The NFL’s impending lockout has pigskin lovers looking distraught and down. But look at the bright side; at least Madden 12 is still coming out. How else will you fill your Sunday afternoon void this fall when nothing is on TV? EA Sports’ insistence to push the game out in a lockout year makes sense both financially and in terms of demand because, well, heads need their Madden fix. Read the rest of this entry »
Crackdown sold over a million copies in ’07 with much of its success attributed to it serving as an entry into the Halo 3 beta. Those who bothered to play it found an enjoyable action game full of wanton mayhem and some loose ends. It became a sleeper hit and fans waited patiently for a sequel. Well three years later you’d think there would be cause for celebration since Crackdown 2 (Xbox 360) is on store shelves. Actually, it’s a little more complicated than that. Read the rest of this entry »
NBA Jam is headed to all major consoles (PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii) sometime this fall. It’s great that it won’t be exclusive to the Wii as previously announced. But…there’s a catch depending on what system you have. PS3 and 360 owners looking to cop the game have to buy NBA Elite 11, EA’s sim basketball reboot, for $60 at retail in order to play NBA Jam. In layman’s terms, horseshit. Read the rest of this entry »
Have you ever lounged on XBox Live and wondered what it would be like to play as Snoop Dogg on your favorite game? Of course not. But IGN has developed a short film with various scenarios to assist your nonexistent fantasy. And come to think of it, Snoop as Master Chief in Halo makes a lot of sense. Read the rest of this entry »
I guess the trend in games these days is “what’s old is new” as Perfect Dark follows the footsteps of NBA Jam and Sonic. The N64 classic is the spiritual sequel to GoldenEye 007 to those uninitiated. That affiliation should bring cats up to speed if they skipped out on PD the first time around. Read the rest of this entry »
Fortunately, I am old enough to remember watching Mike’s Game 1 performance against the Trail Blazers in 1992. Money absolutely torched the Blazers, hitting eight three-pointers and scoring 35 points in the first half. On the sixth trifecta, he turned to Magic, who was announcing the game, shook his head in disbelief and did “the shrug.” LC argues that Chappelle originated it, but considering Kanye’s Windy City roots I bet he was watching the same game I was in 1992.
I was a Super Nintendo kid growing up. But even the biggest Nintendo nerds couldn’t fake on Sonic. Mario games had more content, secrets and are arguably better in terms of replay value. But Sonic 1-3 were dope for their break neck speed, new moves and edgy flavor that truly showed they were a product of the 90′s. The first batch of sidekicks were great too as anything created after Knuckles can kick rocks.
Then the Sonic name fell off with one mediocre release after the other. You’d think that the franchise should’ve retired as its popularity waned over the years. But Sega decided to actually try to revive the glory days of everyone’s favorite Blue Hedgehog with Sonic 4 Episode 1. Like NBA Jam, the game (and trailer) obviously feeds on nostalgia as it’ll strictly be a 2D affair like the trilogy it’s based on. I’m happy the game is returning to its roots because that’s when the franchise was at its best. That also means Sonic will be the only playable character going by Joystiq’s word.
The trailer suggests that this will be a downloadable game from Xbox Live, PSN or Wii Ware. With that out of the way I’m somewhat skeptical about this “episode” malarkey they’re trying to pull. We haven’t seen any official word on how many levels are in an episode or how much each will cost. Let’s just hope consumers won’t have to break out the wallet too tough for the full experience. Anyway the blue bomber will be back in business this summer. Here’s hoping Sega knows what they’re doing with this one.
NBA Jam isn’t the only classic franchise making waves right now.
Street Fighter IV dropped last year, almost ten years after the previous iteration, to rave reviews, platinum sales and reinvigorated its fan base. I copped it for $20 a few months ago and I haven’t touched it since then. But I could see why it was so appreciated as it had a cast full of fan favorites, implemented a nuanced gameplay experience loosely based on the Street Fighter II games and had serviceable online play. Read the rest of this entry »
The only man alive who can possibly feel Byron Russell’s pain would be Bill Buckner. He’s one of the few others I can think of who will never live down his one not-so-shining moment in sports history, having been maligned and defined by it. But hell, I’m of the understanding that Bostonians ultimately forgave Buckner, sharing in the misery until the Sox won a title and all were vindicated. Read the rest of this entry »
What? You thought Alfamega had turned over earth shattering information that irreparably damaged T.I.’s career? Nah homie, T.I.’s the subject of a new online video game called, brace yourself, “Platinum Life.” Read the rest of this entry »
As if the fact that Blu-Ray was dead in the water wasn’t bad enough, it seems that the PS3 is becoming obsolete in serving its main purpose, as well.
The Activision chief Bobby Kotick had the following to say to The Times:
“I’m getting concerned about Sony; the PlayStation 3 is losing a bit of momentum and they don’t make it easy for me to support the platform. It’s expensive to develop for the console, and the Wii and the Xbox are just selling better. Games generate a better return on invested capital on the Xbox than on the PlayStation.
They have to cut the price, because if they don’t, the attach rates are likely to slow. If we are being realistic, we might have to stop supporting Sony.” When asked when Kotick replied, “when we look at 2010 and 2011, we might want to consider if we support the console – and the PSP [portable] too.”
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