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Saturday, January 15, 2011

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Five games to look for in 2011

Across the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii, here are some games to keep an eye out for.

2010 was a big year for gaming. It brought us Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Heavy Rain, Halo: Reach, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. That's a tough year to follow. So, what does 2011 have in store for us? Whether your family gaming system is an Xbox 360, a Playstation 3, or a Wii, here is a quick look at five titles you should not miss: Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception If you have not heard of Uncharted yet, you either do not care about gaming or have been living under a rock. The success of 2007's Uncharted: Drake's Fortune and 2009's Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has spawned the development of a major motion picture based on the series, expected to star Mark Wahlberg (even though the game's protagonist, Nathan Drake, …

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Keith Heffintrayer

1:45 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011

I'll be blowing the dust off the Xbox for Gears 3 and ME3   more ›

Saturday, January 8, 2011

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Game Review - Metro 2033

An immersive and gripping single-player experience, but not without its technical flaws.

Developer: 4A Games Publisher: THQ Genre: Survival Horror, First-Person Shooter Platforms: Windows PC, Xbox 360 Release Date: March 16th, 2010   The post-apocalyptic setting in video games is hardly uncommon. The first-person shooter genre is also arguably the most over-saturated. Still, Metro 2033 from the Ukraine-based developer 4A Games manages to breathe new life into both. Choosing not to join the same multiplayer playing field as games such as industry juggernauts Call of Duty and Halo, Metro 2033 sets itself apart as an immersive and gripping single-player experience, but not without its technical flaws. Based on the Russian novel of the same name by author Dmitry Glukhovsky, Metro 2033 places the player in the role of the young-…

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