Gamertell

The industry seems sharply divided on how much of an impact digital downloading will have on the future of game sales. There has been speculation about whether the next Xbox or PlayStation will even feature any kind of disc drive. EA Sports President Peter Moore doesn’t think it’s time to… Continue Reading »

Just because Rocktober is entering its last days doesn’t mean the metal has to die along with it. Double Fine isn’t done melting faces online and is about the release a new map pack for Brütal Legend  called “The Tears of the Hextadon” via PSN on November 5, 2009. PS3… Continue Reading »

Without seeing the NPD sales figures for October 2009 one would probably not be too far off in assuming that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be one of the top selling games of the month. Uncharted 2 already packs in about 12 hours of single-player gameplay but its multiplayer mode… Continue Reading »

Are you interested in playing Madden but have no desire to learn the Wildcat, shift coverages and defend against “nanos?” EA Sports is channeling the days of High Impact Football and NFL Blitz with Madden NFL Arcade, a downloadable title for PlayStation Network and Xbox Live that touts fast-paced 5-on-5… Continue Reading »

All is happy and good in the land of Left 4 Dead 2 fans. Well, OK, not exactly but the co-founders of a group boycotting the upcoming game are now satisfied with Valve’s efforts to support the original L4D. Today (October 14, 2009) the boycott leaders announced the closing of… Continue Reading »

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games today (October 12, 2009) released the full track list for the upcoming Lego Rock Band game. The list includes songs by Blink-182, David Bowie, Jackson 5, Pink and Queen. The press release indicates that, like previous Rock Band incarnations, there will be downloadable… Continue Reading »

PSP Minis was a new idea that came out alongside the PSPgo. The concept behind Minis was to provide quick pick-up-and-go games for under $9.99. The success of the games that are available on the iTunes App Store is obviously the influence behind Sony’s new line of Minis. The problem… Continue Reading »

Drinking and gaming. We saw it happen with Halo and World of Warcraftand now a beverage company is trying to help juice up Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Monster Energy drink has teamed up with Activision for a cross-promotional effort that the companies hope will help keep gamers from… Continue Reading »

New this week at the PlayStation store is a seek-and-find mystery game called Interpol: The Trail Of Dr. Chaos for $9.99. In this game you play as a detective that must travel around the world to international cities to investigate crime scenes for clues that can help bring Dr. Chaos… Continue Reading »

Electronic Arts often comes under fire for being an evil empire bent on game industry domination. I love EA’s games, including the annual incremental Madden update. There is a lot to like about this year’s package, including the new tackling system that makes plays completely “unscripted.” That brings us to… Continue Reading »