Quick Updaaaaaate (I’ve Been Busy)

Posted on February 28, 2011 by geelw

Miss me? Good. Anyway, been working on clearing out a HUGE stack of games here and getting some other personal things taken care of, BUT I’ve also been playing a bunch of games, so reviews are coming this week. What else… um, the 3DS launched in Japan over the weekend, sort of sold out (but didn’t). Things bode OK for the US launch it looks like. I’ll need to keep bugging the hell out of Nintendo PR so I get an invite (bastards keep ignoring me… and NOBODY puts Baby in the corner!).

Anyway, off to do some good. Expect a few surprises when I get back.

Oh yeah, Brink and Hunted: The Demon’s Forge ROCK, dammit. GO pre-order both, please.

Bulletstorm TV Spot Pokes Fun At The Classics…

Posted on February 19, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/_Eookz_9BRI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Duty Calls, indeed! February 22nd is (*BOOM!*) right around the corner and Epic, People Can Fly and EA have a nice kick in the, er, you know where for you shooter fans. Fun and funny stuff here (screw the Faux news fake “reportage” about the game, folks) – pick it up (er, provided you’re of age).

SHIFT 2 Pagani Huarya Trailer (Try Saying THAT Three Times Fast)…

Posted on February 19, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/2o9_nIjzKCI?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Some folks don’t like the direction the SHIFT series took with its focus on more realistic aspects instead of tons of “street” style customization and nitrous overdosing races. ME, I say just calm down, “shaddapyuface” and perhaps play the darn game when it comes out or I’m turning this car around NOW. Damn kids. There’s room at the inn for ALL types of NFS games, and if you KNOW where the franchise originated, you’d actually appreciate ALL the different games, not just whine for the same stuff year in and year out. That is all. Release date, by the way: March 29 in North America, and April 1 in Europe. See you on the road!

Portal 2 VGA Co-op Trailer (+ a gentle reminder…)

Posted on February 19, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/JYsfhxnX-Zg?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Rumor had it that the PS3 version of Portal was to have Move support. Valve has officially gone on record to say nope, it does NOT. Heck, according to the company line, it’s already the best version of the game, so packing anything else into it would probably make the game disc rupture and your PS3 very unhappy. HOWEVER, you can still attempt to balance that retail copy on your Move wand and take a photo or record the act in progress (feel free to send Valve a pic or post the video on YouTube), thus “supporting” the PS3 version with your Move controller.

Oh – That gentle reminder? Go pre-order the game already.

Bizarre Creations Farewell Video

Posted on February 18, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/oybs6wI1a4E?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

It’s a damn shame Bizarre is gone for good. One of the key studios of the last 15 years shuts down due to a business decision as if it’s a TV show that got bad ratings. Anyway, ths guys I’ve met at the studio as a few press events were some of the nicest folks and ALWAYS proud of their work. Best of luck to you all in finding new work out there…

thanks to YouTube user XG247 for posting this!

Killzone 3 "Dear PlayStation" TV Spots

Posted on February 18, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/MunLh5FWRBY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Awesome and hilarious stuff – the game is in stores next week, so go grab it. The SharpShooter Move peripheral rocks, by the way (Go get one and a Move controller set if you don’t have one yet)

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/kU0Z7akOmcU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Alice: Madness Returns Teasers

Posted on February 17, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/iZHFQ_oTXM4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

She's baaaaaaaaaaack and a bit more off-kilter than ever in Spicy Horse's upcoming PS3/360/PC game. No release date yet (other than “2011”), but two more (and earlier) teasers (in descending order, down the rabbit hole and all that!) are below the jump – enjoy!

Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel Official Trailer

Posted on February 15, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/fSCp1ePCXZU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Gust’s PS3 RPG is inching closer to its release date – here’s a peek at the trailer of this intriguing final entry in this fan-favorite franchise. Between this and Hyperdimension Neptunia, Nippon Ichi’s going to be keeping a LOT of folks indoors for a while.

Xperia PLAY Gameplay Footage, Barcelona Style

Posted on February 15, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/5d0xU_7JkjE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Six more videos featuring four different Xperia PLAY launch titles in action in the hands of folks who've worked on them in some way or another. Nice way to see how the unit plays and how nice the games look. I'm a bit of a RPG nut, so Trendy Entertainment's rather nice-looking Dungeon Defenders could be my “go-to” game for the launch lineup. I also want a REALLY good rally game, of course. It'll be interesting to get some actual hands-on time with all of these myself just to see how they've turned out, that's for sure…

A Little Gifting Idea From Valve…

Posted on February 14, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/w5I3VnCHWsU?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

Er, Happy Valventine’s Day (har har), Some hints from Valve on what and how. BTW, pre-orders for Portal 2 have started up all over the world (Yikes). Time to add your names to the list, I’d say…