| Videogame expo collapses under its own weight The dueling - and deafening - two-story tall speakers of Electronic Arts and Activision have fought their last battle. E3, the industry's annual trade show, which is known for its overwhelming sights, sounds and excess, is scaling down. money.cnn.com |
Monopoly - Wii (E) Monopoly returns in 2008 with a new way to play the classic Hasbro board game. With a host of current-day cities and landmarks from all over the world, this new version will let players wheel and deal and compete to own some of the most recognized locations on Earth. Get Rich Quick! In this all-new, super-fast version, trade properties and compete in exciting mini-games to see who makes the top of the rich list! Group Play Up to four players can simultaneously join in on the rags to riches fun (multi-tap support for PS2). Monopoly Past, Present & Future The most extensive collection of Monopoly boards all in one package - from the newest Monopoly Here and Now: The World Edition to classic Monopoly. Now Boarding Fill up your passport as you play to unlock new and never-before-seen Monopoly boards. Release Date:Mon, 20 Oct 2008 gamecrazy.com |
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails - PC (M) ShellShock 2: Blood Trails is a violent, first-person, survival horror game set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Gameplay centers on the use of psychological horror and fear, relying on the power of suggestion, mood, tension and foreshadowing—implying the notion of danger, potential danger, imminent danger, and horrifying acts that have or are implied to have occurred or will come to pass. On course for war torn Vietnam, a plane carrying a top-secret cargo known only as Whiteknight is lost over the uncharted jungles of Cambodia. The special ops squad sent in to retrieve it disappear wtihout trace. Until, a month later, one of them walks out. Something in the darkness has driven him insane... Somehting from the darkness has followed him out...Psychological Horror: Gameplay simulates the perceptual effects of fear, drugs and your shell-shocked state due to combat. Experience the true chaos, horror and disorientation of the Vietnam War.Survive Vietnam: Every shot counts, and every bullet is precious. Fight off fear and push forward not knowing what unspeakable horror could be waiting to claim your life.Fight a cunning and elusive enemy that takes every advantage of everything at their disposal. Napalm attacks, intricate tunnel systems and vicious homemade traps—cruel, violent and unfiltered war.Infected Enemies: Fight the victims of Whiteknight—an enemy that has no side, one who is brutal, insane and ready to rip you to shreds. Release Date:Tue, 24 Feb 2009 gamecrazy.com |
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs - Wii (E) What the world needs is a hero. And in the Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs video game, you can play as Flint, hero-inventor of the action-packed movie who creates a machine that causes food to rain from the sky. When the machine spirals out of control and creates a mess of gigantic portions, it’s up to you to save the world by using every vehicle and crazy gadget Flint has invented to save his hometown and the world from a food-tastrophe! Hurl hamburgers, sling spaghetti, and fight gummi bears with Flint and his pet monkey Steve to save the world! Release Date:Tue, 15 Sep 2009 gamecrazy.com |
MLB 10: The Show - PS3 (RP) Widely considered the most authentic baseball game available, MLB 10: The Show is set again to provide fans with the best baseball experience this console generation with even more features and modes destine to quicken the heart, raise the stakes, and hurl you further into a true MLB baseball experience. Holding more than 81% market share on the PS3 system, more than 70% market share across all PlayStation platforms, and the #1 selling baseball franchise in video game history, The Show is proving once again to be the industry’s premier licensed Major League Baseball (MLB) game, both critically and commercially. The long awaited Home Run Derby leads the deep features list in MLB 10 The Show for PS3. Fully implemented in the season modes and available as a stand alone feature, Home Run Derby follows the current MLB rules and flow. The MLB All-Star Futures Game will also be available within season modes in its correct timeframe (just before the Home Run Derby), as well as fully functional online leagues. Additional new features for the PS3 game include "Catcher Mode," the ability to call the game as the catcher, select pitches, and be the ultimate field general, just like Joe Mauer. MLB 10: The Show will also offer daytime transitional lighting, a newly added "Movie Maker" menu giving the user the ability to select multiple replays to add to and edit a single movie, and 11 new stadiums. Five new Minor League stadiums will be introduced, as well as a selection of classic parks available on the PS3 for the first time including Forbes Field, Crosley Field, The Polo Grounds, Shibe Park, Sportsman Park, and Griffith Stadium. Preorder MLB 10 and receive a code to download 6 classic stadiums: Shibe Park When it opened April 12, 1909 in Philadelphia, it became the first steel-and-concrete stadium in Major League Baseball® history.Forbes Field Opened in 1909, was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and was witness to a World Series-winning 9th inning home run in 1960Polo Grounds Opened in 1890, was known for its extremely deep center field (483 ft) and unique bathtub shape. The "Shot Heard Around the World" home run was hit here.Crosley Field was a Major League ballpark located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home field of the National League Cincinnati Reds from 1912 through June 24, 1970 Sportsman's Park was built in St. Louis in 1902. Left-handed power hitters loved hitting here, including a Hall of Famer who hit two epic home runs on consecutive days, shattering the same window twice in the car dealership across the street. Griffith Stadium stood in Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1965. Not only was it was over 400 feet down the left field line, the outfield took an unusual right-angled jut into center field due to the unwillingness of nearby houses to sell to the ballclub during construction of the stadium. Release Date:Tue, 02 Mar 2010 gamecrazy.com |