Archive for September, 2010

24 Sep

Game Day: Rewind: ‘Halo’ looks back

With “Halo: Reach,” developer Bungie Studios closes the book on its flagship series by revisiting events preceding the fall of the human colony Reach and the arrival of the Master Chief at the mysterious ringworld of the original “Halo.”

Players i…

17 Sep

Game Day: The bounty hunter is back

“Metroid: Other M” is the game some “Metroid” fans complained the first-person “Metroid Prime” wasn’t when it came out nearly eight years ago: a 3-D “Metroid” that plays a lot like the 2-D installments of the series.

A monster bites the dust in “M…

06 Sep

Review: Gaming apps for iPhone 4

The best of the iPhone 4 games use its high-res display and gyroscopic sensor.

Even the hottest games won’t melt the chocolate bar iPhone case from Pylones-usa, shown at the recent New York International Gift Fair.

Chaos Rings

Roll Throu…

03 Sep

Game Day: 2-D or not 2-D? No question

Sometimes it’s nice to appreciate the simple things in gaming – things like side-scrolling brawlers, two of which have been released in recent weeks.

A screen shot from “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” showing the game’s pixelated, old-school s…