]
Caption Contest: Dragon’s Lair (XBLA)
WINNERS ANNOUNCED: Congratulations to Laura (ancephelon) and Kris (thelerm) for winning our Dragon’s Lair XBLA codes! Keep your eyes open for more contests, and good luck in the future! Look, I may not have had much good to say about Dragon’s Lair beyond the animation and dynamic path, but I also acknowledged that long-time fans of the title and its many iterations would most likely fi...[Read More]