The War of the Worlds is challenging, but not incredibly difficult if you use patience to study the environment for clues toward your next action. But until you do that, the repeated deaths may prove frustrating–especially since the game doesn’t deliver enough payoff for overcome the obstacles. Fans of trial-and-error gameplay and unique art styles will find a lot to like here.

The War of the Worlds is an appropriately dark take on the classic H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel that pay homage to classic cinematic platformers such as Flashback, Out of This World, and old school Prince of Persia.

Mixing what is described as “suspenseful thriller gameplay” with enriched combat and action/adventure elements,The Haunted: Hells Reach plans to keep players guessing and on the edge of their seats courtesy of gameplay that sounds like a fusion between Resident Evil and Doom.

The multi-award winning indie game Bastion is headed to PC on August 16th courtesy of SuperGiantGame and Warner Bros. Interactive.

Vampire action comes to consoles next month.

PSN failures. The red ring of death. Sony and Microsoft have both dropped the ball when it comes to system issues. Members of 2D-X, The Other View, and Gaming Nexus share their gripes.

Treasure’s Saturn-era beat ‘em up classic returns in HD form this fall.

PlayDead Studios’ puzzle-platformer is a work of art that seeks to destroy you in a most beautiful and creative way.

It has some problems, but it’s good to have the Blue Blur back in a good game again.

This tough as nails downloadable action video game brings the challenge and the fun.