CHICAGO – It began with a boy and his dream (nightmare?). John LaFlamboy, to be exact, as he took an idea he had in college and made it his life’s work. He owns and operates the HellsGate Haunted House in Lockport (Illinois), which was designed, built and put together by Haunted House experts expressly for the spookiest month of the year. For info on how to purchase tickets, click HellsGate.
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Video Game Review: ‘Street Fighter IV’ Could Bring Fighting Genre Off the Mat With Nearly Perfect Game
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2009 - 6:23pm Video Game Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – We are undeniably in a gaming era in which the first-person shooter is king, but players of a certain age can remember a time when fighting games ruled the day. “Street Fighter IV” has the potential to reverse the FPS trend.
Activision Announces ‘Guitar Hero Greatest Hits,’ ‘Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2009 - 2:03pmCHICAGO – Activision sent over the news today about two new titles that are sure to get music game fans excited - “Guitar Hero Greatest Hits” and “Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits”. The two new titles in the “Guitar Hero” family will debut in June and we have screenshots and details on these newly announced games below.
Video Game Review: ‘Major League Baseball 2K9’ Hits Hard But Pops Up to the Warning Track
Submitted by BrianTT on March 3, 2009 - 4:18pm Video Game Rating: 3.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Playing 2K Sports’ “Major League Baseball 2K9” reminds me of spending an average season as a diehard fan of the Chicago Cubs. It starts with so much promise and there’s a lot to love through the bulk of the year. There are a few wins here and there and some really good times, but, at the end of the season, you’re usually left crying in your beer, wondering what the hell just happened.
Video Game Review: ‘F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin’ Both Terrifying, Addictive
Submitted by BrianTT on February 26, 2009 - 6:24pm Video Game Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s “F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin” is not a perfect game but it is the most addictively playable action titles released so far this year. Like a great horror movie, it will suck you in, keep you on the edge of your seat through the majority of its playing time, and spit you out on the other side, exhausted but with a huge smile on your face.
Video Game Review: Generation of Gamers Enters Time Machine With ‘Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection’
Submitted by BrianTT on February 18, 2009 - 5:54pmVideo Game Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – For an entire generation of gamers, Sega’s “Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection” is going to be insanely addictive flashback machine, a disc that opens a window to countless hours spent in front of games like “Sonic the Hedgehog,” “Altered Beast,” “Golden Axe,” and “Phantasy Star” and brings them kicking and screaming to the world of HD and trophies on the PS3.
Video Game Review: PlayStation Network’s ‘Flower’ Challenges Gaming Expectations
Submitted by BrianTT on February 17, 2009 - 5:19pmVideo Game Rating: 4.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – To play the mesmerizing, addictive “Flower,” the latest downloadable game available on the Playstation Network, gamers will have to leave their typical expectations on what constitutes a “typical game” behind. With wave after wave of FPS variations dominating the market, it’s refreshing to experience a title so creatively conceived and expertly designed.
Video Game Review: ‘Skate 2’ Lives Up to Expectations in Every Way
Submitted by BrianTT on January 23, 2009 - 1:34pmVideo Game Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – As icicles hang at skate parks and snow-covered ground makes it hard to roll, EA’s excellent “Skate 2” will probably be your favorite diversion throughout the winter.
Video Game Slideshow: 31-Image Gallery For Capcom’s ‘Resident Evil 5’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 14, 2009 - 11:45amCHICAGO – This 31-image slideshow contains our favorite screenshots from the highly anticipated Capcom release, “Resident Evil 5”. The game will be released on Mar. 13, 2009.
Video Game Review: ‘Prince of Persia’ a Mesmerizing, Addictive, Near Masterpiece
Submitted by BrianTT on December 24, 2008 - 5:21pmVideo Game Rating: 4.5/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Ubisoft’s “Prince of Persia” does more than just take the opportunity to update a last-generation classic franchise on the next-generation format, just in time for the movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, and Alfred Molina to start building buzz for its Memorial Day 2010 release. “Prince of Persia” is that rare game that’s good enough that fans will still be playing it when the Gyllenhaal movie version hits theaters in seventeen months.
Video Game Review: ‘Tomb Raider: Underworld’ Buries Treasure With Awkward Gameplay
Submitted by BrianTT on December 22, 2008 - 12:19pm Video Game Rating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – The best way to explain my reaction to “Tomb Raider: Underworld”, the latest next-gen console adventure for the legendary Lara Croft, can be summed up with an anecdote.
