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2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games633 days ago

It’s a short HotSpot this week with sickness and scheduling conflicts cited as issues. Justin is in the process od reviewing Red Dead Redemption, and he is enjoying it a lot. It sounds like Rockstar have a much stronger take on multiplayer here than they did with GTA4. Prince of Persia also comes off fairly well, and manages a 7.5 from Tom. The April NPDs were quite weak, and Microsoft VP let it slip that Project Natal will come out in October. After the usual 10 Years Ago feature, Brendan interview the author of video game history book The...

The HotSpot 04/13/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games668 days ago

Splinter Cell Conviction is the big game this week. Chris and Kevin have been giving it a lot of time and their overall impressions are positive with Kevin giving it an 8.0 in his review. The guys highlight the co-op play as the game’s shining achievement. Konami held an event last week and showed a few games including the first potentially great 3D take on Castlevania. The founders of Infinity Ward were ousted by Activision, but they are back with a new studio, Respawn Entertainment. The group shares some thoughts on this news and touch...

The HotSpot 03/23/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games689 days ago

Kevin kicks things off this week with some love for Just Cause 2. Much like Crackdown, Just Cause 2 seems to offer some good ‘ol fashion open world craziness. Metro 2033 also receives a good bit of love despite some problems with its gunplay. Infinite Space is the last big release and it doesn’t fare quite is well as the first two with its 6.5 to their 8.0 scores. The rumors surrounding the Xbox 360 receiving an updated design and the addition of flash storage make a lot of sense to the crew. They are reasonably excited about these...

The HotSpot 02/02/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games738 days ago

Brendan is back this week and MAG kicks off the discussion. Chris Watters gave the game an 8.0 in his review, but struggles to get too excited about it in his time here. White Knight Chronicles has finally seen a US release, but it seems to have fallen short in many ways. Star Trek Online doesn’t do much for the console-centric group, and Tatsunoko vs. Capcom incites some anime discussion. Lost Planet 2 will be released on May 18 and it was announced that Marcus and Dom from Gears of War will be playable characters– weird. A 3 year...

The HotSpot 01/26/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games745 days ago

Mass Effect 2 is easily the biggest release this week, but if you in the mood for some lighter fare and have a Wii, No More Heroes 2 may be up your alley. Just be ready for some misogyny in the mix. The guys are also talking about the official delay of the PS3 Motion Controller and they feel like it and Project Natal seem like they would be better off releasing in 2011. The HotSpot crew are the last to touch on the NPD’s top 10 best selling game of all time which we talked about on this week’s CastMedium Podcast. This leads into some...

The HotSpot 01/19/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games752 days ago

We get a truncated episode this week since the guys missed their usual recording time due to the holiday on Monday. This actually feels like the perfect length for The HotSpot though, so hopefully this a trend that will continue. Chris Watters makes his requisite cameo appearance up front here to share his thoughts on Dark Void. It has had a somewhat troubled development, and it seems shows in the final product. NPDs get a bit of time as usual, but there are no big insights here– spoiler alert, Nintendo controls the charts again. It could...

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