Army of Two is a decent third-person shooter that unfortunately sticks its boot in its mouth. It does so by belittling volunteer armed services and selling a power-but-no-responsibility mercenary fantasy, part of which takes place in the modern-day Iraq war. It mostly plays fine. The Aggro system works well (whereby your partner can hold your […]

Some might find the idea of making money from war morally corrupt. For Salem and Rios, who are Army of Two’s protagonists, it’s just another day at the office. The game starts off with the pair being deployed to Somalia in 1993 by the US Army. Their mission is to work with a Security and […]

One of the criticisms constantly levied against publishing powerhouse EA is the company’s perceived emphasis of turning a profit through sequalization and annualiziation over innovation and risk. In laying out the publisher’s $6 billion revenue goal for 2011, EA CEO John Riccitiello lended further support to this perception, noting that the company will reach its […]

This space is usually reserved to talk about the week’s biggest upcoming releases, but this week’s largest game is already out. Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii went on sale yesterday, following the Sunday release strategy Nintendo takes with many of its biggest products, including the DS Lite and Wii hardware launches. Although the […]

TechWeb - The basic version of the Xbox 360, which includes a 20-GB hard drive and one wireless controller, will drop from about $500 to $400.