Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon Japanese Trailer

D3Publisher is promoting the US-made sequel to its fan-favorite budget franchise with a couple of cool gameplay trailers. Here’s a look at some bug blasting action from the upcoming game set to hit retail on July 5, 2011.

Anarchy Reigns Character Profile: Leo is Back!

Platinum Games’ online enabled brawler is Sega’s second chance and getting it right in terms of publishing a decent multiplayer beat-down (the first was the woeful Iron Phoenix), but it looks as if Platinum is going for the gold here. I’d say that Leo is one more AR character you’d not want to come across in a dark alley, broad daylight or any other situation unless you were being very well protected.

No More Teasing: Catherine Website Goes Live

Whee. Atlus’ girl is looking to be one of those ladies people just can’t keep their eyes off of. The official site mimics the original Japanese site’s stylishness (play with those chains on the opening screen for a nice surprise) and is packed full of awesome art, game info and more stuff that will make you blush (and any co-workers gasp if you’re at work peeking at this stuff)… July 26, 2011. PS3/Xbox 360. Watch this one sell out fast.

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge "Around Dark Corners" Trailer

A bit of behind the scenes with an emphasis on Hunted’s sound design. Pretty cool and I can safely say that with a pair of good headphones, the game’s effects, voices and music are really fantastic.

The World WILL NOT END This Weekend, Period.


Why not? Because to many people like me have too much stuff to do to believe in this foolishness. I’m personally nut-punching any swooping angels or whatever that come to attempt to remove my non-believing ass from this mortal coil. So there. That and hell, too many damn good games are coming out. Who’s with me on this? Of course, playing through Atlus’ spectacularly gloomy epic Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor again this week is a little bit creepy, but that’s more about just how damn good the game is more than a commentary on any real-life situations…

Atlus Discovers Time Travel, Stuck in 1999!

All I'll say is I hope they get back safe and bring a couple of copies of Ogre Battle 64 back with them when they return. I sold mine off a while back and kind of wish I didn't. Atlus Faithful news from June '99 below the jump…Read more »

RAGE: Now With NBA Star Blake Griffin (Who?)

Excellent and hilarious video, but I’ll admit my initial response was something along the lines of the following: What the…? “Oh… er… oh well? Hmmm… (consults jury, which is still out)”. Meh, I guess it’s better than a Big Head Mode or putting Larry Bird in there, but geez… Why? Feh, I’ll ignore this because the final product is going to knock my socks off (AND yours), but hell… As long as it doesn’t affect the quality of the game, id could put Phil Silvers and Don Knotts in the damn thing and it’ll still rock.

Review: Trapped Dead




Platform: PC



Developer: CreneticStudios/Headup Games




Publisher: Iceberg Interactive (UK/Europe)/Meridian 4 (US)




# of Players: 1 (1 – 4 online)




PEGI Rating: 18/ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Official Site(Iceberg Interactive)

Official Site (Meridian 4)



Score: B-

In the never-ending realm of action-packed, lightning paced zombie games, Trapped Dead tries to do things a bit differently as a more tactical top-down experience that still packs an action game punch where it counts. Featuring impressive visuals that look great even on lower end PC's, six playable characters, great genre weapons and up to four-player online co-op, there's a lot to like here… but the game isn't perfect. Thanks to some occasionally wonky path-finding (even with the patch), the game isn't quite the epic mash-up you'd expect. But if you're a patient sort and want a unique (but still as gory as you'd think) chunk of fun, there's a lot of that to be had in this mildly campy and nicely bloody homage to classic zombie flicks.Read more »

Alice Returns Cinematic Trailer

Nice. Here’s a peek at The upcoming surreal action game set to hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PC a few ticks of the pocket watch away. Sweet dreams… you hope.

New York-Tokyo Wants YOU to GO Osaka-Kyoto!

While Japan is still pulling together after that huge one-two disaster punch, the country still has plenty of places to see that weren’t in the earthquake zone. If you’re looking for a cool chunk of self-made vacation fun and know the country well, New York-Tokyo.com has an excellent Memorial Day weekend package that allows you to tailor your own vacation. You DID know Nintendo is based out of Kyoto, right? If you’ve got the funds and want to help boost tourism and have a stellar time, what are you waiting for? Click on over and sign up for the trip of a lifetime!