Left 4 Dead is like the best haunted house you’ve ever been to and one that you can go back to time after time with new twists and turns. The AI Director — Valve’s own behind-closed-doors game puppeteer — takes center stage and makes for a terrifying good time with friends who you’ll need to help up, heal up, and not shoot. After all, friendly fire (in the upper difficulty levels, anyway) is lethal. Continue reading »
Sure, they missed the rumored November launch for the Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, but Rockstar has put an end to that web of lies today. The first downloadable pack for the game, entitled “Lost and Damned,” will be out on February 17, 2009 (Hey, same day as Street Fighter IV!).
The developer sent out a press release with a few screenshots (one of which you can see above) and will revolve around a new character and story thread. Interesting to see them expand on the universe a bit more through a new set of eyes. We’ll see how it pans out when the first of two exclusive, 360 episodes hits next year.
Back in the day, things were simple. We’d pop into our computer lab and play some Half-Life deathmatch. LAN-status (and a few privileged folk probably played it online, too). The 1998 game has turned 10 this week and Valve is discounting the game to 98 cents until tomorrow.
It’s cheap enough to buy a few copies…no need for the “3333-33333-3333″ dummy key.
Via Valve Store.
Jeff Cannata, of “The Totally Rad Show” fame, linked his “followers” to this reinvention of Living End’s “Prisoner of Society” from Guitar Hero World Tour. It was on the Twitter feed, we figured we’d share it with the rest of you not stuck on the “next Myspace” app:
Personally, would have swooned at a Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Sonic Youth rendition but we’re not an uptight bunch. We can deal this once “Bike Hero.” Just this once…
So we’ve come to this: slow-down time. Don’t get us wrong, there’s still some choice game in this week’s list, but not as steamy hot as recent weeks prior.
Kind of looking forward to MK vs. DC Universe, Left 4 Dead (360 version Jeremy!), and mildly interested in Tomb Raider: Underworld. But still, we wonder how good they are when they’ve yet to show up on the Metacritic…
The full drop-list after the break… Continue reading »
Last month’s numbers are something we’ve been looking forward to here at Kezins. The biggest games started hitting stores and it’s a good indicator as to what we’ll likely be seeing in the years to come (read: sequels).
We weren’t aware of the kind of clout the Fable series carried, but now we are wide awake to this fact: people love them some Fable II! Disappointing to see the below-average SOCOM: Confrontation selling out the lovable, make-your-own-game, LittleBigPlanet, but there’s always next month.
Software Sales
1. Fable 2 (360) - 790,000
2. Wii Fit (Wii) - 487,000
3. Fallout 3 (360) - 375,000
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 290,000
5. Wii Play (Wii) - 282,000
6. Saints Row 2 (360) - 270,000
7. SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3) - 231,000
8. Little Big Planet (PS3) - 215,000
9. NBA 2K9 (360) - 202,000
10. Dead Space (360) - 193,000
Hit the jump for console sales… Continue reading »
In the glut that is this year’s biggest releases, Fallout 3 will stand out. It’s an open-world RPG throwing in shooter elements in a huge setting that pits you on a search to the deepest reaches to find your father. From the moment you break out of Vault 101 into the scorching, sun-bathed wasteland you know you’re in for a treat. Continue reading »
EA has told Gamecyte that the extra content planned for Mirror’s Edge will come to both Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles — once believed to be PS3 exclusive — around the time the PC version ships in January next year.
We thought it’d be only fair that PS3 got this one since the Xbox 360 will be getting its share of exclusive content with Fallout 3, Tomb Raider, and GTA IV. Oh, well…can’t win them all, err, any.
In the meantime, check out our review of Mirror’s Edge.
Via Gamecyte
While the list of AAA games this week seems a little light, publishers are still releasing some great titles — most away from the FPS norm. Wii gamers get the “for the hardcore” Animal Crossing: City Folk and Tales of Symphonia remake.
Mirror’s Edge and CoD: World at War are missing reviews, but from what we’ve seen they should be a safe buy. PC gets the bound-to-be-huge Wrath of the Lich King expansion and Banjo is back on the 360! Our pick? My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr, of course. *cough, cough*
Image Credit: Christopher Nye.com
Full drop-list after the break… Continue reading »
Boomp3.com (Run time: 21:04!)
Carlos and Adrian have been itchin’ to get on the mic for a while now, so they decided to give you a special “long-form” podcast talking about Gears of War 2 Launch lines, a lengthy Fallout 3 talk, and some Master System confusion.
Bonus! The Kids Vote and Talk Politics…
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