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NEW RELEASES – June 2010

By Steve Power on June 1, 2010

"That guy has my copy of Naughty Bear!"

Well, after the onslaught that was may, June delivers a barrage of less… desirable prospects:

June 1st
- Alpha Protocol (multi)
- Backbreaker (multi)

June 8th
- Green Day Rock Band (multi)
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior (Xbox360, PC)
- Metal Gear solid: Peace Walker (PSP)
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (multi)

June 15th
- Kid Adventures: Sky Captain (wii)
- Naval Assault: The Killing Tide (xbox360)
- Toy Story 3 (multi)

June 22nd
- Transformers: War for Cybertron (multi)

June 29th
- Lego Harry Potter (multi)
- Singularity (multi)
- The Last Airbender (wii)
- Trinity Universe (PS3)
- Naughty Bear (multi)

I’m dug into Alpha Protocol right now, and enjoying it somewhat (look for a review later this week), but the rest of the month looks pretty barren for me (I may take the plunge and buy another PSP game that will just sit on the shelf un-played).

How about you guys? Looking forward to another Transformers game that may not suck? Perhaps muggles made of Legos are in your future? Another time-twisting FPS? Rocking out to Green Day, perhaps? Do tell!

This entry is filed under Features, News and tagged crappy games, june, new releases, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox360, you should be outside.

NEW RELEASES – May 2010

By Steve Power on May 10, 2010

It's about damn time!

With warmer temps comes a hotter release schedule, as May conspires to keep you indoors instead of out soaking in the late Spring sun! Everyone gets a bit of love this month, except for you portable guys, screw you and your capable of playing games while hangin’ outside portable machines!

5/04
- Iron Man 2 (multi)

5/11
- Lost Planet 2 (Multi)
- Skate 3 (Multi)
- Batman: Arkham Asylum – Game of the Year Edition (Multi)
- 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
- Age of Conan: Rise of the Godslayer (PC)

5/18
- Split Second (Multi)
- Shrek Forever After (Multi)
- Red Dead Redemption (multi)
- Alan Wake (Xbox360)
- Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (multi)

5/23
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (wii)

5/25
- Blur (Multi)
- UFC Undisputed 2010 (multi)
- Modnation Racers (PS3)
- Backbreaker (Xbox360)

It feels like i’ve been waiting forever for Red Dead Redemption, and 3D Dot Game Heroes has definitely raised an eyebrow. Alan Wake looks like a winning single player title, and My credit card moans at the thought of reactivating my Age of Conan account. what’s going to keep all of you guys inside this May?

Steve’s pick for best of the month: RED DEAD REDEMPTION

This entry is filed under Features and tagged may, new releases, PS3, red dead redemption, UFC, Wii, Xbox360.

NEW RELEASES – April 2010

By Steve Power on April 1, 2010

April comes in like a fercious wet box of kittens with a pretty timid little “mew”. Not much on the slate, but what’s there is of solid stuff!

04/13

- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City(PC, PS3)

- Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox360, PC)

04/20

- Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)

- Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper (Xbox360)

04/27

- Dead to Rights: Retribution (multi)

- Super Street Fighter IV (multi)

- Nier (multi)

- Fifa World Cup 2010 South Africa(multi)

- Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake (PSP)

- Record of Agarest War (Xbox360)

After seeing Sam Fisher get his kill on to the strains of “God’s Gonna Cut You Down”, i’m so sold on Splinter Cell: Conviction. I’ll also be doing some monster hunting, and Street Fighter is a must. What are the rest of you asking the Easter Bunny for? Outside of Creme Eggs?

This entry is filed under Features, News, PC, PS3, psp, Wii, Xbox 360 and tagged april, cadbury creme eggs, Johnny Cash, new stuff, Sam Fisher, sam fisher and johnny cash will kick your ass.

The Stick

By Dave on March 3, 2010

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Well, I finally caved and did it. I bought a fight stick. I have officially bid farewell to the fightpad. This is a major move. Things are going to change forever. Gulp.

A few observations thus far:

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Best Games of the Year 2009: Tim’s List

By Tim on December 30, 2009

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So here it is – one final “best-of-2009″ list from your beloved Pixel Verdict crew. All that’s left now is to listen to our year-end podcastravaganza, where we each make the case for our respective number one pick in the argument over game of the year (though ultimately we leave it up to your, our faithful readers, to decide). As a bonus, this is the last time you have to deal with the picture of the Dodge vehicle with the Photoshop’d license plate.

What follows are my picks for the best games of 2009. My criteria for this list are pretty simple: Games I’ve actually played (which limits me slightly due to time, money and console restrictions) and cumulative hours committed to those games.

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Best Games of the Year 2009: Adam’s List

By Adam Arseneau on December 30, 2009

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Ah, 2009. A fun year for video games and a broke year for this reviewer, who in his shame admits freely to having not played as many games as his esteemed colleagues-in-pixilated-arms. I mean, I just got Borderlands as a Christmas gift, so there’s no making it onto my list this year (blasphemous, I know.) Always lagging behind, I am. And look—not a single PC-only game on my Top 5. I don’t even recognize myself in the mirror anymore.

Click the jump below to check out my Top 5 picks of the year, as well as two noteworthy honorable mentions.

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This entry is filed under Features and tagged Batman Arkham Asylum, best of 2009, Dragon Age, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, scribblenauts, street fighter IV, The Beatles: Rock Band, torchlight. | 1 Comment

Best Games of the Year 2009: Jon’s List

By Jon Mercer on December 29, 2009

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Whew! This year was a close one. With a wedding so pay for this coming March, and full year’s worth of can’t miss games released over the course of 2009, I didn’t think I was going to make it out alive (or at the very least, out of shark-tank debt). I’m in agreement with Steve that trying to pick just five out of the squall of sterling digital offerings we’ve had this past year is a cruel endeavour. After spending much of the holidays in tears, trying to trim the fat from my list, I think I’ve finally tapered it down to an unfortunately circumscribe five (plus two honourable mentions). So before we ring out the Aughties, or Zeroes, or whatever you hipsters are calling the soon to be decade past, I’d like to regale the gamers among you with my personal favourite games of 2009. And no…Prototype is not on the list.

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This entry is filed under Features and tagged Batman Arkham Asylum, best of 2009, Brutal Legend, infamous, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, street fighter IV.

Best Games of the Year 2009: Steve’s List

By Steve Power on December 29, 2009

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With the curtain closing on one hell of a banner year in gaming, here’s yet another “best of” list to whet your appetite. I had a hard time whittling this list down to even ten titles, let alone the proposed five that everyone else has agreed upon. Obviously one of us is more hardcore than the rest. There are 5 extras to fill the 6 to 10 slots, and there’d be a list of about 12 honorable mentions that I had a blast messing with. I’ll also say that, much like Erich, my list is probably considerably different from everyone else’s, but that’s more because I march to the beat of my own drum. Leave some feedback if you want to tell me how insane I am. Check it out after le break.

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