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Review: Dragon Ball Z – Ultimate Tenkaichi (PS3)

October 28, 2011 – 12:44 pm |

I really liked last year’s DBZ game, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit 2. It felt like the franchise had finally achieved some serious attention with a game that was both deep and fun.
This year, we …

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Free Halo 3 Legendary Map Code Arrives, Works

April 19, 2008 – 4:07 am | 6 Comments

In case you missed it, Circuit City has an online only deal right now offering you a free code for the new Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack if you pre-order Ninja Gaiden II for the …

Exploration of Time and Darkness Starts Sunday

April 18, 2008 – 1:20 am | 13 Comments

To the middle manager working in the electronics department at Target who simply assumes that when a grown man reserves two copies of the new Pokémon game, he must be reserving them for his two …

Will Virtual Games Migrate to Future Consoles?

April 16, 2008 – 1:14 am | 6 Comments

Between the Wii’s Virtual Console, the 360′s Live Arcade, and the PS3′s PlayStation Network, I have well over fifty virtual titles.  As I was downloading Ikaruga this weekend on the 360, a very disturbing question …

Retailer Breaks GTAIV Street Date!

April 11, 2008 – 12:19 am | One Comment
Retailer Breaks GTAIV Street Date!

No, not really. It’s still April you fool. Even though April Fool’s Day has passed, the video game related pranks from that day have remained a much discussed topic on many of the …

Shoot ‘Em Up

April 4, 2008 – 10:08 pm |
Shoot ‘Em Up

It’s always sad to see advertising dollars dumped into the hype-machine to promote a bad game. It’s even sadder though, to see a great game go virtually unnoticed.
Nanostray and the recently released Nanostray 2 …

The Secret to Rock Band Success

March 31, 2008 – 1:40 am | One Comment
The Secret to Rock Band Success

File this one under WTF. There is actually a gamer guide for Rock Band. I noticed it on the shelf at Best Buy and gave it a quick scan. According …

Professor Layton and the Curious Pricing

March 27, 2008 – 1:28 am | 2 Comments
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 …

The Ladies of Rainbow Six Vegas 2

March 22, 2008 – 2:56 am | 2 Comments
The Ladies of Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 allows players some nice playable character options. You can stick your own face in the game with an attached camera, or select and modify premade male and female characters. …

Gears of Pepsi

March 17, 2008 – 10:55 pm | One Comment
Gears of Pepsi

If recent projections from Research and Markets are to be believed, in-game advertising spending will increase from $295 million in 2007 to $650 million by 2012. Does this mean we’ll soon be playing …

Target Misses Memo on HD DVD Price Cut

March 15, 2008 – 10:33 pm | 3 Comments
Target Misses Memo on HD DVD Price Cut

Above image was taken not two hours ago in a Midwestern Super Target store. I don’t know whether to pity the fool who pays this price or to laugh at him. It’s not …

Tori-Emaki Impresses

March 12, 2008 – 2:18 am | One Comment
Tori-Emaki Impresses

What Microsoft Got Right

March 11, 2008 – 1:53 am | 6 Comments
What Microsoft Got Right

While the reliability of the Xbox 360 hardware is sub par, Microsoft should be applauded for the general stability of their online service when compared to the PS3 and the Wii. Upon reading the …

Midnight Brawl

March 9, 2008 – 3:45 am |
Midnight Brawl

Smash Brothers Weekend

March 7, 2008 – 12:51 am | 6 Comments
Smash Brothers Weekend

Red Ring Wrap-up

March 5, 2008 – 12:36 am | 4 Comments
Red Ring Wrap-up

The Madden You’ve Never Played

March 3, 2008 – 11:39 pm | 3 Comments
The Madden You’ve Never Played