Red Faction

The year is 2208. It's been 50 years since the liberation of Mars from the oppressive Ultor Corporation. However, the mining opportunities on the terraformed planet are still lucrative, and in the intervening time, the Earth Defense Force has changed its stripes

Split/Second

Tuesday morning, Day 2 of GDC 2009: I and GR resident ninja Nick Tan were tasked with checking out a sampling of upcoming games from Disney Interactive. Normally, Disney is not a company that you would associate with exploding airports and Jason Statham-esque vehicular violence but after taking a look at Split Second (or Split/Second), your delusions may be shattered. Black Rock Studios, the guys behind the popular off-road racing title Pure (or PURE) are taking their already unique approach to the genre to the next level. Since the game isn't due out until early 2010. the build that we got a look at was far from complete, but what we did see is already looking impressive