Downloadable content tends to be a mixed bag of major reception and praise, to no one caring to buy it at all. It is difficult to determine if the value placed upon the content is worth the points you spent on it.

This newest offering from Treyarch is without a doubt of a high caliber of quality, but is it worth it? Let’s try to figure out if Map Pack 1 for Call of Duty: World at War is worth the 800 Microsoft Points.

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Half Life 2, like the original Half Life that preceded it, did a lot to change the face of gaming as we know it.  It made things like ragdoll physics absolutely mandatory for any game that deemed itself “cutting edge”.  It was arguably the first major release for the Steam content delivery service, which overcame several hurdles to become the success story it is today.  Half Life 2 set new standards in how you tell a story through a game, and now Valve hopes to change things up in the gaming world once again, by releasing episodic add-ons to what some believe to be the best game of this decade.

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It’s a crying shame when a game falls into that lonely category of unjustifiably overlooked games. For some unknown reason they drift beneath the hype radar like unappreciated stealth craft with a one-way ticket to the bargain bin.

Thankfully there’s an upside, as this means we can usually pick them up for less than the price of the bus journey home. Though it was critically (but quietly) acclaimed, Prey certainly doesn’t get the attention it deserves.

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Our hero trots carefully through the dense fog on a skeleton horse.  His armor is a mismatched patchwork quilt of boots, chest plates, and helmets made of every material known to man.  He is a fashion disaster.  His mighty weapon is simply 42 Katanas duct taped together, enchanted with various stones forged by tossing random items into a boiling pot.  In the distance he spies a massive black bear, and charges towards it declaring “Aah, Bandits”.

The hero dismounts his horse and in one fell swoop crushes the skull of the creature with one strike of his 42 Katanas.  These are the wild realms of Two Worlds, developed by Reality Pump studios. Read more… »

Electronic Arts has been in the business for a long, long time. So long that they have as many enemies as they do friends. The partnerships they have made with various movie licenses have been successful.

Why? Perhaps because of the time that was taken to nurture every partnership, perhaps it was because Electronic Arts knew how to push the buttons…or maybe it was because they made an offer that no one could refuse. The Godfather II was that offer, and I gladly accepted it.

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The opening cinematic for the Persona remake has been added in Atlus’ Persona PSP Japanese website. The art style and designs look incredible. You may recognize the vocalist, Yumi Kawamura, as she was also the vocalist for Persona 3.

Hit the jump the to watch the opening video.

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One of the biggest concerns that fans had about Punch-Out for the Wii is that it would just be the same game with motion controls, and pretty graphics. That concern has been debunked by none other than Toy’s R Us. Although Nintendo wanted to keep the lid on this a bit longer, the information has been leaked.

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The highly anticipated game; Batman: Arkham Asylum has finally had a price set for the UK Collectors Edition. This package is by far one of the coolest in videogame history. Hit the jump to see what you get, and to check out the price. Read more… »

Although there are a growing amount of ways to save the world from zombies, one of the favorites is Valve’s ever-evolving Left 4 Dead. The first downloadable content pack for L4D was announced months ago, and we have finally arrived.

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In a lot of gaming sequels there have been links to the previous games, past stories you would need to catch up on. Sometimes you can feel slightly lost, and unable to feel fully into the game if you haven’t played any of the previous instalments. Luckily Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is not one of those games. Read more… »

An HD update to the 1983 classic platformer Lode Runner will be arriving onto the XBLA service this week for the hefty price of 1200 points ($15.00).  Among the updated visuals the game will receive Live Co-Op treatment for all of the numerous levels, plus competitive multiplayer and the ability to create your own levels.

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Just a couple days ago the boxart for the upcoming Ghostbusters game was revealed.  Now we’re treated to the first glimpses of the Wii version in action.  It’s kiddy, goofy, and looks entirely different from the 360/ PS3 version.  Fire up your proton pack and click the jump to check it out! Read more… »