The same day I attended the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 panel at Star Wars Celebration V, I also had the opportunity to snag a seat in the Star Wars: The Old Republic panel. I’ve never really been a Massive Multiplayer Online-type of gamer, but I love Star Wars and love BioWare games. I’ve been following the production of TOR closely, and my friends and I have already decided which ch... more.

Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Crystal Dynamics Platform(s): Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, PC Genre: Isometic platform, Action Rating: T Players: 1 - 2 The Scoop: Lara Croft and a 2,000 year old warrior, Totec, team up to rid the world of the evil spirit, Xolotl, and retrieve the ancient artifact, the Mirror of Smoke, in this dungeon crawler/puzzle game. The Setup: H... more.

Last week I attended Star Wars Celebration V, and in between shopping in the vendors room, laser tag, and taking pictures, I went to check out the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II panel. I wasn't really that impressed by Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and was sincerely hoping the sequel wouldn't be as clunky as the first. (So hopeful, in fact, that I withstood yelling from a very passionate ... more.

Publisher: Konami Developer: Climax Studios Platform(s): PS3 (Playstation Network), Xbox360 (Arcade), PC (Steam Network) Genre: 2D Platform, Scrolling Shooter Rating: E10+ ESRB Content Descriptors: Cartoon Violence Players: One Official site: http://www.konami.com/rocketknight/ The Scoop: Way back in the early 90s it seemed like a lot of games used the model set by Sonic the Hedgehog whi... more.

Publisher: The Adventure Company, Focus Home Interactive Developers: Spiders/Frogwares Platform: Xbox 360, PC Genre: Adventure Rating: T ESRB Content Descriptors: Mild Blood, Mild Language, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence The Scoop: The fifth installment in the Sherlock Holmes adventure series pits the famous detective against one of history’s most notorious serial k... more.

Publisher: Sega Developer: Monolith Productions Platform(s): Xbox 360, PC Genre: First-Person Action, Horror Rating: Mature 17+ ESRB Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language The Scoop: Fun and addictive hobo bashing action exclusively for the Xbox 360! The Setup: Dreaming has become a very routine process while maturing through our teenage years into adu... more.

Publisher: THQ Developer: 4A Games Platform(s): Xbox 360, PC Genre: Survival-Horror, First-Person Shooter Rating: Mature ESRB Content Descriptors: Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Drugs, Violence The Scoop: Metro 2033 flew under your radar. Don't lie. Everyone who I've talked to about the game had no idea of it's existence, so I think it's safe to assume you didn't know e... more.

Publisher: Square Enix, Inc Developer: Avalanche Studios, Eidos Interactive Platform(s): PC, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Genre: Action Rating: Mature 17+ ESRB Content Descriptors: Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Sexual Themes, Violence The Scoop: Mercenaries meets Bionic Commando in this sequel to the 2006 original. The Setup: Rico Rodriguez is flown in by the Agency to the fictional isl... more.

Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: BioWare Edmonton Platform(s): Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC Genre: RPG ESRB Content Descriptors: Blood, Intense Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content The Scoop: The expansion pack for 2009’s Dragon Age: Origins adds more content and additional game play. (Note: this review is for the Xbox 360 version, but the expansion is available fo... more.

Publisher: Atari Developer: Cryptic Studios Platform(s): PC Genre: Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game Rating: Teen ESRB Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes The Scoop: Cryptic Studios' latest MMO does what no Star Trek game has done before: luring in non-Star Trek fans with a beautiful and great Star Trek ... more.