Lucas Arts is showing up in a big way for E3 this year. Two of its biggest franchises, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 and the soon to be launched Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO both released astounding cinematic trailers. The Old Republic in particular released a five plus minute trailer depicting the battle on Alderaan (yes that Alderaan), a battle which players will be able to take part in during the game. continue reading…

Last night on GameTrailers TV, the trailer for the newest installment in the Red Faction franchise, dubbed Red Faction: Armageddon, debuted. The game depicts events on the Martian planet approximately 50 years after the events of Guerrilla. You play as Darius Mason, grandson of Alec Mason and Samanya. From the trailer we are able to piece together that events lead to all the inhabitants taking refuge underground after some accident that occurs on the surface. All is not well though as a group of monsters is uncovered also living below the surface and Darius is forced to take up arms to defeat them. continue reading…

(For a review of the single player experience in Blur click here)

Bizarre Creation’s arcade racer Blur capitalized heavily on a pre-release, open multiplayer beta that gave gamers a taste of the exhilarating gameplay they hoped to achieve. One would expect that same feeling would translate to the full multi-player experience, which is merely augmented by additional modes and a more expansive list of cars and modifications. Such an assumption would  be correct, to a point. continue reading…

It seems that in the last few years, the racing genre has under gone a fundamental shift heavily in the direction of the simulation racer. Games like Grid, The Grand Turismo , Project Gotham and Forza Motorsport series have all released one or more iterations putting players behind the controls of high powered racing vehicles attempting to recreate real life racing as closely as possible. This after a long period where we saw entries in the more arcade style Need for Speed and Midnight Club series on pretty much a yearly basis.

Now, Bizarre Creations, the team behind one of those stalwart simulation series, the Project Gotham Series, is throwing its hat into the arcade ring, with Blur. Dubbed “powered up racing” Blur combines the high octane racing of an arcade street racer, with the competitive elements of Twisted Metal and Mario Kart. The result is an intense, gripping racing experience both online and off that commands attention. continue reading…

The epic adventure that was the Halo: Reach beta has come and passed, complete with unlocked modes along the way, and an extra day of gaming. It was blissful to return to a world of plasma-scarred landscapes and the beeping of replenishing shields. A world that felt oh-so-familiar, but strange and new at the same time. Though I probably could have put together a list of 10 or 15 important things to note, for sanity’s sake we’ll stick to five. continue reading…