Prototype: The Comic Book
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Seems like just about anybody can make a videogame based on a comic book -- sometimes even a good one. But here's a switch: With the help of Sierra, DC Comics is make a comic book based on a game.
Aging Crue release new single as game
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
One of the more clever cross-promotional marketing ploys, Mötley Crüe, Harmonix and MTV Games have collaborated to bring the Crue's new single, "Saints Of Los Angeles," to Rock Band as downloadable, playable track.
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
PlayStation 3
The time-tested and player approved Hot Shots Golf series debuts on PlayStation3 as Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. Practically a no-brainer... if you're into the whole 'brevity' thing anyway...
THQ Editor's Day by the Bay: Pixar, WALL-E, booze, de Blobs
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Windows PC, Xbox 360
THQ's recent media showcase blitz included first an off-the-chart Wrestlemania / Disney World extravaganza in Florida, then a slightly more controlled shindig in San Francisco. Chris Hudak was on hand for both, the latter including hands-on, stupefyingly-secure time with several forthcoming THQ games.
THQ Editor's Day Disney World: Wrestlemania-mania
Mobile, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Television, Wii, Xbox 360
Powerhouse game developer and publisher THQ recently treated the games media to a habitually extravagant 'Editor's Day' -- two of them, in fact. The first was in Disney World Florida, replete with appropriately surreal Westlemania-meets-Walt-Disney shenanigans and Chris Hudak on hand to take it all in.
LucasArts unleashing The Force on Sept 16
Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
There's been solid buzz around LucasArts' newest Star Wars game, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Now there's an official release date, too.
Down Lo on the Downloads: Shop-Store-Market 04/08
PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360
With Sony holding back new downloadable content until a major overhaul of the PlayStation Store is completed, March was a month for Microsoft and Nintendo's online offerings to shine. Unfortunately, they didn't.
What happens in 'Vegas' stays in game-space
PlayStation 3, Windows PC, Xbox 360
Though comparisons to Grand Theft Auto (GTA) can't be avoided, Midway's forthcoming This is Vegas game looks about as original as they come; there's room for more in GTA's coveted 'sandbox' genre. Chris Hudak chats with Andre Maguire, Lead Designer of This is Vegas, to find out if Vegas has what it takes.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
PlayStation 3
Intimately excessive violence has its place in videogames... the good ones, anyway. However, when violence for the sake of violence shows up like a 1st amendment protester who forgot to put his pants on, it's hard to take seriously. In fact, it's hard to take for anything other than lame attempt to make headlines.
MLB 08 The Show
PlayStation 3
Making great leaps forward from last year's Sony-made baseball game -- which had great potential but came off the bat as an double rather then a homerun --, MLB 08 for the PlayStation3 still doesn't not knock it out of the park, but it's a solid stand-up triple.