Posted by Rosethorn on February 23, 2010 at 4:38 pm
I really like farm management games, which is odd since I can’t keep a real plant alive, but after playing Harvest Moon, FarmCraft, Farm Frenzy and so many others, I wasn’t sure there was any room left for new farming games. I didn’t know if Funky Farm 2 by SortaSoft could bring anything new that other farm sims hadn’t already done.
The premise begins just like any other time management game. Raise your chickens, sheep, and pigs to maximize profits, unlock new animals and farm tools as you improve. But when I saw the rewards, I quickly realized this is not another rinse-and-repeat farm sim. Players don’t receive the typical bigger watering can or a new seed to cover more ground. As you play Funky Farm, you unlock a mailbox for government farm grants, a pet llama, a pet duck and other funny farmyard surprises.
Via Game Review: Funky Farm 2 on Simpson's Paradox
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Posted by on February 23, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Indie games, reviews and chances to beta test new games.
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Posted by on January 28, 2010 at 7:40 am
A little undead side track for the popular shooter series.
Zombies have overrun App Store as Activision Publishing, Inc. and developer Treyarch have launched a free version of Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES. The Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES Lite App allows iPhone and iPod touch players to experience three rounds of the "Nacht der Untoten" (Night of the Undead) map in single player, explore the map and access a multitude of weapons from the Mystery Box. Multiplayer fans will be able to play for two rounds via Wi-Fi, locally or across the Internet with four players or two players over Bluetooth.
The Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES Lite App is available from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
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Posted by on January 24, 2010 at 2:00 am
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Posted by on January 7, 2010 at 11:27 am
A new game for the Nintendo DS, which should be seen soon in the new year..
Today, Disney Interactive Studios announced Disney Stitch Jam, a new music-rhythm and adventure game for the Nintendo DS. Releasing this March 2010, players will immerse themselves in Stitch’s world by visiting different locations, embarking on music-based missions, and trying to save Stitch’s kidnapped girlfriend
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Posted by on December 29, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Founded upon the belief that people can change the world by simply donating their unwanted video games, Donate Games is a charity dedicated to funding research and support for children and their families of rare, neglected diseases and the millions of Americans affected by them.
Donate Games collects new and used video game donations and then resells them online to help the millions of young people suffering from these neglected disorders. In addition to raising funds for research on the diseases, the organization promotes awareness information and provides advisory services to the general public. Game donations, game purchases and volunteer opportunities are all processed via www.DonateGames.org
To learn about how the charity works and what you can do to support -
http://donategames.org/how-it-works.html
To directly access the online store to purchase a game -
http://donategames.org/store/shop.htm
To become a fan of DonateGames.org on Facebook -
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DonateGamesorg/112805304252
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Posted by on December 29, 2009 at 11:12 pm
As some of you may have noticed, there hasn't been a lot of up dating lately. The reasons for it were twofold, mainly my PC fried and it took me some time to get another decent one for games, and a very busy holiday season.
But that is all fixed now, and KB will go back to daily updates and game reviews, so keep checking in!
Chris
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Posted by Rosethorn on November 15, 2009 at 3:04 pm
There's been a fan event that has been sorely lacking in our industry. We have Penny Arcade expo which is a great general gaming event and there's Comic-con, which covers a portion of the gaming industry. GenCon also has a side show for gaming, but nothing really focuses on the special needs of the MMO player. A lot of games hold their individual events, but just because a person plays one game doesn't mean they wouldn't like to socialize with others playing other games, right?
So I'm very excited to be involved in the Looking for Group Expo. It is going to be in June 2010 in Minneapolis. It will be a celebration of the MMO gamer and will be a lot of fun! We'll have events that cater to pretty much every type of MMO gamer, whether you are an achiever, a socializer, an explorer or a killer, or a mix of all these types. (For the record, when I took the test, I got 0% killer. Crazy, huh?)
So stay tuned to this site for more news on this exciting event.
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Posted by on November 7, 2009 at 4:35 am
Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix(r) interactive entertainment products in North America, announced today that DISSIDIA(tm) FINAL FANTASY(r) for the PSP(r) (PlayStation(r)Portable) system (including the PSP(r)go system) is now available on PlayStation Store.
Previously released for the PSP system, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY now arrives on the latest handheld offering from Sony Computer Entertainment. Combining fighting game elements with RPG-based character development, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY does what no other FINAL FANTASY title has done before, bringing to reality an all-star cast of fan-favorite FINAL FANTASY characters.
Placing players amidst a collision of good versus evil, DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY delivers a dramatic storyline and expansive 3-D environments for a brand-new action game experience based on the renowned franchise that has shipped over 85 million units worldwide.
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Posted by Rosethorn on October 25, 2009 at 9:59 pm
There are many ways a hidden object game can be great. It can have the most amazing and compelling story. The Hidden Object portion can be stellar. There can be mini-games that just entertain for hours. Or it can be an average game that drives you to unlock every portion the game has to offer. Little Shop - World Traveler is just that. It manages a level of replayability that I've yet seen in a hidden object game and that takes this not so standout title to the next level.
First off, the story is a throwaway. It doesn't really matter at all why you are searching the various scenes. As a travel writer, you are exploring exotic venues, from Venice to Antarctica to Madagascar. Each of the scenes does a fairly good job transporting you to those locations. There's about 80 or so objects to find in each scene, although in the story mode, you only have to find 15 and are given a list of a 5 at a time to do just that. There's also a plethora of collectibles, from question marks that give you hints to passport stamps to suitcases. To find the 15 in story mode, you only have 5 minutes. You will do each scene 5 times by the end of story mode, so that's ample opportunity to find all the collectibles. However, I found at the end of story mode, I hadn't done that yet, thanks to some well hidden collectibles. As for the objects themselves, they are usually pretty easy to find and the collectibles, like the cameras that flash all the objects and the special exclamation points that use a search feature special to each screen, make any particularly hard to find objects a snap to discover.
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