Platform: PC Developer: Coffee Stain Studios Publisher: Coffee Stain Studios Release date: April 15, 2011 Digital download first and third person shooters are becoming more common as this generation progresses. From Call of Duty imitators such as Blacklight Tango Down and Breach to shooters that experiment with the genre such as Monday Night Combat (MNC)…
Read MorePlatform: PS3 Also available on: Xbox 360, PC Developer: Playdead Publisher: Playdead Release date: July 19, 2011 Limbo debuted during the summer of 2010 as an Xbox Live Arcade exclusive title, and was one of the marquee titles as in the “Summer of Live Arcade” promotion. Indie developer Playdead has finally been able to publish…
Read MorePlatform: PS3 Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment America Developer: Sucker Punch Release date: June 7, 2011 Sucker Punch, who were best known for their Sly Cooper franchise for the PS2, made their PS3 debut in 2009 with inFAMOUS. They brought urban traversal games to a whole new level, competing with games such as Assassin’s Creed, as…
Read MorePlatform: PC Publisher: Valve Corporation Developer: Valve Corporation Release date: July 19, 2010 Alien Swarm is a top-view shooter released by Valve in the summer of 2010 as a free game exclusive to Steam. It combines elements from top-view shooters such as Super Smash TV and Robotrosn: 2084 as well as elements from survival games…
Read MoreThis review is courtesy Michael Brewer of MadBrewLabs. Check out his blog for his thoughts about RPGs, game design, running campaigns, and more. Platform: PS3 Also available on: XBox 360 Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Rockstar San Diego / Rockstar North Release date: May 18, 2010 Red Dead Redemption[1] is an action-adventure 3rd person shooter that is…
Read MorePlatform: PS3 Also available on: XBox 360 Publisher: Rockstar Games Developer: Team Bondi Release date: May 17, 2011 Rockstar Games is mainly known for their Grand Theft Auto series, which popularized the open-world sandbox experience that can be found in many games today. With L.A. Noire, Rockstar Games got with Team Bondi to bring a…
Read MorePlatform: PC Also available on: Xbox 360 Developer: Uber Entertainment Release date: Jan 24, 2011 Monday Night Combat is a unique hybrid of different genres, and to pass it off as a Team Fortress 2 clone would be dismissing what this game really is. Monday Night Combat is a 3rd person shooter that combines elements…
Read MorePlatform: PS3 Publisher: SCEA Developer: Guerrilla Games Release date: Feb 22, 2011 The Playstation 3 has a great line up of exclusive titles for this year. Many would probably say Killzone 3 was the marque first person shooter for the console, especially with the extra hype and marketing that Sony has pushed behind Killzone this…
Read MoreThis was submitted to us by listener and forum fan, Darth Paxis. It’s featured in the upcoming Episode 61 of Blue Yonder… When I confronted GlaDOS in the first Portal game, it was the end of the game, a final boss fight to give the story a solid conclusion. When I faced GlaDOS in Portal…
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