Some new Metroid goodness

I discovered a video months ago of a new Metroid game called Metroid: Confrontation. It's now getting close to complete and has a playable tech demo and looks pretty awesome. Their team is working to complete the level design of many of the areas in the game, but alot of the rest of the game is complete. Either way, mad props to Doctor M64 and his team!! This thing features some great spritework and fantastic musical remixes, while stille embodying the greatness of the Metroid games.

Check out a trailer vid above, and DoctorM64's blog here. Follow the links on his site to download the demo. ENJOY! I will be!

Stargate Worlds

Not only are the Stargate series (both SG1 and Atlantis) some of my favorite television, but the game is set to go into closed beta this month!! I'm excited for this game for multiple reasons, the easy one being that I'm a MASSIVE fan of the show, lore, and characters. But the second is that Cheyenne Mountain (who's developing the game) is really working hard to incorporate the things from the show that REALLY make the characters, experiences, encounters, and tribulations really interesting, and still focused on making a robust, exciting, and beautiful gaming experience. To think instead of walking up and shooting... PARDON ME clotheslining (that's really Teal'c's best move ;) an enemy, I can just pull a Daniel Jackson and subdue the enemy with an endless barrage of stream-of-conciousness babble, while somehow scoring the lady in the meantime....(The writers and many a fan had obvious nerd love for DJ. I am, and will forever stay a fan of Dr. Frasier...what a woman!)

This game could really bring the Stargate experience to a place where people could actually create their own experiences within a game world that's close to Stargate, what's not to like about that, right? Click on the artwork to check out the website.