Archive for the 'Video Games' Category

Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix is looking AWESOME

First announced in April, the XBLA/PSN exclusive Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (now there’s a mouthful) is one game I am highly looking forward to. The artwork is being completely redone by Canadian art studio Udon Entertainment, the creators of the Street Fighter North American comic book series.
Lately they have been releasing [...]

Taiko Drum Master DS uses a pair of styli to play

I just got back from Japan last night, where I spent 2 weeks shopping, eating, shopping, and playing arcade games. Readers of HCW Tech Blog will know that I have been a long-time arcade freak, but considering that they are pretty much dead in North America, it’s been a while since I have visited [...]

New Duke Nukem Forever Screen…Sort Of!

You’d think that after ten freakin’ years in production, they could give us a little more than this screenshot that surfaced yesterday. I’m not even sure what it really is. I sort of see some tentacles and some glowing bits of stuff. I tried doing the magic eye thing but that didn’t [...]

Spore Getting Pushed Back Further?

When I saw the gameplay video for Spore last year, I was amazed. I have never seen anything like it with the level of management, customization and intricacy. Each level of gameplay was so different. Quite simply, it was probably one of my most anticipated games of 2007. Then I heard [...]

Shotguns, Sushi, and Strippers - Duke Nukeum 3D High Resolution Pack

Seeing all the retro gaming and virtual console gaming going on lately made me nostalgic about my early PC gaming years. One of the games I remember as striking was Duke Nukem 3D.

I remember seeing the game for the first time at my cousin’s house; I was playing innocent childish games at the time [...]

Video games sales for May: Nintendo RULES

The results are in for sales of video games and consoles in North America for the month of May. My verdict: Nintendo RULES. With Pokemon Diamond and Pearl together moving over half a million copies (apparently Diamonds are more sought after, as that version outsold Pearl by 100,000 copies),Mario Party 8 sitting between them [...]

Fallout 3 Set For Fall 2008

The teaser trailer for Fallout 3 was released on the official site earlier this week and I could not possibly be more excited for this game. In fact it literally hurts to think I have to wait more than a year for it to hit stores. Here’s the YouTube version but if you [...]