Control Freak - Video Games

[Update] Xbox 360's XBLA Summer Of Arcade: Dates & Prices

Dan Sandler — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:05:43 -0400

[Update: The dates have changed] Microsoft is kicking off its second annual Summer of Arcade starting this month. What no loud piercing "Wooo?"..I guess I agree with you. Summer of Arcade '09 does not seem to have the "I must...

Netflix comes to some Sony Bravia TVs - Comment from my PS3: 'WTF?'

Matthew Simantov — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:41:09 -0400

Netflix announced a new partnership with Sony to bring Netflix's streaming selection to... internet-enabled Bravia TVs... yep, not the PlayStation 3. This isn't a huge deal for anyone who already has an Xbox 360 (w/ gold Xbox Live account), but...

BioWare drops some Mandalorian knowledge on the 'verse

Matthew Simantov — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:20:55 -0400

Fellow geeks, take a moment out of your day to learn a bit more about the Mandalorian race in the Star Wars universe thanks to BioWare's Star Wars: Old Republic: Anyone else get a '300' vibe from that?

Guitar Hero 5 partial track list revealed

Matthew Simantov — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:05:40 -0400

Some decent stuff here, and a few... questionable choices, take a look: Band Of Horses - "Cigarettes, Wedding Bands" Beastie Boys - "Gratitude" Beck - "Gamma Ray" Billy Squier - "Lonely Is The Night" Blur - "Song 2" Bob Dylan...

Classic Lucasarts goodness comes to Steam

Matthew Simantov — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:00:32 -0400

Classic Lucasarts games > many new games. There are a few gems making their way on to Steam this week, but the best news is more classics are on the way. Prices range from $5 for the older classics, to...

Michael Jackson's death won't affect release of Rock Band Beatles

Matthew Simantov — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:47:47 -0400

As some of you may know, MJ still owned 50 percent of the publishing rights to most of the Beatles catalog. Apparently some people - between their fits of crying and dancing to Thriller - wondered if the King of...

Max Payne 3 bullet-time action brings him to...Brazil?

Dan Sandler — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:52:28 -0400

The Max Payne series has been one of my favorite 3rd person shooting games to date. A combination of great storytelling and bullet-time [slow motion] gameplay gave a visceral, fun experience to those who sat through its drug fueled missions....

Deals: Amazon Deal of the Day is PS3 Games A Plenty

Dan Sandler — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:24:53 -0400

It's that time again - Cheap deals on Amazon. This time it's all PS3. Essentially they select a series of games, hardware or accessories and give really good deals on the items for a very limited time. Big deal of...

Spore + Robot Chicken - Screenshots

Dan Sandler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:32:54 -0400

See below and after the jump for some screenshots of the Spore Galactic Adventures Robot Chicken episodes. SPORE GALACTIC ADVENTURES GOES TO THE (ROBOT) CHICKENS Maxis Teams with Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken Writers to Create Hysterical Adventures for Spore Galactic...

Spore + Robot Chicken = Poop Jokes, Pig Weddings and more...

Dan Sandler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:28:37 -0400

Spore Galactic Adventures (SGA) is the upcoming expansion to the "universe in a box" game that was the original Spore. Spore took you from a single cell organism to the epitome of life itself - capturing aliens and probing them...

See the extended God of War III E3'09 Demo

Dan Sandler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:44:46 -0400

Check out the video below for an extended look at the God of War III demo we saw at E3'09. You can see some of the new features in the game such as the ability to use enemies to solve...

Update: BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bundle

Dan Sandler — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:59:38 -0400

Got a bit of news on yesterday's BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion bundle. Joystiq has found out that the version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion packaged inside the bundle is NOT the game of the year edition [as...

Pre-Order Halo 3: ODST - Get a Johnson for free!

Dan Sandler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:56:43 -0400

Halo fanboys [me included] - prepare to squeel. Halo 3: ODST is coming with bonuses. Pre-order the expansion campaign to the wildly popular Halo 3 before the game ships on September 22nd [Happy B-Day to me!] and you get a...

MTV wants addicted gamers for a new reality show

Dan Sandler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:41:41 -0400

I swear I can stop at any time.... MTV has put out a casting call for it's "TrueLife" reality series. This one is for addicted gamers. If you are between 18 and 29 and have some serious problems gaming [not...

BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion tying the knot - Bundling together

Dan Sandler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:25:20 -0400

Looks like I spoke too soon. Now you can get double your pleasure [and double your fun] with Oblivion again! 2K Games and Bethesda Softworks announced yesterday the BioShock & The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion bundle. I wonder what Morrowind...