For the past few days, I’ve seen game journalists go back and forth on Twitter about how wrong it was that Crystal Dynamics had a scene that depicted the attempted rape of Lara Croft. I’ve read tweets of people talking about how their interest in the game has vanished, and others spewing vitriol towards the people at Crystal Dynamics for broaching a concept as messy and uncomfortable as rape. A...
Hello and welcome kindly duder, to the one and only Giant Bomb Intern Game of the Year deliberations podcast, where interns Matt , Perry , Daniel , and Steve barricade themselves in an uncomfortably hot room and discuss 2011's finest games! It's like the Bombcast GOTY deliberations you know and love, only with people you don't know and don't care about! Who knows? Maybe we'll grow on you after...
Hello and welcome kindly duder, to the one and only Giant Bomb Intern Game of the Year deliberations podcast, where interns Matt , Perry , Daniel , and Steve barricade themselves in an uncomfortably hot room and discuss 2011's finest games! It's like the Bombcast GOTY deliberations you know and love, only with people you don't know and don't care about! Who knows? Maybe we'll grow on you after...
So crafty ol' Daniel got his hands on a beta key for Tribes: Ascend, a multiplayer free-to-play fps that's still in closed beta. Fortunately for us, the NDA already expired so we can show you all the space skiing and Spinfusors you can handle! Avert your eyes if the Tribes series has a special place in your heart. On second thought, click the video then avert your eyes. Enjoy!
Are you guys ready for a game that looks and sounds kind of like Metal Slug? No? Well okay, but in case you change your mind, I'll just leave this video where Dan and I snipe helicopters and badmouth windmills. I'm fairly certain both are made of metal, if you're into that sort of thing. Thanks for watching!
Hey Duders! For the past few weeks, Dan and I have been going on a free to play binge, scouring the dark, mucky world of micro-transactions. Most of it has been shovelware but somewhere along the line we found Brawl Busters, a quirky TF2 clone that had an unexpected level of polish. I'll go out on a limb and say it's not bad, maybe even decent. But enough about what I think. I'd like to hear yo...
It just occurred to me that most of you only know me as "the guy who posts trailers", and that's not right. I want to be known as "Intern Perry, the guy who awkwardly introduced himself one month into his internship... and also posts trailers" and I suppose the only way to do that is to awkwardly introduce myself. Hi! I'm Perry, and I'm one of the fall interns for Whiskey Media. Like many of th...
Hey Duders, So in case you guys didn't know, Intern Dan and I (I'm Intern Perry) are going through some of the internet's free to play games and figuring out which ones are worth the bandwidth. This particular Brief Glance involves the Free-to-Play game Dragon Nest, which has sort've a Torchlight/FF Crystal Chronicles vibe. As for the rest of the game, you'll just have to see for yourself! Tell...
After reviewing The Witcher: Enhanced Edition , I decided to jump straight into the critically-acclaimed sequel. While I would’ve loved to have published a review of The Witcher 2, I’ve been particularly busy this week with things that don’t involve brutally slaying monsters in gorgeous detail. So, instead of not writing anything this week, I shall regale you with fascinating tales pertaining t...
For the past month or so, I’ve been doing a poor job of keeping up with my blog posts. I’d like to blame school as the main culprit, although I’m sure there’s a degree of laziness on my part to blame as well. Nevertheless, I’m planning to work on my writing this summer by posting much more often. Hopefully this comes as good news for those reading. I’ll start this summer off writing about somet...
With the 2009 release of Infamous, Sucker Punch proved to the gaming community that they knew how to make a superb superhero game. The enemy AI was smart, you unlocked unique powers throughout the course of the game, and you felt powerful while not feeling immortal. These aspects helped make Infamous a ridiculously fun game that should be found in every PS3 owner’s library. While I could spend...
When I first bought my computer, one of the things I was most excited about was the ability to play a good RTS. Finally, I would have a control set up that let me quickly and effectively control units. No longer would I have to get my RTS fix from Halo Wars which while fun, felt dumbed down compared to its PC counterparts. I was all ready to buy the PC version of Command and Conquer 3 (I played...
What makes a game something truly special? Is it a story that can turn your tears of sorrow into tears of joy? Is it gameplay that makes you forget you are holding a chunk of plastic in your hands? Or, is it its ability to transform a supposed weekend of productivity into a weekend of Diet Coke and pizza rolls? I look for all of these qualities when buying a new game, but for many people it all...
Ah… It’s that time of year again. The holiday sales are over, irritatingly cheery Christmas songs are replaced by vapid elevator music at department stores, and people make New Year’s resolutions they promise themselves to keep, even though it’s the exact resolution they made last year. Normally these resolutions consist of improving one’s self, whether it be losing a few pounds or getting that...
In my mind, Russian-made games accomplish two things extremely well. One, they provide a unique atmosphere that is both nonsensical and believable. Two, they can make me go from a state of pure elation, to rage in a matter of seconds. You might ask, "Well, what's so wrong with a game like Metro 2033 that makes you seem like a sociopath?" The answer is simply this: poor AI. Metro 2033 is a magni...
If there is one thing I hate about the game industry, it's the fact that it's a business. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that developers and publishers shouldn't be paid, or that games shouldn't be a significant part of today's media. What irritates me is when awesome creative decisions are overridden by the corporate side of a company if more money will be made because of it. Let me give y...
Hey guys, So about a week ago I got the awful, awful idea of watching every single Game Room Quick Look again , and making a video out of it. A good 15 hours of watching videos and editing later, I have compiled this abomination or what I like to call "The 5 Stages of Game Room Grief". Enjoy.
Earlier in the year, I pre-ordered Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on Amazon and thought "You know, it's been a while since I last played Assassin's Creed II, and I'd like to refresh my memory before playing Brotherhood." And so, I made the moronic decision of doing everything you can possibly do in AC II a couple weeks before AC: Brotherhood Baby, I promise I'll be neck-stabbing dudes again! I j...
My thought's on the idea of Round Table's new "Pizza Dippers" where you get a pizza with a bowl of salad dressing. I haven't actually tried them yet, but thought I would make a stupid video about them anyway. Here you go.
So with with my next video, I decided to test out some drink combinations with Red bull and a variety of sodas and lemonade, the purpose of which was to find a combination that gave me the extra energy boost from Red Bull, without that weird chemical aftertaste. Watch the video to see what combinations worked, and what combinations...didn't.
With all the work and manpower that goes into most video games today, it's a wonder that games are ever released. I think of all the time that must have gone into design, programming, sound effects, etc., and how releasing a game is an achievement on it's own. Of course as the years go by, games become more and more complex. Millions of lines of code are written to make today's games possible,...
Whenever someone asks "What do you want to see in the next game console?" the answers are generally along the lines of "More Polygons, Better AI, Improved Physics, etc." While those things are all well and good, I find it fun to go a bit deeper and think of some really cool things that can't be done now, but perhaps could be accomplished in the next generation of game consoles. And so, here are...
Hey GB community, I've been thinking about what to write for the past couple of hours, with nothing too interesting coming to mind. Many users have written about what they've been playing and so I thought I might as well write at least one blog to let you guys in on my gaming life for the past week or two. We'll see how this goes. After playing hours and hours of Halo Reach, I thought I'd take...
Hey GB community! I've been writing some blogs for the past few weeks, and thought I would change things up a bit by making a video review for Halo Reach. I know the game came out a while ago, but it was the most recent game I beat and have sunk a lot of time into that game. I apologize about the less-than-stellar video quality, I'm looking into getting some video capturing equipment, but until...
When the PSP Go was announced, it caused a stir in the gaming community, as it was the first gaming device (excluding phones) that couldn't use physical media to read games. Instead, digital distribution was the only option given to PSP Go owners, which begs the question, "Will physical media become obsolete and replaced by games that are download-only?" It's a tough question, as services like...
With the recent announcement of Dead Space 2 to feature multiplayer, I have been wondering about different shooters and how important multiplayer is in each one. Sure you have the games that really benefit from the multiplayer like Halo and Call of Duty, but then there are those games whose multiplayer doesn't seem as necessary, like BioShock 2. Don't get me wrong, BioShock 2's multipayer is fu...
Greetings GB community! As promised, here is the much anticipated second iteration of my blog regarding getting a job in the game industry. If you haven't read the previous article, then you can find it here . In my previous article, I gave basic tips on what you can do to get yourself noticed, without regards to what type of field you are in. Now, I'm going to be a bit more specific and talk a...
Hey Giant Bomb community! I know there are many people out there who want to get into the video game industry, but don't exactly know how. So, I thought I would write a few different blog articles on what I've learned so far. To be clear, I am not an employee of a video game company, nor have I ever been one. I've been to a couple of GDCs, read a few books, and feel I feel that I have some semi...
I love going to the movie theater. It's a wonderful, air-conditioned refuge that allows me to kill a couple hours with my friends, while also viewing movies on a screen that is larger than my house. The only problem is that the popcorn there costs about as much as the movie itself. It's ridiculous when you consider that it costs the theater about 25 cents (if that), to make you a bucket of popc...
Ever since those cheesy monster flicks in the 80’s, 3D has been a symbol of the future. The thought of being “part of the experience” has brought many people to the movie theater so that they may be wowed by optical illusions. 3D-capable TVs and monitors are finally commercially available, but many tech journalists have been giving them the cold shoulder. So why is a technology that was once ex...
I have always heard stories about San Francisco traffic. How it is significantly more difficult to navigate than the traffic in the suburbs in which I reside, and how easy it is to get into a car accident. I've always taken these stories with a moderate amount of skepticism, usually arguing that those who complain about city traffic are just bad drivers who don't know that they are bad drivers....
Quests. The newest feature of GiantBomb that has caught many, (including me) in a feverish attempt to achieve every single achievement available. Here is my input on the latest addition to the site. First off, it is very, very addictive. I have been doing these quests for about 8 hours now and they are amazing. It's fun just to see that achievement pop up when you complete it. It's a nice touch...
Well, it's officially the summer slump in which the only games one has to look foward are the souless movie and tv games like Transformers and Hannah Montana. So what is one to do video game wise? Well, one of the easier answers are openworld games, since they provide a longer gaming experience for the most part. However this can be both a pro and a con. Recently I've been playing Fallout 3 aga...
Well, 2008 has definitely been a busy year, both in games, and in the world. The economy is on it's lowest decline since the Great Depression, and we now have a president who seems competent enough to get the country through this crisis. That's enough of the real world now to take a look at the games that game out this year. 2008 was a year that arguably topped 2007 with a plethora of magnifice...