News Roundup: 29 January 2012

Wooo!  Finally leaving the doldrums of the Holiday Rush!  Starting Tuesday, games actually come out again!  And with new games comes more news.  So, here are a few stories that caught my eye in the last week!

2011 Games of the Year

Well, it's the last day of 2011!  What a fantastic year for games!  And, since everyone loves lists, here comes the Games of the Year list!

News Roundup: 11 December 2011

The weekly news roundup is here!  A few interesting stories and the VGA winners after the jump.  I'm also including the reveal trailers from the VGAs.  Some interesting stuff there, especially a Bioware Command and Conquer, Alan Wake: American Nightmare and The Last of Us by Naughty Dog.  Some cool stuff.  Also, if you can, donate to Child's Play!

Review: Bastion

Bastion

XBLA (reviewed), PC, Chrome Browser

Publisher: Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment

Developer: Supergiant Games

Release Date: 20 July 2011

What would you do if you woke up and found that your entire world was in ruin? Floating above a destroyed world, all you know is that the world is gone, and moving forward is the only way to set things right. Thus begins Bastion, Supergiant Games' first entry and a show piece of Microsoft's “Summer of Arcade” promotion. The crowded XBLA scene has plenty of fun games, so what does Bastion do to stand out? Only everything.

Welcome to the end of the world