Archive for May, 2012


Rayman Origins – One Hour Demo Review

The Playstation Network on occasion has one hour trials of full games, so when I saw Rayman Origins on the list I immediately downloaded it. I’ve been gaming 30 years now but believe it or not I never played a Rayman game other than a short demo) before. I learned about Rayman Origins from the [...]

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Of Orcs and Men – E3 2012 Trailer

Of Orcs and Men looks like a action adventure game that puts you in control of various Orcs, trolls and goblins. I actually like this game’s premise, for far too long Orcs have been whipping boys for humans in video games but now its time for some retribution. Seriously I am not the biggest Orc guy [...]

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Dead Space 3 – Graphic Novel Teaser Trailer

Planet Uxor looks like it just could be one of the settings in Dead Space 3 according to this graphic novel teaser below. I wouldn’t mind a city setting for the third Dead Space personally. I don’t know who this guy with the scarface is, he must be either a co-op or NPC partner to [...]

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Shift 2: Unleashed – Review

Published by: Electronic Arts, Developer: Slightly Mad Studios, Genre: Driving, Rating: E10+, Release Date: March 29, 2011, Systems: PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360. Presentation: Shift 2: Unleashed is the direct sequel to Shift which is EA’s take on games like Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo. Just so you don’t get the wrong idea upfront, Shift 2 is not [...]

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Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD – Review

Published By: SCEA, Developer: Sucker Punch, Genre: Platformer, Release Date: November 29, 2011, Rating: E, Systems: Playstation 3. Presentation: Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus HD is the remake high-definition version of Sucker Punch’s Playstation 2 game of the same name. For the record I have never played the older versions of any Sly Cooper [...]

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Battlefield 3: Close Quarters – VFX Destruction Montage

Wow this VFX Destruction Montage video for Battlefield 3: Close Quarters DLC looks like a tech a demo. If you played Battlefield 3 you know its a looker but the destructibility in the video below was more impressive compared to what I see in multiplayer games I play regularly. Maybe its the slo-mo? Yea it gotta be the [...]

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Far Cry 3 – E3 2012 Teaser Trailer

Ubisoft decided to not waste anytime in regards to hyping up Far Cry 3 before E3 2012. Personally they don’t need to hype this game but I understand many gamers are on the fence regarding it. It also releases around the same time as Borderlands 2 so I guess its a smart move. You see [...]

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Xbox Live Indie Game Demo Review – Avatar Fart!!

Avatar Fart!! is a quick time event game centered around Xbox Live avatars and farting. You don’t actually fart but your avatar does. About a year ago I played Silver Dollar Games’s Try Not to Fart which was pretty hilarious. These two fart games are pretty different actually. Avatar Fart was developed and published by Dwarf [...]

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Xbox Live Demo Review – Avatar Falls Down Stairs

Avatar Falls Down Stairs is a physics based game centered around your Xbox Live avatar, stairs of various designs and falling down them. Avatar Falls Down Stairs was developed and published by Stegersaurus Games as an indie title for XBLIG. This game released May 26, 2012 and retails for 80 msp. As for Avatar Falls [...]

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Renaissance Heroes – Closed Beta Gameplay Trailer

Renaissance Heroes is a 16th century based online first person shooter set in Europe. Published by Chang You and published by Bridea exclusively for the PC. The trailer below flys us through a few maps including: Atelier, Villa and Water Channel. The maps actually look pretty good with that old school quick twitch PC map [...]

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