PC Games

It seems like OnLive, the cloud processing based “super console”, is full steam ahead. Just today we’ve gotten word that the system will be up and running in all 48 contiguous United States. The on switch gets flipped on June 17^th, during E3.

Looks like BioWare’s lust for the Cerberus Network knows no bounds. Not content to wait around for the release date of Firewalker to add some new content to your Mass Effect 2 game, BioWare launched a smaller update today that provides the addition of another Heavy Weapon titled: the “Arc Projector”. What does it do? Well BioWare is glad that you asked, from the quote on the website itself:

A little while ago I made mention of the fact that Mass Effect 2 will be getting itself some new planetary transport along with the added levels launching in the Firewalker DLC. Not a whole lot of people are getting as pumped about the return of planetary traversal as I would have hoped. But maybe that was because of a lack of moving pictures to showcase just how bad-ass the Hammerhead is. I can understand that.

Amidst all the fps games out there spanning different time periods it’s a bit odd that we haven’t seen more games featuring dinosaurs. Aside from the Turok reboot and last year’s B-movie style awesome Jurassic: The Hunted there simply hasn’t been enough games that allow us to relive our Jurassic Park fantasies.

Welcome to the QuarterSave Podcast for Monday March the 8th! This week’s podcast sees the return of the new hosting duo of Casey and Corey who sit down to discuss a little of the drama that has been going on throughout the whole of the last week. Included within this week’s podcast is some talk of Halo Reach, a rage-induced tirade from Corey about the PS3 shutdown, talk of the shake-up over at Infinity War, and recap of the events from Friday regarding the Illfonic Team being taking out of their building in cuffs at gun-point!

In a somewhat unexpected partnership, 2K Games today announced that the world of Mafia II will have a small dose of vintage goodness thanks to Playboy magazine.  Not only will those who play Mafia II be able to live the life of a rising mobster but they’ll also be able to collect virtual versions of the iconic Playboy magazine.

This week Square Enix Europe announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, the latest entry in the long running Tomb Raider frnachise minus the actual Tomb Raider in the name. At this point most of us would brush aside the news of a new Tomb Raider game as Ms. Croft has been outdone by the antics of Nathan Drake but the fact that Guardian of Light is being released only through digital distribution actually garnered the game a fair share of interest.

This week has definitely been an interesting one if you’re a fan of Valve and more specifically a fan of Portal. At the start of the week a series of cryptic messages came forth through a series of methods all of which pointed to an impending Portal sequel.  Valve even took the teasing game so far that they patched the ending of Portal to include an additional few seconds of footage that literally said “hey dudes, Portal 2 is happening soon.”

It’s been too long since we’ve seen anything from 2K’s upcoming Mafia 2. The extended gameplay footage that leaked last year was nice but it was just too much of a tease of the amazing things to come which as of late keep getting delayed.

In January a rumor surfaced that Ubisoft would be taking a serious stab at the sports genre with the release of a pro soccer game.  This new of course struck an interesting chord amongst soccer fans such as me as many wondered how Ubisoft would take on the popular FIFA and Pro Evolution franchis

More screenshots of Prison Break: The Conspiracy have been released and to be completely honest I’m still hyped for the game. Yeah I know the game won’t be anything too stellar but I continue to be impressed with the quality of the visuals and how faithful everything seems to be. That coupled with my longtime desire to play a game set in a prison (maybe I watched too much Oz) has me hoping that Prison Break: The Conspiracy will be a solid game that doesn’t make any qualms about what it’s trying to be.

Earlier this week some rumblings began that Square Enix Europe (the artist formerly known as Eidos) would be showing the upcoming Lara Croft game at GDC next week.  At first this news was more of a “we’ll see” type thing but quickly grew to become something substantial as more people continued to tip-toe around the subject. Now the cat is officially out of the bag as SE Europe today announced Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

It took awhile to happen but today Atari and Eden Games have announced Test Drive Unlimited 2, the obvious follow-up to 2006’s unique driving experience.  Once again players will have a massive open-world to race along all while they take on online races in the games persistent world.

The PSN and XBLA already have a nice roster of content but it seems to be lacking a bit in its fps offerings. Sure, we get enough fps games via disc based releases but it would be nice to get some bite sized adventures via the downloadable front.  Well today it looks like those who have wanted that are getting their wish as Ignition Entertainment and Zombie Studios have announced Blacklight: Tango Down, a new fps game exclusively for the PSN, XBLA and PC.

Welcome one and all to the return of QuarterSave! Now that the Olympics have finished up, it’s back to business as usual (or close to it anyways). The podcast has undergone a bit of a shift and features the hosting talents of one Mr Corey Rollins of ShogunGamer fame, affectionately referred to as BP*. The format has shifted a little bit as well as you’ll notice by the show notes provided for you below. What we’re aiming to do is get a bit of a discussion going on some hot topics that we notice from week to week in the gaming culture.