It has been 5 years since I started playing EA's NHL franchise where I started with NHL 07. The unique thing about NHL 07 was that it was introducing something that hockey games hadn't done in what the called the skill stick. Before, hockey games only used a button to shoot and a button to deke. With the skill stick players were now given full control of their players stick which to someone who...
Mass Effect 3 Marketing Mass Effect was one of the early Xbox 360 games that started a wave of great western RPG's during a time where JRPG's ruled that genre. Mass Effect 2 was a great success getting numerous game of the year awards from various websites. Mass Effect 3 has not been the success that is predecessor was and a lot of that comes down to what Mass Effect 3's marketing goal was. Mas...
For a long time now i have been contemplating what i could do for a blog on Giantbomb and decided that i would try to do something that i am learning at the moment in college. I am majoring in marketing and would like to get into entertainment marketing as a career choice. So i plan on posting about different marketing situations that happen in the industry and giving my opinion about what happ...
After finishing LA Noire, i was left with a feeling of sadness because of the events that occurred. Team Bondi did what few other games can do and that is tell a story that has very Adult themes to it and is engaging to the gamer. Many games try very hard to have a strong narrative but seem to fall short because telling a story in games is different than telling it through movies or a TV Series...
For people who bought Bulletstorm: Epic Edition or pre-ordered Gears of War 3 at participating retailers, the Gears of War 3 multiplayer beta officially went online for them on Monday April 18 2011. With months before the game is officially released, developer Epic Games decided to hold a multiplayer beta to help iron out problems in their multiplayer. Past Gears games have proven that this bet...
With 2 big games (3 if you count Socom 4 but i don't) being released tomorrow, many of us can finally relive our past playing Mortal Kombat and exercise our brain playing Portal 2 by ourself or with a friend. Are you picking up Mortal Kombat or Portal 2 or Both?
I decided to come back to Super Street Fighter 4 after a long absence from the game and realized that I am now in a learning hole that is tough to get out of. I am not that big of a fighting game fan but with the recent resurgence of fighting games, I decided to give them a second try and though I don’t like them, I do enjoy playing them. When Super Street Fighter 4 came out, I played it for ro...
With the The Witcher 2 : Assassin of Kings coming out next month I was wondering what everyone thought about the first game, The Witcher? I just recently got into PC gaming and saw that The Witcher was a game that was highly reviewed when it came out (Especially the enhanced addition) and decided to buy it when it was on sale on steam but have yet to play it. Should I play it before I play the...
With a slow week in major video game releases recently, I went back to my ever growing backlog of games that I have accumulated throughout the years and had forgotten, other than time constraints, why I had never been able to finish those games. After about half an hour with some of my old games I began to realize why these games have been collecting dust and it led me to a couple of key reason...
So i just picked up a copy of WWE All Stars and so far am really liking it. I like how i can just go into a match and just pick up and play but i wish there was a tutorial to tell you how to do certain things like countering aerial moves and finishers without me having to stumble upon it while playing matches. I've done a lot of the fantasy warfares and do enjoy the montages at the beginning of...
So i just finished playing Crysis 2 and enjoyed it but i feel like i have reached a point in my gaming life where i have the urge to play games and then once i play them, i feel so robotic in my play time with the game. When i first get a game i feel the urge to play it but when i play it doesn't feel fun. As i continue though, i feel the urge to keep playing. Even when i stop playing because i...
After taking about 5 hours to finish the Homefront campaign, I feel like there was so much more story that could have been told but Kaos studio just did not have the time to create enough game to explain it all. The story was a well written one that has rarely been seen in video games, and especially in FPS games. The game play of Homefront left a lot to be desired. I liked how the bullets you...
I just recently finished dragon age 2 for ps3 and was happy with the game overall but the end bosses of dragon age 2 were one of the downfalls of the game. Many games do this but few can do it well enough that it is enjoyable and not repetitive. Bosses are usually a climatic way for games to conclude the chapter of the campaign but alot of the time they prove to be annoying and repetitive. I be...
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I just finished watching the new reveal trailer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow's DLC called Reverie and as interesting as it does sound, i think it is too late to reinvigorate my interest in that game. The DLC comes almost 5 months after the games initial release and in my opinion that is too long of a wait especially for a game that had no multiplayer. In some cases though the faster the DLC...
With the new Batman: Arkham City trailer showing the new improvements that Rocksteady has made to their Batman game, it reminded me of how Rocksteady made Batman relevant in the gaming world. When the first news of Batman: Arkham Asylum popped up i was a little skeptical about it but once i got my hands on it i was blown away and happy with the results of Rocksteady. After playing the game i im...
I've heard many people talk about how Homefront is one of their most anticipated games and i was wondering what makes it different from the other FPS juggernauts out there?
Dear Dragon Age 2, O how i have longed to play with you, listen to your incredible stories and see how you have changed since last i saw you. When i first met you i was amazed at how different you were from the other RPG's. You weren't like all the other games that needed to change to be accepted but rather you were a game that wanted to be who you were and didn't care who liked you and who did...