Format: PC Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Monte Cristo Developer: Monte Cristo Players: 1 Site: http://www.citiesxl.com/ Monte Cristo’s Cities XL originally came with an online MMO option, a feature that got us very interested. The online possibilities with this game would be new and, dare we say it, maybe even revolutionary. But before we could...

  UK Game Company, Enter The Story, is seeking candidate photos to become character renders in a Spring 2010 online PC adventure title, after Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. The company wants “ordinary” people to become immortal characters like Sydney Carton and Lucie Manaette. The contest closes March 7th and there is no fee to enter....

Feb 19, 2010

Format: PS3 (version reviewed), 360, PSP Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: EA Developer: Visceral Games Players: 1 Site: www.dantesinferno.com Eyebrows were raised and eyes cynically narrowed (though sadly not simultaneously) when this game was first announced. A videogame based on Dante Alighieri’s epic 14 century poem The Divine Comedy?...

Format: iPhone Unleashed: Out Now Publisher: Studio UFO Developer Justnine Players: 1 The iPhone as a gaming platform is a strange creature, it (like other handhelds) lends itself well to pick-up-and-play game mechanics; but can also hold its own with larger and more in-depth games. The game in question here though is Hellkid, and this one’s of the...

Feb 19, 2010

Every matured game developer has a niche. Every developer has some aspects they want to incorporate into every title they create. Some companies want to brew games that involve arial combat, like Dark Void, which bore its roots in the Crimson Sky franchise. Other games want to rely heavily on running and gunning, a la Epic Games with their Unreal and Gears of...