Microsoft’s House Party has begun, so we take a look at Hard Corps: Uprising. Tune in to find out if its worth your time and money. Plus we have the NPD numbers for January and talk about weird DLC practices. Some of the games we yap about include Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two [...]
Mon, February 28 2011 » Recommended Podcasts » No Comments
Game: Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice Format: Xbox 360 (reviewed), PC Developer: Valve Publisher: Valve Around six months ago Valve released the magnificent The Passing add-on for Left 4 Dead 2, which saw the cast of Left 4 Dead 2 meeting the cast of the original Left 4 Dead. One of the big selling [...]
Mon, October 18 2010 » PC/Mac, Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments
This week Jason runs down a long list of Xbox Live Indie Games and ten months after release, he checks out MAG. Steven clears off some more demos, as well as finishing the story mode in Puzzle Quest 2. We both check out the Castlevania: Lords of Shadow demo and run down the news of [...]
Wed, October 13 2010 » Recommended Podcasts » No Comments
2009 was a great year for games, we had Batman: Arkham Asylum, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Left 4 Dead 2 amongst others, and this year seems to be a continuation of that. It’s incredible to think that already this year we’ve managed to get our hands on Mass Effect 2, God of War 3 and Super Mario Galaxy 2, with games from the Halo, Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, Fallout and Castlevania series all still to come.
With a constant flow of big titles coming out there’s fierce competition and with that comes fairly big titles losing out on sales and somewhat slipping under the radar. No game this year sums this up more than Alan Wake.
Tue, August 17 2010 » Reviews, Xbox 360 » No Comments
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: this generation of consoles has seen the way publishers and developers make money change irreversibly. As every console is designed to be connected to the internet 24/7, game makers can offer us extra content including new missions, characters, costumes, and even new game modes… for a price.
The rise of DLC (Downloadable Content) has led to some truly wonderful gaming experiences, but at the same time some truly terrible gaming sins have been all too regularly committed. Today The Newb Review makes note of the DLC Dos and Don’ts: dishing out praise to those that produce particularly good DLC, and condemning those that have earned our scorn through their shameful practices.
Tue, July 6 2010 » Guides & Tips » 1 Comment
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