GameFocus: "With how crowded gaming genres are these days, developers pretty much need a specific hook in order to draw crowds. Why have a standard action game when you can have one with an all-encompassing open world to explore? Why have a vanilla tower defense game when you can have one with the characters from South Park in it? Why have a demolition derby game when you can have one with zombies in it? Wait, that last one has been done already. Readers, meet Blood Drive..."
Chris Young writes, It’s a new week and time for another RipTen Rewind. For the uninitiated, the RipTen Rewind goes back and grabs a game that is more than a year old, in the $25 range and sporting an average rating around 5. The review will be a little more condensed while also taking a look the game’s impact since release, staying power and overall opinion of the title present day. So let’s get our rides gassed up and ready for this week’s high speed edition of the RipTen Rewind.
Excellent Review! I never heard of this game before, but I will definitely check it out.
Newegg are having a Video Games Blowout Sale offering reductions across the Xbox 360 and PS3 range.
Heavenly Sword for $15.99 + free shipping. Great deal for those how haven't played this excellent game yet. Otherwise not much to see for console games.
Some good PC deals, though (Dead Space 2, Dead Island, Just Cause 2, Shogun 2, Darkspore, among others)
SideQuesting.com - Cars, games, and bad-ass cars for games: Dwayne Vance creates designs and artwork for some of the top properties in Hollywood and gaming (Transformers, Hot Wheels, and Batman, to name a few). This is an interview with him conducted during a recent Halo Reach match over Xbox Live.