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The casual game market is really growing. There are all sorts of games for all sorts of players, from adventure, simulation, arcade, board and card, hidden object and many more. Women’s Murder Club: A Darker Shade of Grey, is a type of hidden object game, but one that blends in other genres, as well. There [...]
One of the biggest challenges that developers face when going live with a massively multiplayer online game is keeping the game fresh enough to keep players involved. What that generally means is content expansions and upgrades. With NCsoft’s City of Heroes franchise, part of that equation has been solved. After all, the CoX (referring to [...]
Certainly one of the most popular and highly-revered franchise in Capcom’s stable, Resident Evil has long been an incredibly successful series for several console generations now. Now, the series is in its fifth official iteration (there have been several spin-offs and side stories), with Resident Evil 5 launching on PS3 and Xbox 360. While it [...]
At a time when the fighting game genre lacks variety, innovation, or anything fresh, you wouldn’t think that a real-world license could help turn things around. In most cases, a license is something you slap on the front of the box. It does not dictate how a game is developed, how it should play, or [...]
Following in the tradition of blockbuster movies, particular those aimed at younger audiences, gamers can take on the roles of their favorite characters in the film-to-game adaptation of Monsters vs. Aliens. Several characters are available, and each utilizes their unique constitution and special abilities throughout the game. Some of the gameplay mechanics are genuinely fun [...]
It’s a tale of two cities … make that three cities … with recurring themes and characters, but at the heart of it all, you are the ‘Don’ out to carve an empire in the name of the Corleone family. The Godfather II is the franchise sequel to the 2006 EA title, but rather than [...]
The original Chronicles of Riddick did what many considered unimaginable – it took a film franchise, and converted it into a good video game. Riddick’s first outing, Escape from Butcher Bay, was considered one of the best games of its genre on nearly all fronts, and some would even contend that it failed to receive [...]
Anyone who plays real-time strategy games knows of the Total War franchise. This latest and most successful outing, Empire: Total War, takes players into 17th- and 18th-century warfare, complete with battles on the ground and high seas. In addition to managing the military, players will be responsible for the economic and cultural expansion of their [...]
