CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Video Game News: Disney Announces ‘Brave: The Video Game’
Submitted by TimBMartens on March 19, 2012 - 10:10amCHICAGO – If you are excited for the upcoming Disney-Pixar film “Brave,” you may be interested to know that Disney Interactive Media Group announced today that a game is in production based on the upcoming movie. The game will be released on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Windows PC/MAC.
Video Game Review: ‘Major League Baseball 2K12’ Strikes Out Swinging
Submitted by BrianTT on March 12, 2012 - 9:20pmCHICAGO – I have long-defended 2K Sports’ “Major League Baseball” franchise, more commonly referred to as “MLB2K,” against the claims that it doesn’t compare to Sony’s more acclaimed “MLB The Show” and encouraged hardcore baseball fans to play both games. In fact, while I understood that “The Show” was a “better game,” recent installments of “MLB2K” actually took up more of my personal playing time.
Video Game Review: Hit the Slopes with Flawed but Fun ‘SSX’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 12, 2012 - 10:52amCHICAGO – Pick your favorite rider and coolest board and hit the mountains of “SSX,” an attempted reboot of a hit snowboarding franchise from the last-generation of consoles. How has the concept aged and how has EA adapted for a new age demographic for whom the name “SSX” might not mean anything? Put on your snowsuit and find out.
Video Game Review: Moving ‘Journey’ Redefines Gaming Expectations
Submitted by BrianTT on March 7, 2012 - 11:23amCHICAGO – At their very foundation, all games are journeys. Whether it’s a massive one like the “Mass Effect” trilogy or as simple as Mario climbing to save a girl in “Donkey Kong,” games are built on getting from point A to point B. What is commonly placed on that foundation is action-based but ThatGameCompany has dared to suggest that our expectations of what we get when we press Start are limiting.
Video Game Review: ‘Asura’s Wrath’ is Weirdest Game You Will Play This Year
Submitted by BrianTT on March 5, 2012 - 4:43pmCHICAGO – “Asura’s Wrath” is a whole lot of weird. It’s kind of anime, kind of a fighting game, kind of a “God of War” button-masher, a bit of sci-fi shooter, and a whole lot of something completely new. The odd mix is off-putting at first. I kind of hated it for the first hour.
Video Game Review: Jump Back in the Cage with Jam-Packed ‘Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition’
Submitted by BrianTT on March 1, 2012 - 5:25pmCHICAGO – I forgot how much I love the new “Mortal Kombat.” It truly is one of the most consistently entertaining fighting games of the last several years. It’s a must-own for fans of the franchise and even those who left it behind years ago should jump back in the cage. And there’s better way to do it than with the newly-released “Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition.”
Video Game Review: Exciting Gameplay, Addictive Co-Op Make ‘Syndicate’ a Solid Shooter
Submitted by BrianTT on February 28, 2012 - 7:07pmCHICAGO – Back in 1993, Bullfrog Productions developed a game called “Syndicate”; an isometric real-time tactical game where the player is in charge of a corporation that sends cyborg agents on deadly missions. The player’s goal was to lead his agents on missions to benefit their own syndicate corporation and harm competing syndicates.
Video Game Review: Sweet Tooth Returns in Angrier, More Intense ‘Twisted Metal’ Reboot
Submitted by BrianTT on February 24, 2012 - 2:14pmCHICAGO – Fans have been clamoring for a next-gen “Twisted Metal” game since the birth of the PS3 and their most intense nightmares have come true as the franchise finally gets its long-awaited reboot with a successful 2012 reboot.
Video Game Review: Exciting Battles Save ‘Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’ From Lackluster World
Submitted by BrianTT on February 21, 2012 - 4:54pmCHICAGO - Rating an RPG that feels more along the lines of a straight action game is a little difficult. “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” has a lot of things going for it in the heat of battle, but, unfortunately, there is a lot more to an RPG than how cool it looks when putting on the finishing kill of a giant monster. While the game is incredibly entertaining at some points, it is equally dull and uninspired at others.
Video Game News: ‘Mass Effect 3’ Trailer to Premiere Sunday During ‘The Walking Dead’
Submitted by TimBMartens on February 17, 2012 - 3:18pmCHICAGO – If you haven’t heard, “The Walking Dead” is a monster hit. We told you earlier this week that even during the Grammy telecast, the mid-season premiere last Sunday set all kinds of basic-cable telecast records. Now, this Sunday, the ninth episode of the second season of the show will premiere, and one video game has got itself some valuable advertising space.
