Archive for July, 2010
Plants vs Zombies coming to Xbox Live Arcade this Fall. Includes exclusive multiplayer mode
The casual game hit from PopCap Games, Plants vs Zombies, is finally getting the Xbox Live Arcade treatment. The game will be released in early September and will contain everything that fans of the hit expect, in addition to a few console Live Arcade exclusives. Plants vs. Zombies on XBLA will deliver more game content…
Alien Swarm from Valve is free download on Steam now. Created by community modders
You can now get Alien Swarm from Valve for free on Steam! The game is an all-new title from the company created by modders who were hired by Valve and worked on the game in-between their other big projects. The game is an awesome-looking top-down four-player co-op shooter much like Contra or Smash TV where…
Dragon Age Origins patch 1.04 released on PC. Fixes many bugs and glitches
Dragon Age Origins for PC patch 1.04 has been released and it fixes a number of bugs and glitches that have plagued the PC version of the game, including the “Memory Leak” glitch. It also fixes bugs for DLC and the Awakening expansion. There are a host of other updates and fixes as well, here…
Amazon Gold Box Lightning deals Xbox 360 super sale
Today’s Amazon Gold Box and Lightning Deals are all Xbox 360 games, allowing you to save a load of cash on some of the hottest games for the system. The Gold Box Lightning Deals allows you to save big on a new game every hour, so be sure to check in and see what new…
Japanese developers very excited about Nintendo 3DS game possibilities
The 3DS is making Japanese game developers froth at the mouth according to a number of quotes giving their take on the upcoming “3D-without-glasses-system” from Nintendo that is the successor to the DSi XL and DS Lite. This means that you can be DAMN SURE that plenty of high-quality Japanese-developed games will be released for…
Mass Effect 2 6th DLC episode mission on the way from BioWare
Mass Effect 2 will be getting a 6th downloadable content expansion and more confirmed BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk. He also revealed that the developer is no-where-near done with expanding on the Mass Effect 2 universe through DLC and still has “pretty big plans” for more post-release content to tide us over until Mass Effect…
Mafia 2 DLC confirmed for all platforms
Mafia 2 downloadable content is coming for all platforms (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) confirmed publisher 2K Games. The first piece of new content is called “The Betrayal of Jimmy”, which will be free and available worldwide upon release of the game for owners of the PS3 version of Mafia 2 (via a free voucher code…
Enslaved downloadable content will be a side-story
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West DLC is already in production and will be a side-story to the main storyline in the game according to Ninja Theory President Tameem Antoniades. The reason that the downloadable content will not expand on the main story is to keep it from interfering with the main plot of the game….
New Oddworld games announced for multiple platforms
Oddworld is back! The series is being revived announced developer “Just Add Water” (who created Gravity Crash) who will be creating new Oddworld games (yes that’s plural) for “multiple platforms”! Specific details weren’t revealed however, although they do say that the games will star your “favorite Oddworld characters”. To quote: “It’s with a huge amount…
StarCraft 2 characters list shows full roster
39 plus StarCraft 2 characters will appear in the large cast of this highly anticipated sequel to the massive RTS phenomenon. Here is the list of confirmed characters who will be appearing in StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, the first of the proposed trilogy. The game releases for PC and Mac on July 27, 2010….
Study shows that violence in games helps relieve stress, depression, hostility
A new study says that playing violent videogames helps relieve stress and can lower feelings of hostility, depression and other negative shifts in mood that may come from a frustrating day or frustrating moment. The study was conducted by Texas A&M International University with 103 participants. They were given a frustrating task to complete which…
Star Wars Battle for Hoth walkthrough video guide (iPhone)
This Star Wars Battle for Hoth iPhone walkthrough video will guide you through the basics of this iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad tower-defense game. The Galactic Civil War rages: Imperial forces have discovered the location of the Rebel base on the ice planet Hoth. Darth Vader orders his forces to commence a ground assault aimed at destroying Echo…
Doodle Jump walkthrough video guide (iPhone)
This Doodle Jump walkthrough video guide will help you to achieve extremely high scores for this best-selling, extremely popular iPhone vertical-scrolling platformer. Doodle Jump repeats itself every 110k or? so starting at 20k. The blue platforms reach max speed around 40k. The hardest thing about getting those high scores is staying focused. Officially you can…













