This video, from Indie Game: The Movie, has the first video footage of the Xbox Live Arcade version of one of our favorite PC games, Spelunky.
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I can’t wait for this one!
Mashing buttons since 1984
This video, from Indie Game: The Movie, has the first video footage of the Xbox Live Arcade version of one of our favorite PC games, Spelunky.
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I can’t wait for this one!
I would be remiss if I didn’t point you to some of the killer video game deals over at Amazon.com’s Cyber Monday sale. Twenty bucks off Halo: Reach, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and twenty-five off Medal of Honor are just a few ways to round out your collection and pick up a few new titles for the long winter nights ahead.
What are you planning on playing this weekend? Maybe a new MMO? I might be able to make that happen. So up until early this morning, I had never heard of the Sci-fi MMO Perpetuum. Have you heard of it? Well, the gracious folks at Avatar Creations have given me a handful of access codes to be used to enter the early access period. If you’re interested in trying out the game, leave a comment here letting us know what you’ll be playing this weekend. I’ll pass the codes out first come, first serve. The only thing I ask (besides the comment here) is that you let us know how the game is.
If PC-based Sci-fi MMO’s isn’t your idea of a good gaming weekend, what will you be playing?
by Nat 3 Comments
It’s been over a year since I’ve mentioned what’s “In My Hands” but my major gaming purchases ended yesterday with Need for Speed Hot Pursuit and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.
NFS:HP—I spent almost 100 hours with Burnout Paradise on two consoles. We’ve only played two hours but I think Criterion has convinced me to do it all over again. BUSTED.
AC:B—I’m only two hours into this game and it has now become my favorite game series of all time. It should have been Assassin’s Creed 3. Combat is richer, Rome is beautiful, and the multiplayer is a nice, quirky bonus.
by Tony 2 Comments
We haven’t done one of these for a while. What’s everyone going to play this weekend?
I finished Dead Rising 2 this past week, so I am going back to work on some of the achievements. Killing 1,000 zombies with my bare hands is going to be boring, but getting the 72k Zombie Genocide Master is going to be AH-SOME!
After I finish a few more achievements, I think I’m mostly done with DR2. It was a fun romp, to be sure. Once I finish with DR2 I’m heading back to FFXIII and hope to do a little running diary of it here on the blog.
What are you playing?
Watching AMC’s The Walking Dead is severely hampering my ability to thoroughly enjoy Dead Rising 2. #ZombieGuilt
Here’s a little secret: I love Pac-Man CE. It’s the one game I’ve played the most on my iPod. (Oh, and Namco recently offered all the DLC for the game for free with leaderboards and gamer center [meh] support.)
Curiously, I don’t own it on the 360. That’s going to change with the DX version soon to grace 360 and PS3’s everywhere. Some of the powerups are intense. I love the last one pictured in the video.
by Tony 3 Comments
It’s November, which means the start of the Holiday rush. This year has seen Triple-A titles sprinkled throughout the year, so it will be interesting to see if November is more chocked-full than normal. On to the new releases:
Week of November 1st
Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect – I normally don’t list hardware, but with Kinect releasing this month, I figured I’d list the new console before the deluge of Kinect games hits. (And yes, I just added “Kinect” to my spell-checker.)
Kinect Sports – And here comes the Kinect avalanche…
Dance Central – AKA the game that may actually get Tony to buy Kinect.
Your Shape Fitness Evolved
Kinectimals
Kinect Joy Ride
Sonic Free Riders
Fighters Uncaged
MotionSports: Play For Real
James Bond 007: Blood Stone – What’s this non-Kinect game doing here?
Monopoly Streets
DanceMasters
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
The Biggest Loser Ultimate Workout – It’s not out a week yet and the Kinect is already getting Wii-level shovelware. Awesome!
Adrenalin Misfits
Blood Drive
Megamind: Ultimate Showdown
Week of November 8th
Call of Duty: Black Ops – Not sure about this one. I initially thought I’d be picking this one up, but I have enough on my plate.
Monster Jam 3: Path of Destruction
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Week of November 15th
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit – Brought to us by the guys that did Burnout, this game is looking like a lot of fun.
Game Party: In Motion
EA Sports Active 2
Deca Sports Freedom
Zumba Fitness
Apache: Air Assault
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
Create
Week of November 22nd
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Splatterhouse
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Week of November 29th
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos
Nail’d – Terrible name but great looking game.
Week of November 1st
James Bond 007: GoldenEye – We just can’t leave this one alone, can we? Can’t we just have nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake?
Megamind: Mega Team Unite
Babysitting Mama
Jeopardy
FlingSmash with Wii Remote Plus – Potentially the next Wii-Play?
Wheel of Fortune
PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure
Week of November 8th
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Karaoke Revolution Glee
Just Dance Kids
Udraw Studio – Game and Tablet
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Pictionary – Udraw
Nickelodeon Fit
Reload: Target Down
Battle of Giants Dinosaur Strike – Best name for November? Best name for November.
Sniper Elite – Sniper Elite by Maximum Family Games. Can’t think of a more family oriented game than “Sniper Elite.” BOOM! Headshot!
Week of November 15th
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Zumba Fitness
The Sims 3
EA Sports Active 2
Sonic Colors
Raving Rabbids Travel in Time
Pac-Man Party
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Create
EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
Dance Dance Revolution
All Terrain Inflatable for Wii – This is not a game. It is a giant inflatable wave-runner/jet-ski peripheral with a slot for your Wii-mote. Words absolutely FAIL me.
Week of November 22nd
Kevin VanDam’s Big Bass Challenge With Fishing Rod Bundle – I’m speechless.
Michael Jackson The Experience
Worms Battle Island
Hot Wheels Track Attack
Disney Tangled
Week of November 29th
Disney Epic Mickey – That’s more like it.
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos – Nevermind!
Museum Megamix
Week of November 1st
Casper’s Scare School: Spooky Sports Day
Busy Scissors – Nightmare fuel box-art of the month. Scary!
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
James Bond 007: GoldenEye
Atari’s Greatest Hits Vol 1
Jeopardy
Wheel of Fortune
My Amusement Park
Week of November 8th
Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon – It’s a Harvest Moon game! Which means I get to link my favorite review!
Dungeon Raiders
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
BEYBLADE: METAL FUSION – Collector’s Edition
Week of November 15th
DS Dragon’s Lair
Naruto Shippuden: Naruto vs. Sasuke
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
Sonic Colors
Mario vs. Donkey Kong Mini-Land Mayhem!
Week of November 22nd
Drawn To Life Collection
Disney Tangled
Michael Jackson The Experience
Kung Zhu
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Holiday
Week of November 29th
Sherlock Holmes and Mystery Of Oorne
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Dragon Master (Nintendo DS)
Week of November 1st
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Week of November 8th
Call of Duty: Black Ops
John Daly’s ProStroke Golf
Week of November 15th
Create
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
Football Manager 2011
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Week of November 22nd
Lionheart: King’s Crusade
Sword of the Stars Complete Collection
Week of November 29th
Spellforce 2: Faith In Destiny
Nail’d
Week of November 1st
Blood Drive
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2
Fist of the North Star: Ken’s Rage
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Week of November 8th
SingStar Dance Party Pack
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
The Fight: Lights Out
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Week of November 15th
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Create
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet
Dance Dance Revolution
Apache: Air Assault
EA Sports Active 2
NBA Jam (PS3)
The Sly Collection
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Week of November 22nd
Majin And The Forsaken Kingdom
Splatterhouse
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
Week of November 29th
Nail’d
Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos – Compatible with Move
Week of November 1st
Megamind: The Blue Defender
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Ys: The Oath In Felghana
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Week of November 8th
Knights In The Nightmare
Monster Jam 3: Path of Destruction
Week of November 15th
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Predator
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Predator
Week of November 22nd
Michael Jackson The Experience
Phew! That was a lot! Looks like it will be another great holiday gaming season. What are you picking up? What will Saint Nick hopefully bring you?
(Note: As always, all Amazon.com links have our affiliate code embedded in them. If you purchase something through our link, we get a little commission. It’s appreciated.)
by Tony 2 Comments
So I finally broke down and got an iPhone. It’s an older, used 3G iPhone that I plan to use mostly as an iPod touch, but I wanted some time with the system before I make the final plunge and get an new iPhone as my primary cell phone. But that still in the future, so for now I’m just having fun playing around with a new(ish) toy.
So please, some gaming recommendations. I’ve already got the wife and my 5 year-old hooked on Angry Birds. What’s next? I need games for myself and for the kids.
by Tony 7 Comments
Here’s a fun little exercise: Don’t take too long to think about it. Fifteen video games you’ve played that will always stick with you. List the first fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. (I saw this first at Forbes.com but have seen it elsewhere now)
Lemonade stand – I don’t remember what system I played this on first (probably my friend’s C64) but I’ve always considered myself a entrepreneurial/capitalistic kind of guy, so I was all about selling that lemonade.
Below the Root – Another game that I played non-stop at a friend’s house, Below the Root was a world I loved.
TSR/SSI/Goldbox Games – I’m cheating here a bit, but all the goldbox games will always stick with me, especially the Dragonlance series.
Tradewars 2002 – A precursor to MMO’s and browser-based games, BBS Doors were some of my favorite games, but TW2002 was my favorite. I always named my ships “Ride the Lightning” and I continue that naming system to this day.
Syndicate – I actually only remember playing Syndicate for maybe six hours total, but this mini-strategy game was one that tapped directly into my pleasure centers. I am still hoping for a remake.
Mortal Kombat 2 (arcade) – I may have mentioned this before, but I worked at an arcade in high school, so I had free arcade games for about two straight years, in the hey-day (in my opinion) of video games, the early 90’s. We’re talking X-Men, Ninja Turtles, Off-Road and of course Mortal Kombat. When Mortal Kombat 2 came out, I was already in college and no longer working at the arcade, but I couldn’t get enough MK2.
Ivan “Ironman” Stewart’s Super Off Road (arcade) – Another video game I could play all day. When I buy my first upright arcade game, it’s going to be Super Off Road.
Doom – Opened my eyes and forever made me a fan of first person shooters.
Super Mario Brothers – Take which ever one you want and you’ll be fine. Right now, I’m loving Super Mario Galaxy 2. That’s TWENTY ONE YEARS of playing Super Mario. That’s got to count for something.
Metroid Prime – I loved the 8- and 16-bit versions of Metroid, but Metroid Prime was a transcedent experience for me. The atmosphere, the loneliness and the music. Oh, the music. It’s still on heavy rotation on my iPod to this day.
Resident Evil 4 – I’ve beaten it more times than I care to admit. And probably played Mercenaries more than that. Also: HUNK.
Neocron – Very misunderstood, tragically underplayed Sci-Fi MMO from Europe. Had the best crafting in the business.
EVE Online – Another misunderstood Sci-Fi MMO that I wish I had more time for. Spreadsheets in Space is not a bad thing. Another game that scratched that entrepreneurial/capitalist itch I have.
Dead Rising – It’s probably because I’m currently playing (and loving) Dead Rising 2, but Dead Rising will always stick with me as a game I loved. What a game.
My list isn’t in any order, other than roughly chronological. This would be a great weekend de-lurking opportunity. Don’t spend a lot of time thinking about it, just list 15 games that will always stick with you. Let us know what they are in the comments! (Or throw up your own blog post and send us a link)