X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Game, Poster, The Movie and Trailer

X-Men Origins: Wolverine is a 2009 action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name.

The game release coincided with the release of the film on May 1, 2009 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable.

The game was developed primarily by Raven Software, who used Unreal engine technology to develop the game. Amaze Entertainment developed the Wii/PS2 ports and Griptonite Games (PSP/DS) developed the PSP/DS ports. Origins was published by Activision.

The game allows players to take control of James “Logan” Howlett (codenamed Wolverine) and for the first time in a video game discover the character’s origins. Read more …

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for Wii - Review, Photos, Trailer

Silent Hill is a really lousy place to end up after a car crash. The town is full of creepy people who don’t offer the slightest bit of help, walls of ice spontaneously erupt from the ground without even so much as a warning, and undead creatures lunge at anything that moves. We got to check out the beginning of the Silent Hill remake today, dubbed Shattered Memories, and came away shaken up.

The introduction to your haunted experience is pretty imaginative. You are sitting in the office of a psychiatrist with a list of questions in front of you. These are personal questions, mind you, which are a little awkward if you happen to fill out this form during a trade-show event. It asks if you like to drink when you need to relax, if abstract ideas intrigue you, and if you have ever cheated on a significant other, among other questions. The doctor didn’t seem to believe all of our answers, but he seemed like a bit of a quack anyway. This psych test shapes how your adventure plays out. For instance, when we talked to a bartender in the game, she asked if we wanted a drink because we looked freaked out, but the main character declined the offer, just like our psych test foretold.

The game begins after you crash your car. Like the game this is based on, you play as Harry Mason and must find your daughter. We were told that the story veers drastically from that of the original, though we didn’t see any other story sequences to compare. The beginning is extremely slow-paced. You hold a flashlight in your right hand that is controlled by the Wii Remote, and you move your character with the Nunchuk. There is light puzzle-solving in this segment. For instance, we needed a key for a locked door and had to unzip the jacket of a mannequin to find it.

Silent Hill: Shattered Memories E3 2009 Debut Trailer [HQ]

Things get creepy after that. After finding out that we live in Silent Hill, we stumble back to the beginning where we crashed our car, but things get a little strange. A swing sways for no reason, and if you take a picture of it, you can see a girl sitting down. You can’t interact with her, but it sets the mood for what’s going to come next.

Walls of ice shoot out of the ground! You can’t climb over them (they’re cold!) so you must find a way around. Easy enough, right? It’s not so easy when a horde of undead creatures is chasing you. There isn’t any combat in Shattered Memories, so you have to run like heck whenever you see an evil being. This set off an elaborate chase sequence in which we crashed through doors, quickly scaled walls, and knocked down bookcases to slow our pursuers, all in the scant hope that we would survive.

Silent Hill is a creepy game. Even standing on a noisy show floor, it was easy to get sucked into this world. If the rest of the game can keep up the foreboding atmosphere, this could be the go-to scary game for the Wii when it comes out later this year.

Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent, Neo Steam Poster, Neo Steam Gameplay, Neo Steam Pet creation, Neo Steam Modes of Transportation, Neo Steam Story, Neo Steam History and Trailer

Neo Steam: The Shattered Continent is a free, steampunk-styled MMORPG. In US it is being published by Atlus Online, which announced its acquisition of the game on February 23, 2009 via press release.

History

NeoSteam was designed in Korea and localized to US market by Atlus.[1] The open beta was announced on May 27,2009.[2]

Story

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Prelude to the War-In ancient times, the races of Chrysalis enjoyed lives of luxury in a world where science and magic harmoniously coexisted. The Pom, a race whose inquisitive minds and nimble fingers gave them a natural inclination for engineering, created many useful machines. Read more …

Aquaria Trailer: Diving Into Aquaria, Game Info, Poster and Trailer

Aquaria is a 2D sidescrolling computer game by independent game company Bit Blot. It won the Seumas McNally grand prize from the Independent Games Festival in March 2007. It was released on the 7th of December, 2007 after more than two years of development. A Mac port was released November 12, 2008, courtesy of Ambrosia Software. An updated version of the game was released on Steam on December 15, 2008; it is equivalent to the 1.1.1 patched version of the original release, but with the addition of 27 Steam Achievements. A new patch (version 1.1.2) is currently in the works.

Overview

In Aquaria, the player controls Naija, a lone underwater dweller, who is in search of her family. She explores a massive ocean world, teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. In her journey she encounters various underwater creatures, travels from hidden caves to sunlit oases, and solves mysterious quests in underwater ruins and long forgotten cities of ancient civilizations. Read more …

Resident Evil 5 Updated Hands-On - New Environment and Boss Battle, Video

In our latest look at Capcom’s survival horror shooter, we run into a Kraken, a temple, and two tickets to the gun show.

Resident Evil 5 Boss Battle

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Resident Evil 5 is all about scale: more enemies, larger areas, and bigger bosses. Luckily, the game balances things by giving you a partner, the lithe and lethal Sheva Alomar, and the muscle to punch a zombie so hard that it explodes. We had the chance to take our increased firepower and continue on from our previous previews to further explore this undead-filled adventure. Read more …

In Dead Rising, you take on the role of Frank West, Play Game woow…Trailer

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Capcom is no stranger to the zombie genre of videogames. Their series of Resident Evil games has been by far the most popular zombie franchise in the history of gaming, with the latest installation, Resident Evil 4, earning huge amounts of acclaim from critics and gamers alike (despite technically not having any zombies in it). They’ve already announced Resident Evil 5 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, but in the interim, they’ve cobbled together a nifty little next-gen zombie-killing game called Dead Rising.

In Dead Rising, you take on the role of Frank West, hardnosed freelance photographer who gets a hot scoop about some shady events going down in the town of Willamette, Colorado. After chartering a helicopter to drop him into the middle of town, he finds widespread rioting and mayhem. When he lands on the roof of the local mega-mall, he discovers that most of the town has been infected by some kind of zombie plague. Although there are a few survivors scattered around the mall, there’s also a few thousand zombies to deal with.

Dead Rising tells the story of Frank’s efforts to get to the bottom of the mysterious zombie plague. As you attempt to winnow out clues and interview suspects, though, you’re also going to partake in some of the finest zombie-killing action ever to grace a home console system. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you stuck a shower head into a zombie’s neck, or attacked one with a mannequin or hockey puck, or threw a bowling ball at a crowd of them, then this is your game. Read more …

System Shock 2, Reviews, Poster and Trailer

System Shock 2 (commonly abbreviated SS2 or Shock 2) is a science-fiction horror-themed video game, designed by Ken Levine, which incorporates elements commonly seen in first-person shooters and role-playing games. The title was developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios as a direct sequel to the seminal 1994 PC game System Shock, and was released on August 11, 1999 by Electronic Arts.

The game takes place on board an adrift starship in a cyberpunk vision of the year 2114. The player assumes the role of a lone soldier who tries to stem the outbreak of a genetic infection that has devastated the ship. Gameplay mainly consists of first person action and exploration, while a role-playing system allows the player to develop unique abilities and traits.

System Shock 2 received positive reviews when released, but failed to meet commercial sales expectations. Read more …