December 2009
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November 2009
3 posts
October 2009
37 posts
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games for girls portal is "unveiled" →
UbiWorld - new “games for girls” portal. Blech. Way to reinforce those stereotypical gender roles, Ubisoft!
“Demon’s Souls manages to strike just the right balance between...”
– Michael Abbot, http://www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2009/10/hot-for-teacher.html
New video for Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
With Operation Flashpoint parachuting into stores today in the US, and on Friday in the UK, developers Codemasters have decided to tactically detonate another amazing gameplay video right now. Here it is. name=”allowFullScreen” value=”true”> If you’re a fan of tactical shooters, this looks about as authentic as they come. See you in the field, soldier.
WatchSuper Street Fighter 4 trailer, showing off the new additions to the game.
September 2009
34 posts
HowZat: Free Online Cricket
Cricket enthusiasts are finally getting their “Madden” game available October 5th online. Players will be able to create, manage, and play as they compete online. Total customization will also be available, right down to the team uniforms. GamePress.com also reports that “Plans are underway to expand the game to the Facebook and Open Social platforms by October of this...
Indie Game Deals
A couple of cool indie game deals passed my way yesterday. First, Strange Adventures in Infinite Space is now free. It’s a quick to play (dare I say casual?) 4-X game and precursor to 2006 IGF award winner Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space. SAIS isn’t the prettiest game out there, but it’s free, light, and easy. I played a couple of games in about 20 minutes last night, and...
Uncharted 2 Multiplayer beta now live for everyone...
Go now and get your a$$ kicked by someone who has been in the beta for months now…
ASCIIpOrtal Now Complete
There have been several other 2d demakes of the popular Valve game Portal, but few have as enthusiasic a creator as ASCIIpOrtal.
At Cymon’s Games ASCIIpOrtal site you can download the game for free for Windows, Mac or Linux, as well as watch the video of the creator effusively explaining how the game and its portals work.
Square Enix and PopCap join Forces for Gyromancer →
“Gyromancer is a cool puzzle/RPG hybrid that uses Bejeweled Twist’s game mechanic at the heart of its battle system,” said Jason Kapalka, Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of PopCap. “We’ve worked with Square Enix as a distribution partner in Japan for several years, and it was fun to collaborate with them in a more creative way on Gyromancer.”