My biggest fear about the iPad and Apple at this point, is that they are setting standards for new devices that aren't exactly well thought out. There are so many little question marks about the iPad that are easy to get over for first adopters, but will be annoying if they become the de-facto standard for the tablet device. The HP Slate seems so much more thought out with it's standard resolut...
Reading through an interview with Borderlands’ Creative Director on Shacknews brought out a handful of quotes of why I love this game and endless combination of weapons that are generated on the fly so that no playthrough is the same. a shotgun with bouncing pellets rocket launcher that fired three rockets at once in a spiral the rocket fires and then it splits into two and if it doesn’t hit an...
Worms 2: Armageddon Easily the game of the week was Worms 2: Armageddon. The version they should have released the first time. Unfortunately, the tight restrictions of file size around the first release date pretty much crippled that game. This version, however, is Worms in all its fully arsenaled glory. Everything has been polished, the smoke effects are well done, the customization options fo...
Rock Band 2 Had our first Rock Band night in about two months. We had to keep it small to keep from flexing the walls at the duplex, but it's always good to break out the Ion Drum Rocker and mic stand and to get serious with the fake band. Smooth Criminal was played multiple times, unfortunately for the drummer. Minds were blown (he's sorry) by @craigtsns during Master Exploder. For the first t...
20,000 Gamerscore Hit an arbitrary milestone this weekend when I cracked the 20k mark with my Xbox LIVE Gamerscore. Gamerscore is one of the biggest strokes of genius Microsoft had with the Xbox 360. Sony is still trying to catch up with their flawed Trophy system, and Nintendo just doesn't care too much, which is pretty much how I feel about their games since gamerscore started being measured....
Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island Oh, Burnout. Will you ever stop being fun? I ended up buying the new Big Surf Island DLC. I Did a few of the ridiculous jumps and decided I needed to go back to the mainland to unlock the rest of the cars and finish up my license. Nothing against Big Surf Island, but I don't feel like I deserve the vacation before I fully complete the main game. Gotta figure ou...
Gaming recap from the past weekend inFAMOUS Wrapped up Sucker Punch's open-world action game as the anti-hero. Being evil is so much easier than being good. I'm about 2/3 of the way through as a hero since I was playing them at the same time, but being evil just became more fun as it required less thought and skill. I will finish the game and clear the streets as a real hero, which is a huge te...
The closest midnight release would be Halo 2. Where I showed up to Wal-Mart after I finished watching a movie at about 12:15 am. I got in the existing line of about 8 people that were remaining, and ended up getting the last copy. Surprisingly though, the kid ahead of me in line was there to buy a PS2 for some reason and had no clue why there was a line around him. At the time, I was a new Xbox...
After decades of deliberation and analysis, I have narrowed down my gaming choices for the holiday season of 2008 just in time for the flood. Sit back and allow me to convince you that my opinion should become your own. CANT MISS You don't have a choice but to buy these games. Dead Space Event Horizon meets Resident Evil 4. Survival horror in space. The game play will seem familiar as it blends...
The latest generation of gamers shouldn't even know who Sega 's beloved mascot is. Erase from your mind the entire 16-bit era, and what memories of Sonic are you left with? Maybe the graphical leap made by the DreamCast at the launch of the console, but since then the only waves Sonic has made has been with fanboys reacting to the horrible reviews and gameplay. We all have high hopes for Sonic...
All I was after with Soul Calibur IV was a next-gen version of Soul Calibur II with online play, a few new features, and few new characters. After the first night, I'd say it is living up to my expectations and I can already feel my obsessiveness to unlock everything growing each second that I do not have a controller in my hand. Some notable milestones so far: Completed 24+ Character's storyli...
Rumors are flying around about whether or not the exclusive characters in this week's release of Soul Calibur IV are going to end up being available as downloadable content for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. The original story is that the each console would get one exclusive Star Wars character. Yoda was going to available only on the Xbox 360, and Darth Vader was coming to the PS3 version. However...
Wow, what a difference a year makes. Last year at this, I was touting how far things had come for my favorite 24 hours of the summer. The day I absorb more streaming video than any other. This year, not so much. The spectacle and fanfare of E3 is completely gone. I received all of my news from live blogs and rss feeds. It was quite the subdued transition. I already miss the old E3. PAX is evolv...
And the ride is just getting started.