 And now a message from the mighty hero Deathspank, on his new game Deathspank.
Greetings, pasty couch potatoes! It is I, Deathspank. Hero to the downtrodden. Vanquisher of evil. Dispenser of Justice. The litany of my heroic deeds will surely be sung in songs and told in tales for... Read more |
 Do you remember Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords? CC2K Games Editor Big Ross sure does. And it's precisely the reason he's feeling some trepidation about the upcoming, highly anticipated follow-up to Bioware's mega-hit Fallout 3. In this letter to developer Obisdian Entertainment, he spells... Read more |
Adventure games decided my career. Or perhaps it would be better to say they decided my lack of career. Adventure games were born around the same time I was: in 1984, when I was still screaming out my frustration at my parents over my inability to walk or speak,...
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 In some respects exclusive content has always been a reality for gamers. If you wanted to play Super Mario Bros. or Legend of Zelda you simply had to own a Nintendo. Sonic the Hedgehog was only playable on the Sega Genesis, Metal Gear Solid could only be played on the... Read more |
 The hype-train was bulleting along. Shadow Complex was supposed to be the biggest game to hit Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) ever. It was supposed to redefine the way gamers think about downloadable content (DLC). It was supposed to be the blissful offspring of next-gen capabilities mated with old-school sensibilities. It... Read more |
 August 5 saw the final release of DLC (downloadable content) by Bethesda Softworks for their hit game Fallout 3. For fans like myself, these have kept the game in our Xbox 360 consoles long after we've beaten the main quest several times over, completed virtually every side quest out there... Read more |
 From the floor of Comic-Con comes this look at a dating site for the geek set.
Geek love is a strange and wondrous creature, and only the most skilled trackers can find it. Dino Andrade wants to help every geek who’s ever pressed their ear to the earth, Strider-style,... Read more |
 Fellow CC2ker Russell Davidson recently wrote about some of the games throughout his life that have deeply affected him. One was the arcade game Robotron 2084, and hearing him talk about it, well it got me thinking about all the hours I spent in arcades when I was... Read more |
 It’s been almost four years since Sucker Punch last released a game. Near the end of 2004 they released their third entry in their popular Playstation 2-era Sly Cooper series. Now Sucker Punch is back with a completely new title. InFamous is an open-world sandbox game; it’s Sucker Punch’s take... Read more |
 Each era of video gaming has produced memorable titles, some important historically, some just plain fun, some both. For me, there have been three games that have stood out, that have epitomized the best of their time, that have impacted me deeply, in all ways - spiritually, mentally, physically, cosmically.... Read more |
 There's a new Splinter Cell game due out this year. To whet your appetite for Splinter Cell: Conviction, read on as CC2k looks back at some of Sam Fisher's greatest hits (and misses). If you're new to the franchise (or stealth games in general), consider this a primer for... Read more |
 Last week CC2K looked back at what made Bioshock such a great game. This week we look forward and preview Bioshock 2: Sea of Dreams. The past month has been an exciting time for Bioshock fans. The most recent issue of Game Informer magazine featured an extensive preview of... Read more |
In the first part of this two-part essay, CC2k Video Game Editor Big Ross looks at what made Bioshock such an excellent game. Gamestop has changed the way I think about owning video games. Used to be I kept every game I ever bought or received as a gift. Some would... Read more |
 When I started out playing my first Massive Multiplayer Online Game, Asheron's Call, my immediate family bought three copies: I was in high school at the time, and my parents and I decided to move from Diablo-esque games to the big time. We weren't alone: my cousin, uncle, and... Read more |
 Spring is always a slow time for gamers, so CC2k takes a look back at one of the best games of 2007.
“My parents told me, ‘son, you’re special. Someday you’re going to do great things.’ You know, they were right.” Words uttered while looking at a faded black and... Read more |
 It is the future. The brightest scientific minds have achieved faster-than-light travel. Humanity has united in a common purpose. We have probed the depths of space, and we have discovered that we are not alone. Alien life exists in the universe, and it is not friendly. A loose knit... Read more |
 There's some exciting news in the world of video games that felt worth sharing.
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 As long as there have been movies, there have been adults and hence, movies made for adults. And no, I’m not talking about porn; get your mind out of the gutter. I simply mean language, situations, and themes more appropriate for adults than children. However, the world of gaming... Read more |
Some lament the return of Indiana Jones to the big screen, some celebrate it, few movie fans can ignore it — those are the hallmarks of a legend. I know I’m counting down the moments until I hit the theaters. You see, when I was little, I wanted to...
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 I’d heard that the new Xbox 360 game Dead Space was fantastic. It combined horror, which I dig, with survival, which I’m for, with outer space, a terrific backdrop. So I got it. Lemme say that yeah, the game looks great. Creepy and unsettling, body parts everywhere, sometimes your own,... Read more |
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