It's official: on February 17th, 2009, the first episode of the $50 million Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content will be available on Xbox 360. Titled "The Lost and Damned," the episode will reportedly feature Johnny Klebitz, a member of the titular Lost biker gang from the original game, as protagonist; Niko Bellic will play a [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 30, 2008
The very first entry in Telltale Games' episodic Sam & Max series debuted on the PC, almost exactly two years ago. The premiere episode, Culture Shock, garnered largely positive reviews, walking home with a handful of awards and rekindling gamers' love for the cherished dog & rabbit duo. The series has been on a roll [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Telltale Games is just full of release dates these days. Hot on the heels of Monday's announcement and release of Strong Badia the Free, Telltale issued a press release this afternoon confirming a release date and special pre-order bonus for the Wii version of Sam & Max Season One. The game is due for release [...]
Continue reading...Monday, September 15, 2008
In last month's review of Homestar Ruiner, the debut episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, we confirmed a few points for Strong Bad fans: Telltale Games' new episodic PC/WiiWare series did an excellent job of capturing the Homestar Runner characters and motif. The humor was very much intact, and any H*R fan [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 11, 2008
With episode two of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People due out any day now, Telltale Games has issued a new teaser video of Strong Bad's epic struggle for revolution, "Strong Badia the Free." Prepare to have a tear in your eye at Strong Bad's stirring call to arms, followed by eight new screenshots [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 25, 2008
If you were cool and/or attractive enough to play the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, you might have noticed a "sneak peek" option in the game menu that delivered, as promised, a sneak peek at SBCG4AP Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free. If you didn't, well, Telltale Games has you [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 11, 2008
I will fully admit that, as a longtime Homestar Runner fan, I was predisposed to enjoy Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People long before I had occasion to actually play it. Now, the game has finally been released for PC and WiiWare by the episodic eccentrics at Telltale Games, and I've finally been able to explore the full experience from front to back. Is it everything we hoped it would be?
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Strong Bad has a date! Not so much with Marzipan, of course, but the first episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People has just been issued a release date. Episode 1, "Homestar Ruiner," will be released this coming Monday, August 11th, for PC and WiiWare. Homestar fans have been waiting a long time for [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 1, 2008
Ratchet & Clank are back, as reported by GameSpot, and will be making their DLC debut on the PlayStation Network in just a few weeks. Insomniac Games confirmed the date to GameSpot during their On the Spot program, informing us all that the shorter-and-cheaper-than-usual R&C installment, subtitled "Quest for Booty," would become available on August 21st for [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
Episodic gaming's newest addition has finally hit GameTap's online shelves, with the launch of American McGee's Grimm, available today for zero dollars. GameTap and McGee are, indeed, providing the first of 24 twisted fairy tales free of charge -- you needn't even be a GameTap subscriber. In fact, American McGee's Grimm offers no less than [...]
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