It’s no secret to anyone who frequents this site that I’m a fan of Fallout 3. Unfortunately, it did ship with one major flaw - once you finished the main quest, the game was completely over. There’s no going back and finishing your side quests, or just playing around in the Capital Wastelands, it’s just over. Until now, that is.

I’ve always been into stealth-action titles so regardless what any of the large gaming websites said I was almost certainly picking Velvet Assassin up, and I decided to do so for the PC.

Velvet Assassin is a stealth-action game set in World War II. The game’s protagonist is Violette Summer, a British agent working deep behind the German lines.

The Community Game of the Week, Pocoro, is easy to learn, and tough to master. The object of the game is to pass your cursor over each tile on the screen as many times as the number on the tile indicates. If you pass over the same tile too many times, you’ll be penalized. Do it too many times, and you’ll lose the level. As the levels become larger and more complicated the strategies for completing them become less obvious.

Professor Duriarti has escaped from prison and he has captured the farm in Sunny Valley! OH NO! This looks like a job for Supercow!!!! This charming platformer will take you back to the glory days of platforming games. There are a wide variety of enemies to jump on, and a wide variety of coins and gems to collect. If you’re into platformers, stop reading right now, and go download Supercow. At 400 Microsoft points, this game is a welcomed addition to any platforming fan’s game library.

A Fading Melody is, at it’s core, a basic 2D platformer, but what makes it special is the presentation. You play as Melody, a young woman in a coma trapped inside her own mind. The screen gradually fades to black, and you have to destroy the monstersplaguing Melody’s subconscious mind in order to prevent the darkness from engulfing everything. With simple, but enjoyable art, an interesting story, and solid gameplay, A Fading Melody is an artfully done platformer worth checking out.

Hexothermic is an easy to learn, but hard to master puzzle game. The concept is simple:, you have to clear all the atoms on the screen, and earn as many points along the way as possible. To clear an atom, you have to make it explode by firing electrons into it. Red atoms will explode with just one electron, yellow atoms take two, green take three, blue take four, and purple take five. When an atom explodes, it shoots electrons off into six different directions, dictated by the lines connecting that atom to those around it.

In today’s failing economy, my high-powered two figure income as a blogger just isn’t enough, so I fix various electronics on the side. I have a lot of experience with the Xbox 360, and I can say with confidence that something stinks about the official MS response to Joystiq’s poll on the topic.

If you’re a fan of the Super Smash Bros series, or even if you just liked Small Arms, ZP2K9 is for you. With four game types, 13 awesome weapons, and a wide assortment of maps, this game has a lot to offer…. and all of those offerings can be enjoyed online. That’s right, you’re not just stuck playing against your friends and family, you can take the fight online over Xbox Live. There are only a handful of community games that offer that ability, and most of them don’t have a lot of players online at any given time. ZP2K9 seems to have a fairly large group of online players, and as such, I never had trouble hopping into a match.

The Earth has been ravaged by world war 3. Humanity is forced to live underground, due to the high contamination levels found on the surface of the planet. Tenacious creatures that we are, mankind looks to the stars in search of a new home. It’s a somber, heavy concept, and one that’s delivered in a frank and straight forward way by the introduction cinematic found in Star Ocean: The Last Hope. It’s also a story that greatly appealed to the sci-fi nerd in me. As that cinematic drew to a close, I prepared myself for a tale of humanity’s triumph over adversity.

When setting out to review 50 Cent Blood on the Sand, I felt like it was important to consider the following points: Do you like sniping with pistols? Do you like lifting doors? Do you like fighting helicopters? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then this game is for you. Everything about 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is made for fans of 50 Cent, his music, and absurd game design. From the ridiculous music to the over the top melee sequences, everything is tailor made for the ultimate 50 Cent fan, and I love it for just that fact.