With the Nintendo 3DS heading our way later this month, I’m already counting down the days until I get to enjoy some glasses-free 3D fun. There have been a lot of people out there who are skeptical about the value of picking up Nintendo’s new system on the day it comes out. While I can certainly understand the reasons for waiting, it’s just not something I’m willing to do this time around. Stick around, hit the break and I’ll fill you in on why I just can’t wait for this one.
In late December of 2010, when I played part one of Back to the Future: The Game, I had a lot of fun with it as a huge fan of the film series. Seeing the second episode begin to download was like finding a twenty in my pocket. Wondering of the possibilities of what to come in this second episode I started it up and was immediately floored. The episode starts with a bang and has enough twists, turns and throwbacks to keep it going until suddenly you realize you’ve beaten it.
Since its release, I’ve been waiting for an awesome reason to sign up for PSN’s Playstation Plus rewards program. Thanks to Double Fine, I finally got my reason. Stacking, the newest game from the creators of Psychonauts and Costume Quest, is currently being offered for free to Playstation Plus subscribers. I partook of said subscription and got my hands on Stacking and I’m glad to say that Double Fine has another wonderful game.
It would be easy to be snarky right now when talking about Activision; their IP battle with former Infinity Ward and now Respawn Studios heads West and Zampella, disappointing sales in the "Hero" franchise across the board and a general concern from the gaming community about the future of it's flagship franchise – Call of Duty – leave the publisher open for any and all kinds of sarcastic comment, dig and/or other negative remark. Sure, I could join in that "fun" as well, but I don't like kicking dogs when they are down and make no mistake: Activision is hurting.
After several movies, books, comics and prequel games, Dead Space 2 has finally arrived. Personally, I have been waiting for this game for quite a while. As a huge fan of the original game and an owner of far too much other Dead Space media, this game release could not have come soon enough. The hype leading up to it has been pretty substantial, but after playing it myself I truly think we may already have one of the best games of this year.
Do you like Final Fantasy? No, I don't mean just a casual appreciation for it. I mean you heart Final Fantasy so much that you've played nearly every game in the series? This trailer for Final Fantasy Dissidia 012: Duodecim, full
During 2010’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, I had the pleasure of speaking with a group called Mentor Interactive. I was immediately swept off my feet by the passion that these folks had for the games they were making which were, as you may have guessed, educational in nature. While companies like Nintendo have done some interesting things with educational game like Brain Age, they never really managed to find that happy medium between educational and entertaining. With one of the titles shown to me by Mentor Interactive, I think we may finally have it.
One running theme of this year's Consumer Electronics Show was the detection of movement in devices. One company, AikenLabs, not only has developed such a system to detect motion, it gives PC and Mac gamers the ability to implement it in the games they've already purchased.
The appearance of the GameChurch.com booth at the Consumer Electronics Show provoked a lot of thought from the Sistahs, so we've included all of that in this latest installment of our CES video series.
