Grave Gamer News & Views — pc

U.S.S. vs. Nemesis

Umbrella’s finest face off with Umbrella’s most horrific.  Just like his initial appearance in 1999, Nemesis hasn’t lost his keen ability to soak up lead without flinching.

Oh, and Don’t Forget Syndicate’s Co-op Demo is Out Today, Too

While a sequel to their sublimely cool Darkness is arriving next month under another studio, Starbreeze drops a demo off in our marketplaces to show us what they’ve been working on instead.  The dev’s reboot of the tactical shooter Syndicateupdates the formula into the FPS format. You can take on the corporate ruled sci-fi future alone...

Dead Island’s Ryder White DLC Trailer Hits the Right Tone

Out February 1st, this seemingly substantial bit of DLC doles out a single player prequel to Dead Island’s tropical apocalypse.  One can only hope Ryder himself brings more characterization to the table than “That bitch was HUGE” when traversing the island.

Resident Evil 6 has been confirmed straight from the horse’s mouth.

Capcom announced today the sixth main installment of the series will span the globe, feature co-op gameplay, have you in the blood-caked shoes of series mainstays Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield – as well as new characters – and provide a unique blend of action and terror that the developers are dubbing “dramatic horror.”

When’s this happening, you ask?  Expect Xbox 360 and PS3 releases November 20th, 2012 with a PC version soon to follow.

Good goddamn, it’s a great year to be a Resident Evil fan.  I’ll have the announcement trailer and impressions up later in the day.

When I heard that this game was an attempt to bridge traditional RPG aspects with third-person action ala God of War, I didn’t stay my hand when it came to downloading the demo.  Plus, for your gracious hard drive space, EA gives you a free piece of armor for use in Mass Effect 3, which is an offer that would sting my soul if I failed to do anything about.  That’s the distant future, though.  Let’s focus on Amalur in the now.