Taking a hard look in the mirror, and seeing myself through the eyes of my family and friends, it’s apparent that I am a lover of video games first and a lover of the written word second. That being said, ever since seeing the announcement of Dante’s Inferno, I’ve had an unsettled feeling in my… [Read more…]
July 6, 2010
How do you make the world’s most lethal spy creep out from hiding? Leveraging his daughter against him to turn him into a wrecking ball against the agency he bled to serve would get you started. But, unless you’re looking to add a few skylights to your home, office, and your head, why would you want to rattle that hornets’ nest? Would… [Read more…]
June 30, 2010
In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, players join the ranks of Bad Company as Preston Marlowe, Bad Company squad’s new recruit. Ho-hum, right? The FPS genre drowns in characters like Marlowe, but like any good FPS, by the end of the first level you won’t care how many insignias adorn your fatigues. All you’ll want to… [Read more…]
June 28, 2010
Glitches. Mentioning the word wrinkles my brow and ignites a burning flame of frustration in my eyes. Like mosquitoes on a serene evening stroll, glitches have become a persistent nuisance for the gaming community. The greatest trick the devil pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist. Likewise, glitches are reputed as innocent bugs happened upon only by the strangest… [Read more…]
June 23, 2010
There’s always a special peanut gallery dedicated to the sole purpose of tearing down reviews for comparing a sequel to the first game. While looking at Mass Effect 2 however, that peanut gallery will have to rest their wagging fingers and stiff upper lips, as this sequel evolves the sequel in video games.
May 27, 2010
Action games have come a long way, and yet they still have a very familiar feeling. When are games going to move past Super Mario Brothers and Zelda?
May 27, 2010
Most of games today play off of ideas from gen 1 video games. Dubbed game “mutations” by yours truly, these games may look pretty, but look behind the HD exterior and you’ll probably find an 8-bit game at the nucleus of it all. There’s a fine line between building an original gaming experience and making permutations of… [Read more…]
May 15, 2010
April sales drops are understandable, but may still force the issue for price drops to recover from losses.
May 14, 2010
Games have come a long way. Now players can experience games in a whole new way that incorporates not only button jamming, but reading as well.
May 14, 2010
Do respawns hinder critical thought and teach gamers poor mechanics?
July 12, 2010
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