The grandfather of puzzle games, Alexey Pajitnov’s Tetris is back. Since its release in 1984 it’s graced all manner of device; from consoles and handhelds, to cellphones and portable music players to graph calculators and even oscilloscopes. Everyone reading this has at some point played Tetris or one of its many variants and are likely well acquainted with the classic …
Ever since the Wii was first announced I have been desperately waiting for an awesome co-op on rails shooter like the ones I used to play in the arcades. There have been a few contenders so far but I have found the games which have the decent graphics and ideas tend to take themselves to seriously and in the end …
Sonic the Hedgehog is everyones favorite blue hedgehog. Come to think of it, he is the only blue hedgehog I’ve ever seen. Freak. Sega has just announced that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will no longer see its initial release window but has now been pushed back to “late 2010”. They had the following to say: “The additional time will allow …
I have fond memories of launching cows as a large space-suited annelid on the Sega Megadrive back in the days of yore. Having recently replayed the first Shiny-developed game without rose-tinted nostalgia glasses has diminished the magnitude of that fondness somewhat; It’s still a zany, fun game but there are aspects of the game that don’t quite hold up as …
Gather around old fans of the classic 1990 LucasArts point-and-click adventure entitled, Monkey Island. Yep LucasArts has confirmed their release date for The Secret Of Monkey Island: Special Edition on Xbox Live Arcade which will be the 15th of July. Apparently the remake will feature hi-def graphics, full voiceover and even a remastered score. The release is tied to the …
We have been treated to quite a large amount of quality titles on the Xbox Live Arcade and PSN over the past 2 years but in general the Wiiware versions of games have been pretty poor. Hopefully that is about to change with the release of Furry Legends which appears to be a puzzling platformer with a dose of time …
According to the OFLC, which is the official media age classification body for Australia, Sega and THQ are working on a new OutRun game.The OFLC website provides the name OutRun Online Arcade, and claims the game will be a multiplatform venture for the two companies. Last Updated: November 18, 2008
Relumi is best understood as an AI Photo Retake app — a mobile tool …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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