Front Mission: Enter the Giant Robots
Front Mission Evolved (X360) Climbing into the cockpit for campaign missions and multiplayer madness.
Company of Heroes designer dead in car accident
The Province newspaper reports that Brian R. Wood, a designer on Company of Heroes, died in a car accident Friday while protecting his pregnant wife. He was 33.
The Video Game Dialogue that Haunts My Subconscious
Whenever I do something spectacularly stupid or self-defeating, which is about every 8 seconds or so, I hear a little voice in the back of my head that says "IDIOT!" It says it in this slow, growly voice, like a drunk leprechaun: ID-EE-YUT! This is because I have spent many aggregate months of my life [...]
Company of Heroes Lead Designer Killed in Car Accident
Police believe driver of car that hit Wood's vehicle was under the influence.
Plants Vs Zombies video game review
Plants Vs Zombies continues its campaign for multi-platform domination by landing on Xbox Live Arcade. Nick Cowen prepares to get his fingers green.
Obituary: Company of Heroes Designer Brian R. Wood
Brian R. Wood, 33, a lead designer on Relic Entertainment's Company of Heroes real-time strategy game series, was tragically killed in a Seattle-area car accident on Friday night. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Wood was driving his Subaru Outback along the Whiteby Island area of Highway 20 when his car was struck head-on by a Chevy Blazer that swerved across the center line. Wood ...
Under Siege for PS3: First Video, PlayStation Move Details
Hi everyone! We’re proud to present Under Siege to the readers of the PlayStation.Blog. In a nutshell: Under Siege is a real-time strategy game exclusive to the PS3 and the PSN store. It includes a juicy single player campaign as well as online and local multiplayer content. The in-game Editor enables players to create their [...]
GAMING: Wings of near perfection
It’s been at least 10 years since the last StarCraft, but the wait is well worth it. CHRIS CHAN is in gaming heaven with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
No Heroes Allowed! Announced for PlayStation Portable
No Heroes Allowed! is the latest in the Badman franchise. A series of Dungeon Strategy games where you play the God of Destruction, summoned by the Evil Overlord Badman to dig a dungeon full of monsters to destroy the invading heroes, and help Badman conquer the known world! MWHAAHAA! If you have played What Did [...]
Ubisoft cautious over new IP, remains focused on established franchises
Ubisoft Europe managing director Alain Corre isn't one to parse words -- for instance, he told GamesIndustry.biz in a recent interview, "The games that are not triple-A are not profitable anymore. And that's changed in the last 18 months." He admitted that "we are still releasing some new franchises," citing Ruse as a calculated aberration. "It's a niche so we know the size of the market for ...