Review: Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360)
February 8, 2010 – 12:10 pm | Comments

It is a fine line when attempting to give a gamer the ability to make choices or decisions, and actually having those decisions or choices end with a satisfying payoff.  Some games will give you …

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Death Tank Kills
February 19, 2009 – 2:53 am | Comments
Death Tank Kills

I grabbed the demo for Death Tank which is now live on XBLA.  The “Worms in real time” concept of this game is appealing, but at first I didn’t think I was going to like …

Xbox Live Pants
February 16, 2009 – 8:59 pm | Comments
Xbox Live Pants

I came across these Xbox Live sweat pants in local Kohl’s department store.  Most troubling to me was the fact that the pants were sized for adult men, not for kids.  I simply cannot imagine …

Not Exactly the Zombie Apocalypse
January 13, 2009 – 1:53 am | Comments
Not Exactly the Zombie Apocalypse

There was a lot of buzz and speculation this weekend about amazon.com’s big gold box video game sale that took place on Monday.  Amazon released clever little clues hinting at which games would go on …

Wee Wiimotes at Burger King
December 12, 2008 – 3:02 am | Comments
Wee Wiimotes at Burger King

  The promotional sign in front of Burger King reads, “HEY KIDS WE HAVE WII TOYS!”  I’m not hungry, but I go inside anyway and ask the kid at the register if I can buy the …

The Craptastic Gears of War 2 RC Tank
November 17, 2008 – 2:21 am | Comments
The Craptastic Gears of War 2 RC Tank

Microsoft and Epic are puffing their chests out with pride over the 2 million copies of Gears of War 2 that sold during the game’s launch weekend, but did anyone else notice that said companies …

Don’t Get Ripped Selling Used Games
November 5, 2008 – 11:13 pm | Comments
Don’t Get Ripped Selling Used Games

GameStop does not give you a good deal when you sell them your used video games.  That may seem like a statement of the obvious, but it’s clear from the amount of used game business …

Fallout 3 Midnight Launch
October 28, 2008 – 12:47 am | Comments
Fallout 3 Midnight Launch

Exploration of the post-apocalyptic world begins this morning after Gamestop’s midnight distribution of Fallout 3.  With all the great games releasing over the next couple months, you might expect Gamestop would have cause to open …

Brainwashed by Halo
October 16, 2008 – 10:34 pm | Comments
Brainwashed by Halo

For the past several months, the only video game I have played has been Halo 3 multiplayer.  There literally hasn’t been another disc in my 360 tray since July.  Meanwhile, the PS3 and Wii have …

Historically Bad PS3 Title Hits Bargain Bin
May 27, 2008 – 2:05 am | Comments
Historically Bad PS3 Title Hits Bargain Bin

From a historic perspective, most of the hundreds of video games released every year will be largely forgotten by the masses.  There has to be something special about a game for it to become etched …

Lost Winds Blows (Me Away)
May 17, 2008 – 12:11 pm | Comments
Lost Winds Blows (Me Away)

Based on the positive buzz it has been getting, and the fact that I have an abundance of Wii points at the moment, I decided to give the new Wii Ware title Lost Winds a …

Peripherals Piling Up
May 11, 2008 – 11:31 pm | Comments
Peripherals Piling Up

Is it just me, or are all of these gimmicky, one-trick pony controllers starting to get annoying? My ever-growing pile includes the pictured toy guitar, a toy drum set, two sets of bongo drums, a …

Review: Cocoto Magic Circus
May 5, 2008 – 10:56 pm | Comments
Review: Cocoto Magic Circus

Let’s be honest. Mini-game collections on the Nintendo Wii tend to trigger the gag reflex in most traditional or hardcore gamers. But in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a casual market out there …

GTA IV Midnight Launch
April 29, 2008 – 1:23 am | Comments
GTA IV Midnight Launch

The ultimate next-gen game is finally in the hands of the masses as GameStops and Best Buys across the country doled out copies at midnight tonight. I counted around seventy people at my local …

Metal Gear Online Beta Initial Impressions
April 26, 2008 – 1:22 pm | Comments
Metal Gear Online Beta Initial Impressions

I fired up the Metal Gear Online Beta last night just to check it out, and ended up playing for four hours strait. The game’s controls took a little getting used to, but …