Archive for July, 2009

Halo: Chronicles Officially Canned

Halo: Chronicles Officially Canned

1 / July 28, 2009 12:19 pm

Halo: Chronicles, an episodic joint venture between Microsoft and director Peter Jackson, is officially no more. The much anticipated Halo project has been missing in action since its announcement in September 2006, but today the Los Angeles Times is reporting [...]

Defense Grid: The Awakening Ships To Retail

Defense Grid: The Awakening Ships To Retail

0 / July 28, 2009 11:52 am

Tower Defense games have been taken to the next stage with Defense Grid: The Awakening. It’s gives an awesome 3D crazy next gen experience to a tower defence game. This game is DRM-free AND with the game you can also [...]

Can a Video Game Pub Work?

Can a Video Game Pub Work?

4 / July 28, 2009 11:42 am

On my show recently, talking to Mr Maynard of Gamehounds and The Unknown Gamers of Saint Louis we started discussing the demise of the arcade and how it might be brought back. The prospect of a gamers pub was broached [...]

Confessions of a Backlogged Gamer, Weeks 24-25: Shootin Manz, Part 2

Confessions of a Backlogged Gamer, Weeks 24-25: Shootin Manz, Part 2

0 / July 28, 2009 7:31 am

I feel like I’m boring you.  Hell, I’m boring myself a little.  I really need to pick up the pace on at least one of my current games, because it feels like I’ve been stuck in a rut for a while now.  This means, of course, that for yet another column, I’m still in the [...]

Forza 3 out Oct. 27, Collector’s Edition and pre-order cars detailed

1 / July 27, 2009 9:42 pm

Microsoft has announced that Turn 10′s Forza Motorsport 3 will be driving onto North American Xbox 360s on October 27. In addition, the company has also revealed the final details of the Limited Collector’s Edition of the game, which will [...]