No need to worry my dear friends! I am still very much alive even though my blog posts have dried up to a thin trickle of updates over the past month. Unfortunately my world load has increased substantially with a busy month of bean counting and an extra busy month of freelance writing taking its toll on my free time. Hopefully next month will see me have a bit more time on my hands to regale you all with my wonderful tales and exploits. To tide you over in the meantime though I’ve got three game reviews that came out which you might be interested in reading if you take a fancy to the noble art of gaming:
As an added gaming bonus to my earlier Red Dead Redemption trailer I thought I’d post this rather spectacular trailer for the long-awaited Alan Wake. Several years in development from Remedy (of Max Payne fame) it seems as though this May will finally see the game hit store shelves and watching the trailer just shows you why gamers are still clamouring for it even after so many delays.
Oh yes, the mere mention of Lost, Stephen King and Twin Peaks when describing this game has me putting my money down for a pre-order right now!
The Red Dead Redemption Trailers have started coming out thick and fast with another trailer from Rockstar that goes into further depth regarding the harshness of life in the Wild West. Unfortunately it features no giant mechanical spiders like in Wild Wild West but its still worth a watch.
As the long Easter weekend draws to a close here in sunny South Africa I realised that I haven’t kept any of you loyal readers up to date with my gaming exploits over the past few months. Rest assured that I haven’t been complacent into putting some game time in when I’ve had the chance and there have been three reviews I’ve had the great pleasure to write in 2010:
Bayonetta – An action game from the creator of Devil May Cry that aims to bring the action genre back to what made it great in the first place: over the top action scenes and crazy characters all wrapped up in a story that seems to have come from the mind of a delusional madman.
Bioshock 2 – Coming after the first game which was based in the underwater city of Rapture and saw you taking on an army of mutated freaks who had tried to attain perfection through genetically altering their bodies, Bioshock 2 sees you returning to Rapture but this time as one of the Big Daddies who is out to find his lost Little Sister.
Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening – A fantasy RPG that manages to tick all the boxes required of it to be seen as the spiritual successor to the Baldur’s Gate franchise, Awakening sees you steeping into the boots of a mage, warrior or rogue to rid the land of an evil. so far so meh I’m sure you’re saying but rest assured that once you start playing Dragon Age you’ll soon come to see that its story and characters are out of this world.
Great news! If you’re a local 360 gamer looking for a great place to meet fellow gamers with a passion for the 360 then you need look no further. Xboxgaming has just launched their very own web forum dedicated to promoting the wonderful art of gaming among the local community. so if you’re looking for a place to organise a multiplayer COD fest or just looking to promote your Master Chief fanfic then head on over to the XG forums and join in the discussion!
Rockstar has just released yet another gameplay series video for Red Dead Redemption that focuses on the general tasks and challenges that await players outside of the mission structure. The video also gives a brief look at the history and different areas found in the game. The more I’m seeing of this game the more excited I am for its release. Unfortunately its been delayed from 27 April till 21 May but until then sit back and relax to some Ennio Morricone inspired tunes in this latest video:
As a fan of Fallout 3 and its unique post apocalyptic 1950s setting I’m overjoyed to see that Bethesda has released the first trailer for their new game, Fallout New Vegas. not much is known about it but for fans of the Fallout world, we can look forward to joining up with Pipboy and co in later this year. If you haven’t had a chance to play Fallout 3 yet then now’s the perfect opportunity to grab a cheap copy of the GOTY edition that contains the game and all its released DLC.
Its time for another reviews update. The end of 2009 was quiet in terms of game releases but I did manage to get two reviews out during December and January:
Left 4 Dead 2 – If you have a fondness for zombie films and you love playing co-op then Valve’s zombie shooter will be as close to heaven as you can get without growing wings and playing a harp.
Army of Two: The 40th Day – It’s loud, brash and oozes pure machismo but its a fun shooter that doesn’t try to be anything else.
Give the reviews a read if you’re interested and as always comments on the site are more than welcome!
Great news! If you’re a local 360 gamer looking for a great place to meet fellow gamers with a passion for the 360 then you need look no further. Xboxgaming has just launched their very own web forum dedicated to promoting the wonderful art of gaming among the local community. so if you’re looking for a place to organise a multiplayer COD fest or just looking to promote your Master Chief fanfic then head on over to the XG forums and join in the discussion!
Its time for another reviews update. The end of 2009 was quiet in terms of game releases but I did manage to get two reviews out during December and January:
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