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Wrath of the Lich King breaks sales records
With more than 2.8 million copies sold in its first 24 hours, Blizzard Entertainment’s second World of Warcraft expansion is now the fastest-selling PC game ever.
Grand Theft Auto IV DLC arrives Feb. 17
The long delayed GTA IV DLC has finally been revealed. “Lost and the Damned” will be available for download on February 17, 2009.
Warner Bros. announces Terminator Salvation game
Third-person shooter to coincide with the release of the movie in May 2009. Supported platforms were not announced.
Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience launches
If you popped the No-Doze and stuck it out until 5AM ET last night, you probably managed to get your mitts on Microsoft’s New Xbox Experience.
iPod Touch & iPhone Games Roundup
There are over 170 million iProducts in the hands of Apple customers these days. Let’s talk about the gaming possibilities these innovative products bring to the handheld market.
8 Features We Want in Punch-Out!!
We don’t know much about Punch-Out!! for Wii, but we know what we want in the game.
Eternal Poison
Atlus is loaded with fantastic strategy RPG titles, and their leatest release of the Japanese title, Eternal Pink, literally keeps us waiting for more.
THE BOTTOM LINE: If you’re looking for a fast-paced game, this is not one of them. Although the load times can be excruciatingly long, there are quite a few things worth waiting for–especially if you can appreciate good storytelling and artwork.
Left 4 Dead
Some things have always gone great together: peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, and of course, the ultimate combination — zombies and high doses of gratuitous violence. Valve’s highly anticipated cooperative survival shooter has finally arrived, but does it live up to the flesh-munching, sinew-snapping, shotgun-pumping hype? The short answer is a highly enthusiastic “yes”. The long answer would be a somewhat MORE enthusiastic, “Boomer to your left! Flank the Horde, flank the Horde! BOOM — headshot!”
THE BOTTOM LINE: The team at Valve has delivered another amazing experience with their latest effort, the survival FPS Left 4 Dead. With an amazing range of variety, unprecedented team dynamics and a genuinely frightening atmosphere, L4D is the game horror enthusiasts and trigger happy shooter fans have been waiting for.
Xbox 360 gets fewer Netflix movies on NXE launch
Hundreds of Netflix movies have been ‘temporarily’ removed on Xbox 360 due to licensing issues, the online rental service confirmed.
Reggie promises online Wii community that’s ‘unique to Nintendo’
If and when a full-fledged Nintendo online community becomes available, it will be “unique to Nintendo,” Reggie said.
Wii turns two as industry dominance continues
Nintendo’s birthday gift for the Wii was the same this year as it was in 2007: Incredible sales, hardware shortages and more top 10 first party IP.
Tomb Raider: Underworld - PS3
Tomb Raider: Underworld brings Lara Croft back in an ardent effort to stop what has been a heady descent into video game irrelevance, and with gun fights, motorcycle sprints, and acrobatics galore, Underworld helps elevate the once lauded action franchise out of the dark depths. Unfortunately, this decidedly outmoded adventure isn’t enough to lift Lara back to her once lofty perch.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Lara tries to whip out the twins — get your mind out of the gutter: the “twins” I’m talking about here are ‘action’ and ‘adventure’ — in order to evoke some excitement in Underworld but there isn’t enough solid action to back up the platforming. All in all, Ms. Croft’s latest effort falls a bit flat with a dated feel; it’s obvious that the genre that Lara helped pioneer has long passed her by.
Tomb Raider: Underworld - 360
Tomb Raider: Underworld brings Lara Croft back in an ardent effort to stop what has been a heady descent into video game irrelevance, and with gun fights, motorcycle sprints, and acrobatics galore, Underworld helps elevate the once lauded action franchise out of the dark depths. Unfortunately, this decidedly outmoded adventure isn’t enough to lift Lara back to her once lofty perch.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Lara tries to whip out the twins — get your mind out of the gutter: the “twins” I’m talking about here are ‘action’ and ‘adventure’ — in order to evoke some excitement in Underworld but there isn’t enough solid action to back up the platforming. All in all, Ms. Croft’s latest effort falls a bit flat with a dated feel; it’s obvious that the genre that Lara helped pioneer has long passed her by.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
If you look close enough, you can trace the casual roots of today’s Nintendo back to the GameCube’s quirky runaway phenomenon, Animal Crossing. The game’s latest incarnation, Animal Crossing: City Folk feels and plays extremely natural on Nintendo’s flagship family-friendly console and feels right at home with wii-mote and nunchuck in hand. For gamers taking their first trip to Animal Crossing, City Folk will be paradise. For fans of both the original as well as the DS incarnation, it might be a bit too familiar of a journey.
THE BOTTOM LINE: Animal Crossing: City Folk is cut from the same cloth as the first two titles in the series, meaning it’s fun, laid-back, and easy to play in short spurts. However, the lack of change and truly innovative gameplay features means it won’t attract folks who hated the series or have been burnt out on comingling with talking fauna.
Win one of 2000 slots in the Freaky Creatures beta
GamePro’s got 2,000 free beta keys for the upcoming creature-battling MMO Freaky Creatures. Who wants ‘em?
Still no update on slow Gears of War 2 matchmaking
Two weeks after launching, and some players are having to wait up to 20 minutes to join an online multiplayer match.
National Geographic launches game division
National Geographic Global Media on Tuesday announced the launch of National Geographic Games (NGG), a new business unit that is creating games for multiple consoles.
Nintendo promises more games for ‘Halo fans’ in 2009
With company fanboys and non-gamers a lock for the Wii going forward, Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway promises more games for the Halo sect in 2009.
Wii motion controls do not lead to violence, study says
Using the Wiimote to plant a street sign into your enemy’s head in Mad World doesn’t lead to real world violence, a new study has found.
Call of Duty: World at War outselling Modern Warfare 2 to 1
Early retail checks show the latest Call of Duty outselling last year’s game by a factor of two… but there’s a catch.
