Phil Villarreal
‘Monster Words’ Mobile Game Review
Many times when mobile game developers go wrong, it’s because they’re trying to replicate a home console experience on a device that fits in your pocket. There’s something to be said for thinking small and nailing a simple concept with precision, and that’s just what ‘Monster Words’ does.
‘EverQuest II’ Proves It Pays To Not Pay To Play
Things are going a heck of a lot better for trailblazing PC MMO ‘Everquest II’ after its publisher gave up on that silly idea of trying to get people to pay for a game that was released in 2004. Since December, when the game went fully free-to-play, its audience has not only grown, but people are actually spending more money on the game.
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They’re Shaking, Not Stirring, Six Bond Movies Into One Game
The whole “Let’s turn a James Bond movie into a game thing” rarely works out well. We can’t even remember a decent one since GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 was the dorm game du jour back in 1997. Activision, though, isn’t ready to banish the franchise the way it did Guitar Hero. Instead of backing off on Bo
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Author’s Lawsuit Claims Ubisoft Ripped Him Off With ‘Assassin’s Creed’
To most people, the concept behind the Assassin’s Creed games seems unique. But the setup, in which corporations jack into ancestral memories to relive the past, sounded a bit too familiar to sci-fi author John L. Beiswenger, who says the franchise ripped off his 2003 novel, ‘Link.’
Xbox Live (Fool’s) Gold Is Free This Weekend
Good news for freeloaders: Xbox Live Gold, which costs $60 a year, will be free Thursday through Monday.
‘Super Monday Night Combat’ Accidentally Releases Early
Usually when you find yourself playing a free version of the game that the developer doesn’t want you to have, it’s because you partook in some illegal downloading shenanigans. But that’s not the case with the shooter Super Monday Night Combat.
Mac Gamers, Your 7-Year Wait For ‘Quake 4′ Is Over
If you’re really into computer gaming, odds are you don’t use a Mac. Big-budget game publishers have such a history of neglecting the platform that Mac gamers have gotten used to the abuse and gleefully accept any crumb tossed their way. The latest of these is the all-but-forgotten fragfest Quake 4.
‘Diablo III’ Beta’s Omega Is May 1
If you’ve been feasting on the free hacking, slashing and looting offered up by the ‘Diablo III‘ beta, get ready to go on a diet. The game’s free pre-release appetizer goes offline May 1, two weeks before it launches on PC.
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Is Apple Developing Its Own Game TV And Game Console?
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Apple is a jealous and vengeful god. Not simply content with owning your life with the iPhone, iMac and iPad, it’s aiming to wrestle the Xbox controller out of your hands and punch your PS3 in the balls.
Naturally, ‘Halo 4′ Casts Conan O’Brien as a Character
Yesterday we told you that ‘Halo 4′ would be kicking down your door Nov. 6, and now we’re telling you that it’s bringing some friends along — late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien and ever-present sidekick Andy Richter. The pairing of pasty, non-threatening comedians and a hardcore, distant future-set fragfest doesn’t quite calculate, but whatever.
‘Tekken Tag Tournament’ DLC Characters Will Be Free
In a conversation that seemed to be a pointed jab at friendly rival Capcom, a producer working on ‘Tekken Tag Tournament’ said any characters locked on the disc will be given away for free. Remember that Capcom infamously charged gamers for such content in ‘Street Fighter X Tekken.’
‘Super Mario 4′ And ‘Pikmin 3′ For The Wii U Will Debut At E3
Turns out that not-so-bold prediction we made yesterday that the ‘Super Mario Bros. 4′ would be headed to Nintendo’s new Wii U console worked out better than that bet we had on Syracuse to win the NCAA tournament. Mario mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto confirmed that Nintendo would bring a new Wii U Mario game to June’s E3 expo in Los Angeles.
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