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Couple of blobby web games

Can’t remember where I heard about these two web games, but they are fun little blobby things:
Boomshine
Boomshine is a simple yet addictive casual game with minimal user input. The screen is full of moving dots and you have to click somewhere in order to make an expanding circle. Any dots which hit the […]

First 8 minutes of Zelda Phantom Hourglass

I did consider not watching or posting this, but someone over at WiiNintendo.net has recorded the first 8 minutes of the Phantom Hourglass and it’s looking wonderful.
The reason I chose to post it (and watch it) is basically that all Zelda games start in largely the same way

Wake up somewhere strange
Talk to person
Get sword

… and […]

Call of Duty 4 gameplay footage

I am so glad that the new Call of Duty game is set in the modern day. When I first heard about the change I wasn’t convinced it would feel like a Call of Duty game, but haviong now seen this video, I am very impressed and looking forward to the game with an enthusiasm […]

Super Stardust HD

Super Stardust HD could be one of the first games I download for the PS3. It takes the classic sidescrolling shooter and turns it into a surreal 3D game without complicating things. Essentially you, your power-ups, and all your targets orbit a planetoid. The goal? Shoot to kill and rack up as many points as […]

Here be dragons!

I had a chance to play an alpha build of Lair earlier this year. It was very nice looking. It seems all the trailers are using the actual in-game engine. The only problem keeping this game from being a huge PS3 system seller is the frame rate. They drop in places of intense action often […]

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