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In this age of online gaming, local multiplayer games have become mostly a thing of the past. Even so, Matt Beaudette of Gaming Irresponsibly counts down his favorite local multiplayer games of the past and present.
"When it comes to the marketing side of things, box art has played almost as big a part of game sales as the design and programming of the titles themselves. In the early days of the industry, it wasn't uncommon for games to have imagery that conveyed completely unrealistic ideas of what the gameplay was actually like."
"In order to make some of the people happy, this new gallery is centered around Lilith from the popular DarkStalkers series of Capcom fighters. You might remember another character from that series which got her own gallery too. This isn't about Morrigan though. She had her time in the sun. Do vamps hangout in the sun?"
Doom was re-added to the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace today after some licensing issues after changing publishers led to its removal several months ago.
"GamingUnion: "Modern gamers -- those brought up on fancy, high tech polygonal magic -- scoff at Final Fantasy VII's texture-less character models and low-res prerendered backgrounds, claiming that these are grounds for a remake. Yet the ravages of age have been harsher on Sega's Panzer Dragoon series.""
Right on the heels of EA's announcement that Bioware is working on a sequel to Command and Conquer Generals, they announce yet another C&C game that's in the works. This time it's a browser based MMO with beta starting soon.
As EA registers a slew of domain names that all point towards a brand new Command & Conquer game, rumors are starting (with some facts pointing that way too) to swirl that this could in fact be the secret game Bioware has been working on and teased last month.
"Games are getting remade all the time. Some people love it and some people hate it. Nevertheless, companies will remake classics as they see fit and here are a few that could use some of the remake treatment for today's standards."
In this day and age there are still some timeless classics in gaming. Games that can be played anytime and anywhere. To some the classics include RPGs, to other's the games are timeless Nintendo and Sega games. Here are a few examples from the long list that Goozernation has: Baldur's Gate, Final Fantasy VII, Power Stone, Mortal Kombat II, Super Mario 3, Chrono Trigger, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Super Mario 64, and GTA San Andreas.
Daav from NoobFeed.com gets to live out his actual title as retro reviewer through a contemporary title. SEGA brought back Daytona USA and it still shines as ever. It might not be the most rounded out arcade racer, but it's certainly one of the biggest adrenaline rushes, still to this day.
"When it comes to fighting characters one of the most popular characters to get the real life costume treatment is Mai Shiranui from SNK's Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series. Typically the women dressing as Mai have a hard time matching the fictional character's "attributes". It's rare to find someone who is equipped to dress as the character."
"This is where we get a little greedy and wish a few of the upcoming titles we are looking forward to made an appearance.
We aren’t saying they should have been there for us to play, but certainly these have all got in-game footage that has been seen on the net, so a live demonstration of playable code would have been interesting, even if only for Media and VIPs.
After all, Mass Effect 3, also due next year, was there to be played."
"PushStartSelect: "FPS titles have become the hottest selling item over recent years. The craze started back when ID made Doom, a game that would make you turn and bob your head because things were literally flying right at you. Of course the horror aspect made it all the more awesome, but the genre has changed and expanded into all sorts of formulas. We still have the horror titles like Fear, Doom, and even Quake, but the genre is now lead by the blockbusters of Call of Duty or Battlefield. A..."
NoobFeed.com brings you the latest batch of SEGA news. The publisher is going hard for the ramp up to the holidays and is bringing every classic they can back to their former glory days. Kudos, SEGA, ku-dos.
Guardian Heroes truly delivers classic arcade-style button-mashing gameplay wrapped in anime-style graphics, making it an example for which many beat em up titles can be judged. With it’s use of revolutionary mechanics such as 3-D character movement and explosive combos and special attacks, it’s easily one of the best and most enjoyable games of it’s genre and defines the word awesome.
Portland's Retro Gaming Expo is part expo and part swap meet. Almost anything from the late 1990s can be found here. Based on the number of people that attended it looks like interest in retro gaming is exploding
"Welcome to our brand new monthly recap feature that takes a look at some of the top gaming titles that were released for the Xbox 360 sometime in the past month (including Xbox Live Arcade and of course retail). From the entire catalogue of releases we narrow it down to a field of five and determine which one of those is our top Xbox 360 game of the month. September was indeed a tough battle, with lots of contenders coming from a number of different genres, but I think you probably have a goo..."
NoobFeed.com is telling you to get the newest Mortal Kombat collection, which offers all the classics in one convenient bundle. Add to that the conveniences of modern gaming as well.
With Rage coming out in a little over a month, this week's "Numb Thumbs" column at Patch.com takes a look at 90's-era id Software to reflect on why they've been so important to the industry.
For those who still feel a pang of nostalgia when hearing Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake...
GamePodunk blogger Shrimpy XD recollects his first encounter and impression with The House of the Dead game. Throughout the years Shrimpy recalls how the game progressed in graphics and how technology affected the first place he ever tried out The House of the Dead at. Read on for full story.
"The Kollection hits on August 31 for the price of $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points. It’s developed by Other Ocean in conjunction with NetherRealm Studios, and the games feature online play, leaderboards, achievements/trophies, and more.
coming aug 31st to xbox pc and psn!"
"Mainstream media is very weird when it comes to video games. They either go the Fox News route by claiming that all video games are made with the blood of Satan, or they try to cover video games, which is a nice thought, but I have yet to see a mainstream media outlet cover video games fully. Finally, there is "ignore the fact that video games exist.""