PC

The Darkness II Weathers The Hellish Attentions Of Game Reviewers

There are plenty of things you can do with a tentacle besides porn, and The Darkness II has them all covered. Jackie Estacado has gone through hell; now he faces an even greater challenge: Critics.


October 11, 2011
PC

The Powers, Persecution And Prostitutes Of The Darkness II

With the New York City Comic-Con just a few days away, 2K Games gives fans of the comic book-based The Darkness II a little show of its own, with videos of Jackie Estacado’s powers, the evil organisation he’ll be using them against, and the odd slice of cheesecake.


June 3, 2011
News

XCOM Dated For March, Not Referred To As A First-Person Shooter

XCOM, The first-person sequel to classic strategy game X-Com, will be released on March 6, 2012, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, that last platform being newly-confirmed by publisher Take Two.


March 9, 2011
PC

The Many Ways To Kill In The Darkness II

The Darkness II is a grisly video game. The bad guys nail the lead character’s hands to a board. The good guy spikes people in the head with parking meters. One day, the mother of one of the game’s creators looked at her son’s email inbox and noticed her son would be gathering with his co-workers to conduct a “corpse desecration meeting”.


November 29, 2010

Review: Mafia II: Joe’s Adventures — The Third Strike For A Repeat Offender

Mafia II returns to Empire Bay with “Joe’s Adventures,” the game’s second paid DLC extension. Can its 24 new missions carry the game forward, or do they dwell on what made Mafia II a good-but-not-great action game?


February 19, 2009
News

Madden Monopoly Case: Trail By Video Game

The Madden Monopoly case could come down to trial by video game, rather than jury.