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Ones to Watch: PC Games for July 2008
Like our 48 windowed friend to the left, we are having a slow month for PC gaming. I had planned to put together a huge article, and then I realized it was July, and the …
Some observations of the Sony platforms from a long-time Nintendo fan
First, some history. I’ve owned every Nintendo platform save for the Game and Watch, Game Boy Color, and the Virtual Boy at some point or another. My time with the N64 was brief but my …
Alone in The Dark, and the Controversy of Review Pressure
It seems that as of late we are running into more and more review controversies with publishers and game sites. This time around, the game is Alone in the Dark published by Atari, while …
Overcoming Difficulty: When Gamers Overcome a Challenge
As gamers, it always seems that we are in a neverending battle to overcome a series of hurdles or difficulties to beat a construct made by a developer. On the other hand, the developer is …
Ones to Watch: Xbox 360 Releases for June 2008
George got so deep into Halo 3 this month that the Covenant couldn’t even find him, so I am going to try to fill in his MJOLNIR shaped boots for the Ones to Watch on …
Ones to Watch: PC Games for June 2008
This month, PC gamers have several titles to look forward to before we start to hit a dry release patch we like to call summer. So if you want to fight with a panda, …
XBLA delisting and No Spring Update: What it Really Means
So, I’m sure everyone has heard all about the next-gen.biz interview with Marc Whitten (general manager of Xbox Live). This is the interview where he reveals there will be no spring update and also mentions …
Nintendo Should Not Call Young Girls “Fat”
As most of you have probably heard. Wii Fit had the audacity to call a young girl “fat.” While most gamers are rushing to Nintendo’s defense, I’ve decided it would make for a healthy discussion to play the devil’s advocate on this one. In this case, as in many others, the devil would be anyone with something negative to say about our favored medium.
Ones to Watch: May 2008 PC Game Releases
Another month has gone by and it is now May, where we are suppose to grow May flowers, but in the gaming world, the flowers are barely coming through the dirt. The landscape …
PC gaming not dead yet, but pirates are working on it.
The announcement has come from Crytek that they believe they will no longer be making games exclusively for PC. Let’s call this step one, because once they start putting their games out on consoles and …
GTA IV on PS3 or 360…Where Do You Stand
Here we are, about 13 and a half hours from GTA Day on the left coast, and I am still wondering to myself whch platform will reign supreme, PS3 or 360. Well that, and I …
World of Warcraft: My Guilty Pleasure
Alright. I need to explain.
I hate World of Warcraft. But I love to play it. It’s true. I kind of hate to admit it but heres why…
The End of an Era: Games for Windows Magazine is No More
After 27 years of publication, dating back to a small black and white leaflet in 1981, Games for Windows, formerly known as Computer Gaming World Magazine is no more. The higher ups at Ziff …
A happy ending to the GHIII mono audio fiasco.
Here it is, via FedEx Home Delivery, a free Guitar Hero III Les Paul Guitar Controller faceplace courtesy Activision and RedOctane (Gold Eagle design, retail value, $14.99). It’s a fashionable little gift that serves as …
Professor Layton and the Curious Pricing
Pop quiz. How much does the hottest new game for the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 cost? If you said $59.99 (excluding special offers), your right! Now, how much does the hottest …
Okamiday Volume 10: Of Delays and Sleeper Hits.
By now if you haven’t heard that Okami‘s coming to the Wii, you at least know how badly I’ve wanted this to happen. In that light, here we have Okamiday, Volume 10. Okamiday is me …
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