Tech2 writes: "At the Games Convention Asia held in Singapore recently I spent some time with Volition's upcoming Saint's Row 2. While the demo I played was enjoyable, it was in no way a threat to Grand Theft Auto IV from any angle (and trust me this isn't the GTA fan within talking).
Saint's Row 2 takes place after the events that transpired in the first game.
(MINOR SPOILER AHEAD...)
Towards the end of the first game you find yourself betrayed by the 3rd Street Saints who detonated a bomb on the yacht you were on, severely wounding you and destroying your family jewels in the process. (This unfortunate incident will now allow you to create a female protagonist if you want to.) Half-dead and only half the man you once were, you find yourself on a derelict prison with only one goal in mind: retribution against the people who robbed you off your life and – ahem! – your jewels.
The 2000s was a great decade for a lot of brilliant video games. Here are the ten best games of the 2000s that you may not have played.
You know usually when someone says "you may have missed" it's games that were lesser known, hidden gems, underrated games. These are all super high profile games that sold extremely well.
What is this list? These are all hugely popular games. I was expecting games like Dark Messiah of Might & Magic, Advent Rising, Arx Fatalis, etc.
I've only played 3 on that list. Part of me feels bad about how little I used all the consoles I've owned as a kid. One bright side is, there's over 30 years of games to experience for the first time.
News Wire - "Today, we’re excited to reveal Games with Gold for July! On Xbox One, command your rally car to victory in extreme conditions in WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship and rule the court with high-flying dunks and confidence-smashing rejections in Dunk Lords."
Dunk Lords has a sort of NBA Jam vibe to it so that might be fun. I like rally racers but much prefer the Sega type (arcade style) over the more realistic ones. So that may be a pass. I already have SR2 on disc so I dont need that one. Juju looks cute in a DKC/Rayman sort of way so that might be worth a try. Overall though... its pretty bland month.
Plenty of games seem guaranteed to get sequels. But sometimes, companies surprise people and give them the additional installments they didn't know they needed.