Portal 2 Suffers Time Warp Delay, But This Is Actually Good News…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by geelw

According to Valve and this nicely hilarious press release that pokes fun at the company’s track record for its games slipping into the infamous release date triangle, Portal 2 is special for yet another reason:

VALVE ANNOUNCES SHORTEST DELAY IN VALVE HISTORY

Valve today announced that Portal 2 — the sequel to the ground-breaking title that won over 30 game of the year awards, despite missing its original ship date — will now be available the week of April 18th, 2011. This two month slip not only marks the shortest delay in Valve’s proud tradition of delays, it represents the approaching convergence of Valve Time and Real Time. Though this convergence spells doom for humanity, it will not affect the new Portal 2 release date.

Majin & The Forsaken Kingdom Shipping Early (Well, Now – That’s Cool!)

Posted on November 18, 2010 by geelw

You usually don't hear a whole lot about games shipping on time, so it's awesome to find out there's at least ONE game that's had it's release date pushed UP a bit. Namco Bandai has announced that Majin & The Forsaken Kingdom for the PS3 and Xbox 360 will be hitting retail on November 23, 2010. The Game Republic-developed action/stealth/puzzle game features a single player story driven experience in which players will team up with a hulking forest spirit-totem in order to save a mythical kingdom. A bit of press release below the jump. I absolutely loved this when I saw it in action a few months back and it definitely has “sleeper hit” written all over it, that's for sure…

DiRT 3 Developer Diary #1

Posted on November 16, 2010 by geelw

Looking spectacular, Codemasters’ upcoming rally game set for a Q2 2011 release gets this awesome Q & A video. Check it out and get ready for yet another driving experience that’s going to rattle a few bones loose. I’m hoping the portable versions get as much love…

Is Atlus’ The Cursed Crusade Next Year’s Demon’s Souls?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/V_YUl3hr4Jo?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0

I'm a tad late to the party on this, but that's thanks to my inbox eating a chunk of mail and me just getting around to retrieving it. By the way, the answer is no, but response to the recent announcement (and stunning gameplay trailer) by some of the usual message board denizens would lead one to think so. On the other hand, given that games where you actually play as a Templar Knight have been relatively scarce, developer Kylotonn could be sort of a pioneer if the game is better than the handful of other Templar games previously released.

Sonic Colors Skates Into Bryant Park Tomorrow

Posted on November 3, 2010 by geelw

So, what are you doing tomorrow evening? Well, SEGA wants you to go ice skating in New York's Bryant Park and play Sonic Colors before it hits stores November 16th. Er, no… you won't be skating and playing the game at the same time.

Press release below the jump.

Press Release of the Day: GameGasm Superstars V8 "Apology"

Posted on November 2, 2010 by geelw

This fooled me for about half a sentence, but I got a few good laughs after reading the entire thing. Go BUY O-Games' Superstars V8 Racing, already. A mere twenty bucks over PSN and it's a pretty solid racer, to boot. Laughs and link (absolutely check it out, as it makes the joke funnier) below the jump.

Frictional Games Offers Amnesia & Penumbra at Scary Savings!

Posted on October 30, 2010 by geelw

Boooooooo… but a big fat Yay! if you LOVE scary games AND excellent bargains. Frictional Games is having a weekend sale on two (actually four) amazingly scary games. Boogieman on over the their online store and score their latest survival horror release, Amnesia: The Dark Descent or The Penumbra Collection (a three game series) for a measly TEN DOLLARS.
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Sega and Namco SALE On iOS Lineup

Posted on October 30, 2010 by geelw

The Halloween madness continues with Both Sega and Namco running great sales on a number of great iOS titles. click below for the full listing.

Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon Update: Official Site Is Up and Running

Posted on October 21, 2010 by geelw

Hah! D3Publisher has quietly updated the official EDFIA website with screens, videos as well as pre-order info through GameStop and yup… Facebook and Twitter links. Go take a look NOW and sign up if you’re a fan!

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare To Be DLC AND Retail Release (YES!)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by geelw

In a great (and very common sense) move, Rockstar Games has announced that gamers will be getting the upcoming Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare as not only a digital release, but a stand alone expansion that doesn't require the original Red Dead Redemption to play. Not only that, but the retail release will include the single and multiplayer expansions to the game, a move that will most likely get those who haven't yet played the western-themed action game yet to give it a try. Anyway, while I celebrate Rockstar's being smarter than some publishers and not abandoning users who still crave physical product, don't have the hard drive space on their consoles for the DLC or hell, don't yet have broadband access, go read the press release below the jump.