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E3 2011 PSVita Hands On
By Kaleb Rutherford | 06/06/11

We go hands on with Sony's newest handheld--the PlayStation Vita. Spoiler, this thing ROCKS! Keep reading to find out why.

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03/01/11
Rift Preview
By Kaleb Rutherford | 02/21/11
Over the years, I have spent a considerable amount of time playing Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMO’s). Despite my love for the genre, only a few of them kept my interest over a long period of time. I have spent time in Ultima Online, World of WarCraft, EverQuest 2, WarHammer Online, Lord of the Rings Online, Star Wars Galaxies, and countless others that don’t exist any more. Today, the only title I continue to play on an ongoing basis is World of Warcraft. But after 5 years of the game, it has grown slightly stale and I have been looking for an upgrade. Along comes Rift–and with it–the promise to give me a more satisfying experience. So I entered the Private and Public Betas…
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06/14/01
Duke Nukem Forever Preview
By Kaleb Rutherford | 09/14/10

Duke Nukem Forever... a title that has been in development for so long, it has seen three US Presidents come and go. For the vast majority if gamers, however, it has been the butt of all our jokes and any talk of release should ultimately result in hell freezing over. While we aren't sure of any signs that the temperatures are dropping in the bad portion of the afterlife, 2K Games, Randy Pitchford (the CEO of Gearbox), and his team of awesome Developers, at Gearbox, have revealed that Duke Nukem Forever will be releasing during Calendar 2011. 

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08/24/10
E3 2010: Mafia II Hands on and 3D Impressions
By Mark Melnychuk | 08/02/10

It was upsetting that both of EA’s Godfather video games weren’t able to offer a respectable mobster experience, even though the classic story and rich characters were already made for them. Mafia II doesn’t have names like Marlon Brando or Mario Puzo to lend credence to its tale of organized crime. On the other hand, it might not need them.

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02/22/11
E3 2010: Killzone 3 Hands On
By Mark Melnychuk | 07/21/10
There is a physical reaction any good first person shooter should elicit in the player. At first, the eyes widen and the jaw begins to slowly sag. Then a sharp exhale, accompanied by a hearty laugh filled with the same joy as Santa Clause’s infamous chuckle. All because the player is looking at the screen thinking: “I just did that!” This reaction could be called the ultimate high in male power-fantasy, but I actually saw it coming from a young woman playing Killzone 3 on the E3 show floor.
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06/29/10
E3 2010: All Points Bulletin Hands On
By Mark Melnychuk | 07/16/10
Since it’s entering the market of massive online gaming for the PC, Realtime Worlds’ All Points Bulletin gets measured against World of Warcraft a lot. However it’s a comparison the designers are anxious to brush off. APB is not about role playing, and it’s not about wizards or spells. It’s about hitting the streets as criminals or law enforcers, busting some heads and maybe even getting famous while doing it.
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E3 2010: SpecOps: The Line Preview
By Mark Melnychuk | 07/14/10

SpecOps: The Line has one of the more interesting settings we’ve seen in video games lately. The game takes place in the city of Dubai, only it’s not the city you know. Sandstorms of biblical proportions have ravaged the once opulent playground for billionaires.

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E3 2010: TERA Hands On
By Mark Melnychuk | 07/03/10
Somewhere in the world of TERA, a heroic party of adventurers arrive on a coastal shore. The group is composed a Berserker, Sorcerer, Mystic, Warrior and a slayer. After defeating on a Red Lash Dreadnaught (ie giant crab) during their beach landing, they begin to enter the jungle in search of the vile Captain Marduk.
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10/12/10
Medal of Honor multiplayer beta impressions
By Mark Melnychuk | 06/28/10
Recently, EA launched a closed multiplayer beta for Medal of Honor. CVGames was lucky enough to be granted access, so we decided share our thoughts in case you were thinking about enlisting this fall.
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E3 2010 Metal Gear Solid Rising First Look
By Kaleb Rutherford | 06/20/10

E3 just wouldn't be complete without a little tease for the next iteration of the Metal Gear Franchise. E3 2010 lived up to this promise by giving us a small glimpse into the future of Metal Gear with Metal Gear Solid: Rising. Hideo Kojima took the stage at the Microsoft Press Conference to show us the game and, happily, not include any type of Kinect support into the title.

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04/19/11
E3 2010 Portal 2
By Mark Melnychuk | 06/17/10

After getting a first glimpse at Portal 2, the original game just seems so domestic in comparison. Each puzzle took place in a sterile, secluded, and regulated environment. It was much like being a lab rat sent through a maze.

 

The first Portal was really a boot camp for bending the fabric of reality. So what does this make the sequel?

 

War.

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E3 2010 Bodycount
By Mark Melnychuk | 06/17/10

Stuart Black makes his obsession with shooting stuff well known during a live gameplay demonstration of Bodycount, the spiritual successor to the famed fetish FPS: Black.

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10/12/10
E3 2010 Super Scribblenauts
By Kaleb Rutherford | 06/16/10
Last year, a little game called Scribblenauts arrived on the scene and wowed and amazed players. This year, Super Scribbenauts is on the show floor to give players more objects, new possibilities, and an incredible amount of fun. At the same time, they are keeping the charm and basic formula of the first title.
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06/21/11
Pre-E3 2010 F.E.A.R 3
By Kaleb Rutherford | 06/13/10

The F.E.A.R. is returning but this time the Developer is different.  After the lackluster response from F.E.A.R. 2, is this the way to bring the series back to dominance? That is what Developer Day 1 Studios is banking on in their attempt to resurrect this horror shooter franchise.

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11/09/10
Pre-E3 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops
By Kaleb Rutherford | 06/13/10

Since the introduction of Call of Duty 2, I have looked forward to the next COD title each year.  2010 will be no different as the new Call of Duty Developer, Treyarch, will be taking the reigns from the empty Infinity Ward Studio. Treyarch's first venture out as the primary Developer for COD brings gamers to the height of the Cold War as America struggles against Vietnam.

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11/03/09
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
By | 10/09/09
If you are ever curious what happens when an unexpected console mascot bursts onto the scene then look no further than the Jak and Daxter franchise. The original series was always planned as a three-game set, and Sony was happy to have a new set of heroes exclusively gracing their consoles. But then something unusual happened, and fans latched onto the duo with a fervor that no one had really expected. Thus, when the original trilogy ended and effectively closed off the storyline Sony couldn’t help but wonder how they could continue to profit off the franchise. The solution they determined was to release a new adventure on the PSP starring Daxter, and that title’s impressive sales and solid reviews showed Sony that there was still life in this franchise. Now, they’re going back to the well once more with a new PSP Jak and Daxter adventure, but it seems that the well may finally be running dry.
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