With a wealth of new content arriving today for "Wizard101," it's a good time to revisit the kid-friendly game from Kingsisle Entertainment. Is the Harry Potter-esque world worth your valuable MMORPG hours? The answer is, yes -- but only if you're willing to pay for it.
Continue reading...Friday, January 16, 2009
It's said that the mark of a cleverly-designed puzzle game is when it's easy to learn, but difficult to master. "Totomi," a recently released iPhone title from Rovio, makes things difficult to learn, yet fairly easy to master.
Continue reading...Friday, January 16, 2009
Renegade Kid flies you to the Moon, and lets you play among the stars.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 15, 2009
A quick visit with Sega brought us up to speed on "MadWorld," the Wii-based violence-fest we've been following for a while. For the first time, Sega allowed us to go hands-on with the blood-soaked brawler, to see how it feels to turn a Wiimote into a chainsaw.
Continue reading...Thursday, January 15, 2009
At CES, we got a good look at "Free Realms," a new kid-friendly MMORPG from Sony Online Entertainment. It's set in a lavish, colorful world filled with pixies, trolls and the usual cast of mythical characters. What sets it apart from other kid-friendly games is tongue-in-cheek humor that's amusing to adults: Players can expect, for [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 15, 2009
Yesterday saw the launch of "Moon," the new DS FPS from Renegade Kid. We caught up with the Kids themselves and learned where "Moon" goes that "Dementium" didn't, and where their next game might take us.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
"With great power, comes great responsibility." In the case of "Prototype's" star, Alex, with great power comes a whole lot of questions ... and fun ways to break things.
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Although someone at Capcom had scribbled all over all the boxes for "Resident Evil 5," they were at least kind enough to let us get some hands-on time with the game at CES. Sitting down with Daniel "Monk" Pelfrey from Digital Entertainment News, I had a chance to try a few minutes' worth of RE5's [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
It's not an easy job to please a tabletop gaming purist: No matter how faithful a digital board-game adaptation is, players of the physical version will almost always want to stick with the original. EA's upcoming version of "Trivial Pursuit" might not replace the fun of gathering around the table and reading questions to friends [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 14, 2009
When we last spoke with Don Daglow, CEO of Stormfront Studios, the situation was dire: Stormfront had all but closed its doors, and had been forced to dismiss its staff after a series of financial complications. Still, Daglow remained optimistic, telling GameCyte that there was still light at the end of the tunnel; a number [...]
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Monday, January 19, 2009
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