Electronic Gaming Monthly articles from May 2008

Electronic Gaming Monthly archives from May 2008

Monster Sleepers.
May 1, 2008... The biggest (And best) games You don't know about The hype starts here--next month we'll be profiling some of the sweetest games you've yet to hear the buzz on, including Capcom's steampunk-inspired sci-fi game Dark Void. But that's just...

FAR-OUT FANS.
May 1, 2008... Aussie native Naomi Henderson knows how to make nerdy cupcakes look cool--the accomplished baker has been watering mouths with her delectable treats inspired by classic videogames like Super Mario Bros. and Pac-Man. We recently caught up with...

BIZ, NATCH.
May 1, 2008... Today's most exciting game-biz developments aren't necessarily taking place on a single system. And they may bear as little resemblance to traditional gaming as Atari's first coin-ops did with the mechanical amusements so prevalent decades...

Grand Theft Auto IV.
May 1, 2008... MULTIPLAYER HANDS-ON Platforms: PS3/XB360 Publisher: Rockstar Developer: Rockstar North Release Date: April 2008 Grand Theft Auto IV is kinda a big deal for some obvious reasons. It's the epic open-world series' first...

Fallout 3.
May 1, 2008... Platforms: PS3/XB360 Publisher: Bethesda Developer: Bethesda Release Date: Fall 2008 When archaeologists from one of Earth's alternate futures sent us decaying scraps from a long-buried guide to surviving the postapocalypse...

MotorStorm 2.
May 1, 2008... FIRST LOOK Platform: PS3 Publisher: Sony CEA Developer: Evolution Studios Release Date: Fall 2008 We spent a little chunk of real estate last year talking about how sexy the mud looked in MotorStorm. The mud. That clues...

THAT'S COOL.
May 1, 2008... Microsoft is keeping its killer cogs spinning. At this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC), developer Epic announced it's revving up a sequel to bloody 360 blockbuster Gears of War for this fall. Yeah, we all knew it was coming, but that...

THE GAME OF LIVES.
May 1, 2008... When it comes to war, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is really winning--it's both the top-selling game of 2007 and one of the top-played games over Xbox Live. Only one major battle remains: our five questions. We recruited Robert Bowling,...

(Re)Call of Duty.(Infinity Ward Call of Duty 4 downloadable maps)(Brief article)
May 1, 2008... Variety ain't just the spice of life--it's also the theme for the upcoming Call of Duty 4 (PS3/XB360) downloadable multiplayer maps. Appropriately dubbed the Variety Pack, these four new battlefields should provide many more surprises than...

Rumor Mill.(List)
May 1, 2008... Resurrected Rumors: It's hard to get excited over licensed-movie games, but sometimes nostalgia can blind good taste. Example: EA's upcoming G.I. Joe game, which I happened to call a few months back. Sure, it may suck, but that's the...

COMING SOON.(List)
May 1, 2008... Boom Blox Wii * EA Games Hollywood icon and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg is teaming up with Electronic Arts for a three-game deal. Boom Blox marks the first of those projects, and while it may have many thinkin'...

Outside the Box.
May 1, 2008... It's been a quiet thing, this whole downloadable-game revolution. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved kicked the generation off right on Xbox Live Arcade, but Microsoft's early struggle to deliver regular releases seemed to limit the medium's...

Return to Duty.
May 1, 2008... Somewhere, the mother of all firefights is going down. Somewhere close. I'm crouched against the wall at the mouth of a narrow alley; the sound of muffled gunfire reverberates off the walls. I tilt ever so slightly to the left, just nudging...

UNIVERSE AT WAR: Earth Assault.
May 1, 2008... Xbox 360 n Publisher: Sega Developer: Petroglyph Players: 1-4 ESRB: Teen wGarNETT: Universe at War demolishes the accepted rule that consoles can't do real-time-strategy (RTS) controls; its simplistic layout becomes familiar after...

FRONTLINES: FUEL OF WAR.
May 1, 2008... Xbox 360 n Publisher: THQ Developer: Kaos Studios Players: 1-50 ESRB: Teen wJOE: I'm impressed with the freedom Frontlines: Fuel of War offers in its single-player campaign. The organic, nonlinear levels and array of nifty weapons...

Dancing with the Stars Strategy Guide.
May 1, 2008... It's my job to play bad games. Obviously, this is not a job that has to be done. Due to the nature of the games I review, I've never affected anyone's buying decision. Just take a look at the facts: I've publicly hated and unendorsed every...