EB Games has a poster that seems to suggest the PSP is dead, while declaring the Nintendo DS the reigning champ of the hand-held market.
In other news, the Left Behind video game is facing dismal sales, according to an article from Gamasutra. Left Behind Games reported losses of $4.1 million for the last quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2006. The real-time-strategy game focuses on the battle between good and evil detailed in the “Left Behind” books.
- Wade Larson
The post-Christmas gaming slump is almost over.
March will herald the coming of spring, but more importantly it will herald the return of ash-white (literally) mortal-turned-god-turned-back-to-mortal killing machine Kratos in “God of War II,” set for release on March 13.
The original “God of War” was an epic, to say the least, and the word on the street (and by street I mean Internet) is that the sequel delivers just as much breathtaking brutality and visceral combat.
Also, Kratos’s coming may be the last hurrah for the PlayStation 2, as Sony is now pushing the PS3, which is likely to host the inevitable “God of War III.” As developer David Jaffe has said, “I am very confident of our chances to be able to complete the God of War trilogy.”
Hades yes.
In other nerd news, the most beloved villian in the galaxy far, far away is getting more attention from the gaming world in a new Star Wars title, as Game Informer’s March issue reveals “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,” in which players take on the role of Vader’s secret apprentice. Dark side FTW!
Game on!
I’m going to start abusing my blogging privileges right about… now.
I have been given free reign over this little corner of cyberspace to rant about anything I feel like, so long as it’s about video games. Which is easy, because the thing I talk about most is - surprise! - video games.
I decided the topic for my first abuse of power would be a recent itch I had to scratch. I had a hankering the other day for something classic. “World of Warcraft” is all well and good, and there are several Xbox 360 games lined up and waiting to be played, but for some reason, I needed the warm consolation of a tried-and-true companion. For this, I turned to an old friend - “StarCraft.”
I spent many hours in my youth waging galactic war and my nostalgia got the better of me. I started up a new campaign, wondering if the game was as good as I remember or if my fondness for the Terrans (I’m a sucker for siege tanks) was a thing of the past
Turns out, the game is just as good now as it was in 1998. And siege tanks are still awesome.
After telling myself “just one more level” several through the night, I finally noticed the clock said 3 A.M. and I was forced to stop - after I got halfway through the next mission - only to resume immediately up waking the next morning.
It’s a testament to how good the game is. Even after 10 years, it can go toe-to-toe with anything out today in terms of pure fun. Sweet 3D graphics and the having hundreds of units engaged in a single battle is nice, but that’s just fluff really. When it comes down to it, flashy games come and go, but great games never get old.
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