One of the greatest triumphs of modern videogames is said to be their ability to transport you into a role that you could never assume in real life. These days, the games we play have reached such a level of realism that it’s almost frighteningly immersive at times. Suffice it to say, Flock isn’t one of those games. Unless, that is, your dreams consist of assuming the role of a UFO whose primary c...[Read More]

Don’t miss the awesome new trailer for EA’s Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.  We’ve got it for you FOR FREE in HD quality–spread the word. 🙂 Choose which version suits you best: Download Trailer: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Regular (Right-Click Here to Download) Download Trailer: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 HD Version (Right-Click Here to Download) We’...[Read More]

Chrono Trigger is a game that needs no introduction… but it’s so epic, I’m going to give it one anyway. For many, Chrono Trigger was the epitome of creativity for 90’s gaming. It was developed by a so-called Dream Team which included such storied contributors as Akira Toriyama, Hironobu Sakaguchi, Nobuo Uematsu, and the newcomer composer (and now highly respected) Yasunori Mitsuda, who repor...[Read More]

Wario Land: Shake It It’s about time Nintendo gave Wario the true kind of treatment he deserves and Wario Land: Shake It looks to be the Wario Land game I’ve been anticipating for years. Wario happens to be my favorite of the classic Nintendo characters because of his crude sense of humor and his ability to be a complete jerk about everything. Also, he happens to be a very effective character in m...[Read More]

One of Nintendo’s biggest announcements this E3 was that Wii Sports—the game that started it all—is getting a sequel. That may not come as too much of a surprise to anyone with a bit of business sense, but the inclusion of the Wii MotionPlus functionality makes for some interesting news indeed. In case you haven’t seen the news, Wii MotionPlus is a new accessory for the Nintendo Wii that snaps ont...[Read More]

Beyond the inexorable flurry of sophomoric jokes about the title of Capcom’s upcoming downloadable title (in which we at DigitalChumps gladly participated), there actually is a pretty great game cooking. The developers described it to us as an “accessible” real-time strategy title, meaning that it won’t take you six months and several cases of energy drinks to accustom yourself to the style of pla...[Read More]

Gentlemen, it’s a nuclear device Going into the show, my younger brother Greg Schardein and myself were quite excited about the prospect of playing the newest installment in the Command & Conquer: Red Alert series, Red Alert 3. Westwood Studios’ Red Alert 2 has always been at the top of our list of favorite real-time strategy games of all time, so you could probably imagine how thrilled ...[Read More]

The opening cinematic (if you can even call it that it today’s age of CG orgasmia) begins with Dr. Wiley pleading I’m so sorry, please forgive me.  Thus the trap is set, because Mega Man 9 was the hardest game I played on the show floor.  While the original six titles were by no means a cake walk, the two levels on display here were downright brutal.  Note that this is not a complaint; in today’s ...[Read More]

I hated playing anything Resident Evil on my PS1. Oh sure, I was a dedicated fan of the narrative and the emerging survival horror genre, but the actual gameplay wasn’t as accessible to my needs. Though I played all the way through RE2 (twice), I allowed my neighbor Kyle to trudge through the original, RE3, and Code Veronica while I sat on the sidelines and took in the narrative. And, like most of...[Read More]

This probably sounds hyperbolic, but stepping into Capcom’s Street Fighter IV room was like stepping into some sort of weird alternate reality of E3.  The clingy PR reps and clueless mainstream media was nowhere to be found.  In their place was the shadow of days past, a true American arcade scene.  Standard rules applied, winner keeps his seat while the loser has to get off the stick.  The only d...[Read More]

The new Ratchet expansion seemed as elusive as Bigfoot.  After its debut at the media briefing I fully expected it to be somewhere on the show floor.  Strangely, however, it seemed to be entirely absent.  Sony’s kiosks didn’t seem to be featuring the title, and it wasn’t until the last day that I saw it occupying the screen that used to house PixelJunk Eden.  Even then I had to wait behind an exhi...[Read More]

For months I wondered if I’d love to play the game I adored to watch.  That answer is yes, an ever so joyous and resounding yes.  PixelJunk Eden comes hot on the heels of Q Games other PixelJunk titles, the flawed but enjoyable PixelJunk Racers, and the niche but heavily appreciated PixelJunk Monsters.  As anyone who watches it will usually confess, Eden is almost completely different from anythin...[Read More]