Tropico 3 a joyful trip to the islands

SimCity 4 was released 6 years ago, leaving many to wonder what has become of the world simulation genre.
Tropico 3 is a welcome new entry into the once-crowded field. Those with a little time to kill, and a fat hard drive, can download the 1.1 gigabyte demo and try their hand at running a [...]

NBA Live 10 demo available

Hoops fans looking for an early start on the NBA season can download the demo of Electronic Arts’ NBA Live 10, but you have to own an Xbox 360 and be a LIVE Gold subscriber.
Silver subscribers, and PS3 owners, will have to wait a few days (Sept. 17) to get their hoops fix.
If the [...]

LittleBigPlanet returns with GOTY Edition

Family games used to be difficult to find on the PlayStation 3, but Sony hit the ball out of the park with LittleBigPlanet, a Mario-like platformer featuring a hip art style that oozes cute but is fun even for adults.
Sony has just released the Game of the Year Edition of LittleBigPlanet, and after spending [...]

GameFly’s latest Top 10 lists

Here’s GameFly’s most popular games list for the week ending September 7, 2009.
A bevy of games will be released in mid- to late-September, and this list reflects the demand for many of them.
We’re excited about WET, an action-adventure game from Bethesda, the fine folks that gave us the incredible Elder Scrolls games and Fallout [...]

Fallen Earth release date moved back

The release of Fallen Earth, a MMORPG developed by Fallen Earth LLC and Icarus Studios LLC, has been pushed back to Sept. 22. This is the second delay announced recently. Earlier it was pushed back to Sept. 15.

“Our main focus is to make sure that Fallen Earth is easily accessible to as many fans [...]

God of War Collection to hit PS3 soon

Few games rocked the PS2 like the God of War franchise. Even the PSP version was a gem. It ranks among life’s greatest cruelties that late adopters of the PS3 are unable to play either game. But Sony recently announced a much-needed remedy.

Not only will God of War and God of War II be released [...]

First Gran Turismo 5 screenshots

Gran Turismo 5 has had racing purists salivating ever since it was revealed at the E3 show is 2006. Fans have waited so long Sony released a “Prologue” title to appease gearheads.
GT5, if it matches the track record of previous titles, will redefine the racing game genre as humanity knows it. The game features [...]

Rockstar releases Beaterator videos

The good folks at Rockstar Games have shared a couple of videos detailing Beaterator, a “suite of easy-to-use but powerful music creation tools that allows users of all skill levels to create quality tracks quickly and easily.”

The game will be released Sept. 29 on the PlayStation Portable and iPhone/iPod Touch.
Look below the videos for [...]

Hearts of Iron III releases 1.2 patch

We were dismayed by the shape of Hearts of Iron III at release, and the first patch and hotfix still left much to be desired.
But the Paradox Interactive crew has tried to clean up the mess with patch 1.2. To access the patch, click on “check for updates” in the game launcher.
Improvements include:
- Expanded [...]

GTA’s Ballad of Gay Tony video released

Rockstar Games has been busy. Earlier they announced that the iPhone and iPod Touch would be receiving versions of the Nintendo DS game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and just now they’ve released the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, featuring The Ballad of Gay Tony.
The Ballad of Gay Tony, developed [...]