What the California video game law could mean to gamers everywhere
It all began in 2005 when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill that banned the sale or rental of “violent video games” to minors, effectively treating it like pornography. According to the bill, “violent video games” are games “in which the range of options available to a player includes killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually [...]
Diablo III coming to consoles?
When asked a couple of years ago if Blizzard would bring Diablo III to consoles, lead designer Jay Wilson said the company didn’t have any plans. Twenty-nine months and millions of consoles sold later, it appears that things have changed. According to the Diablo III community site, Blizzard is looking into bringing the wildly popular [...]
Heavy Rain Review
The ability of video games to elicit strong emotion from its audience has long been discussed since Final Fantasy VII started tugging the heartstrings of gamers everywhere. Heavy Rain seeks to do the same with its brand of “interactive cinema”, which hopes to change how we play games. This change Heavy Rain is aiming for [...]
Hulu Plus to be available to all PS3 users
According to the PlayStation Blog, Hulu Plus will lift the invitation-only availability of its ad-supported streaming video service. Hulu Plus was originally exclusive to “select” PlayStation Plus subscribers, but beginning this week, the service and its application will be accessible to all PlayStation Network subscribers. Hulu Plus’ subscription service covers full season runs of popular [...]
Next Resident Evil to be made by SOCOM’s developer?
There has been speculation that Six Slant Games, the current developer of the PlayStation-only SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs franchise, is working on the next Resident Evil game. The reasons for its speculation, says Kotaku, are the following: A document forwarded to Kotaku indicates that a new team-based Resident Evil game titled or code named “Resident [...]
Madworld Review
There’s nothing quite like Madworld. It may be considered unique when compared to the other games in the Wii where everything is typically colorful, wholesome and kid-friendly. However, Madworld is still exceptional even when compared with other games in the two HD consoles. The streets of Madworld are painted black, white and red, while every [...]
Batman: Arkham Asylum Review
Video games based on movies are common, especially when talking about superhero flicks. But as publishers make the most of a film’s popularity, it’s the gamers who get the short end of the stick. Remember clunkers like Superman Returns and Iron Man for consoles? When The Dark Knight came out in theaters last 2008, gamers [...]
Red Dead Redemption DLC to get retail disc
Similar to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, Rockstar Games is releasing all the downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption in a single disc. Undead Nightmare, the upcoming disc, bundles together the Outlaws to the End cooperative mission pack, the Legends and Killers pack, the Liars and Cheats extensions, all multiplayer Free Roam modes [...]