Epic and Cliff Bleszinski have done it again. Gears of War 2 easily picks up on the best aspects of Gears of War 1 and takes it to the next level. This is not to say that there still aren’t a few annoyances and bugs mixed in, but overall this is a great improvement over the original title. Read on for more.
Paul Newman, ten-time Oscar nominee and the Academy Award-winning actor of The Color of Money , died Friday at his home near Westport, CT; said publicist Jeff Sanderson. Newman had been battling cancer for while and he was surrounded by family and close friends at the time of his passing. This icon of the movies and amazing philanthropist will be sorely missed.
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Truly God-like or Just Another Videogame on the Shelf of Life?
For three long years, the gaming community has waited, sometimes not so patiently, for the release of Will Wright’s supposed videogame epic: Spore. Here was a game that allowed a person to literally “play God”. Drawing on his past success with games like SimCity and The Sims, Wright decided to take gaming to the next level. Now, instead of just placing pre-constructed buildings and furniture in order to further the game play, a player was actually able to create the creatures they would be playing as in the game. Not only that, as the game play progressed, a player could change their creatures to fit the surroundings and allow them to better interact with their environment. The players were going to EVOLVE their creations as they went along.
That fact right there got people all over the world salivating at the mouth for an opportunity to see this in action. Wright did not stop there. He also announced that in Spore, all creatures created by players of the game would be included in all other players’ games through a new and innovative network within the game. Again, people cried out in excitement and anticipation for the game’s release. Well, after a few delays and many, many months of waiting: the game is finally here. Now we can find out if Will Wright has done it again. Is Spore everything that was expected all this time or does it fall flat on its face in shame?
In a nutshell: it did both.
Well the demo for Lego Indiana Jones dropped the other day. Having had a chance to play through this, we at Figures and More have to all agree that this is a fun game. If you played and enjoyed either of the Lego Star Wars games you are in for a treat. The same quirky humor, completist game play (collecting all the little gems), and fresh take on a tried and true franchise are back. Read more about Lego Indy Demo …
Well, the second issue of Marvel’s summer blockbuster Secret Invasion hit shelves last week. If you haven’t read this or the first issue you are doing yourself a great disservice as this is shaping up to be one of the most impressive storylines that Marvel has produced in years. The shear enormity of the story and the potential fall out is staggering. Stay tuned to this website for reviews and news concerning this amazing feat of story telling. Until then, if you are new to the storyline and are not sure what is going on, click the link to check out two videos from Marvel that give a great preview of the storyline. (WARNING: Some spoilers are included in the videos.)
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