Posted 11/9/09 11:00 am EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, Xbox 360
As it stands, the majority of the modes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" multiplayer do not support Xbox Live's party chat option. In fact, the only ones that do are Free-For-All, No Party Team Deathmatch, Ground War and two of the 3rd person modes. If you're only interested in chatting with friends while playing the other modes, you'll have to manually mute everyone else in your game (including any newcomers), or do this:
Posted 11/6/09 12:13 pm EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, Xbox 360
The Japanese went even crazier for "Bubble Bobble" than America's arcade masses (there's been a version of it for nearly every platform on the little island!), and Japanese indie title "Green Island" takes one aspect of that classic and applies it in some unusual ways.
Posted 11/3/09 11:43 am EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, iPhone / iPad, Reviews
"Eliminate," from "Rolando" iPhone developer ng:moco, is definitely blazing some new ground on the platform, offering up a free-to-play 3D FPS in a market that's over-saturated with simple match-3 puzzle games.
Posted 10/30/09 5:00 pm EST by Daniel McKleinfeld in Features, Xbox 360
Wolverine might've gotten his own movie-game, but my favorite X-Man was always Nightcrawler, and his teleportation power has been sadly unrepresented in gaming---until now. "Skwug" is a platformer built around that glorious violation of Newtonian physics, and it makes you wonder why so few developers have tried the mechanic before.
Posted 10/23/09 2:30 pm EST by Daniel McKleinfeld in Features, Xbox 360
The "wife test," devised by game designer Warren Spector, consists of three questions:
1) Will my wife play this game?
2) Will my wife want to play this game again?
3) Will my wife play this game even when I’m not around?
"Filler" passes the wife test like no game since "Rock Band." It’s a simple game, but that’s much of what makes it so accessible, and so addictive.
Posted 10/23/09 12:00 pm EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, iPhone / iPad
In this week's iPhone gaming round-up, I'm pulling out two quick recommendations and something to keep an eye out for. Think you can handle it? Good, lets go!
"Hook Champ" ($2.99, Lite Version Available)
Old school to the max, "Hook Champ" features "Bionic Commando"-style swing gameplay at top speed with retro graphics and shotguns. You're basically tasked with swiping the jewels from a variety of underground temples before swinging to freedom. The game's art style is very similar to that of indie mainstay, "Spelunky," featuring an Indiana Jones knock-off as the hero. There's a light RPG element, too, as you can upgrade the hero's rope, weapons and even his rocket boots. Definitely worth the $3 asking price, but there's a Lite version if you're still not convinced.
Posted 10/16/09 2:45 pm EST by Daniel McKleinfeld in Features, Xbox 360
Something a little different this week: Instead of focusing on one Indie Game, here’s a selection of fifteen titles. I didn’t love any of them quite enough to give them their own entry, but all are well worth a try, and you may find some more enjoyable than titles I’ve highlighted in the past.
Posted 10/16/09 11:30 am EST by Locke Webster in Exclusives, Features, PS3
What makes a "Ratchet & Clank" game tick? The humor? The strange new worlds? Captain Qwark? While we'd certainly argue the latter, one would be hard-pressed to not mention the massive (and oftentimes hilarious) arsenal of gadgets and weapons at our Lombax hero's fingertips. We all have our favorite weapons, but I decided to ping the team at Insomniac to find out what new guns appearing in "A Crack in Time" are their personal picks. So what new destructive force took the cake?
Coming in at number 5… the Rift Inducer 5000.
Posted 10/14/09 10:00 am EST by John Constantine in Features, Wii
This week, WayForward is releasing their remake of David Crane’s single most bizarre game, "A Boy and His Blob." They’ve taken Crane’s bizarre and unforgiving original and recast it as a whimsical, tender cartoon about a kid and his alien pal. If early reviews are to be believed, it's a winning revision. "A Boy and His Blob" is a good model for preserving Crane’s legacy. His originals are simply too strange and cumbersome to play today, so why not remake and re-imagine them for today’s audience? Here are some ideas on where to start.
Posted 10/13/09 12:58 pm EST by Russ Frushtick in Features, PS3, Xbox 360
In case you missed it last week, MTV Splash Page ran an exclusive look at the new comic series for "Army of Two." The series is part of a partnership between IDW and Electronic Arts, with the two teaming up on both "Army of Two" and "Dragon Age" to produce new stories in those universes.
Definitely check out the post, as it features some pretty killer exclusive artwork taken from the book. Oh, and the game comes out early next year, so it's got that going for it, too!