We were recently able to briefly get our hands on the ninth addition to the Tony Hawk series. With EA jumping into the skateboarding ring, the latest Tony Hawk is truly a pivot point to the future success of the franchise. Boasting new Nail-the-trick features, different skater classes, a full-fledged video editor, and bringing back a portion of the create-a-modes, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground has a huge amount of potential. Read More.
Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun will be the third Agatha Christie game from The Adventure Company. Unlike the previous games where a character was added for you to control, this time you'll take the reins as the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Read More.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is the squad-based, first-person combat shooter set to release November 5th, but the multiplayer beta has been released slowly to the public in the last two weeks via Xbox Live. August 27 was its first day it went public, tokens given out at the official game website to those keen on the site at 12 noon. Read More.
On our recent trip to X'07 Canada in Toronto, we encountered more than just sequels to groundbreaking titles; we encountered some wicked looking siblings to groundbreaking series. The masterminds between the Hitman series, which has now become a theatrical release, have returned to make what looks to be another hit (pun intended). Read More.
Most people that came across the Midway booth seemed to advance on Stranglehold to get a quick play in before its release this just past Tuesday. Upon fulfilment of gameplay and questions alike, they would advance on to the next booth either quickly glancing at BlackSite or simply not glancing at all. Read More.
The much discussed, much anticipated, always copied but never matched PGR4 even brought its own set of stylin' and profilin' cars to X'07 for attendees to take a passenger seat spin in. The line grew enormously after the infamous power outage at the event and kept going despite over-heating engines and police reports. Read More.
Recently, we had a chance to sit down with Adam Gregerson, managing director of Sirius games and the lead designer of Escape from Paradise City. He took us through a build of the first few levels of the game, where we had a chance to go hands on with the upcoming RPG strategy hybrid. Read More.
Harmonix as a developer has produced some of the most beloved musical rhythm games of the past few years. Frequency, Karaoke Revolution, Amplitude, and of course, Guitar Hero are all the brain children of these talented and musically inclined designers. Starting this holiday season, they will be combining these franchises in a way you've never seen before in their new game; Rock Band. Read More.
One of the great success stories to come out of the video game industry in recent years is that of Guitar Hero. Using an innovative plastic guitar controller with five fret buttons at the neck of the guitar, and a strum key at the base, wannabe rockers no longer needed to undergo such annoyances as actually learning to play the guitar in order to rock out. Read More.
When Microsoft announced that they were partnering up with Hironobu Sakaguchi and his new development studio, Mistwalker, Xbox fans let out a collective cheer. After all, Sakaguchi-san is the genius who unleashed the monumentally popular Final Fantasy franchise to millions of gamers worldwide. Read More.
Back in the early days of the PlayStation 2, Capcom released a little gem by the name of Devil May Cry. It was a game that made no apologies about its hardcore challenge; bone-crunching violence; and demon slaying protagonist with a big attitude. A mediocre sequel and an awesome but way-too-hard sequel were both released in the years since. Read More.
Millions of gamers around the world are breathlessly awaiting the latest chapter in their favorite Xbox saga. So after some hands on time with the latest Halo 3 single player build at X'07 Canada, how does it stack up? It's a complicated question. If you aren't expecting a giant leap forward in overall gameplay, then you will be unquestionably pleased with what plays very much like Halo 2. Read More.
Back in May 2001, designer Richard Garriott announced his plans for an MMO set in a futuristic world. Since then, the game has undergone several changes and its current form was demoed back at E3 2005. Now in closed beta, Tabula Rasa is nearing completion and scheduled to release at the end of 2007. Read More.
The massively multiplayer RTS genre is one that hasn't seem too much exposure on the gaming market, often glossed over for the more traditional MMORPG. Still, the genre has a following, at least enough of one to warrant another title in the field. Saga is one of these few games, and has hit the beta stage, allowing gamers to experience this massively-multiplayer-online real-time-strategy game, one filled with dragons and dwarves, elves and orcs, and all the other staples of a fantasy world. Read More.
We recently had an opportunity to check out the next iteration of the Burnout franchise at the E3 Media and Business Summit, and it's clear that Criterion is strongly behind the wheel of this one. Known for its high octane racing, and devastating crash scenes, Burnout Paradise is taking the series in a new direction with a new open-world environment, allowing you to go where you want, when you want, and take on challenges at your leisure. Read More.
