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Sony Home Update: inFamous space, EA Golf course now open
This week on Sony Home there are several new places to visit starting with the inFAMOUS space now open. Players can explore the Abandoned Docks of Empire City where they can spray paint graffiti on the walls or play Reaper Shock. In this shooting gallery style game, players can shoot bolts of electricity at Reaper targets that pop-up or move across the screen for reward items for avatars and living personal spaces. Also look for…
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Casual Friday: Update for June 27-July 3, 2009
The Casual Friday casual game update for June 27 - July 3, 2009 includes Mystic Diary: Lost Brother, Lost Fortunes, Posh Boutique 2 and Jane’s Zoo.
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Important Importables: Angel Collection: Mezase! Gakuen no Fashion Leader review for GBA
Angel Collection is an endearing GBA fashion game that girls and women will enjoy playing. While very simple, there’s a wide variety of clothing and mini-games tossed in. It’s best played in short bursts.
Opinion: Only certain kinds of video games can inspire great movies
Fans have a love-hate relationship with movie adaptations of popular video games. For every successful transition, for example Silent Hill, there’s an In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale or Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. Chances are, the movie isn’t going to live up to the… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Exclusive: Interview with composer Jeremy Soule about the music of zOMG!
This week Gaia Online celebrates the music of zOMG! during zOMG!fest featuring music composer and symphonist Jeremy Soule and music composer and songwriter Jeff Miyahara who has composed not only music for Gaia Online events such as the more recent Promageddon but have also worked with popular J-pop (Japanese pop… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Exclusive: Interview with senior producer, creative director Dave Georgeson about zOMG!
Since the free browser-based MMMORPG zOMG! started allowing players in 2008, it has been widely talked about in the forums. Guilds have formed to help others complete quests and meet other players who love the game. I had a chance to talk with zOMG! senior producer and creative director Dave… Continue Reading »
EA discouraging used Sims 3 game sales with registration
Thinking about purchasing The Sims 3? Good for you. Thinking about purchasing it used? Think again. Thanks to certain procedures set in place by EA regarding the game, you must register your copy in order to gain access to The Sims 3 community website and store. If you’ve purchased a… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament for PSP
Steambot Chronicles: Battle Tournament takes place in Orion City and the area surrounding it. The player is a new resident, a Trotmobile driver drawn to the area by the allure of tournaments, fame and fortune. When he (or she!) first arrives in Orion City, the player befriends a mechanic and… Continue Reading »
Majesco announces The Daring Game for Girls for DS, Wi
All young girls dream of having adventures like rafting down the Amazon, mountain climbing, or exploring deep caves. The Daring Book for Girls series allowed girls to have these adventures while safely sitting on their couch. This best selling book series by William Morrow (imprint of HarperCollins) is now being… Continue Reading »
Nintendo Downloads for June 29, 2009
Can you say, “the dog days of summer”? This Nintendo download update is certainly on the sedate side, with 2 water-based titles on WiiWare (including a fishing game!) and Sudoku (yes, Sudoku!) on DSiWare. I’m interested in the sole VC release, Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa, and potentially… Continue Reading »
Casual Friday: Update for June 20-26, 2009
It’s a good week for people who happen to be Big Fish Games and PlayFirst members. Whether you’re a PC or Mac owner, if you love Breakout and Alleyway style games it’s a good time to invest in a PlayFirst PlayPass. Two action games in this vein, Pirate’s Treasure and… Continue Reading »
Important Importables: Long live the Dreamcast
The Dreamcast is an example of a console that its fans refused to let die. When Sega discontinued it outside of Japan, people purchased Boot Disks that would let them play import video games and imported. When licensed games stopped coming, people started creating and selling their own independent games.… Continue Reading »
Gamertell Review: The Sims 3 for PC and Mac
I was going to resist The Sims 3. After all, I have a complete The Sims 2 running on my laptop, complete with every single expansion pack and a robust assortment of user-created original content. Besides, $49.99’s a lot of money and I’ve been cutting back. Then, when visiting a… Continue Reading »
Important Importables
Jenni Lada brings us information about all of the groovy new gaming imports from around the world.
