Tag Archives: Microsoft Games Studios

The Flickcast Presents: The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012 – Part 2

Posted on January 1, 2013 by John Carle

Thanks for coming back for Part 2 of The Flickcast Presents The Bitcast Best of Gaming 2012. Click here to see yesterday’s part 1 and keep coming back the rest of the week for more awards including the Game of … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Microsoft, News, PC Games, Playstation 3, The Bitcast, Video Games, Warner Bros, Xbox 360 | Tagged 343 Industries, Activision, Angry Birds, Bad Piggies, Battleship: The Game, Best of 2012, Comic Book Games, Cortana, DC, Halo 4, Lego, LEGO Batman, LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes, Master Chief, Microsoft Games Studios, Mobile Games, Playstation 3, Rovio, Superman, The Bitcast, Traveller's Tales, Video Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Xbox 360 | Comments Off

NYCC12: Hands-On With ‘Halo 4’

Posted on October 15, 2012 by John Carle

Knowing full well that no matter what, when review season was going to come around Halo 4 would be on my list, I couldn’t bring myself to wait in the horde of players hoping to get a brief hands on … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic-Con, Games, Hands-On, Microsoft, News, NYCC, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged 343 Industries, Halo, Halo 4, Hands On, Microsoft, Microsoft Games Studios, New York Comic Con, NYCC, NYCC 2012, NYCC12, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Comments Off

Book Review: ‘The Great Journey – Halo: The Art of Building Worlds’

Posted on October 25, 2011 by John Carle

Ever wonder just why grunts look the way they do? Or if the inspiration behind the Forerunner architecture came from Frank Lloyd Wright? Or if the Warthog always looked like a jacked up Jeep 4X4? Just in time for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, News, Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360 | Tagged 343 Studios, Artwork, Books, Halo, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo Wars, Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Reach, Microsoft Games Studios, Reviews, Titan Books | Comments Off

Game Review: ‘Toy Soldiers: Cold War’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on August 19, 2011 by John Carle

One of the most rapidly changing genres in gaming today is that of Tower Defense. Really only starting a few years ago, the genre has gone from a simple, yet addictive desktop Flash based game to one of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in G.I. Joe, Game Reviews, Games, News, Reviews, Toys, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Microsoft Games Studios, Reviews, Signal Studios, Summer of Arcade, Toy Soldiers, Toy Soldiers: Cold War, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, Xbox 360, XBox Live Arcade | 4 Comments

Game Review: ‘Full House Poker’ for XBox Live Arcade

Posted on March 15, 2011 by John Carle

When we first heard that Full House Poker would be at the tail end of XBLA’s spring showcase Block Party alongside the likes of Beyond Good and Evil HD, Torchlight and the spiritual successor to Contra, we were a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Games, Microsoft, News, Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Avatars, Block Party, Full House Poker, Gambling, Games, Krome Studios, Microsoft Games Studios, Poker, Texas Hold 'em, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360, XBox Live Arcade | 3 Comments

Game Review: ‘ilomilo’ for XBLA

Posted on January 5, 2011 by John Carle

There has been a definite theme of cute and quirky family friendly games with the releases of Games for the Holidays. The final game in this cross promotional trilogy is ilomilo. ilomilo is the story of two tiny friends who … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Games, Microsoft, News, Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Games for the Holidays, Halfbrick, ilomilo, Microsoft Games Studios, Raskulls, Southend Interactive, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, World of Keflings, XBLA, Xbox 360, XBox Live Arcade | 1 Comment

Game Review: ‘Raskulls’ for XBLA

Posted on January 4, 2011 by John Carle

Raskulls has been one of those XBLA titles coming in just under the radar since its initial reaction at GDC 2010. With only an image of the game’s iconic King who is also featured prominently on the game’s artwork and … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Reviews, Games, Microsoft, News, Reviews, Video Games, XBLA, Xbox 360 | Tagged Games for the Holidays, Halfbrick, ilomilo, Microsoft Games Studios, Raskulls, Video Game Reviews, Video Games, World of Keflings, XBLA, Xbox 360, XBox Live Arcade | 2 Comments

The Flickcast Presents: Best of 2010 – Video Games Part 1

Posted on December 30, 2010 by John Carle

Last year, we took a more traditional approach with our Best Video Games of 2009 article with categories such as Best Music Game or Best Action Platformer. This year we are going to depart from the traditional and give what … Continue reading →