Latest Assassin’s Creed proves flawed but exciting
Creed III, set during the Revolutionary War, impresses with improved features.
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Film could boost video game popularity
Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph has the ability to bring a “geeky” medium into the mainstream.
OCTOBER GAME RELEASE PREVIEW
October is here, welcoming the beginning of the most important phase in video game merchandising: the fourth quarter. Consisting of the October, November and December months, the fourth quarter generally sees the release of some of the most successful and entertaining games of the year. This year’s fourth quarter looks particularly promising, with this month […]
Could these video games make it on the big screen?
Last Friday, it was revealed director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo will no longer direct the film adaptation of BioShock, Irrational Games’ Ayn Randian romp through an underwater city fighting tank-like monsters and scary little girls. Gore Verbinski had originally taken the director’s seat but hopped off after a fight over the film’s rating and finances. Fresnadillo […]
Mass Effect 3 stuns with storyline and gameplay
The highly anticipated final installment of the Mass Effect series comes to an epic close.
USC continues to rank first in video game design
The Princeton Review began ranking video game programs three years ago.
Black Friday promises astronomical video game sales
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s time we start moving beyond the familiar images of gravy-slathered turkey and rich pumpkin pies — Black Friday is where the excitement’s really at. Recent advertisements showcase next week’s Black Friday sales as especially impressive, particularly in the realm of video games and game consoles. But it’s not […]
Modern movie-based games favor quality over quantity
In the entertainment industry, the thirst for profit never fails to lead to somewhat questionable decision-making, especially when it comes to adapting storylines from one medium to another. We’ve all seen it: Books and TV shows are turned into movies, and movies are turned into video games. Last summer brought us playable versions of blockbusters, […]
Manufacturers are pushing special edition packages
Video game companies have been capitalizing on their franchises’ special collector’s edition packages for years. But with the economy in shambles, it would make sense for consumers to ignore these flashy, superfluous bundles, right? Wrong. Within the world of video games, it seems the state of the economy is basically irrelevant — even now. Hardcore […]
2D platformers begin to make astonishing comeback
During the past few years, the basic “hop and bop” formula of 2D platform games — games that have two-dimensional graphics and feature protagonists side scrolling across the screen — from the 1980s and 1990s has made a startling comeback. Video game designers are creating more 2D platformers at an increasing rate, and people are […]