Blog Profile / Game On
| URL : | http://www.pcworld.com/blogs/id,57/game_on.html | |
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| Filed Under: | Entertainment / Video Games | |
| Posts on Regator: | 1015 | |
| Posts / Week: | 5.8 | |
| Archived Since: | February 2, 2010 | |
Blog Post Archive
Judge Won't Let You Get Your Game On, Recommends Xbox 360 Ban
What major tech company isn't involved in some sort of legal dispute these days? While Microsoft has recently been successful in keeping Motorola's Android phones from making their way into the country, a U.S. Judge is giving MS a taste...Show More Summary
Gamewatch: Fallout New Vegas, Kirby's Epic Yarn, DJ Hero 2
Ready, set, Fallout New Vegas
(PC, Xbox 360, PS3) lands tomorrow, a proper standalone sequel to Fallout 3 that skips cross-country from the urinal-colored husk of Washington D.C. to a urinal-colored preserve in the Mojave Desert. The...Show More Summary
Gamewatch: Medal of Honor, Super Scribblenauts, The Guild 2
It's the week you've been waiting for, when that one game the U.S. military refuses to sell finally ships. Yep, Medal of Honor (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) starring US Army Rangers squaring off in modern Afghanistan against a mysterious "Opposing...Show More Summary
Xbox 360 Powers Ahead, but Sun Setting on Wii?
August 2010 video game sales slumped an unsettling 10 points, a decline led by a softening handheld market and a drop off in demand for Nintendo products. Both Microsoft and Sony managed gains in year-on-year console unit sales, though...Show More Summary
Microsoft Readying Realtime Phone-Console Multiplayer
Forget PC-console multiplayer, how about live phone-console gaming instead?
That's what's in the offing for Windows Phone 7, according to a Canadian Microsoft employee who apparently let the company plans slip to tech site rgbfilterShow More Summary
Microsoft Takes Wraps Off Windows Phone 7 Games
If Apple's always taken an "if you must" stance toward gaming on the iPhone, Microsoft's attacking from the opposite angle, making gaming front and center on its Windows Phone 7.
At the GDC Europe 2010 games conference in Cologne, Germany...Show More Summary
Beam ESPN Content to Your Nintendo DS
Take me out to the ballgame, just don't forget my Nintendo DS. And no, I won't be whipping it out to pull off a bunch of modish combos in Chrono Trigger, or to bust six star cop squads in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (though in theory...Show More Summary
Steam’s virtual trading cards award prizes for your time well wasted
Well, this is interesting. While the rest of the world was ogling over what’s coming down the pipe from Google, Steam introduced collectible virtual trading cards that you can earn by playing games, and trade in for bragging rights and prizes.
Sound odd? Sure, but it’s also rather neat. Show More Summary
Review: Metro: Last Light is the most fun you'll have in post-apocalyptic Russia
Following in the footsteps of 2010’s Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light improves upon the gameplay of its predecessor without destroying what made the series great in the first place: the setting. Last Light takes you back to the post-apocalyptic...Show More Summary
Review: Aliens: Colonial Marines is a bad movie reference
Aliens: Colonial Marines is a trainwreck. There’s no other way to describe it; the PC version is an outdated, buggy mess. The game makes a decent first impression, starting off with a bang as you board the now-abandoned U.S.S. Sulaco...Show More Summary
Free Game Friday: Games about grad school, bullfighting, and more
This week we’ve got a lot of games that aren’t quite what you’d expect. From a beautiful text adventure to a game about academic discrimination, this week’s games will have you expecting one thing and getting another. Except the first game; it’s just fun. Show More Summary
Review: Capcom hits you over the head with Dante's new style in DmC: Devil May Cry
Opting for an angst-filled, emo-punk Dante instead of the classic dark-gothic Dante, Capcom’s new game reboots the venerable Devil May Cry franchise and tackles a different side of the demon-angel hybrid than we’ve seen before. He’sShow More Summary
Free Game Friday: The final free games of (or about) 2012
The 2013 free game engine hasn’t really gotten rolling yet from the holiday season, so this week we’ll take a look at a few games reviewing the end of the year along with a few others that got lost in the holiday shuffle. Super Debate 20XX Super Debate 20XX is a simple rock-paper-scissors game to determine the fate of representative democracy. Show More Summary
Free Game Friday: End your week on a bad (guy) note
Last weekend saw another Ludum Dare 48-hour game jam. Dozens of teams raced to complete original games in two days on this Dare’s theme of Villainy. As a result we’ve got five great games that let you play the villain, often literally. Atomic...Show More Summary
Zombie MMO The War Z removed from Steam, accused of fraud
The premise is a good one, if a little familiar: you're randomly thrown into the wilderness with nothing but a flashlight, a granola bar and your wits. Survive the zombie apocalypse. However, it isn't zombies that developer Hammerpoint...Show More Summary
Free Game Friday: Games About Games
Gamers are passionate about their hobby, so it's no surprise that indie game developers often end up making games about gaming itself. Whether they’re remakes or stranger explorations of gaming, this week’s collection of free games uses games to explore games. Show More Summary
Blizzard Developer Talks StarCraft II and eSports
Blizzard Entertainment went all-out with its first-ever Battle.net World Championship (BWC) in Shanghai, China. The game publisher and developer brought the best StarCraft II gamers in the world together to award a true global champion. Show More Summary
Review: Get extraterrestrial in Natural Selection 2
Game mods have come and gone throughout the years, some leaving their mark while others vanish without a trace. Some mods manage to extend, improve or completely reinvent a game; ten years ago, Natural Selection did that for the Half-Life engine. Show More Summary
Free Game Friday: Frog Fractions creator talks about making surprising games
Frog Fractions has been getting a lot of press in the past week or so, with more than one reviewer throwing around phrases like the best game of all time. It’s also a game that’s much more enjoyable if you go in blind, and people who’ve experienced it are reticent to say anything about the game at all. Show More Summary
Vlambeer's Rami Ismael talks about making games you hate
Video game development is something many traditionally associate with big budgets, big teams and big names. Nonetheless, times are changing; a growing number of independent developers are beginning to demonstrate that the industry is no longer exclusively the province of those with corporate backing. Show More Summary