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Disappointments of 2009

As another year comes to an end it’s time to conduct our Game of the Year ceremony in which we honor the best of the best. But before we reminisce about the games that impressed our socks off, let’s take a look at some of the stuff that ended up disappointing us. Brutal Legend Brutal Legend was going to be the perfect game. By mixing heavy metal, free roaming and Jack Black, Tim Schaefer was gonna give us the game of the century. Unfortunately the game while entertaining to a...

Game of The Year 2009: Action

And the nominees are: Assassin’s Creed II Improving on every aspect that made Assassin’s Creed repetitive and boring, Assassin’s Creed II was a blast from start to finish. Even though the story was a tad convoluted, Ubisoft threw in tons of varied gameplay in there to make sure we never got bored. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog’s labor of love was a surreal action game that managed to traverse the thin line between gameplay and interactive cut-scenes moving...

Games of December 2009

December may be the season to be jolly but us gamers have had our share of fun since the past two months with some of the best titles released this year. Even though game releases in December are relatively tame, there are still a few titles here worth checking out and they go something like this - The Saboteur (Xbox360 PS3 PC) The last game worked on by developer Pandemic before they were shut down by EA, The Saboteur, puts players in the boots of an Irish race car  driver during World...

Logitech Launches G-Series Mouse, Headset

The Gaming Mouse G500 refreshes the Logitech G5 Laser Mouse with the latest gaming-grade laser engine, while the Gaming Headset G330 delivers comfort that won't quit – even after long hours of battle. "As more and more people make gaming with family and friends the new night out, Logitech continues to push the envelope with the Logitech G-series,” said Ruben Mookerjee, Logitech's director of product marketing for gaming. "If you're getting serious about gaming – or have already...

Movies Games are very much Favourite

It's easy to come up with a list of crappy game-to-movie conversions, since almost every big budget Hollywood flick and its grandmother was followed by a substandard piece of gaming garbage developed by Neanderthals. I'm sure most of them sold well riding on the movies fame alone, but that's a whole other story. When it comes down to great games based on movies though, it's a whole new ball game and you've got to respect the developers that don't budge under studio pressure, and deliver a great...