It’s a shame the National Hockey League isn’t that big in the United States.  Every year since the 08 edition, the NHL series of hockey games has steadily improved year after year, consistently giving players the best hockey simulation possible.  This year, EA Sports has added Madden’s “Ultimate Team” mode to NHL 11′s already impressive repertoire, and it looks like another winner.

NHL 11 is a hockey simulation that benefits from the fact that it is the only one ..read more

When Kane & Lynch was first released a couple years ago, it was met with disappointing reviews and an onslaught of controversy.  Despite its shortcomings, IO Interactive has chosen to revisit the lives of these two mad men–this time in China.

Dog Days takes place a good amount of time after the events of Mad Men.  Kane and Lynch have parted ways, and Lynch has been living with his girlfriend Xiu in China.  Working as a vigilante, Lynch finds ..read more

When the Sega Dreamcast launched on September 9th 1999 it did so with a handful of games. Some of them were excellent arcade translations like Soul Calibur and Hydro Thunder, and others were less than stellar, like TrickStyle. The one game everyone seems to remember is Sonic Adventure. Eleven years later Sonic Adventure is now available for download via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Is it a good reminder of times past?

Dr. Eggman (Robotnik) ..read more

PopCap Games’ latest addictive game made a big splash on the PC last summer, as Plants vs. Zombies became a hugely successful tower defense game that took a new approach to the genre. Now PopCap has brought the popular PC game to Xbox Live Arcade with some new features while trying to keep the same addictive experience intact. What’s It About?

The title may give the intricate plot away as you’re trying to prevent hordes of zombies from getting into ..read more

Sometimes you’ve got to try new things not because the old way doesn’t work, but because you get a new idea that is more interesting and worth pursuing. With that in mind, we’ve got a new review format that will be debuting this week with a few new reviews to give you a look at what to expect from us going forward.

The first thing you’ll notice about the new format is that we’ve replaced the rigid format of ..read more

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep is a marvel of a game and perhaps one of the best entries in the already long-running series.  As a standalone title,  Birth By Sleep excels in giving players a glance at events leading up to the original Kingdom Hearts, as well as shed some light on various events that were only briefly talked about in each of the games.  There is something about Birth By Sleep that really sticks with you, as the three ..read more

Well this is the way it finally ends. No, not the way it did with Halo 3. Not with any sense of uncertainty. Not with a chance of a spin-off focusing on a side group of soldiers. No, it ends with a cracked helmet dug halfway into the sand with a beautifully war-torn landscape adorning the background. Well, it ends only to start it all back again. Bungie’s final act of its Halo series is the end that begins a ..read more

splice

First up is Splice. Splice is a little creature feature from the director of Cypher and x.

The idea is that a team of scientists, headed by Adrien Brody and x are working on creating new breeds of animal by mashing together the DNA of existing creatures.

Eventually curiosity gets the better of x and she decides to splice in some human DNA. This is where the story really begins and their creation, Dren is born. Things go from good ..read more

While PS3 owners have to wait a few more months to play Mass Effect 2, Xbox 360 and PC owners get their hands on the latest downloadable content from Bioware, Lair of the Shadow Broker.  A definite far cry from the previous add-ons, the Shadow Broker content is packed with adrenaline filled battles, breathtaking visuals, and a story that will help bridge the gap into the events that lead up to Mass Effect 3.  It is everything you could have ..read more

Every day millions of puzzle-addicts curl up on their couch, lounge in the yard, or relax in bed with a book of word searches in-hand. If you ask them why they do, they’d probably tell you that it’s a fun activity to help pass the time. But whether they realize it or not, they are actually exercising their brain. Just like the muscles in your arms and legs become stronger when you exercise them regularly, your brain ..read more