E3 2008 - Microsoft Press Conference
Posted by inpheaux on July 14th, 2008 at 3:44 pmSuper-condensed Highlight Reel Time!
Games You Care About
Fallout 3 . . . turns out it's Fallout 3. Shocking. I mean, it's good and all, but it isn't really news.
Gears of War 2. See above.
Banjo Kazooie 3 & Viva Pinata 2. Rare makes sequels, film at 11. Ok, no, seriously they look pretty good. Winter 2008.
Guitar Hero [...]
Blizzard announces Titan Quest 2 Diablo III
Posted by inpheaux on June 28th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Welp, it looks like the one time I decide to sleep through a Blizzard announcement (I was dead-set convinced all the people saying "NO GUYS LOOK, THE EYES IN THE ICE IMAGE TOTALLY LINE UP WITH THIS DIABLO III BOX ART I MADE" were complete crackpots, and was sure that all the ice was going [...]
Gold Rush finally out, TF2 free this weekend!
Posted by inpheaux on April 29th, 2008 at 9:29 pmAnd of course, we're all too busy playing GTA4.
However, if you're one of those few people who isn't playing GTA4, you can enjoy your shiny new medic achievements / weapons and new map for Team Fortress 2. It's out now. Just restart Steam.
Also, if you're one of the like two people who haven't picked up [...]
Phoenix Wright spinoff announced: Gyakuten Not Saiban
Posted by inpheaux on April 9th, 2008 at 10:20 amThe latest game in the Gyakuten Saiban / Phoenix Wright series has been announced. After the first DS-from-the-ground-up excursion with Apollo Justice, Capcom is back (like clockwork!) with yet another one. This time you'll get to take on the other side of Magic Super Future Law, since you'll be playing as Miles Edgeworth.
We don't know [...]
Electronic Arts in Rock Band PAL Release: The Quest for More Money
Posted by inpheaux on April 8th, 2008 at 12:39 pmAfter months of delays (six of them, in fact), EA has finally announced all the details of the PAL release of Rock Band.
You might want to sit down.
Here's the good news: It's actually finally being released! For reals this time! Also you get nine "exclusive" songs, though you might only actually care about one or [...]
PC Gaming really extra not-dead: Spore dated, 7 SEP 2008
Posted by inpheaux on February 12th, 2008 at 2:34 pmIt's apparently "announce a bunch of stuff" day over at EA. First the Mass Effect PC release slated for May, now this, the first solid release date for Spore.
7 SEP 2008
From the press release:
"The wait is almost over," said Maxis Chief Designer Will Wright. "We're in our final stages of testing and polish with Spore, [...]
PC Gaming still not dead - Mass Effect coming in May
Posted by inpheaux on February 12th, 2008 at 12:35 pmWell, ok, I guess it's time for me to eat my words regarding if and when Mass Effect would be coming to PC. Apparently it is, and it's coming far sooner than anyone expected. Like May.
Apart from being ported to the PC where, you know, you might not experience as much terrible texture pop-up, the [...]
GTA IV dated: 29 APR 2008, for real this time.
Posted by inpheaux on January 24th, 2008 at 1:55 pmTake 2 issued a pretty short press release today announcing that the super mega anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV will debut on the 360 and PS3 on April 29th. Yes, that's three months from now.
I will wait a moment for that to sink in.
Got it? Alright. As for why it got delayed, well, it's our [...]
How we spent our long weekend: Hardware Hacking
Posted by inpheaux on January 21st, 2008 at 8:56 pmWe had a productive long weekend here at Directional Pad.
A few weeks ago Andy picked up the Nintendo Wii Zapper and was - as we assume many people were - completely dismayed by the fact that it wasn't compatible with Resident Evil 4. The problem stems from the fact that the zapper and all other [...]
Rockstar lineup now on Steam, for a super mega discount
Posted by inpheaux on January 4th, 2008 at 7:28 pmEvery Rockstar PC game except for State of Emergency is now on Steam.
It's all presently on sale.
The whole set will run you $53.99.
$53.99
What's that? You only care about GTA? You're crazy for not wanting Max Payne and Max Payne 2, but fine, that'll be $26.95.
If you were asleep or something for the past decade, you [...]