As 2010 winds down to a close, this game critic’s finding himself for all FPS’ed out. True, the genre gave us the year’s biggest-selling games in Halo: Reach and Call of Duty: Black Ops. But, it’d be hard to argue that either game gives players an entirely new experience. As I wrote earlier, Brink seems poised to do that in a few ways. …
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On the Brink: Hands-On with 2011’s Experimental Shooter
While other first-person shooters will be vying for gamers’ thumbs in 2011, no game next year will look like Brink. The characters look lived in, with pockmarks, scars and receding hairlines all among the options for customization. And that customization’s amongst the best I’ve ever seen in any game in recent memory. Sections of the …
“Angry Birds” Launches New Features Ahead of 1-Year Anniversary
Happy one year anniversary, Angry Birds! To kick things off – the actual date is tomorrow – developer Rovio is currently going through an all-day Angry Birds press conference/extravaganza featuring Finnish tribute bands, lots and lots of stats and some very interesting news for you Android and PC gamers.
– The Mighty Eagle is Coming …
OnLive CEO: “We Want to Be the Netflix of Gaming”
OnLive’s trying to change the way people play video games. First, they launched a beta of a new streaming service that let computer users play video games that are hosted on remote servers. This means that bleeding-edge, processor-intensive titles like Crysis can still be played on a computer with average technical specifications because …
Gaming Tip Sheet: “Call of Duty: Black Ops”
Don’t run around the game shooting like someone just chopped off your head. Here’s some tips from Call of Duty: Black Ops project manager Josh Olin to help you win against your enemies and find some things you didn’t know you should be looking for.
To The Left, To The Left
When you first load up the game, get out of that …
EA Games President: Single-Player Games Are So Over
Put down that controller: EA Games President Frank Gibeau says that the era of going it solo is a thing of the past. In a candid interview with Develop, Gibeau recounted how he plans to revamp the company which has lost money for 12 successive quarters since 2007. Part of the plan means getting rid of those single-player campaigns and …
Zynga’s CityVille is Company’s Biggest Game Launch Yet
Move over Farmville: Zynga’s CityVille has proven to be the company’s biggest game launch yet with 290,000 players in 24 hours, according to Games Beat. A week later now more than 2.7 million players enjoy the new game, which combines elements from the popular Farmville and the classic Sim City. According to App Data, Farmville is still …
Contest: Listen Up and Win an Official Sound Blaster “World of Warcraft” Headset
It’s Cataclysm Day, the day that millions of people around the world reckon with the destruction wrought by Deathwing the Destroyer. People will be buzzing about all the changes to both Azeroth and World of Warcraft and we’re giving away this sweet headset so you can catch all the clamor. Here’s the official description from manufacturer …
The Loadout: New Games to Attack Your Week With
Welcome to the Loadout. Our philosophy is that the working week is a recurring boss battle that you’ll need the proper weapons to take down. The supplies at hand won’t always be pretty but you might just be able to hold out until the weekend. Green means add it to your arsenal, yellow leaves it up to your discretion and red means …
NSFW FPS: Hands-On with Duke Nukem Forever
No one thought it was ever coming. Year after year, the vaporware legend of Duke Nukem Forever grew. With more than a decade in development and tens of millions of dollars spent by original studio 3D Realms, gamers waited for years for the next installment of the FPS series.
It’s finally on its way to consoles, though, and I recently …
“Super Meat Boy” Gets Vegan Version Courtesy of PETA
Super Meat Boy is getting a reprieve from the butcher block. The game, which won the Pax 10 at Penny Arcade Expo 2010 and Game of the Show by Destructiod, has got a vegan-friendly version, thanks to some folks at PETA. Super Tofu Boy is almost the same puzzle game, and it’s free to play online or download. Plus, as PETA reminds us, he …
Gaming Tip Sheet: “Fallout: New Vegas”
Thanks to the folks at Bethesda Softworks, we’ve got some pointers to help make your Fallout: New Vegas gameplay more smooth. Check these out, and try not to get too irradiated this time, please.
(More on TIME.com: Fallout Parent Company Acquires Studio of Resident Evil Creator)
Pick Me!
North of the Horowitz Farmstead and …